Havoc Demon Hunter PvP Talents and Builds (Shadowlands / 9.0.2)
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
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15 |
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25 |
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30 |
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35 |
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40 |
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45 |
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50 |
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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.
Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents
Felblade is the best choice in this tier. This will allow you to
get to your target much easier and generate more Fury. However, if you are
using the level 50 talent,
Demonic, you should use
Blind Fury.
Both of these talents are large increases to your sustained and burst damage.
Tier 2 (Level 25) Talents
Demon Blades is the best choice in this tier. This is a great
passive to help you generate Fury and increase your overall sustained
damage if you have a lot of uptime on your target.
If you are playing against a team with multiple roots and slows,
Insatiable Hunger is going to be the better option. This will allow you
to deal extra damage and generate more Fury with
Demon's Bite.
Tier 3 (Level 30) Talents
Trail of Ruin is the best choice in this tier. This is a strong
passive talent that increases your overall damage output.
Tier 4 (Level 35) Talents
Soul Rending is the best choice in this tier. Because you will be
playing with the
Demonic talent, you will be entering
Metamorphosis very often. The additional leech you gain from this
talent while in Metamorphasis greatly increases your overall survivability.
Tier 5 (Level 40) Talents
First Blood is the best choice in this tier. This reduces the
Fury cost of your important spell,
Blade Dance and increases its
damage. This talent works great with the
Trail of Ruin.
Tier 6 (Level 45) Talents
Fel Eruption is the best choice in this tier. This gives you a stun
on a very short cooldown with a 20 yard range. This can be used to stop an
incoming cast or to help land a
Mana Rift on the enemy healer.
Note that, if you are playing against a team with multiple roots, slows or stuns
to stop you from using Mana Rift,
Master of the Glaive is the
better choice in this tier. The slow your
Throw Glaive applies with
this talent will help you connect to a ranged target or kite away from incoming
damage.
Tier 7 (Level 50) Talents
Demonic is the best choice in this tier. This gives you reliable
burst every 25 seconds and will also increase your survivability when paired with
the
Soul Rending talent.
PvP Talents for Havoc Demon Hunters
Mandatory PvP Talents
Mana Rift places a mana rift on the ground. After 2.5 seconds, it
will deal 8% of the target's health in damage, and remove 8% of their Mana.
This PvP talent should be chosen if your overall strategy is to run the enemy
healer out of Mana and win in dampening.
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 with against a team with multiple
magical crowd control abilities (
Polymorph,
Hammer of Justice), you should be using this talent. It is important to
note that this ability can also be used to reverse the absorb debuff created
by
Notorious Gladiator's Maledict.
Mortal Rush is a great talent to have if your team does not already
have a
Mortal Wounds debuff. This will reduce any healing done to the target
with this debuff, making is much more difficult for healers to heal through your
team's damage.
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, Affliction
Warlocks, Balance Druids or Elemental Shaman.
Detainment increases the duration of your
Imprison by
2 seconds and that target is immune to damage and healing while it is active.
This is great for crowd control and for landing a
Mana Rift on the enemy
healer. Use this if your team already has a few stuns to help setup Mana Rift
and you need a second way to land them.
Cover of Darkness increases the chance for you and allies to avoid
damage while within your
Darkness effect by 50%. It is a very
important talent to have if you do not have a need for any other PvP talent.
Rain from Above can also be used defensively or aggressively. This
ability leaps you into the air and you can avoid most incoming damage. If your
goal is to stay alive, you can replace
Mana Rift with this PvP talent.
Changelog
- 05 Dec. 2020: Updated PvP talents.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
This guide has been written by Mysticall, a seasoned PvP player who has repeatedly achieved Arena Master and 2500 rating. You can watch his stream on Twitch, and you can also check out his YouTube channel.
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