Demon Hunter Unhallowed Essence Multishot Build
Welcome to our build guide for Unhallowed Essence Multishot 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
Having received yet another damage spike in 2.4 through the skill bonuses on
Dead Man's Legacy and the introduction of 
Visage of Gunes and
Dawn, Demon Hunters add to the 
Yang's Recurve arsenal for a
formidable, endgame Multishot build. This far range, huge AoE playstyle build is
geared towards Greater Rift solo progression, but we do have a speed farming
variation that you can access using the link below.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Unhallowed Essence Multishot Demon Hunter is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Evasive Fire
 Focus
Multishot
 Arsenal
1
Preparation
 Invigoration
2
Vengeance
Seethe
3
Vault
 Tumble
4
Companion
Wolf Companion
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Unhallowed Essence Multishot Demon Hunter is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Accursed Visage - Shoulders:
Unsanctified Shoulders - Gloves:
Fiendish Grips - Chest:
Cage of the Hellborn - Belt:
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle - Pants:
Captain Crimson's Thrust - Boots:
Hell Walkers - Bracers:
Wraps of Clarity - Amulet:
Squirt's Necklace - Ring 1:
Focus - Ring 2:
Restraint - Weapon:
Yang's Recurve - Offhand:
Dead Man's Legacy
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Zei's Stone of Vengeance - Legendary Gem 3:
Bane of the Stricken
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Dawn - Armor Slot:
Visage of Gunes - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 21 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19. Expanded the stat priorities, paragon points, gems sections. Added a potion section.
- 21 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19. Speed farming variant was overhauled.
- 21 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 28 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Minor correction to recommended gear.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Item recommendations have been revised for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Now using Captain Crimson and Squirt's Necklace.
- 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 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 16 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 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.
- 23 Feb. 2018 (skills page): Added note for the Physical variant of this build.
- 30 Oct. 2017 (this page): Minor revisions made to the guide to reflect the Patch 2.6.1 buffs.
- 01 Jul. 2017 (this page): Updated guide for 2.6 and moved it to the new format.
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