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7.1.5
Demon Hunter
Guide
Intro
Heya,
Greg
here again with another
Demon Hunter
guide! This time around we'll be discussing the
Single Target
build that you will be using for
Raids
.
I will be discussing the
general value of each spell and effect in regards to each
Nighthold
boss
, as it is the current raid for this patch.
The
Single Target
build revolves around short
Burst Windows
and being smart with your
Fury
in order to put out as many
Chaos Strikes
as possible.
Let's get on with the guide then!
Talents
Talent
choices are mostly baseline and changes are based off of
the type of the encounter you will be facing
aswell as whether or not you are
experienced at the encounter
.
The highlighted ones you will run
90%
of the time
, and those are in my opinion the
best
overall options.
Talent choices
Level 99
Fel Mastery
is a very lackluster talent.
You will
never
use this.
Felblade
is what you will be using for the
Single Target
build, it's your best source of
Fury
generation and the fact that you can control when you want to use it (
when it's off cooldown
) makes it even better. The only encounter where you will not be taking this is
Krosus
due a texture-related bug that makes it unusable.
Using this smartly will increase your overall Damage.
Blind Fury
is disregarded in most cases, you never want to use
Eye Beam
on Single Target, so this only becomes "tolerable" in AOE fights (
Skorpyron
,
Tichondrius
). Only ever take this with the
Legendary Head
and the
Demonic Build
.
Level 100
Prepared
is not a bad talent, but not the best in it's row for this build.
Demon Blades
is the go-to here even though not having an on-demand
Fury
generator
does make the rotation clunky sometimes
. The effect of this talent is
huge
and swapping it out with something else in this row makes a
big difference
. You will, however, need to swap this out with
Demonic Appetite
on
Krosus
due to not having
Felblade
available and needing a reliable source of
Fury
(
Demon's Bite
).
Demonic Appetite
- explanation above ^.
Level 102
Chaos Cleave
- Now this is where it gets trickier to decide what talents to run. The choice here is between
Chaos Cleave
and
First Blood
. Here's my take on the dilemma. If the fight is more pure Single Target - go with Chaos Cleave (
the additional 10% damage is dealt to the primary target aswell, making this technically a flat 10% damage increase
). If the fight will have a few targets that don't die quickly, again - go for Chaos Cleave, as the longer that there are multiple adds up, the better it gets as opposed to First Blood. If there will often be low Health mobs up that need to die quickly (
Feast of Blood
on
Tichondrius
) - go for First Blood. If you take Chaos Cleave,
you never want to use
Blade Dance
as it costs only 5
Fury
less than
Chaos Strike
.
HOWEVER
, the difference is very minimal and you should play with what you like more.
First Blood
- explanation above ^. Taking this puts
Blade Dance
higher up on the
Rotation Priority
, so you will want to
use it whenever it's not on Cooldown
.
Bloodlet
is mostly for
PvP
and some extreme cases (having only the
Mo'arg Bionic Stabilizers
at your disposal).
Level 104
Netherwalk
is an
extremely useful talent for progress raiding
. It allows you to sometimes
skip certain boss mechanics
and maintain a very high uptime on the Target (for example, instead of running away from
Star Augur Etraeus
when he casts his
Fel Nova
spell, you can just pop this before the cast goes off and cancel it right after without losing more than 1 GCD on the Boss).
Use this with a /cancelaura macro.
Desperate Instincts
should
never
be taken.
Soul Rending
is okay but
Netherwalk
is useful more often.
Level 106
Momentum
is
very tough to use in Raids
where everything is on a timer, and
most of the time you won't be able to use this efficiently
.
Fel Eruption
-
Nope. This is a PVE guide.
Nemesis
is the go-to pick in this row, it aligns with your
Chaos Blades
perfectly and maximises your
Burst Windows
.
Level 108
Master of the Glaive
-
Best pick here
, gives you another button to press whenever you're
Fury
-starved.
Unleashed Power
shouldn't be taken as
Chaos Nova
's damage is laughable.
Demon Reborn
- you don't really care about any of the spells that this could reset,
bad talent for Raiding
.
Level 110
Chaos Blades
is the
only viable option
here, align this with
Nemesis
for huge
Burst Windows
.
Fel Barrage
- //
Demonic
- only when playing the
Demonic Build
and in conjunction with
Blind Fury
and
Raddon's Cascading Eyes
.
