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Havoc Demon Hunter PvP Guide — The War Within (11.1.7)

Last updated on Jun 15, 2025 at 21:20 by Keator 33 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Havoc Demon Hunter in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

PvP Havoc Demon Hunter Guides
Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Battleground Blitz Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Havoc Demon Hunters in the Current Meta

Havoc Demon Hunters are the most feared class in the game. They not only have strong crowd control in the form of stuns and kicks, but they also have the strongest offensive cooldown in the game, Metamorphosis Icon Metamorphosis; on a relatively short cooldown, you can easily swap to an enemy without a trinket and kill them in a stun.

2.

Havoc Demon Hunter Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Great mobility
  • +Strong burst and sustained damage
  • +Multiple utility spells to help keep teammates alive
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Weak against teams with multiple stuns
  • -Predictable burst damage
  • -Roots and slows can prevent you from using team utility (Darkness Icon Darkness &
  • -Reverse Magic Icon Reverse Magic)
3.

Notable 11.1.5 Changes to Havoc Demon Hunter

  • None.
4.

Changelog

  • 15 Jun. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (races): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (macros): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (playstyle): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (comps): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (blitz): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (this page): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 23 Mar. 2025 (this page): Updated Patch 11.1.0.
  • 03 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear for Season 2 of The War Within.
  • 03 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (races): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (macros): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (comps): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
    • Updated Tier Set section.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 11 Nov. 2024 (playstyle): Updated Damage Rotations.
    • Updated Opener Damage Rotations.
    • Updated Burst Damage Rotation.
    • Updated Sustained Damage Rotation.
    • Updated Defensives section.
  • 11 Nov. 2024 (comps): Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 11 Nov. 2024 (blitz): Updated PvP Talents.
  • 11 Nov. 2024 (gear): Updated Gearing Section.
    • Updated Recommended Trinkets.
    • Updated Embellishments.
  • 11 Nov. 2024 (talents): Updated Talents Section.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated Talent descriptions.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Recommended Enchants.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 16 Sep. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Recommended Embellishments.
    • Updated Recommended Enchants.
    • Updated Recommended Gems.
  • 15 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 12 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 28 Aug. 2024 (blitz): Page added.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 02 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear and Embellishments.
  • 02 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (macros): Fixed typo in macro.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.1.
    • Updated recommended Talents.
    • Added PvP talents to talent table.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
  • 14 Feb. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 Comp.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 08 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Set bonus.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 26 Jun. 2023 (playstyle): Updated Damage rotations.
  • 26 Jun. 2023 (comps): Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 26 Jun. 2023 (gear): Several changes made.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Set section.
    • Added Embellishment section.
    • Updated Gems and Enchants section.
  • 26 Jun. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 01 May 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (talents): Review for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Best 2v2 and 3v3 team compositions.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Recommended Gear to include Tier Set.
    • Added Tier Set section.
    • Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Talent Calculator.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 26 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended talents.
  • 13 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Updated all Damage rotations.
  • 13 Jan. 2023 (gear): Updated Stat Priority.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Recommended Enchants.
  • 13 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended talents.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated all damage rotations.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 and 3v3 team compositions.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Gems and Enchants.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated Recommended talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated weaknesses.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated weaknesses.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 17 Jun. 2022 (gear): Updated Best Weapons.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated all Damage rotations.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (comps): Updated Best 3v3 Compositions.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated Tier 6 Regular Talent.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (this page): Added Notable Changes section.
  • 26 Feb. 2022 (this page): Added Notable Changes section.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 3 Regular Talent
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Removed Mana Burn section.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear section.
    • Added Shards of Domination section.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents for 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.1.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.1.
  • 26 Feb. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Tier Set section.
    • Removed Shards of Domination section.
  • 17 Feb. 2021 (gear): Updated Best Weapons.
  • 08 Jan. 2021 (playstyle): Updated Burst and Sustained damage rotations.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Ability.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated PvP talents.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
    • Removed outdated gear.
    • Added gems section.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.2.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands 9.0.2.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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