Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Mythic+ Tips — The War Within (11.1.7)

Aldrachi Reaver saw an uplift in Season 2 specifically with the rework to Wounded Quarry, granting access to massive priority target damage and funnel in AoE pulls. It is a bit more target locked, needing an anchor target to make use of Reaver's Mark, but the payoff is worth it. In between that, it has Reaver's Glaive and for consistent damage buffs and the addition of Screaming Brutality makes playing Throw Glaive talents much more comfortbale.

On the plus side, it can set up burst very well and provides much better defense due to Army Unto Oneself, while also having the advantage of gaining damage as enemies die through collecting Soul Fragments.

Aldrachi Reaver has a couple of options in the middle of the tree to fill out its points, alongside some class tree options if you need them:

• Movement Talents - both Tactical Retreat and Inertia (or Exergy) add significantly more complexity. These are not currently the recommended option as the performance gain comes with much more risk, but are an option if you're looking for more burst. Switch both Looks Can Kill and Serrated Glaive to pick these up, and also remove one point in Chaotic Disposition to fit in Essence Break to lean more into the burst profile.
• It can sometimes be a bit hectic to place Sigil of Flame, so picking up Precise Sigils in exchange for Imprison if you do not need it in the dungeon (though you should be using it for stops!) is an option.
• Erratic Felheart is nice for the comfort movement tools, but really should not be needed now that Fel Rush isn't a component of the damage toolkit.
• Army Unto Oneself can be switched out for Incorruptible Spirit for some free absorb shields, considering the amount of Souls you will be collecting.

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Fel-Scarred is slightly weaker in Season 2, with its main benefit being something much more broadly available between classes. It still brings strong up-front burst every 2-minutes with Metamorphosis, and the change to Cycle of Hatred reducing the burst cycle to 20 seconds is a welcome change as well. Its single-target relies heavily on Burning Blades, giving it something to fall back on during bosses.

For Mythic+, Fel-Scarred has a handful of options in the middle of the tree depending on how comfortable you are:

• Movement Talents - there's an optional swap to grab Tactical Retreat and Inertia to improve your Eye Beam cycles, though it raises the execution requirement. Exergy is also a solid pick for overall throughput, and both are roughly equal (or slightly higher) than the simpler alternatives. The talents to switch out are Serrated Glaive and Looks Can Kill. If doing so, you should also switch one point from Chaotic Disposition to Essence Break to further lean into the burst profile.
• It can sometimes be a bit hectic to place Sigil of Flame, so picking up Precise Sigils in exchange for Imprison if you do not need it in the dungeon (though you should be using it for stops!) is an option.
• Set Fire to the Pain can be switched to Improved Soul Rending if you are looking for more general sustain rather than a little bit of mitigation.

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Havoc has a variety of tools to stop enemy casts. Due to the large number of them, I have broken them down into single-target and AoE options.

Disrupt is Havoc's interrupt tool on a 15-second cooldown. It has the added advantage of an 18-yard range, and should be used aggressively on dangerous casts (see our Disrupt macro on the Havoc Demon Hunter macro page).

Fel Eruption is a 4-second stun on a 30-second cooldown at the cost of 10 Fury. This is a great single-target stop for priority targets, and due to being baseline, it always provides an extra tool for dangerous casts.

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

Chaos Nova is an AoE stun tool available to Havoc that stuns all nearby targets for 2 seconds on a 45-second cooldown with a 25-Fury cost. 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. Fel-Scarred also brings Wave of Debilitation that provides some follow-up damage reduction for your tank via the attack speed slow.

Sigil of Misery is an AoE disorient on a 2-second delay (1 with Quickened Sigils) from the cast, so it can be difficult to reactively utilize misery to stop casts. It can, however, be used pre-emptively if you know a target timer to stop dangerous effects. This also shares diminishing returns with very few other abilities, making it extra valuable despite its long cooldown.

Metamorphosis may be our major cooldown, but on cast, it also stuns enemies within the impact area for 3 seconds. This should not really be something you use it for, but it can be used to great effect if you are also planning to use cooldowns during a pull.

Blur is Havoc's primary active defense tool, reducing damage taken by 20% and granting 50% Dodge change for 10 seconds on a 1-minute cooldown. Due to its low cooldown, this should be used aggressively in any dangerous situation, and is also great to buy some time if you get threat.