Stats
Critical Chance
>
Mastery
>
Haste
>
Versatility
You want to aim for atleast 50%
Critical Chance
(60% with the Nighthold 4-set). After that try to get a healthy amount of
Mastery
to make those
Chaos Strike
really hurt(around 40% is decent). After that aim for 12%
Haste
, in order to smooth out your rotation and
Fury
Generation. Once you got that sorted out, look for some more
Critical Chance
to further increase the reliability of your
Damage
.
Versatility
is not very important, about 4-5% is what you'll get from your 4-set anyway and that's enough.
BiS Relics
Aim for 2x
Critical Chaos
and 1x
Unleashed Demons
to make your
Metamorphosis
better align with your other CD's.
General Playstyle tips & tricks
A general
Demon Hunter
tip - aim for every Interrupt,
Consume Magic
generates you fury when you successfully Interrupt a spell. Use it often, it's free DPS and you'll also be a better teammate overall.
You can combo
Vengeful Retreat
right before using
Felblade
, negating the knockback and making it basically free damage.
Use your
Netherwalk
well, it's a
very potent ability
in the right hands.
Only pop
Chaos Blades
when under 100
Fury
when the target will die before the buff runs out. Activating it before you have gathered some
Fury
will often result in you wasting it due to starvation.
Don't use
Felblade
unless you are below ~80
Fury
otherwise you might overcap and end up wasting Resources.
Your opener should be
:
1. Jump at the target with
Metamorphosis
2.
Nemesis
3.
Felblade
4.
Felblade
if it procs again, otherwise
Throw Glaive
5.
Throw Glaive
(if not at atleast 100
Fury
)
6. Once you hit atleast 100
Fury
, pop
Chaos Blades
7.
Annihilation
spam
8. If you're out of
Fury
use
Fury of the Illidari
/
Felblade
9.
Annihilation
spam until
Chaos Blades
run out.
10. After that just go back to the basic pattern of generating
Fury
with
Felblade
/
Demon Blades
and spending it with
Chaos Strikes
, while filling your
Fury
-starved GCD's with
Throw Glaive
.
Macros
Netherwalk Cancelaura Macro (Make sure not to panic spam it otherwise you might cancel it too early):
Code:
#showtooltip Netherwalk
/cancelaura Netherwalk
/cast Netherwalk
Mouseover Interrupt Macro (Interrupt the mob that you're hovering with your mouse):
Code:
#showtooltip Consume Magic
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][]Consume Magic
Add-ons
There are no real necessary add-ons for Demon Hunter, but here's a few generally useful ones.
Skada
- provides detailed information about every aspect of the encounter, the group's
DPS
,
HPS
, Interrupts etc. Good alternatives are Recount and Details!
ElvUI
-
Best UI Add-on out there imho.
Deadly Boss Mods
-
If you're new to PVE, you need this
. It tracks boss timers, and also warns you about important mechanics.
Weak Auras
- Overall extremely useful add-on.
Get used to it and you will prosper.
Legendaries
Anger of the Half Giants
is the best
Legendary
for you, hands down. It increases your
Fury
generation marginally. I had the missfortune of it dropping last out of all
Havoc
Legendaries
.
Delusions of Grandeur
is your 2nd best
Legendary
, it allows you to pretty much align
Metamorphosis
' cooldown with
Nemesis
and
Chaos Blades
, giving you
Huge Burst Windows
every ~2,5 minutes. A good replacement for this is the
Convergence of Fates
Trinket.
Prydaz
and
Mo'arg Bionic Stabilizers
are decent substitutes for those 2, with
Prydaz
coming out on top due to the sheer amount of stats it gives you(
Demon Hunter
's love items that give them lots of
Critical Chance
and
Mastery
).
Items to look for
Unstable Arcanocrystal
- Drops off the
Withered J'im
world boss in
Aszuna
. As of right now, it's
BiS
for most classes, including
Demon Hunter
. The sheer amount of stats it gives you outvalues most on-use/proc trinkets.
Eye of Guarm
is also a great option, following the same philosophy. It can also be substituted with a
Hunger of the Pack
.
Nighthold T19 4-set
- Increases your Fury Generation and Chaos Strike critical chance.
A must have.
Final Words
With the next patch coming soon, stuff will change, and I will be sure to update this guide when the time comes. Until then, enjoy your fingers hurting from all the
Chaos Strike
spamming
.
If you have any questions, contact me in-game @
Gregolas
-Felsong (
Horde
).
Good luck!
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