An Overview of Demon Hunter Class Changes in Dragonflight Patch 10.2

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• Fodder to the Flame demon is now revealed by Spectral Sight.
• Fodder to the Flame demon now takes fatal damage from Eye Beam/ Fel Devastation in addition to Throw Glaive.
• Fodder to the Flame buff is now granted immediately upon killing demon (was upon collecting soul).
• Metamorphosis cooldown reduced to 3 minutes (was 4 minutes).
• Darkness now has a 15% chance to avoid all damage from an attack. Chance to avoid damage increased by 100% when not in a raid.
• First of the Illidari has been removed.

• Spectral Sight cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 1 minute/30 seconds), and Haste now affects its global cooldown.
• Demonic’s duration for Demon form reduced to 5 seconds (was 6 seconds).
• Elysian Decree has been moved to the Demon Hunter class tree.
• Fodder to the Flame has been moved to the Demon Hunter class tree.
• Fodder to the Flame now increases Spectral Sight cooldown by 30 seconds in addition to previous effect.
• The Hunt initial damage increased by 22% and damage over time damage increased by 30%.
• Sigil of Flame now moved to Demon Hunter baseline.
• Sigil of Flame initial damage increased by 200%.
• New Talent: Live by the Glaive — When you parry an attack or have one of your attacks parried, restore 2% of max health and 10 Fury. This effect may occur once every 5 seconds.
• Unnatural Malice, Relentless Pursuit, Extended Sigils, and Misery in Defeat have been removed.
• Unrestrained Fury is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and increases max Fury by 20 (was 10/20).
• Shattered Restoration is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and increases Shattered Soul healing by 10% (was 5/10%).
• Illidari Knowledge is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and reduces magic damage taken by 5% (was 3/6%).
• Will of the Illidari is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and increases max health by 5% (was 3/6%).
• Rush of Chaos is now a 2-rank talent (was 1) and reduces Metamorphosis cooldown by 30/60 seconds (was 60 seconds).
• Quickened Sigils no longer reduces cooldowns of Sigil skills.
• Erratic Felheart now reduces cooldown of Fel Rush/ Infernal Strike by 8/15% (was 10/20%)
• Flames of Fury has been adjusted — Now a 2-rank talent (was 1). Sigil of Flame deals 35/70% increased damage and generates 1/2 Fury per target (was 2).
• Many talents have changed locations and/or available connections.
• New Talent: Champion of the Glaive — Throw Glaive has 2 charges and 10 yard increased range.
• Fodder to the Flame and Unleashed Power have been removed.
• Chaos Nova cooldown reduced to 45 seconds (was 1 minute) and Fury cost reduced to 25 (was 30).
• Concentrated Sigils no longer increases Sigil durations by 2 seconds.
• Precise Sigils no longer increases Sigil durations by 2 seconds.
• Live by the Glaive heal value increased to 4% of max health (was 2%).
• Concentrated Sigils has been removed.
• Any Means Necessary now correctly shows the same percent value before and after talenting into it.
• Cycle of Binding now works with Precise Sigils.
• Inertia now triggers correctly after using Immolation Aura twice before using Fel Rush.
• Immolation Aura damage reduced by 8%.
• Sigil of Flame duration increased by 2 seconds.
• Metamorphosis duration reduced to 20 seconds (was 24 seconds).
• Demonic Appetite is now baseline for Havoc and causes souls to generate 20 Fury (was 30).
• Fel Eruption is now baseline for Havoc.
• Glaive Tempest cooldown increased to 25 seconds (was 20 seconds), damage increased by 15%, and damage reduced beyond 8 targets (was 5).
• Fel Barrage has been redesigned — No longer channeled, drains 15 Fury per tick, lasts until Fury is depleted. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets (was 8).
• Initiative’s effect is no longer triggered or denied by damage over time effects.
• Momentum now increases damage by 6% (was 8%), lasts 6 seconds (was 5 seconds), and duration stacks to a max of 30 seconds (was 10 seconds).
• New Talent: Inertia — When empowered by Unbound Chaos, Fel Rush increases damage by 20% for 5 seconds.
• Fel Rush now enforces a global cooldown of 0.5 seconds (was 0.25 seconds).
• Felblade now enforces a global cooldown of 0.5 seconds (was 1.5 seconds).
• New Talent: Deflecting Dance — Blade Dance deflects incoming attacks, absorbing damage up to 15% of your maximum health.
• New Talent: A Fire Inside — Immolation Aura has 1 additional charge and 30% chance to refund a charge when activated. You can have multiple Immolation Auras active at a time.
• Felfire Heart talent has been removed.
• Fel Rush damage increased by 60%.
• Unbound Chaos is now a 1-point talent (was 2) and increases next Fel Rush damage by 250% (was 200/400%).
• Critical Chaos is now a 1-point talent (was 2) and has a refund chance of 30% of your Critical Strike chance (was 20/40%).
• Serrated Glaive is now a 1-point talent (was 2), and has been adjusted — Enemies hit by Chaos Strike or Throw Glaive (was only Throw Glaive) take 15% (was 10/20%) increased damage from Chaos Strike and Throw Glaive (was Chaos Strike and Eye Beam).
• Growing Inferno is now a 1-point talent (was 2), and increases damage by 10% per tick (was 5/10%).
• Isolated Prey has been adjusted — No longer causes Fel Rush to grant Fury; now causes Immolation Aura to deal 30% increased damage.
• Demon Hide (new talent) — Magical damage increased by 3% and Physical damage taken reduced by 5%.
• Fel Barrage damage reduced by 6%.
• Shattered Destiny now increases demonf form duratin per 12 Fury spent (was 8).

