Havoc Demon Hunter PvP Talents and Builds (The War Within Pre-Patch)
Choosing the right PvP and PvE talents is a prerequisite to proper performance in PvP. This guide goes through the various talent choices available to you as a Havoc Demon Hunter and gives you the best combinations you can take.
This page is part of our Havoc Demon Hunter PvP Guide.
Talent Choices for Havoc Demon Hunters
This build is built around Eye Beam,
Demonic, and
Soul Rending to increase your damage output and survivability.
Talents Summary
While the above table provides a generally accurate overview of the viability of talents, some finer points are discussed in the sections that follow, and we recommend you read those for a deeper understanding.
Demon Hunter Talent Tree Highlights
Some important spells to note in the Demon Hunter talent tree:
The Hunt. The Hunt is crucial for opening up kill windows. Stun the kill target with
Fel Eruption,
Imprison the healer, and use The Hunt to land a kill.
Collective Anguish is in the final tier and makes it so
Eye Beam summons an allied Demon Hunter. This mob will deal damage to your target and heal you.
Sigil of Misery is a new spell for Havoc that allows them to place on the ground and will fear all enemies inside of it after 2 sec. This is a great follow-up after a stun or
Imprison is on the enemy healer.
Havoc Demon Hunter Talent Tree Highlights
Some important spells to note in the Havoc Demon Hunter Talent tree:
Essence Break deals spread damage and increases the damage of your next
Chaos Strike and
Blade Dance.
Furious Gaze is great because
Eye Beam can no longer be kicked. Unless you get crowd controlled during the channel, you will get full value out of this talent.
PvP Talents for Havoc Demon Hunters
Mandatory PvP Talents
Glimpse makes you immune to crowd control and reduces the
damage you take until you land when casting
Vengeful Retreat. This
is a great way to avoid incoming damage when you are the primary focus for
the enemy team.
Chaotic Imprint works great when paired with the talent
Any Means Necessary. If your primary goal is to deal damage, this
talent is perfect for increasing your overall damage output.
Situational PvP Talents
Reverse Magic removes all harmful magical effects from yourself
and all nearby allies within 10 yards, and sends them back to their original
caster if possible. If you are playing against a team with multiple
magical crowd control abilities (
Polymorph,
Hammer of Justice), you should be using this talent.
Detainment increases the duration of your
Imprison,
and that target is immune to damage and healing while it is active. This is
great for crowd control on the enemy healer.
Cleansed by Flame makes
Immolation Aura also dispel all
magical effects on you when cast. This is a very important talent to have
when playing against a team with DoTs on it. Use this talent versus
Shadow Priest, Balance Druids or Elemental Shaman.
Changelog
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 02 Jul. 2024: Updated Recommended Talents.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated Recommended Talents.
- 08 Nov. 2023: Updated Recommended Talents.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 26 Jun. 2023: Updated Recommended Talents.
- 01 May 2023: Review for Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Talent Calculator.
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 26 Jan. 2023: Updated Recommended talents.
- 13 Jan. 2023: Updated Recommended talents.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated Recommended talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
- 01 Aug. 2022: Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 26 Feb. 2022: Updated Tier 6 Regular Talent.
- 10 Nov. 2021: Updated Tier 3 Regular Talent
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 02 Jul. 2021: Updated PvP Talents for 9.1.
- 08 Mar. 2021: Updated PvP Talents.
- 05 Dec. 2020: Updated PvP talents.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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