Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Spell List and Glossary — The War Within (11.1.7)

Havoc is the melee specialization for Demon Hunters, and this page covers the tools available, how they work, and their applications in combat. It will also cover synergies, cooldowns, and core concepts to get to grips with.

If you already have experience with Havoc, having access to some quick Macros and Addons to ease you into learning the spec is always helpful as well, which you can find on our dedicated page here:

The primary resource for Havoc is Fury, which allows using your strongest baseline abilities. It is generated predominantly through the active ability Demon's Bite (or Demon Blades / Felblade if taken) and Immolation Aura. Fury is especially important because it dictates your rotation cycle, fueling powerful abilities such as Eye Beam, Chaos Strike, and Blade Dance. This makes maintaining a smooth flow of build/spend vital to success for Havoc gameplay.

This page explains the nuance of each ability. It assumes you are playing at max level or are interested in the details. For information on when you will gain access to each tool, check out our dedicated leveling page here:

5.

Havoc Demon Hunter Hero Talents

Aldrachi Reaver Talents Fel-Scarred Talents

5.

Aldrachi Reaver Talents for Havoc Demon Hunter

Ability	Description/Effect
Art of the Glaive	Consuming 6 Soul Fragments or casting The Hunt converts your next Throw Glaive into Reaver's Glaive. This deals heavy Physical damage to your target, and bounces to 2 additional enemies. After casting this, empower your next Blade Dance and Chaos Strike cast, with the first dealing 10% increased damage, and the second dealing 20% increased damage.
Fury of the Aldrachi	When enhanced by Reaver's Glaive, Blade Dance casts 3 additional glaive slashes at nearby targets. If cast after Chaos Strike, cast 6 slashes instead.
Evasive Action	Vengeful Retreat can be cast a second time within 3 seconds.
Unhindered Assault	Casting Vengeful Retreat resets the cooldown of Felblade.
Reaver's Mark	When enhanced by Reaver's Glaive, Chaos Strike applies Reaver's Mark to the target, which causes them to take 7% increased damage from your abilities for 20 seconds. If cast after Blade Dance, this is increased to 14%.
Aldrachi Tactics	The second enhanced ability in your Reaver's Glaive pattern shatters an additional Soul Fragment.
Army Unto Oneself	Felblade surrounds you with a Blade Ward, reducing damage taken by 10% for 5 seconds.
Incorruptible Spirit	Each Soul Fragment you consume grants you an absorb shield for 15% of the amount healed.
Wounded Quarry	Targets affected by your Reaver's Mark will take an additional 20% of all Physical damage you deal to any target as Chaos, and sometimes shatter an extra Soul fragment.
Incisive Blade	Chaos Strike deals 10% increased damage.
Keen Engagement	Reaver's Glaive generates 20 Fury when cast.
Preemptive Strike	Throw Glaive deals additional damage to enemies near its initial target.
Warblade's Hunger	Consuming a Soul Fragment causes your next Chaos Strike to deal additional Physical damage. Casting Felblade draws up to 5 nearby Soul Fragments to you.
Thrill of the Fight	After consuming both Reaver's Glaive enhancements, gain Thrill of the Fight. This increases your attack speed by 15% for 20 seconds, and increases all damage and healing you deal by 20% for 10 seconds.

5.

Fel-Scarred Talents for Havoc Demon Hunter

Ability	Description/Effect
Demonsurge	When you enter demon form, the first cast of each empowered ability ( Death Sweep and Annihilation) causes you to explode for heavy Fire damage to all nearby enemies, reduced above 8 targets. Additionally, Metamorphosis now also causes Demon's Bite to generate 15 additional Fury and Demon Blades to generate 5 additional Fury while active.
Wave of Debilitation	Chaos Nova slows enemies by 60% and reduces the attack and cast speed of targets hit by 15% for 5 seconds after the stun fades.
Pursuit of Angriness	Your movement speed is increased by 1% for each 10 Fury you currently have.
Focused Hatred	Demonsurge deals 50% increased damage when it strikes a single target. Each additional target hit reduces this bonus by 10%.
Set Fire to the Pain	5% of all non-fire damage taken is instead taken as Fire damage over 6 seconds. Additionally, all Fire damage taken is reduced by 10%.
Improved Soul Rending	Leech provided by Soul Rending is increased by 2%, and an additional 2% while in Metamorphosis.
Burning Blades	Your Chaos Strike, Throw Glaive and auto-attacks deal an additional 50% damage as Fire over 6 seconds.
Violent Transformation	When you cast your Metamorphosis ability, the cooldowns of Sigil of Flame and Immolation Aura are immediately reset.
Enduring Torment	While not in Metamorphosis form, your Chaos Strike and Blade Dance damage is increased by 15%, and your Haste is increased by 5%.
Untethered Fury	Your maximum Fury is increased by 50.
Student of Suffering	Sigil of Flame grants Student of Suffering for 6 seconds, granting you 18% increased Mastery and generating 5 Fury every 2 seconds.
Flamebound	Immolation Aura has a 2-yard increased radius and a 30% increased Critical Strike damage bonus.
Monster Rising	Your Agility is increased by 8% while not in Metamorphosis form.
Demonic Intensity	Casting your Metamorphosis greatly empowers your Eye Beam, Immolation Aura and Sigil of Flame. This grants access to Abyssal Gaze, Consuming Fire and Sigil of Doom respectively. Additionally, Demonsurge damage is increased by 10% for each time it was previously triggered during this instance of demon form.