Deflecting Dance grants an absorb shield during Death Sweep / Blade Dance for 15% of your maximum health. This is active for a very brief period of time but allows you to outplay some damage moments by timing these casts during your rotation, providing a lot of survival.

Netherwalk grants full immunity to damage and 100% movement speed for 6 seconds, but you are unable to attack, on a 3-minute cooldown. This is the most potent defensive tool Havoc has access to and can get you out of some of the worst situations, but you are not immune to debuff applications during this, so be careful. Make sure to also plan around its very long cooldown for the most dangerous moments.

Darkness grants a 15% chance (increased to 30% in dungeons) to avoid any damage event for players standing within. This lasts 8 seconds on 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. This is strong for group survival, especially on repeat damage events such as DoTs to help your Healer keep up and should be planned around during high-intensity moments.

Army Unto Oneself, exclusive to Aldrachi Reaver, grants 10% damage reduction for 5 seconds following Felblade casts. This is a nice extra benefit that can be timed with dangerous moments, and you can always force a proc if necessary using Unhindered Assault.

Mortal Dance reduces enemy healing received by 50% for 6 seconds if they are hit with Blade Dance / Death Sweep. While niche, this can provide a lot of effective damage by cutting the amount of healing enemies take, alongside being both easy to apply and AoE.

Chaos Brand is Havoc's strongest reason to be brought to raid, and in Mythic+, it also provides a lot depending on the group composition. In any situation where your fellow damage dealers are providing a large amount of Magic damage (which includes the majority of specs), this is a lot of extra damage on top of what Havoc already brings.

Vengeful Retreat, while very niche, also breaks snares when cast, which can be useful to counter some mechanics.

Consume Magic is Havoc'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.

Havoc has a very flexible class tree for utility, but points are so open that most of the time you pick up all of these effects naturally. Instead, you can use the tool below to see which talents have additional uses in each specific dungeon.

Based on the selections above, you should make sure to have the following class talents:

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• Consume Magic
• Imprison can be used to skip.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• No specific utility talents are required here.

• Have Fel Rush and Vengeful Retreat ready to move across the room quickly to deliver brew during Happy Hour.
• Use Glide or Felblade if timed well with the boss arriving at the bar for the intermission to negate the knockback and pick up brew quickly.
• Use Blur for either Hot Honey debuffs (these are very painful) or during Happy Hour as the group will be split.

• Chaos Nova should be used to stun any drops that get close to the boss to buy the tank time to kite.

• No specific tips as this is a fairly standard cleave boss.

• Use Blur for Burning Ricochet shots if unstable, otherwise during Let It Hail!.
• Drop Darkness during the Let It Hail! intermission as the group will converge on a stack spot in front of the desk.

• Vengeful Retreat can be used to clear Honey Volley if any casts go off, and should also get you to safety when it overlaps with Beeswax telegraphs cast by Honey Harvesters.
• Consume Magic can be used to remove Rejuvenating Honey if any casts go off, but these should be interrupted as a priority.
• Use Blur during Hopgoblins' charge, as the impact will deal heavy group damage. If targeted, use Fel Rush as the charge begins to quickly get out of the way.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• No specific utility talents are required here.

• Aim to maintain Reaver's Mark on Ol' Waxbeard as much as possible, using the add waves to funnel into the boss with Wounded Quarry.
• Be aware of the Underhanded Track-tics timer, and try to have some damage banked (ideally Eye Beam) to make sure it dies in time.
• Be very careful using movement tools when crossing the tracks to avoid being hit by stray carts. This is especially important when moving to the cart during Underhanded Track-tics.

• Save charges of Fel Rush for Wicklighter Barrage to make sure you can light at least two candles.
• Rotate Blur and Netherwalk to survive Dousing Breath. Be aware one is cast very early into the fight.

• Make sure to interrupt Paranoid Mind alongside your group.
• Make sure to hit wax statues inside wax pools if possible, or ones isolated alone if targeted by Darkflame Pickaxe. Do not Shadowmeld this cast if playing Night Elf.
• Save Blur and in particular Netherwalk in case you are forced to clear statues with Throw Darkflame inside wax.

• Use Netherwalk (or Blur if unavailable) if targeted by Shadowblast. When running out, make use of the speed to grab a candle and cast Fel Rush to get back to the boss and deposit it.
• Interrupt Call Darkspawn quickly, and use any adds spawned to funnel Wounded Quarry damage into the boss.

