Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Spell List and Glossary — Dragonflight 10.0.7

Havoc is among the most recently added specializations but has had three expansions to settle into a playstyle that has remained consistent. 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:

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, dealing reduced damage above 8 targets. It 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 for the duration, and any damage taken 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 4 seconds, and entering Metamorphosis for 24 seconds. During Metamorphosis you gain 20% Haste, and Chaos Strike and Blade Dance are empowered, changing to Annihilation and Death Sweep. 4-minute cooldown.
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.
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 5% 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 10% passively.

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.

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 Flame	SoF	Places a sigil on the ground that instantly generates 30 Fury, and detonates after 2 seconds. When it triggers, it deals light Fire damage to targets within it and additional Fire damage over 8 seconds. 30-second 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.
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.
Chaos Nova	Nova	Deals light Chaos damage to nearby enemies in an AoE around you and stuns them for 2 seconds. It costs 30 Fury and has a 1-minute cooldown.
Sigil of Misery	SoM	Places a sigil on the ground that detonates after 2 seconds, disorienting any enemies hit for 20 seconds when it goes off. Any damage taken will end the effect, and has a 2-minute cooldown.
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 20% chance to miss. 8-yard radius and 5-minute cooldown.
The Hunt	Hunt	Charges up to 50 yards to your target, dealing heavy Nature damage to your primary target and applying a moderate Nature 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.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Blazing Path	-	Grants Fel Rush an additional charge.
Unrestrained Fury	-	Increases your maximum Fury by 10/20.
Shattered Restoration	-	Increases the healing of Shattered Souls by 5/10%.
Vengeful Bonds	-	Causes Vengeful Retreat to also reduce the movement speed of all enemies hit by 70% for 3 seconds.
Improved Disrupt	-	Increases the range of Disrupt to 15 yards.
Bouncing Glaives	-	Causes Throw Glaive to ricochet to an additional target.
Flames of Fury	-	Each target hit by Sigil of Flame generates 2 additional Fury.
Pursuit	-	Causes your Mastery also to increase your Movement speed based on rating.
Disrupting Fury	-	Successfully interrupting a target with Disrupt now generates 30 Fury.
Aura of Pain	-	Increases the Critical Strike chance of Immolation Aura by 6%.
Swallowed Anger	-	Successfully removing a beneficial Magic effect from a target with Consume Magic generates 20 Fury.
Charred Warblades	-	You heal for 3% of all Fire damage you deal. This also applies to Chaos damage.
Felfire Haste	-	Casting Fel Rush also increases your movement speed by 10% for 8 seconds.
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.
Rush of Chaos	-	Reduces the cooldown of Metamorphosis by 60 seconds.
Concentrated Sigils	-	All of your Sigil casts are now cast at your feet, and the duration of all of their effects is increased by 2 seconds.
Precise Sigils	-	All of your Sigil casts are now cast at your target's location, and the duration of all of their effects is increased by 2 seconds.
Lost in Darkness	-	Spectral Sight lasts an additional 6 seconds and is no longer canceled when taking damage.
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.
Chaos Fragments	-	Each enemy stunned by Chaos Nova has a 30% chance to generate a lesser Soul Fragment.
Unleashed Power	UP	Reduces the Fury cost of Chaos Nova by 50% and reduces the cooldown by 20%.
Illidari Knowledge	-	Reduces Magic damage taken by an additional 3/6%.
Demonic	-	Casting Eye Beam grants 6 seconds of the Metamorphosis effect.
First of the Illidari	FotI	Reduces the cooldown of Metamorphosis by 10%, and grants 10% Versatility whenever it is active.
Will of the Illidari	-	Increases your maximum health by 3/6%.
Improved Sigil of Misery	-	Reduces the cooldown of Sigil of Misery by 30 seconds.
Misery in Defeat	-	After the disorient of Sigil of Misery ends, enemies take 20% additional damage from you for 5 seconds.
Internal Struggle	-	Increases your Mastery by 3.6%.
Soul Sigils	-	Afflicting an enemy with any sigil generates 1 Lesser Soul Fragment
Aldrachi Design	-	Increases your parry chance by 3%.
Erratic Felheart	-	Reduces the cooldown of Fel Rush by 20%.
Long Night	-	Increase the duration of Darkness by 3 seconds.
Pitch Black	-	Reduces the cooldown of Darkness by 2 minutes.
Demon Muzzle	-	Afflicting an enemy with any sigil causes them to deal 8% reduced magic damage to you for 8 seconds.
Extended Sigils	-	Increases the duration of your sigil effects by 1/2 seconds.
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.
Unnatural Malice	-	Damage from the DoT effect caused by The Hunt is increased by 30%.
Relentless Pursuit	-	The cooldown of The Hunt is reduced by 12 seconds whenever an enemy dies with the DoT effect applied to them.
Quickened Sigils	-	All sigils activate 1 second faster and have a 20% reduced cooldown.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Eye Beam	Beam	Deals heavy Chaos damage to all enemies within 20 yards in front of you in a line. Deals reduced damage above 5 targets and has a 2-second channel with a 40-second channel.
