Devourer Demon Hunter DPS Mythic+ Tips — 12.1.5

Annihilator gained some value with 12.1.5, with the buff to Voidpurge and the quality of life improvements to Collapsing Star. Coupled with the frequent buffs that Collapsing Star received throughout 12.1, it now stands as the best option for Mythic+. It features an incredibly strong cooldown, which you have frequent access to, and which improves its damage as pull sizes increase and pulls get larger. Voidfall and Harness the Cosmos also provide solid damage throughout a pull, but it's very weighted toward managing and extending your cooldown.

The Mythic+ talent build is very similar to its single-target loadout, losing very little single-target and priority damage while picking up AoE enabling tools.

Annihilator has a couple of talent swap options to keep in mind:

• Soul Glutton can be swapped to over Emptiness if you find yourself at a low keystone level where combat does not last long. Likewise, Doomsayer can be chosen over Harness the Cosmos in similar circumstances.
• Soul Cleanse and Burn It Out are both case-by-case tools depending on the dungeon. Select the appropriate option depending on if Curses or Diseases are present in the dungeon.

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Void-Scarred has recieved significant cahnges coming into 12.1.5, shifting away from frequently entering Void Metamorphosis into a playstyle more similar to Annihilator, seeking to extend Void Metamorphosis as long as possible to cast multiple Collapsing Stars. These now reset the cooldown of The Hunt, which provides solid AoE in it's own right. Unfortunately, this playstyle means frequent loss of control of your character with its long cast times and forced movement, and due to wanting to extend Void Metamorphosis, it is very easy to have your rotation be disrupted and to lose large amounts of DPS. The theoretical maximum output of Void-Scarred is high, but it is unlikely to reach that potential in the current dungeon pool and as such it is not recommended.

Void-Scarred has a few talent swap options to keep in a mind:

• Soul Cleanse and Burn It Out are both case-by-case tools depending on the dungeon. Select the appropriate option depending on if Curses or Diseases are present in the dungeon.
• Soul Glutton can be swapped to over Emptiness if you find yourself at a low keystone level where combat does not last long.
• Student of Suffering can be swapped to Flamebound for an increase in Single-Target damage, but at a sizeable loss to your AoE potential.

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Devourer has a variety of tools to stop enemy casts. Due to their different uses, we've broken them down into tools for single-target situations, and those better suited to AoE.

Disrupt is Devourer's interrupt, with a 15-second cooldown. It should be used aggressively to stop dangerous enemy casts (see our Disrupt macro on the Devourer Demon Hunter macro page).

Imprison is a 45-second cooldown hard crowd-control, but breaks on damage taken. This can be used either as a stop mid-combat, or can be used to lock a target down that you would rather skip. Imprison is unique in that enemies affected by this will not aggro as you or your party run past.

Void Nova is Devourer's AoE stun tool, stunning your target and any nearby enemies for 3 seconds, with a 45-second cooldown and 30-yard range. This is great for disrupting large groups of enemies and, due to its instant activation, can be a strong AoE stop when multiple targets are casting at once. With Focused Ire taken, this also extends the stun on your current target to 5 seconds, making it an even better lockdown tool. Importantly, this is a ranged stun for Devourer, meaning you do not have to be next to the enemies you need to stun like you would with Void Nova.

Sigil of Misery is an AoE disorient on a 2-minute cooldown (reduced to 1.5 minutes with Improved Sigil of Misery), that disorients targets within for 15 seconds after a 2 second delay. The effect is broken on damage taken, making it more of a stopping tool, but needs to be timed well to use as an AoE stop. This can also be used to skip, as affected enemies won't aggro party members (but will aggro you), but requires the use of Shadowmeld to drop combat after getting past.

Blur is Devourer's primary active defense tool, reducing damage taken by 25%, lasting for 10 seconds with a 1-minute cooldown. This can be given another charge with the Demonic Resilience talent, and due to its low cooldown, should be used aggressively in any dangerous situation.

