Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Dragonflight 10.2
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Havoc Demon Hunter, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.
Enchants, Gems and Consumables for Havoc Demon Hunter
This section specifically covers the optimal gems, enchants, food, and flasks to use for your character. To get a more detailed rundown of the different stats for Havoc Demon Hunter, please visit our dedicated Stats page.
For all consumables excluding food in the lists below, you should utilize lower ranks of the same rank 3 options listed if you are looking for a cheaper alternative. The price difference is often significant for a small loss in stats gained.
Best Gems for Havoc Demon Hunter
Due to secondary stat diminishing returns, your gems may fluctuate slightly depending on what is currently present on your gear, so keep this in mind.
You should make sure to have one Inscribed Illimited Diamond
as your single unique Primalist gem. To fill the rest of the slots, you will
want
Sensei's Alexstraszite.
Remember, though, especially at higher gear levels, your stats can and will alter depending on your current gear set. This means you may see more benefit from different stat distributions, so you should always aim to sim your character if you are looking for the ideal picks.
Best Enchants for Havoc Demon Hunter
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Helm |
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Cloak |
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Chest |
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Belt |
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Legs |
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Bracers |
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Boots |
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Rings |
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Enchant Weapon - Wafting Devotion is the ideal weapon enchant now, as
it has outscaled the strength of alternatives over the course of Dragonflight.
However, in AoE situations
Enchant Weapon - Sophic Devotion is still a
consideration where the value of Haste is lower.
The Incandescent Essence is acquired following a quest chain
that begins after defeating Gnarlroot within the new Amirdrassil raid. This
grants the
Igira's Cruel Nightmare proc effect and can be re-used,
so use it as soon as you get one on your head.
Cloak, Bracer, and Boot enchants are personal preference as they have no direct impact on performance, but we recommend Avoidance and Stamina for extra survivability as Havoc has more than enough movement.
While Lambent Armor Kit does come with Versatility instead of Stamina,
it has less Agility and, as such, should be avoided.
Consumables for Havoc Demon Hunters
Best Phials and Potions for Havoc
Currently, there are 2 options available based on the situation worth considering for different reasons:
Iced Phial of Corrupting Rage — this is generally the strongest option available, giving a large amount of bonus Critical Strike. The downside, however, can be quite dangerous, so do be wary of using this if you are running into any survival issues. This downside can also cause the uptime to fall so low that it simply is not worth using, so be wary of this in some encounters.
Phial of Tepid Versatility — numerically weaker than the above, but much safer and consistent. It also provides a small amount of damage reduction and has the advantage of being cheap!
Elemental Potion of Ultimate Power (or the cheaper
Elemental Potion of Power
variant) is your recommended potion in all situations. These
potions can also be obtained from a
Potion Cauldron of Ultimate Power/
Potion Cauldron of Power.
Potion of Shocking Disclosure has some niche benefits for mass AoE
situations in Mythic+ but is generally weaker.
Dreamwalker's Healing Potion is the healing potion of choice. Using
this has a 5-minute cooldown, but multiple can be consumed in an extended boss
fight should it go on long enough. You can also use
Potion of Withering Vitality
in emergencies, but be wary of how much damage it deals after being used.
Additionally, Warlock's Healthstones do not share a
cooldown with other healing consumables. Remember to use it as well if
you are holding one!
Lastly, Alchemy has some more niche potions that
can be used even if you are dead. Keeping some Residual Neural Channeling Agent
handy in case you need to wait for a battle resurrection can be useful
to still get value out of your potion cooldown should you die early.
Best Food for Havoc
Whenever possible, if a feast is available, use the one provided
in your group ( Grand Banquet of the Kalu'ak, for example). Alternatively,
for personal food,
Fated Fortune Cookie or
Thousandbone Tongueslicer
should be used.
Weapon Enhancement Consumables for Havoc Demon Hunter
Your weapon enhancement consumable of choice is Buzzing Rune
for the additional Critical Strike.
Augment Runes for Havoc
In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Draconic Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of the consumable
runes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them
for when you need them.
Through the new Emerald Dream Zone and its Dream Wardens
Faction, you can also obtain the Dreambound Augment Rune, which is
permanent!
Changelog
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7, no changes necessary.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5 to add Wafting Devotion note and recommend against Annulet.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Updated for Primordial Stones hotfixes.
- 22 Mar. 2023: Updated to account for Primordial Stone buffs.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.0.5.
- 31 Dec. 2022: Weapon Enchantment recommendation changed to Sophic Devotion.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Pre-Patch.
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