Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within Pre-Patch

This list is the ideal DPS setup, including all sources available to us. This includes Crafting, Raids, Mythic+, and even The Great Vault. Therefore, think of this more as an end goal to work toward, as this list provides the most balanced end setup, assuming you have access to everything. All crafts use Draconic Missive of the Peerless unless otherwise stated.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Thorncaller Claw (528)	The Great Vault / Council of Dreams
Off Hand	Stormslash (528)	The Great Vault / The Nokhud Offensive
Helm	Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl (528)	Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault
Neck	Amulet of Eonar's Chosen (528)	Mythic Nymue
Shoulder	Strigine Epaulets (528)	Mythic Council of Dreams
Cloak	Voice of the Silent Star (535)	Mythic Sarkareth
Chest	Screaming Torchfiend's Binding (528)	Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault
Bracers	Life-Bound Bindings (525)	Crafted by Leatherworking
Gloves	Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp (528)	Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault
Belt	Life-Bound Belt (525)	Crafted by Leatherworking
Legs	Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps (528)	Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault
Boots	Ancient Rotwalkers (528)	The Great Vault / Brackenhide Hollow
Ring #1	Seal of Diurna's Chosen (528)	Mythic Eranog
Ring #2	Seal of Filial Duty (535)	Mythic Broodkeeper Diurna
Trinket #1	Cataclysmic Signet Brand (528)	Mythic Smolderon
Trinket #2	Elementium Pocket Anvil (528)	Amalgamation Chamber
Alternative #1	Ashes of the Embersoul (528)	Mythic Smolderon
Alternative #2	Manic Grieftorch (528)	Mythic Broodkeeper Diurna

For our crafted embellishment pieces, Havoc always picks up two off-pieces (generally Belt and Bracers). Due to the high sustain of the spec, it can comfortably use two Blue Silken Lining and maintain a good uptime, taking advantage of the huge additional Mastery.

This list contains the ideal options for each slot available from Mythic+ dungeons added in the Season 4 pool. These are items that are worth target farming if you are looking to gear up a character and have holes in your gear set. This does not include any Raid or Crafted items.

Note: this is not a list for the best gear to wear when doing Mythic+, and instead a list of the best gear available from these dungeons in each respective slot. For that, see the overall list.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Stormslash	The Nokhud Offensive
Alternatives	Dragonscale Ripper	Neltharus
Helm	Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl	Revival Catalyst
Neck	Tuskarr Bone Necklace	Brackenhide Hollow
Shoulder	Mantle of Yearned Freedom	The Azure Vault
Cloak	Mammoth-Trainer's Drape	Neltharus
Chest	Screaming Torchfiend's Binding	Revival Catalyst
Bracers	Ferocious Hyena Hidebinders	Brackenhide Hollow
Gloves	Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp	Revival Catalyst
Belt	Cinch of Forgotten Duty	The Azure Vault
Legs	Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps	Revival Catalyst
Boots	Ancient Rotwalkers	Brackenhide Hollow
Ring #1	Platinum Star Band	Algeth'ar Academy
Ring #2	Scalebane Signet	Neltharus
Trinket #1	Algeth'ar Puzzle Box	Algeth'ar Academy
Trinket #2	Erupting Spear Fragment	Neltharus
Alternative	Bottle of Spiraling Winds	The Nokhud Offensive

This list provides the best item in each slot available within the 3 different Awakened Dragonflight raids available. This does not include any Crafted pieces.

Note: this is not a list for the best gear to wear when Raiding, and instead a list of the best item available from the current raid in each slot. For that, see the overall list.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Thorncaller Claw	Council of Dreams
Off Hand	Rionthus's Bladed Visage	Forgotten Experiments
Helm	Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl	Revival Catalyst
Neck	Amulet of Eonar's Chosen	Nymue
Shoulder	Strigine Epaulets	Council of Dreams
Cloak	Voice of the Silent Star	Sarkareth
Chest	Screaming Torchfiend's Binding	Revival Catalyst
Bracers	Loyal Flametender's Bracers	Broodkeeper Diurna
Gloves	Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp	Revival Catalyst
Belt	Oblivion's Immortal Coil	Sarkareth
Legs	Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps	Revival Catalyst
Boots	Ice-Climber's Cleats	Sennarth
Ring #1	Seal of Diurna's Chosen	Eranog
Ring #2	Seal of Filial Duty	Broodkeeper Diurna
Trinket #1	Cataclysmic Signet Brand	Smolderon
Trinket #2	Elementium Pocket Anvil	Amalgamation Chamber
Alternative #1	Ashes of the Embersoul	Smolderon
Alternative #2	Whispering Incarnate Icon	The Primal Council

This is our general recommendation for the best Crafting Order. Due to the high value of Embellishments for Havoc, these come first, followed by the highest value single crafts after. All crafts, unless otherwise stated, use a Draconic Missive of the Peerless wherever possible. Havoc has two separate options depending on your preference:

1. Life-Bound Belt using Blue Silken Lining,
2. Life-Bound Bindings using Blue Silken Lining,
3. Signet of Titanic Insight (with Alchemical Flavor Pocket),
4. Low Item Level Pieces.

You can also consider crafting a weapon, such as Primal Molten Warglaive if you do not have one.

Blue Silken Lining is strong enough that it is hard to argue against even with the downsides, especially with Havoc's ability to self-sustain. This has value both in single-target and AoE, so is the recommended embellishment pairing in all content.

Embellishments either come set on items as standard or can be added with an optional reagent when crafting the piece. These provide additional bonuses (and in some cases quite large ones) but are limited to two. Due to there being so many options, here we will look at the options available to Havoc:

1. Blue Silken Lining - This is theoretically the strongest option, using two of them on any selection of crafted pieces. Thanks to Soul Rending, Havoc can realistically keep it is active outside of extreme circumstances.
2. Toxic Thorn Footwraps - these deal strong single-target damage and are a consideration if you do not want to worry about Silken Lining uptime.
3. Toxified Armor Patch - Due to the above being strong, if you want to invest in the boots rather than Silken Lining due to the Health threshold, then taking this alongside it is ideal.
4. Undulating Sporecloak - Grants Versatility while above 70% (which, thanks to Soul Rending, Havoc has an easy time doing). Unfortunately, the values across the board on this item makes it very low value, and as such not worth the craft.
5. Slimy Expulsion Boots* - these should be avoided, as while they deal competitive damage, the downside of losing Haste makes them a weaker choice.
6. Elemental Lariat* - still competitive with alternatives, but the extra requirement of sockets means that it is not as easy to get consistent value from it early in the season.
7. Alchemical Flavor Pocket* - this does not require an Embellishment slot, and as such, is worth using to avoid losing your Well Fed buff should you die.

Another specialty item worth looking at, especially for Mythic+, is the Engineering pieces. The Head ( Peripheral Vision Projectors) requires Engineering as your profession, while the Bracers ( Needlessly Complex Wristguards) can be used by anyone and either allow you to use the Tinker: Arclight Vital Correctors giving you access to a Combat res, which can be game-changing. If you are considering these, avoid crafting Life-Bound Bindings as your Embellishment piece.

These items also come entirely with one stat, meaning you should craft them with the Razor-Sharp Gear for Critical Strike. Non-engineers should also fit this with a Critical Failure Prevention Unit, while Engineers should use the Calibrated Safety Switch.