Darkness grants a 15% chance (increased to 30% in dungeons) to avoid any damage event for you or party members stood within. This lasts 8 seconds, with a 5-minute cooldown. The duration can be increased to 11 seconds with Long Night, or the cooldown can be reduced to 3 minutes with Pitch Black. A helpful bonus for group survival, especially on repeat damage events such as DoTs, to help your Healer keep up. Due to its long cooldown, you should plan ahead of time when to deploy this to deal with high intensity pulls.

Annihilator also gains access to Phase Shift, which grants 2% damage reduction for each stack of Voidfall you have. This will fluctuate between a 0% and 8% damage reduction, depending on how many stacks you currently have active.

Soul Immolation also provides a sizeable heal, restoring 24% of your health over its duration. While you'll rarely be casting this for the healing it provides, since it's used rotationally it provides even more sustain to an already healthy specialization.

Chaos Brand is Devourer's strongest reason to be brought to raid, and in Mythic+, this is no different. Depending on the group composition, this can be extremely beneficial, as a large amount of classes in the game currently deal at least some magic damage for this to amplify. This usually ends up providing a significant amount of extra damage, on top of what you yourself do.

Consume Magic is Devourer's offensive dispel with a 10-second cooldown. This has the advantage of a 30-yard range and can be used to remove buffs from enemy targets. Its cooldown does mean you have to be picky with what to dispel though, especially if multiple enemies are buffed at once.

Vengeful Retreat, while niche, breaks snares when cast. This can be useful in certain dungeons.

Soul Cleanse / Burn It Out allow you to use Soul Immolation as a self-dispel. The former removes Curses, while the latter removes Diseases, so has some niche uses for survival. With Spontaneous Immolation though, this becomes far less reliable. Depending on how important the dispel is, it may be worth switching over to Tempered Soul to utilize it.

Xalatath's Bargain: Ascendant will periodically spawn a number of orbs in waves that need to be crowd-controlled in some way, before they complete a cast. Each orb successfully stopped provides the group bonus Haste, so it is a high priority to deal with.

Devourer can and should make use of Void Nova and Sigil of Misery to stop a wave, while also having Disrupt and Consume Magic as backups to catch any strays if your group is struggling to clear them all.

Xalatath's Bargain: Voidbound will periodically summon a large Void Emissary that will begin to cast Dark Prayer. This enemy must be killed before the cast completes to stop it, otherwise it provides significant damage reduction to nearby enemies. If successfully stopped, the group is granted a large amount of Versatility and cooldown reduction.

This needs to be killed off fast, so try to save short, bursty cooldowns like Void Ray, The Hunt or Collapsing Star to switch quickly. This is not always possible, however, due to them being key to your AoE rotation, so just be aware of it spawning and swap accordingly.

Xalatath's Bargain: Pulsar spawns an orb that orbits each player, which needs to be soaked by a separate player before they expire. Each orb will grant the party 4% Mastery and 2% Leech, stacking, with a 30-second duration. Unsoaked orbs will increase nearby enemies' damage done, and reduce their damage taken.

Devourer has no specific utility to deal with this, instead you need to be aware of your positioning, both to make sure other players can soak up the orb circling you, and so you can catch orbs from nearby players.

Xalatath's Bargain: Devour applies a debuff to each party member, that must be either dispelled or healed off (though bear in mind this does not absorb incoming heals). Each debuff dispelled provides the group with maximum health and Critical Strike, stacking, for 30 seconds. Any debuffs not cleared will heal nearby enemies a large amount.

New in Midnight, Devour now adds a 10% slow to your character. This means that Vengeful Retreat is able to dispel it. Alternatively, Soul Immolation removes it with either Burn It Out or Soul Cleanse when activated. If these options aren't available, consider committing a Health Potion or Healthstone to help your healer if they're struggling.