• This entire dungeon is filled with pulls of a high health priority targets and smaller surrounding trash. Make sure to apply Reaver's Mark to these as a priority, using the smaller, less important mobs to funnel Wounded Quarry into them to evenly clear packs.
• You can use Shadowmeld if playing Night Elf to avoid being caught by Torchsnarl's One-Hand Headlock.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• While standard in most builds, make sure to have Consume Magic taken.

• Use Blur on Static Pulse. Use Felblade or Fel Rush straight after to get back to the boss.
• Aim to have Eye Beam available for each expose phase. This should naturally line up. Additionally make sure your Metamorphosis cast overlaps these windows too.

• Every other cast of Eye Beam should overlap with Azerite Infusion to burn the targeted add down quickly before it overwhelms the tank.

• No specific tips as this is a fairly standard single target boss.

• Have Blur saved for the intermission, and use it if you are targeted by multiple Buster Shot casts.
• Have charges of Fel Rush available to get to the correct spot in case you are targeted by Drill Smash.

• Consume Magic should be used liberally to remove Tectonic Barrier from Stone Fury. This is especially important so that Furious Quake can be interrupted.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• While standard in most builds, make sure to have Consume Magic taken.

• Glide can be used to cancel your momentum when knocked up by Foe Flipper, and Felblade can be used to jump straight back to the boss. Be careful doing this to make sure you don't land in Platinum Pummel.
• Prioritize hitting The Platinum Pummeler while Platinum Plating is inactive, and switch to Gnomercy 4.U. when it's up. Aim to kill them evenly.

• Aim to use cooldowns either just after Venting Flames or after the third leap from Explosive Leap. This boss has a lot of forced downtime so squeeze as much damage as possible out during the active phase.
• Use Blur for the Explosive Leap, ideally also overlapping the Blazing Chomp dispel.

• Every other cast of Eye Beam should line up with plant spawns. Fel Rush to these as soon as they spawn (if it's safe!) to burst them down quickly.

• You can still hit the boss just from the edge of the enemy target ring during Cutting Beam, just make sure to stand behind while edging forward to avoid getting hit.
• Be very careful about positioning and actively dodge Recalibrate, even if it costs you uptime, as these are lethal.

• This dungeon is filled with key priority targets with higher health to focus down in larger pulls. Make sure to focus these and make use of Reaver's Mark - in particular Waste Processing Units - to funnel more Wounded Quarry damage into them to evenly kill packs.
• Consume Magic should be used to remove Defensive Countermeasure on Defense Bots.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• No specific utility talents are required here.

• Make sure to have Reaver's Mark applied to the boss to funnel add damage in via Wounded Quarry. If Kill-o-Block Barrier is cast, switch to adds to kill them off and trigger the intermission.
• Use cooldowns during the Jumpstart cast to burn the boss as much as possible. Also use Blur and Darkness here.
• Use Fel Rush if targeted by Sonic Boom right as the cast finishes to dodge the pushback and damage.

• Try to focus Bront when possible, as uptime will be much lower when he's charging around. During this, switch over to Keeza.
• Save Fel Rush charges to position Barreling Charge to overlap bombs.
• Use Blur if targeted by Kinetic Explosive Gel to survive until you get a dispel.

• Alternate Blur, Netherwalk and Darkness to survive Awaken the Swamp.
• Avoid using movement tools when possible to avoid dragging your linked partner around unless absolutely necessary.

• Use Fel Rush to run out and position between a water pool with Leaping Sparks. Use Felblade or your second charge after to jump back to the boss.
• Save Blur and Netherwalk for when you're targeted by Gigazap.

• Use Blur in pulls containing Shredders during Shreddation, as it's pretty likely you'll get caught in some hits.
• Try to focus down Architects in pulls containing them to avoid them getting back up onto scaffolding. Use Blur if targeted by Nailgun as you'll likely take follow-up hits while rooted. If you notice this being cast on you and are playing Night Elf, you can Shadowmeld this cast to avoid it disrupting your movement.
• Rotate Chaos Nova, Imprison and Fel Eruption to interrupt Reload from Demolitionists to prevent recasts of R.P.G.G..

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• No specific utility talents are required here.