These are the core skills you will gain access to during the Havoc leveling process and form the core gameplay loop.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Demon's Bite	DBite	Your basic Fury generator, dealing light Physical damage to your target and generating 20 to 30 Fury.
Chaos Strike	CS	Core Fury Spender, dealing moderate Chaos damage to your target with the cost of 40 Fury. Has a 20% chance to refund 20 Fury.
Blade Dance	BD	Strikes all nearby targets for Physical damage 4 times, dealing reduced damage above 5 targets. It has a 10-second cooldown and costs 35 Fury.
Immolation Aura	Immo	Deals instant Fire damage in an AoE around you and additional Fire damage every second for 10 seconds. Generates 20 Fury when cast, with a 30-second cooldown.
Throw Glaive	TG	Deals light Physical damage to your target and bounces to a nearby enemy. Free to cast, with a 9-second cooldown.
Blur	-	Reduces all incoming damage by 20% and grants an additional 50% chance to dodge melee swings and Physical hits. Has a 10-second duration and a 1-minute cooldown.
Disrupt	Kick	Interrupts your target and, if successful, locks them out of the interrupted spell school for 3 seconds. Has a 15-second cooldown.
Torment	Taunt	Taunts your target, forcing yourself to the top of their threat table and causing them to attack you. It has an 8-second cooldown and 30-yard range.
Spectral Sight	-	Allows you to see through walls, highlighting enemies, treasures, and similar things in bright colors for 10 seconds. You are slowed by 20% for the duration, and any loss of control applied will end the effect. It has a 30-second cooldown.
Metamorphosis	Meta	Leap up to 40 yards to your targeted area, dealing a small amount of Chaos damage, stunning any enemies for 3 seconds, and entering Metamorphosis for 20 seconds. During Metamorphosis you gain 20% Haste, and Chaos Strike and Blade Dance are empowered, changing to Annihilation and Death Sweep. 3-minute cooldown.
Fel Eruption	FE	Deals light Chaos damage to your target and stuns them for 4 seconds. Costs 10 Fury, has a 30-second cooldown and 20-yard range.
Fel Rush	FR	Instantly charges you forward 15 yards with a 0.5-second Global Cooldown, dealing Chaos damage to targets in your path. It has a 10-second cooldown.
Sigil of Flame	SoF	Places a sigil on the ground that instantly generates 30 Fury and detonates after 2 seconds. When it triggers, it deals moderate Fire damage to targets within it and additional Fire damage over 8 seconds. 30-second cooldown.
Double Jump	-	Allows you to double-tap your jump key to trigger a second jump while airborne.
Glide	-	Allows you to triple-tap your jump key (or use it while already airborne) to initiate a glide, slowing your fall rate and propelling you slowly forward. This can be used as a situational tool to generate forward momentum. Vengeful Retreat stops this from being activated for 1 second after a cast, so you cannot link them together on even ground.
Chaos Brand	Brand	Upon dealing damage to a target, applies a permanent 3% magic damage taken increase from all sources. This effect has a reduced 15-second duration in PvP combat.
Demonic Wards	-	Reduces all Magic damage taken by 8% passively.
Demonic Appetite	DA	Grants Chaos Strike a 6 RPPM (scaling with Haste) chance to spawn a Lesser Soul Fragment nearby. Consuming any Soul Fragment also grants 20 Fury.

The abilities below are all gained from talents specifically; for more detailed information on builds that use these talents and what combinations to use, please look at our talent page.

7.

Havoc Demon Hunter Class Tree

Active Abilities Passive Effects

7.

Demon Hunter Active Abilities

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Vengeful Retreat	VR	Removes all snares when cast, vaults you back 15 yards, and deals a small amount of Physical damage around you. Has a 25-second cooldown.
Sigil of Misery	SoM	Places a sigil on the ground that detonates after 2 seconds, disorienting any enemies hit for 15 seconds when it goes off. Any damage taken will end the effect, and has a 2-minute cooldown.
Imprison	-	Incapacitates the targeted demon, beast, or humanoid for 1 minute. Limited to 1 imprisonment, and any damage taken cancels the effect. 45-second cooldown.
Chaos Nova	Nova	Deals light Chaos damage to nearby enemies in an AoE around you and stuns them for 2 seconds. It costs 25 Fury and has a 45-second cooldown.
Consume Magic	-	Removes 1 beneficial magic effect from your target. It has a 30-yard range and 10-second cooldown.
Felblade	FB	Deals moderate Fire damage to your target and generates 40 Fury. If you are out of melee range, this will charge you up to 15 yards toward them. It has a 15-second cooldown, and Demon's Bite casts / Demon Blades hits have a chance to reset the cooldown. It also has a 0.5-second GCD.
Darkness	-	Creates a pool of darkness at your feet for 8 seconds, causing any damage dealt to you or an ally stood within to have a 15% chance to miss. 8-yard radius and 5-minute cooldown. Chance to avoid damage increased to 30% when not in a raid group.
The Hunt	Hunt	Charges up to 50 yards to your target, dealing heavy Chaos damage to your primary target and applying a heavy Chaos damage DoT to your target and up to 5 enemies in your path. Also places a separate 20-second debuff on your primary target, causing you to heal for 10% of all damage you deal to them. 1.5-minute cooldown.
Sigil of Spite	ED	Place a sigil on the ground within 30 yards that activates after 2 seconds. Upon detonation, deals heavy Chaos damage and shatters 3 Lesser Soul Fragments from enemies affected. Has a 1-minute cooldown.

7.

Demon Hunter Passive Effects

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Blazing Path	-	Grants Fel Rush an additional charge.
Vengeful Bonds	-	Causes Vengeful Retreat to also reduce the movement speed of all enemies hit by 70% for 3 seconds.
Unrestrained Fury	-	Increases your maximum Fury by 20.
Shattered Restoration	-	Increases the healing of Shattered Souls by 10%.
Improved Sigil of Misery	-	Reduces the cooldown of Sigil of Misery by 30 seconds.
Bouncing Glaives	-	Causes Throw Glaive to ricochet to an additional target.
Charred Warblades	-	You heal for 3% of all Fire damage you deal. This also applies to Chaos damage.
Improved Disrupt	-	Increases the range of Disrupt to 10 yards.
Aldrachi Design	-	Increases your parry chance by 3%.
Chaos Fragments	-	Each enemy stunned by Chaos Nova has a 30% chance to generate a lesser Soul Fragment.
Master of the Glaive	MotG	Grants Throw Glaive a second charge and cause targets hit by the ability to be slowed by 50% for 6 seconds.
Champion of the Glaive	CotG	Grants Throw Glaive a second charge increases its range by 10 yards.
Disrupting Fury	-	Successfully interrupting a target with Disrupt now generates 30 Fury.
Swallowed Anger	-	Successfully removing a beneficial Magic effect from a target with Consume Magic generates 20 Fury.
Aura of Pain	-	Increases the Critical Strike chance of Immolation Aura by 6%.
Live by the Glaive	LbtG	When you parry an attack or have one of your own parried, restore 2% of your maximum health and generate 10 Fury. This effect has a 5-second internal cooldown.
Pursuit	-	Causes your Mastery also to increase your Movement speed based on rating.
Soul Rending	SR	Grants 5/10% Leech, increased to 10/20% while in Metamorphosis.
Infernal Armor	-	Immolation Aura also increases your Armour by 10/20%, and causes melee attackers to take light Fire damage when striking you.
Lost in Darkness	-	Spectral Sight lasts an additional 6 seconds and is no longer canceled when taking damage.
Felfire Haste	-	Casting Fel Rush also increases your movement speed by 10% for 8 seconds.
Illidari Knowledge	-	Reduces Magic damage taken by an additional 5%.
Demonic	-	Casting Eye Beam grants 5 seconds of the Metamorphosis effect.
Will of the Illidari	-	Increases your maximum health by 5%.
Precise Sigils	-	All of your sigil abilities are now cast at your target's location.
Internal Struggle	-	Increases your Mastery by 4.5%.
Soul Sigils	-	Afflicting an enemy with any sigil generates 1 Lesser Soul Fragment
Quickened Sigils	-	All sigils activate 1 second faster.
Erratic Felheart	-	Reduces the cooldown of Fel Rush by 10/20%.
Long Night	-	Increase the duration of Darkness by 3 seconds.
Pitch Black	-	Reduces the cooldown of Darkness by 2 minutes.
Rush of Chaos	-	Reduces the cooldown of Metamorphosis by 30/60 seconds.
Demon Muzzle	-	Afflicting an enemy with any sigil causes them to deal 8% reduced magic damage to you for 8 seconds.
Flames of Fury	-	Increases the damage of Sigil of Flame by 35/70% and causes it to generate 1/2 additional Fury per target hit.
Collective Anguish	CA	When you cast Eye Beam, an allied Demon Hunter appears to cast Fel Devastation. This deals full damage and heals you over its duration.

