Demon Hunter Natalya Rain of Vengeance Build
Welcome to our build guide for Natalya Rain of Vengeance Demon Hunter in Diablo 3. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to play this build at the highest level. This build is updated for patch 2.6.8 and Season 20.
For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our follower guide, which contains detailed advice on choosing the skills and the gear of your companion.
Introduction
The Natalya Demon Hunter takes the elegance of 
Strafe into a potent
tool that resets the cooldown of 
Rain of Vengeance through the power of the
Natalya's Vengeance set. This bursty, control oriented build is meant for solo progression, but
we have a speedfarming variation available (see link just below).
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Natalya Rain of Vengeance Demon Hunter is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Entangling Shot
 Justice is Served
Strafe
Drifting Shadow
1
Rain of Vengeance
 Anathema
2
Fan of Knives
Pinpoint Accuracy
3
Smoke Screen
Special Recipe
4
Vengeance
 Dark Heart
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Natalya Rain of Vengeance Demon Hunter is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Natalya's Sight - Shoulders:
Mantle of Channeling - Gloves:
Natalya's Touch - Chest:
Natalya's Embrace - Belt:
Hellcat Waistguard - Pants:
Natalya's Leggings - Boots:
Natalya's Bloody Footprints - Bracers:
Wraps of Clarity - Amulet:
The Flavor of Time - Ring 1:
Focus - Ring 2:
Restraint - Weapon:
Natalya's Slayer - Offhand:
Dawn
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Taeguk - Legendary Gem 3:
Bane of the Stricken
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Lord Greenstone's Fan - Armor Slot:
Aquila Cuirass - Jewelry Slot:
Convention of Elements
Changelog
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 21 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 21 Nov. 2019 (this page): Gear and skills do not change for Season 19, but the guide was revised in many places with better and more comprehensive explanations.
- 21 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Expanded stat priority, paragon points, and gems sections. Added a potion section.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Flavor of Time is the recommended amulet in Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Item recommendations were revised for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 18.
- 16 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 16 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 16 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
- 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
- 12 Nov. 2017 (skills page): Updated the passive selection to better reflect the need for single target damage.
- 30 Oct. 2017 (skills page): New rotation that incorporates Fan of Knives.
- 30 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Added mentions of Fan of Knives throughout the paragraphs and adjusted stat priorities.
- 30 Oct. 2017 (this page): Merged Fan of Knives variant into the main build.
- 01 Jul. 2017 (this page): Updated guide for 2.6 and moved it to the new format.
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