Netherwalk	NW	Increases your movement speed by 100%, and gives you reduces all damage you take by 100% for 6 seconds but are unable to attack. 3-minute cooldown.
Fel Eruption	FE	Deals light Chaos damage and stuns your target for 4 seconds. It costs 10 Fury with a 30-second cooldown.
Glaive Tempest	GT	Drops stationary spinning glaives at your feet, dealing heavy Chaos damage to any enemies within over 3 seconds. Deals reduced damage above 5 targets and costs 30 Fury with a 20-second cooldown, reduced by Haste.
Fel Barrage	Fbarr	Deals heavy Chaos damage to all enemies within 8 yards over 3 seconds, and can be channeled while moving. Deals reduced damage above 8 targets, and has a 1-minute cooldown.
Elysian Decree	ED	Place a sigil on the ground within 30 yards that activates after 2 seconds. Upon detonation, deals heavy Arcane damage and shatters 3 Lesser Soul Fragments from enemies affected. Has a 1-minute cooldown.
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.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Improved Chaos Strike	-	Chaos Strike deals 10% increased damage.
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.
Felfire Heart	FH	Increases the duration of Immolation Aura and Sigil of Flame by 2 seconds.
Demonic Appetite	DA	Chaos Strike has a 6 RPPM chance to spawn a lesser soul fragment. Picking up any Soul Fragments now also grants 30 Fury.
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.
First Blood	FB	Increases the damage of Blade Dance and Death Sweep by 75%, and changes its school to Chaos against your primary target.
Burning Hatred	BH	Immolation Aura generates an additional 30 Fury over 6 seconds after activation.
Critical Chaos	-	The chance that Chaos Strike refunds Fury is increased by 25/50% of your Critical Strike Chance.
Mortal Dance	-	Enemies hit by Blade Dance receive 50% less healing for 6 seconds.
Dancing with Fate	DWF	The final strike caused by Blade Dance deals 40% additional damage. This is a 20% overall increase to your Blade Dance casts.
Initiative	-	Damaging an enemy before they damage you increases your Critical Strike Chance by 12% for 5 seconds. Casting Vengeful Retreat resets this effect, allowing you to trigger it again on any enemies it has previously triggered from.
Improved Fel Rush	-	Increases the damage dealt by Fel Rush by 20%.
Chaotic Transformation	CTr	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, dealing a moderate amount of Chaos damage over 4 seconds
Unbound Chaos	UBC	When you cast Immolation Aura, your next Fel Rush cast within 12 seconds deals 400% increased damage.
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.
Serrated Glaive	-	Hitting an enemy with Throw Glaive increases the damage taken from your next Eye Beam by 10/20%.
Growing Inferno	GI	Every time Immolation Aura deals damage it deals 5/10% increased damage until it expires.
Tactical Retreat	-	The cooldown of Vengeful Retreat is reduced by 5 seconds, and causes it to generate 80 Fury over 10 seconds when cast.
Isolated Prey	IP	Whenever you strike a single target with the following abilities, they gain additional effects: Chaos Nova stuns for an additional 2 seconds Eye Beam deals 25% increased damage. Fel Rush generates 25-35 Fury.
Furious Gaze	FG	Fully channeling Eye Beam also grants 10% Haste for 10 seconds.
Relentless Onslaught	RO	Chaos Strike has a 10% chance to trigger and additional Chaos Strike.
Burning Wound	BW	Hitting an enemy with any of 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.
Momentum	-	Casting Fel Rush, The Hunt, and Vengeful Retreat increases your damage done by 8% for 5 seconds. This is affected by the Pandemic effect, allowing you to extend it.
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 trigger the 20 Fury refund.
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 or Death Sweep cast by 50%.
Inner Demon	ID	Entering the Metamorphosis effect via any means causes your next Chaos Strike to deal moderate Chaos damage to all nearby enemies.
Accelerating Blade	AB	Throw Glaive deals 20% additional damage to your target and an additional 20% on each bounce.
Ragefire	RF	When Immolation Aura critically strikes, 35% of the damage is stored up to a cap of 3 critical strikes per tick. When Immolation Aura expires, and you explode, dealing all the stored Ragefire damage to all nearby enemies.
Know Your Enemy	KYE	Your Critical Strike Damage is increased by 80% of your Critical Strike Chance. Heavily increases the scaling potential of Critical Strike.
Cycle of Hatred	CoH	Casting Blade Dance, Chaos Strike, or Glaive Tempest reduces the cooldown of Eye Beam by 0.5/1 second.
Fodder to the Flame	Fodder	Your damaging abilities have a small chance of summoning a demon that will fight you for 25 seconds. Using Throw Glaive will instantly kill the demon, but it can be killed through other damage as well. On death, it explodes for moderate Shadow damage reduced beyond 5 targets and heals you for 25% of your maximum health. It also drops a demon soul, granting 20% bonus damage for 15 seconds when absorbed.
Soulrend	SR	Throw Glaive also applies a Chaos DoT effect for 6 seconds, dealing 60/120% of the damage dealt by the glaive. Mastery improves this, but cannot critically strike.
Shattered Destiny	SD	The duration of your Metamorphosis effect is extended by 0.1 seconds per 8 Fury spent while it is active.
Any Means Necessary	AMN	Mastery: Demonic Presence now also causes any Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, or Shadow damage you deal to be converted to Chaos instead, granting 80% of its benefit to them.

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: