Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.3 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 4. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 5. Contents
  • 6. ChangeLog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Rotation
  • 5. Active Mitigation and Cooldowns
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities
    • 3.1. Movement
    • 3.2. Utility
  • 4. Important Procs
  • 5. Active Mitigation and Defensive Abilities
  • 6. Cooldowns
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Tier 1 (Level 99) Talents
  • 3. Tier 2 (Level 100) Talents
  • 4. Tier 3 (Level 102) Talents
  • 5. Tier 4 (Level 104) Talents
  • 6. Tier 5 (Level 106) Talents
  • 7. Tier 6 (Level 108) Talents
  • 8. Tier 7 (Level 110) Talents
  • 9. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression
  • 2. Relic Choice
    • 2.1. Survivability
    • 2.2. DPS
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. General Optimization Advice
  • 2. Tier 2 Upgrade Priority
    • 2.1. Survivability Priority
    • 2.2. DPS Priority
  • 3. Tier 3 Upgrade Priority
    • 3.1. Survivability
    • 3.2. DPS
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Rotation
  • 2. Multiple Target Rotation
  • 3. Active Mitigation and Defensive Abilities
  • 4. Defensive Cooldowns
  • 5. Taunting
  • 6. Optional Read: Mastering Your Vengeance Demon Hunter
    • 6.1. Pain
    • 6.2. Mastery: Fel Blood
    • 6.3. Soul Fragments
    • 6.4. Pain Management
    • 6.5. In-Depth Ability Usage
      • 6.5.1. Artifact Ability
      • 6.5.2. Throw Glaive
      • 6.5.3. Consume Magic
      • 6.5.4. Sigils
    • 6.6. Advanced Active Mitigation Usage
      • 6.6.1. Demon Spikes
      • 6.6.2. Soul Cleave
      • 6.6.3. Empower Wards
      • 6.6.4. Fiery Brand
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
    • 1.1. Survivability
    • 1.2. Mythic+
    • 1.3. Damage Output
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Demon Hunters
      • 1.1.1. Focus Interrupt Macro
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Vengeance Demon Hunters
      • 1.2.1. Sigil Macro
      • 1.2.2. Infernal Strike Macro
      • 1.2.3. Blessing of Protection Cancelaura Macro
      • 1.2.4. Mouseover Taunt Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Demon Hunters
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.6. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.7. Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Vengeance Demon Hunters
      • 2.2.1. Omen Threat Meter
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
  • 2. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
  • 3. Legendary Items
    • 3.1. Single Target Damage
    • 3.2. AoE Damage
    • 3.3. Single Target Healing
    • 3.4. AoE Healing
    • 3.5. Raid Survival
    • 3.6. Dungeon Survival/Utility
  • 4. Loot Competition
  • 5. ChangeLog

This page is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialisation without being overwhelmed by the numerous subtleties and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

1. The Basics

Vengeance Demon Hunters are adept at dealing with magic damage, and they also have strong mobility, which can help during tanking, especially in dungeons.

Your main goal throughout fights will be to survive through clever usage of your defensive abilities. Your Pain generation also plays an important role, because the more Pain you get, the more survivability you have. Use your Pain for your active mitigation ( Demon Spikes) when needed, and for your self-healing.

2. Talent Choice

These choices are optimised for ease of use. That said, only viable talents are suggested and the gains in survivability and DPS from choosing only the "best" talents are not gamebreaking.

• Level 99: Abyssal Strike (or Agonizing Flames for more AoE damage at the expense of mobility)
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Flame Crash
• Level 104: Fracture
• Level 106: Quickened Sigils (but this is situational and any talent can work)
• Level 108: Spirit Bomb
• Level 110: Last Resort

3. Stat Choice

Currently, you will want to prioritise secondary stats as follows:

1. Haste (until 20%) >= Mastery;
2. Versatility;
3. Haste;
4. Critical Strike.

Note that the priority is different for Mythic+ or for maximising your DPS output. For Mythic+, you should go for Mastery > Versatility > Haste > Critical Strike, while for DPS you should go for Critical Strike >= Versatility >= Mastery >= Haste.

To maximise damage, simply try to keep all your secondary stats balanced.

4. Basic Rotation

The basic rotation as a Vengeance Demon Hunter is based on this priority.

1. Use Shear to generate Pain.
2. Use Fracture to generate Soul Fragments.
3. Use Spirit Bomb at 4+ Soul Fragments.
4. Use Immolation Aura on cooldown.
5. Use Sigil of Flame on cooldown.
6. Use Fiery Brand and Soul Carver together for a defensive cooldown and for burst healing.
7. Use Soul Cleave if you need burst healing.
8. Use Infernal Strike to keep a high uptime on the DoT it applies (thanks to Flame Crash), but only if you do not need it for movement.

5. Active Mitigation and Cooldowns

You have one active mitigation ability that you need to use to keep yourself alive, which is Demon Spikes. This should be used frequently, even simply against auto-attacks. Always keep at least one of its charges rolling.

Aside from this, you also have a couple of other abilities you can use to help keep you alive.

• Soul Cleave should be used whenever you require additional healing.
• Fiery Brand should be placed on the target when you anticipate that they will deal high damage to you, or when you simply want to reduce the damage you take.

In addition to that, you have access to a major survivability cooldown in Metamorphosis. This works both pro-actively (to increase your health in preparation for damage) and re-actively, as an emergency cooldown to heal you up when you drop low on health. The extra Pain that Metamorphosis generates is also a nice bonus, which you can use on Soul Cleave for more healing.

About Our Reviewer

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Greensprîng, one of the best Vengeance Demon Hunters in the world, who raids in untitled spreadsheet.

6. ChangeLog

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• 12 Sep. 2017: Added a mention of a DPS stat priority.
• 29 Aug. 2017: Updated the page to account for changes made to the rest of the guide.
• 13 Jun. 2017: Updated the page to account for changes made to the rest of the guide.
• 09 Jan. 2017: Updated the stat priority and talent choices.
• 18 Nov. 2016: Added easy mode page.