Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.1.5)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Havoc Demon Hunter for The War Within. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing an Havoc Demon Hunter, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Havoc Demon Hunter

Season 2 BiS List Liberation of Undermine BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Havoc Demon Hunter Season 2 BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Season 2 of The War Within. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Note that this gearset aims to balance out stats evenly to avoid diminishing returns, so individual pieces may not suit your current gearset on their own.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Capo's Molten Knuckles (678)	Mug'Zee — Liberation of Undermine
Off Hand	Everforged Warglaive (675)	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Alternatives	GIGADEATH Chainblade (678)	Cauldron of Carnage — Liberation of Undermine
Helm	Fel-Dealer's Visor (678)	One-Armed Bandit / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Neck	Undermine Merc's Dog Tags (678)	Trash Drop — Liberation of Undermine
Shoulder	Fel-Dealer's Recycled Reavers (678)	Rik Reverb / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Cloak	Chef Chewie's Towel (678)	Great Vault / Cinderbrew Meadery
Chest	Fel-Dealer's Soul Engine (678)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Bracers	Rune-Branded Armbands (678)	Crafted — Leatherworking
Gloves	Tempestwind Handlers (678)	Great Vault / The Rookery
Belt	Fel-Dealer's Waistwrap (678)	Matrix Catalyst
Legs	Fel-Dealer's Fur Kilt (678)	Stix Bunkjunker / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Boots	Rushed Beta Launchers (678)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock — Liberation of Undermine
Ring #1	The Jastor Diamond (678)	Chrome King Gallywix — Liberation of Undermine
Ring #2	Miniature Roulette Wheel (678)	One-Armed Bandit — Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #1	Eye of Kezan (678)	Chrome King Gallywix — Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #2	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker (678)	Great Vault / Operation: Floodgate
Alternative #1	House of Cards (678)	One-Armed Bandit — Liberation of Undermine
Alternative #2	Signet of the Priory (678)	Great Vault / Priory of the Sacred Flame

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Liberation of Undermine BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from the first raid, Liberation of Undermine. Bear in mind this is a recommendation of gear to look out for to fill in holes in your gearset, not a strict recommendation of what you should always wear in raids.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Capo's Molten Knuckles	Mug'Zee
Off Hand	GIGADEATH Chainblade	Cauldron of Carnage
Alternative	Crowd Favorite	Vexie Fullthrottle
Helm	Darkfuse Racketeer's Tricorne	Chrome King Gallywix
Neck	Undermine Merc's Dog Tags	Trash Drop
Shoulder	Fel-Dealer's Recycled Reavers	Rik Reverb
Cloak	Undercircuit Racing Flag	Vexie Fullthrottle
Chest	Fel-Dealer's Soul Engine	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
Bracers	Killer Queen's Wristflickers	Rik Reverb
Gloves	Fel-Dealer's Underhandlers	Cauldron of Carnage
Belt	Hitman's Holster	Mug'Zee
Legs	Fel-Dealer's Fur Kilt	Stix Bunkjunker
Boots	Rushed Beta Launchers	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
Ring #1	The Jastor Diamond	Chrome King Gallywix
Ring #2	Miniature Roulette Wheel	One-Armed Bandit
Trinket #1	Eye of Kezan	Chrome King Gallywix
Trinket #2	House of Cards	One-Armed Bandit
Trinket Alt	Reverb Radio	Rik Reverb

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Mythic+ BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Season 2 of Mythic+ in The War Within. These are recommendations for pieces in each slot to look out for when farming gear upgrades, not a strict recommendation on what you should always be wearing in Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Sonic Ka-BOOM!-erang	Operation: Floodgate
Alternative	Hyperactive Stormclaw	The Rookery
Helm	Helm of the Righteous Crusade	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Neck	Flickering Glowtorc	Darkflame Cleft
Shoulder	Extravagant Epaulets	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Cloak	Chef Chewie's Towel	Cinderbrew Meadery
Chest	Venture Co. Plenipotentiary Vest	The MOTHERLODE!!
Bracers	Servo-Arm Bindings	The MOTHERLODE!!
Gloves	Tempestwind Handlers	The Rookery
Belt	Unscrupulous Geologist's Belt	The MOTHERLODE!!
Legs	Fearless Challenger's Leggings	Theater of Pain
Boots	Machinist's Treasured Treads	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Ring #1	Ring of Perpetual Conflict	Theater of Pain
Ring #2	85-Year Tenure Ring	Cinderbrew Meadery
Trinket #1	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	Operation: Floodgate
Trinket #2	Signet of the Priory	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Trinket (Alt)	Azerokk's Resonating Heart	The MOTHERLODE!!

Patch 11.1.5 offers a way to acquire specific items from Liberation of Undermine through the new Puzzling Cartel Chip. These can be acquired following a quest released on May 13th that will reward you with chips for defeating bosses within the Liberation of Undermine raid on a weekly cadence. Purchasing an item however does require you to have defeated the boss each item drops from on each respective difficulty. As an example, to purchase The Jastor Diamond Mythic, you need to have defeated Mythic Chrome King Gallywix.