8.

Havoc Demon Hunter Spec Tree

Active Abilities Passive Effects

8.

Havoc Active Abilities

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Eye Beam	EB	Deals heavy Chaos damage to all enemies 20 yards in front of you in a line, dealing reduced damage above 5 targets. Costs 30 Fury, has a 2-second channel and a 40-second cooldown.
Netherwalk	NW	Increases your movement speed by 100%, and reduces all damage you take by 100% for 6 seconds, but are unable to attack. 3-minute cooldown.
Glaive Tempest	GT	Drops stationary spinning glaives at your feet, dealing heavy Chaos damage to any enemies within over 3 seconds, dealing reduced damage above 8 targets. Costs 30 Fury with a 25-second cooldown, reduced by Haste.
Essence Break	Essb	Slashes all enemies in a cone in front of you for heavy Chaos damage, and increases the damage Chaos Strike and Blade Dance deals to affected enemies by 80% for 4 seconds. Has a 40-second cooldown.
Fel Barrage	Fbarr	Rapidly drains Fury to deal heavy Chaos damage to all enemies within 12 yards, dealing reduced damage above 5 targets. Lasts a maximum of 8 seconds or until all Fury is drained. Has a 1.5-minute cooldown.

8.

Havoc Passive Effects

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Critical Chaos	-	The chance that Chaos Strike refunds Fury is increased by 30% of your Critical Strike Chance.
Insatiable Hunger	IH	Demon's Bite deals 50% additional damage and generates 5-10 additional Fury.
Demon Blades	Dblades	Causes your auto attacks to deal additional Shadow damage and generate 7-12 Fury each swing. Replaces Demon's Bite when taken.
Burning Hatred	BH	Immolation Aura generates an additional 40 Fury over 10 seconds after activation.
Improved Fel Rush	-	Increases the damage dealt by Fel Rush by 20%.
Dash of Chaos	DoC	After casting Fel Rush, you can re-activate it within 2 seconds to dash back to your initial location. This counts as a regular Fel Rush cast.
Improved Chaos Strike	-	Chaos Strike deals 10% increased damage.
First Blood	FB	The damage dealt by Blade Dance and Death Sweep is increased by 75% to the first target struck, and converted to Chaos.
Accelerating Blade	AB	Throw Glaive deals 60% additional damage to your target, reduced by 30% with each bounce.
Demon Hide	-	Increases your Magical damage dealt by 3%, and reduces Physical damage taken by 5%.
Desperate Instincts	DI	Blur reduces damage taken by an additional 10%. Also, whenever you drop below 35% health; Blur is automatically triggered at half duration, with a 50% reduced cooldown. This will only trigger if Blur is currently off cooldown.
Deflecting Dance	-	While casting Blade Dance, you absorb damage up damage up to 15% of your maximum health.
Mortal Dance	-	Enemies hit by Blade Dance receive 50% less healing for 6 seconds.
Initiative	-	Damaging an enemy before they damage you increases your Critical Strike Chance by 10% for 5 seconds. Casting Vengeful Retreat resets this effect, allowing you to trigger it again on any enemies it has previously triggered from.
Scars of Suffering	-	Increases Versatility by 4% and reduces threat generated by 8%.
Chaotic Transformation	CT	When you cast Metamorphosis the cooldowns of Blade Dance and Eye Beam are reset.
Furious Throws	FT	Throw Glaive now costs 25 Fury and throws a second glaive at your target.
Trail of Ruin	ToR	The final slash of Blade Dance applies a DoT to targets hit, dealing moderate Chaos damage over 4 seconds
Tactical Retreat	-	The cooldown of Vengeful Retreat is reduced by 5 seconds, and causes it to generate 80 Fury over 10 seconds when cast.
Blind Fury	BF	Your Eye Beam damage and duration is increased by 10/20%, and also generates 20/40 Fury per second spent channeling.
Looks Can Kill	LCK	Eye Beam will now always critically strike.
Dancing with Fate	DWF	The final strike caused by Blade Dance deals 25/50% additional damage.