• Whichever mini-boss is present during the encounter will share health with the boss, so cleave as much as possible to end the fight faster.
• Use Blur during Holy Radiance channel from Elaena.
• You can use Shadowmeld if playing Night Elf to cancel the Savage Mauling cast.

• Use Blur for Castigator's Shield cast. Right after, use Fel Rush to get to safety quickly.

• Aim to have at least some cooldowns back for the burn after she moves upstairs at 50%. Use Darkness at the top of the stairs when the group stacks up to reduce the impact of the pulsing damage.
• Sigil of Misery can be used to lock down a group of adds running up the stairs, as they will die from their own ticking damage before it expires. Use Chaos Nova on any adds that make it up the platform and kite away.
• Save Fel Rush charges in case you are targeted by The Sacred Flame to kite the beam safely.

• Use Shadowmeld if playing Night Elf if targeted by the Purification cast from Lightspawns.
• Vengeful Retreat can be used to clear the slow from Thunder Clap cast by Suleyman.
• Be careful when the High Priest Aemya mini-boss casts Reflective Shield as doing high burst damage into her will put you at risk of dying.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• No specific utility talents are required here.

• No specific tips as this is a fairly standard single-target boss.

• Use Astral Shift when targeted by Chaotic Corruption. If something goes wrong and you end up getting a second application with stacks present, use Netherwalk and wait the debuff out to survive.
• Be careful using movement tools during Crush Reality to avoid being caught by the beams it spawns.

• Save cooldowns for the Storm's Vengeance to burn the boss as much as possible during the expose.
• The expose phase lasts 20 seconds, so you should generally be ok using Eye Beam on cooldown and will always end up with an overlap.
• Use Fel Rush to get to a safe dispel spot with Unleash Corruption, or as it expires.
• Try to orient your position so you can reach a Voidstone Fragment during Null Upheaval while still being in range of your healer. Also be aware of where the tank is facing Oblivion Wave.

• Use Fel Rush as Attracting Shadows cast by Diffusers is expiring to avoid the lethal burst.
• Use Shadowmeld if playing Night Elf if targeted by the Energized Barrage cast from Stormrooks.
• Use the smaller enemies surrounding Consuming Voidstones to funnel into them as a priority target using Wounded Quarry.

• As in all dungeons a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.
• While standard in most builds, make sure to have Consume Magic taken.

• Use Blur during Searing Death in case any of the circles overlap.

• Save Fel Rush charges for situations where you get caught out of position during Meat Hooks. Be careful when using Felblade to avoid being caught on passing hooks.
• Use Oozing Leftovers to funnel into the boss when possible - they will die on their own due to Oozing.

• Cleave Oppressive Banner down whenever it's active.
• Use Fel Rush and Vengeful Retreat to position around Might of Maldraxxus telegraphs to adjust around the combo.

• Every other cast of Eye Beam should line up with Draw Soul, which you should use to burst the adds down quickly. Make sure to have Reaver's Mark applied to the boss if possible as well to squeeze out extra Wounded Quarry damage.
• Use Blur when targeted by Well of Darkness.

• Every third cast of Eye Beam should line up with Manifest Death, which you should use to burst these down.
• Save Fel Rush charges in case you are caught on the wrong side of Dark Devastation, especially during the final phase.

• Imprison is commonly used on the left mob of the first pack of the dungeon to allow groups to skip past these, instead pulling the Raging Bloodhorn onto the first boss. Do this before the group reaches it and it should remain out of combat while you continue to the first pull.
• Consume Magic should be used immediately to remove Bone Shield from Bone Magus.

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

Havoc can and should make use of Chaos Nova and Sigil of Misery to stop a wave, and also has Disrupt and Fel Eruption 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 must be interrupted, as otherwise it will provide damage reduction to nearby enemies.

This needs to be killed off quickly, so ideally, having short, bursty cooldowns like Eye Beam or The Hunt ready to go as it spawns is ideal. 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, and coming into contact with one of these will grant 4% Mastery and 2% Leech for the group, stacking, with a 30-second duration. Unsoaked orbs will increase enemy damage done and reduce damage taken.

Havoc 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 will apply a debuff that must be either dispelled or healed off (though it will not absorb any incoming heals) to the entire group periodically throughout the dungeon.

Unfortunately, Havoc has no real way to assist your Healer when this occurs, so just be aware of the state of your health and the group and use Healthstones or Healing Potions if necessary.