We have compiled a list of high-value items that you should prioritize with your Cartel Chips in The War Within Season 2 as Havoc Demon Hunter. This list is not exhaustive or in order of priority, and you are best served simming yourself for optimal results as the best pick will depend on the gear you already have available.

• The Jastor Diamond - Top Priority -
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  • Well itemized, and provides a strong bonus effect of more stats for free. Being a ring, much like very rare rings of the past, it is highly contested and harder to get from your vault. As Havoc has access to good trinkets from dungeons and crafts a weapon, the raw benefit this has above any competing ring makes it a great pickup with your first chip.
• Capo's Molten Knuckles - High Priority -
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  • Havoc's best main-hand option, with the proc netting more damage than the stats lost. There are still a lot of good weapon options to pick up though, and with a weapon being the priority craft, some of the up-front value is lost.
• Either Eye of Kezan - High Priority (Mythic Raid) -
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  • Can take up to 4 minutes to fully stack, but once it gets there provides strong damage. Due to this aspect, it's much more suited to Mythic raid encounters that last long enough to pull value out of it - in particular the final three bosses in Liberation of Undermine. Due to this ramp time though and the stacks fading in between combat, it's less suited to Heroic raid content or Mythic+.
• or House of Cards - High Priority -
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  • Having a good on-use trinket to pair with Metamorphosis for both Raid and Mythic+ is very helpful to accentuate your burst. This is a more universal trinket pickup that has uses in most situations.

Cyrce's Circlet is a customizable ring that can be obtained from the Siren Isle. There are three distinct sockets each with 4 choices each, allowing you to build your own item to suit your needs.

In Patch 11.1.5, the ring stays a very strong option, only being evened out by well itemized 665 equivalent rings - though this can sometimes require higher item level if you have a lot of Mastery to empower Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine. That means you can safely use this for most if not all of Season 2 currently.

• Singing Thunder — Stormbringer's Runed Citrine (All Stats)
• Singing Sea — Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine (Mastery)
• Singing Wind — Windsinger's Runed Citrine (Highest Secondary)

For more information on how to get the ring, as well as acquiring all of the different gems that you can possibly socket into it, check out our Cyrce's Circlet guide below!

Crafted gear for Havoc in The War Within Season 2 has a few embellishments worth looking at, but one in particular is a consistently worthwhile craft — Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension. It's also a Nerubian enchant that can be doubled up with Writhing Armor Banding.

You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Critical Strike and Mastery is most likely your best option with an Algari Missive of the Peerless.

1. First, craft weapon Everforged Warglaive with a Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension applied.
2. Next, craft an off-piece and apply Writhing Armor Banding to double the effect — Any will do but Rune-Branded Grasps provide better stats than the other best options.
3. Alternatively, you can opt into using Dawnthread Lining for the passive Critical Strike, as it performs slightly better in ideal gear setups, and does not require you to invest in a weapon if you so wish.
4. After this, you are done with priority crafts and embellishments and can use sims to determine your best piece to upgrade with item level. Generally, it is a good idea to look for Rings and Necks as good options are very contested amongst other classes.

The value of crafting a high item-level weapon early on in the season for maximum value is high, though it is not the strongest pick in perfected gear setups. If you get hold of some good weapons early, or in particular Capo's Molten Knuckles, you can instead pivot toward Dawnthread Lining crafts on off-pieces.

Note that any Agility one-handed weapon can be crafted, meaning you have a choice between Everforged Warglaive, Charged Slicer, Charged Facesmasher or Everforged Longsword. The choice is purely cosmetic and does not affect performance.

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique, and each gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer generic sim charts and recommendations for Trinkets, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

As you complete endgame content in The War Within, you will gather upgrade crests such as Gilded Undermine Crest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource and capped early on in the season, ideally, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it, as this will save you upgrades in the long run. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have additional procs attached to them like The Jastor Diamond.

The second Tier Set of The War Within, the Fel-Dealer's Contraband, consists of 5 items that provide unique bonuses upon equipping 2 and 4 pieces from the set:

• Demon Hunter Havoc 11.1 Class Set 2pc — Your spells and abilities have a chance to trigger Winning Streak!, increasing the damage of Blade Dance and Chaos Strike, stacking up to 10 times. Blade Dance and Chaos Strike have a 15% chance to remove all stacks.
• Necessary Sacrifice — Winning Streak! persists for 10 seconds after being removed, and additionally grants 2% Critical Strike per stack consumed for 15 seconds.

The Havoc set bonus is of average strength, and has no gameplay implications due to being background passive procs that happen throughout gameplay. It is still definitely worth picking up for the bonus effects as soon as possible. You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+ or Raid) into Tier pieces in slots you are missing.

You only need 4 pieces to maximize the set bonus, so we recommend dropping the Gloves or Helm in favor of an alternative with more Critical Strike or Mastery if possible. Check the BiS List for more information.