Growing Inferno	GI	Every time Immolation Aura deals damage it deals 10% increased damage until it expires.
Exergy	-	Casting Vengeful Retreat or The Hunt increases your damage done by 5% for 20 seconds. This is extended up to a maximum of 30 seconds with each additional trigger.
Inertia	-	The Hunt and Vengeful Retreat cause your next Felblade or Fel Rush cast to increase your damage dealt by 18% for 5 seconds.
Isolated Prey	IP	Whenever you strike only a single target with the following abilities, they gain additional effects: Chaos Nova stuns for an additional 2 seconds Eye Beam deals 30% increased damage. Immolation Aura always critically strikes.
Furious Gaze	FG	Fully channeling Eye Beam also grants 10% Haste for 10 seconds.
Serrated Glaive	-	Hitting an enemy with Chaos Strike or Throw Glaive increases their damage taken by your Throw Glaive and Chaos Strike / Annihilation by 15% for 15 seconds.
Burning Wound	BW	Hitting an enemy with Demon's Bite / Demon Blades or Throw Glaive applies a DoT dealing moderate Chaos damage over 15 seconds. Enemies take 40% additional damage from your Immolation Aura when affected by this, but can only be applied to a maximum of 3 targets at a time.
Unbound Chaos	UBC	Vengeful Retreat and The Hunt also increases the damage of your next Fel Rush or Felblade cast within 12 seconds by 300%.
Chaos Theory	CT	Casting Blade Dance causes your next Chaos Strike cast within 8 seconds to have a 14-30% increased chance to critically strike, and always triggers the 20 Fury refund.
Inner Demon	ID	Entering the Metamorphosis effect via any means causes your next Chaos Strike to deal heavy Chaos damage to all nearby enemies.
Restless Hunter	-	Leaving your Metamorphosis effect (including when overwriting the effect via Metamorphosis) grants a charge of Fel Rush and increases the damage of your next Blade Dance cast by 50%.
Relentless Onslaught	RO	Chaos Strike has a 10% chance to trigger an additional Chaos Strike.
Soulscar	-	Throw Glaive also applies a Chaos DoT effect for 6 seconds, dealing 100% of the damage dealt by the glaive. Mastery improves this, but it cannot critically strike.
Ragefire	RF	When Immolation Aura critically strikes, 30% of the damage is stored up to a cap of 3 critical strikes per tick. When Immolation Aura expires, you explode, dealing all the stored Ragefire damage to all nearby enemies.
Know Your Enemy	KYE	Your Critical Strike Damage is increased by 40/80% of your Critical Strike Chance. Heavily increases the scaling potential of Critical Strike.
Cycle of Hatred	CoH	Casting Eye Beam reduces the cooldown of your Eye Beam ability by 5 seconds, stacking up to 4 times for a total of 20 seconds.
Chaotic Disposition	-	Whenever you deal Chaos damage, there is a 7.77% chance to duplicate up to 17% of the damage dealt to the target. This can repeat up to 3/7 times.
A Fire Inside	AFI	Grants Immolation Aura a second charge, with a 30% chance to refund a charge whenever cast. Also allows multiple Immolation Aura buffs to overlap and be active at the same time.
Shattered Destiny	SD	The duration of your Metamorphosis effect is extended by 0.1 seconds per 12 Fury spent while it is active.
Screaming Brutality	SB	Casting Blade Dance automatically triggers a full strength Throw Glaive cast on your target. Each slash from Blade Dance also has a 50% chance to throw an additional glaive at 35% strength.

Since Havoc has a lot of synergistic effects within the tree, knowing how to manage your rotation in regular gameplay is essential. It can be overwhelming to be presented with the complete toolkit. Trying to work out each interaction and priority can be difficult. Now you are equipped with the knowledge of what each thing does; you can put it into practice using the details provided on the rotation page: