Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.2

On this page, you will find Havoc-Demon Hunter-specific information to deal with each boss in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid.

This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Havoc Demon Hunters and what you can do to deal with each fight as best as possible.

Disclaimer: Sepulcher of the First Ones is unique among raids in that three of its encounters were never available for testing. This, along with some of its others being changed substantially between their time on the public test realm and a live environment, means that many of the tips for these bosses will have to be changed over time.

Currently there are two builds that Havoc leans toward based on the Covenant selection, and while there is some flexibility with what you pair it with they focus on separate portions of the damage toolkit.

This is for pure sustained single-target, and is very good at those situations. After unlocking double Legendaries it has a bit more flexibility added in as well for mass AoE. Note that with only one Legendary, you are always playing with Agony Gaze if using this Covenant.

Covenant: Venthyr

Single Legendary: Agony Gaze

Double Legendary: Agony Gaze with either Darkglare Boon or Collective Anguish

• Level 15: Blind Fury
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred
• Level 50: Demonic

There are a lot of options here and it can mix and match certain talents for different damage profiles alongside pairing it with different Legendary picks. This is the flexible option that has some good strength prior to double Legendaries unlocking.

Covenant: Night Fae

Single Legendary: Burning Wound

Double Legendary: Blazing Slaughter with either Burning Wound or Collective Anguish

• Level 15: Felblade
• Level 25: Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos / Glaive Tempest
• Level 40: First Blood
• Level 50: Momentum / Demonic

We advise you to use the following talents against Vigilant Guardian.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Vigilant Guardian.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

• Havoc is a good option to carry the Unstable Core thanks to high instant movement.
• Save Metamorphosis for the burn when the boss hits 15%.
• Use Fel Rush to dodge out of Deresolution beams.
• Have Blur ready for the tail end of Core Overload when raid damage gets intense.

For more information, please refer to our Vigilant Guardian guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener.

1. Darkglare Boon
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

• Use Fel Rush to avoid the Retch casts.
• Use Darkness when your raid group stacks up to trigger Ravening Burrow.
• Be active with movement to avoid Devouring Blood pools — reduced Haste is bad.
• As a melee make sure to avoid the Tanks, as the Wormhole Jaws damage split is lethal if it picks you.

For more information, please refer to our Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Artificer Xy'mox.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'mox.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

• Have AoE cooldowns such as Eye Beam ready for add spawns.
• Use Blur at higher stacks of Genesis Supernova.
• All of the adds that spawn during each intermission can be crowd controlled, meaning you can use Imprison and Chaos Nova if they are getting out of hand

We advise you to use the following talents against Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle.

1. Darkglare Boon
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

• Have charges of Fel Rush ready to adjust around each Disintegration Halo spawn to not take lethal damage.
• Have some shorter cooldowns such as Eye Beam ready to burst down the Siphoned Barrier shield.
• When the boss is beginning to create the Disintegration Halos, you can see which order they will spawn in by carefully watching the Dominated Reservoirs (the pillars) in the four points of the room. Pre-position and plan out your route to avoid dying to multiple stacks of the debuff.

For more information, please refer to our Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Prototype Pantheon.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Prototype Pantheon.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

• Plan your cooldowns around the final phase, aiming to have Metamorphosis ready when the transition begins.
• Always save a charge of Fel Rush to make sure you can get into the Bastion's Ward circles if you are targeted by Runecarver's Deathtouch
• Save Blur for the tail end of each Necrotic Ritual to survive the raid damage until all adds are dead.
• Be aware that on Heroic and Mythic difficulties, the four bosses do not share health and must be defeated at roughly the same time.
• Make sure to focus target either Prototype of War or Prototype of Renewal and interrupt Gloom Bolt / Anima Bolt respectively with Disrupt as often as possible.

For more information, please refer to our Prototype Pantheon guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Lihuvim, Principal Architect.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Lihuvim, Principal Architect.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

• Aim to have Eye Beam ready for the add phases.
• Use Blur if targeted by Deconstructing Energy.
• Watch out for the Tank positioning as the Resonance combos deal AoE around them.

For more information, please refer to our Lihuvim, Principal Architect guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Halondrus the Reclaimer.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Halondrus the Reclaimer.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

Note: This fight has been changed substantially from the version of it that was tested on the Public Test Realm. As such, the tips for it will be updated when it is available on live servers.

For more information, please refer to our Halondrus the Reclaimer guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Anduin Wrynn.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Anduin Wrynn.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

Note: This fight has only received limited testing on the Public Test Realm. Tips will be added after we see the encounter on live servers.

For more information, please refer to our Anduin Wrynn guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Lords of Dread.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Lords of Dread.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

Note: This fight was never tested on the Public Test Realm, and it will not be immediately available when the raid opens. As such, tips for it will not be added until the encounter can be seen on live servers.

For more information, please refer to our Lords of Dread guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against Rygelon.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Rygelon.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

Note: This fight was never tested on the Public Test Realm, and it will not be immediately available when the raid opens. As such, tips for it will not be added until the encounter can be seen on live servers.

For more information, please refer to our Rygelon guide.

We advise you to use the following talents against The Jailer.

• Level 15: Blind Fury or Felblade
• Level 25: Insatiable Hunger or Demon Blades
• Level 30: Unbound Chaos or Glaive Tempest
• Level 35: No specific recommendation
• Level 40: Cycle of Hatred or First Blood (or Essence Break, situationally)
• Level 45: No specific recommendation
• Level 50: Demonic or Momentum

We advise you to use the following Legendaries against The Jailer.

1. Collective Anguish
2. Burning Wound
3. Unity

Note: This fight was never tested on the Public Test Realm, and it will not be immediately available when the raid opens. As such, tips for it will not be added until the encounter can be seen on live servers.

For more information, please refer to our The Jailer guide.