Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Guide — Shadowlands 9.2
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Havoc Demon Hunter for each boss of the following raid: Sepulcher of the First Ones. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.2.
Introduction
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.
Talent Cheatsheet
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.
Single Target: Venthyr Demonic
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
Flexible/AoE: Night Fae
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 to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Vigilant Guardian.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Artificer Xy'mox.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Prototype Pantheon.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Lihuvim, Principal Architect.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Halondrus the Reclaimer.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Anduin Wrynn.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Lords of Dread.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on Rygelon.
We advise to use the following talents on 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 to use the following Legendaries on The Jailer.
Vigilant Guardian
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.
Tips
- 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.
Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener
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.
Tips
- 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.
Artificer Xy'Mox
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.
Tips
- 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
Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
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.
Tips
- 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.
Prototype Pantheon
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.
Tips
- 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.
Lihuvim, Principal Architect
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.
Tips
- 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.
Halondrus the Reclaimer
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.
Tips
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.
Anduin Wrynn
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.
Tips
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.
Lords of Dread
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.
Tips
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.
Rygelon
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.
Tips
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.
The Jailer
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.
Tips
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.
Changelog
- 28 Feb. 2022: Page added.
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