• New Talent: Ascending Flame — Sigil of Flame initial damage is increased by 50%. Multiple applications of Sigil of Flame may overlap.
• New Talent: Illuminated Sigils — Sigil skills have 1 additional charge. You have 20% increased chance to parry attacks from enemies afflicted by Sigil of Flame.
• Agonizing Flames is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and increases movement speed by 10% (was 10/20%) and Immolation Aura duration by 50% (was 25/50%).
• Extended Spikes is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and increases duration of Demon Spikes by 2 seconds (was 1/2 seconds).
• Burning Blood is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and increases Fire damage by 10% (was 5/10%).
• Darkglare Boon is now a 1-rank talent (was 2) and Fel Devastation refreshes 20-40% of cooldown (was 10-20/20-40%) and refunds 20-40 Fury (was 10-20/20-40 Fury).
• Chains of Anger now increases duration of Sigil effects by 2 seconds in addition to its previous effect.
• Soul Carver now generates 3 soul fragments on initial strike (was 2).
• A few talents have changed locations and/or had new connections added.
• Shear damage increased by 10%.
• Fracture damage increased by 10%.
• Soul Cleave damage increased by 7%.
• Throw Glaive damage increased by 30%.
• Calcified Spikes now provides its benefit if Demon Spikes is refreshed in addition to when it expires.
• Demon Spikes can no longer be cancelled manually.
• Meteoric Strikes now reduces the cooldown of Infernal Strike by 10 seconds (was 8 seconds).
• Fel Flame Fortification now reduces magic damage taken while Immolation Aura is active by 12% (was 10%).
• Feast of Souls healing value increased by 100% and no longer has an initial tick.
• Bulk Extraction cooldown reduced to 1 minute (was 1 minute 30 seconds).
• Soul Barrier absorb values increased by 28%.
• Fiery Demise now increases your Fire damage dealt to enemies afflicted by Fiery Brand by 25/50% (was 20/40%).
• Focused Cleave now increases Soul Cleave damage to primary target by 50% (was 40%).
• Darkglare Boon and Sigil of Misery have swapped talent locations.
• Fel Devastation cooldown reduced to 40 seconds (was 1 minutes).
• Fiery Brand now deals damage every 1 second (was 2 seconds), dealing the same total damage over its duration.
• Burning Alive now causes Fiery Brand to spread every 1 second (was 2 seconds).
• Retaliation damage increased by 50%.
• Sigil of Flame with A Ascending Flame now reapplies Frailty when hit with another Sigil of Flame.
• Chains of Anger now correctly increases cast reticle size of Sigils.
• Fiery Brand duration increased by 2 seconds.
• Shear damage increased by 10%.
• Fracture damage increased by 10%.
• Soul Cleave damage increased by 15%.
• Spirit Bomb damage increased by 8%.
• Soul Barrier absorb values increased by 25%.
• Fel Devastation damage increased by 30%.
• Stoke the Flames damage bonus for Fel Devastation reduced to 35% (was 40%).
• Fel Flame Fortification and Revel in Pain talents have swapped locations.
• Deflecting Spikes is no longer connected to Calcified Spikes and Retaliation in the talent tree.
• Aberrus (4) Set Bonus — Souls required to trigger Recrimination increased to 60 (was 20).
• Aberrus (4) Set Bonus — Duration of Fiery Brand applied by Set Bonus reduced to 3 seconds (was 6 seconds).

You can find other Patch 10.2 class changes linked below.