Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 4. Contents
  • 5. 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
  • 4. Important Procs
  • 5. Active Mitigation
  • 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
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Rotation
  • 2. Multiple Target Rotation
  • 3. Active Mitigation
  • 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. Damage Output
    • 1.3. Dungeons
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. Gems
  • 3. Enchants
  • 4. Consumables
  • 5. 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. Blessing of Protection Cancelaura Macro
      • 1.2.2. 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
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
  • 2. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
  • 3. Legendary Items
  • 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 maximise your Pain generation, and then use this Pain on the various active mitigation abilities at your disposal in order to keep yourself alive.

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
• Level 100: Fallout
• Level 102: Felblade
• Level 104: Fracture
• Level 106: Quickened Sigils
• Level 108: Fel Devastation
• Level 110: Last Resort

3. Stat Choice

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

1. Versatility;
2. Haste = Mastery;
3. Critical Strike.

If you have the 4-Part Tier 19 Set Bonus, Mastery becomes the best secondary stat instead.

4. Basic Rotation

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

1. Use Soul Carver on cooldown to generate Soul Fragments and maximise DPS.
2. Use Soul Cleave for healing (when above 70 Pain, to avoid wasting resources when not using Fracture).
3. If using Fracture, cast Fracture to generate Soul Fragments or keep from capping your Pain.
4. Use Immolation Aura on cooldown.
5. If using Felblade, cast Felblade on cooldown.
6. If using Fel Eruption, cast Fel Eruption on cooldown.
7. Use Sigil of Flame on cooldown.
8. If using Flame Crash, weave casts of Infernal Strike with Sigil of Flame@.
9. Fill empty global cooldowns with Shear.

Against multiple targets, skip step number 6.

5. Active Mitigation and Cooldowns

You have 4 active mitigation abilities that you need to use to keep yourself alive.

• Soul Cleave should be used whenever you require additional healing.
• Demon Spikes should be used frequently, even simply against auto-attacks. Always keep at least one of its charges rolling.
• Empower Wards should be used before you take significant magic damage.
• 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 Munkky, a respected Vengeance Demon Hunter theorycrafter.

6. ChangeLog

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• 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.