Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Gear and Best in Slot — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1

1. Best in Slot List for Vengeance Demon Hunters

Bear in mind that all of this is subject to change based on Warforging and Titanforging happening on gear, so this is absolutely a guideline and not a rule. Note that it is also just dealing with gear from raid environments, so this could change if you are spending a large amount of time in Mythic+ and gaining different, rarer pieces.

2. From Battle of Dazar'alor

Slot	Item	Source
Cloak	Silverback Cloak	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Wrists	Amethyst-Studded Bindings	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Gloves	Mech-Jockey Grips	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Belt	Stretched Sinew Waistcord	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Legs	Cranedancer Leggings	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Boots	Embossed Deckwalkers	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Ring #1	Lord Admiral's Signet	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Ring #2	Seal of the Zandalari Empire	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Weapon 1	Bloodtooth, the Soulfeaster	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor
Weapon 2	Daelin Proudmoore's Saber	Grong in Battle of Dazar'alor

3. From Dungeons

Slot	Item	Source
Cloak	Drape of the Loyal Vassal	Rixxa Fluxflame — Atal'Dazar
Wrists	Sea Dog's Cuffs	Trothak — Freehold
Gloves	Gloves of Corrupted Waters	Aqu'sirr — Shrine of the Storm
Belt	Belt of Gleaming Determination	Priestess Alun'za — Atal'Dazar
Legs	Singe-Blotched Britches	Jes Howlis — Tol Dagor
Boots	Mercenary Miner's Boots	Azerokk — The MOTHERLODE!!
Ring #1	Ritual Binder's Ring	Mchimba the Embalmer — King's Rest
Ring #2	Seal of the Regal Loa	Rezan — Atal'Dazar
Trinket #1	Azerokk's Resonating Heart	Azerokk — The MOTHERLODE!!
Trinket #2	Lustrous Golden Plumage	The Golden Serpent — King's Rest

There is also a unique proc-effect Fist Weapon, Bile-Stained Crawg Tusks from The Underrot. This effect can be strong, but the loss of secondary stats and additional randomness makes it a side-grade choice based on current simulations.

4. Azerite Gear for Vengeance Demon Hunters

For information about what Azerite traits to choose and what the best items are, see our Azerite page.

5. Azerite Gear

Here is a list of the best items for both Mythic+ and raiding.

5.1. Vendor Gear

For Raiding

• Helm: Cowl of Fluid Machinations (Rigid Carapace / Infernal Armor / Shimmering Haven / Gemhide)
• Shoulders: Pistoleer's Spaulders (Infernal / Hour of Reaping / Lifespeed / Gemhide)
• Chest: Cephalohide Jacket (Revel / Hour of Reaping / Crystalline Carapace / Gemhide)
• Secondary Chest: Spymaster's Wrap (Rigid Carapace / Infernal Armor / Lifespeed / Soulmonger)

For Mythic+

• Helm: Cowl of Fluid Machinations (Rigid Carapace / Infernal Armor / Shimmering Haven / Gemhide)
• Shoulders: Mantle of Fastidious Machinations (Hour of Reaping / Cycle of Binding / Winds of War / Impassive Visage)
• Chest: Spymaster's Wrap (Rigid Carapace / Infernal Armor / Lifespeed / Soulmonger)

5.2. Gear from Raids

For Raiding

• Helm: Tidemother's Cover (Rigid / Revel / Crystalline / Soulmonger)
• Shoulders: Mestrah's Singing Spaulders (Rigid / Cycle / Shimmering / Gemhide)
• Chest: Mekkatorque's Bomber Jacket (Hour/Rigid / Revel / Veins)

For Mythic+

• Helm: Crown of A'akul's Dark Reign (Infernal or Hour / Sever / Visage)
• Shoulders: Admiralty's Ceremonial Epaulets (Cyce / Hour / Ablative / Burning Soul)
• Chest: Mekkatorque's Bomber Jacket (Hour/Rigid / Revel / Veins)

6. Trinkets for Vengeance Demon Hunters

Defensively, you will go for trinkets that grant stats. None of them are particularly amazing in this instance, however going for trinkets with stats on them give you a mix of offense and defense.

1. Bwonsamdi's Bargain will be fight and strategy dependent, but has potential to be used fairly often. When you would die, it absorbs a portion of the damage then gives you a healing absorb based on a percentage of that damage. It will be a good progression tool depending on the fight. Good to have even if you are nor currenlty using it.
2. Diamond-Laced Refracting Prism has a small absorb, but due to most tank trinkets being underwhelming at best, this is actually a pretty good choice.
3. Xalzaix's Veiled Eye is one of the better trinkets, as it is a shield that procs when you are low on health. Good progression tool.
4. Darkmoon Deck: Blockades is one of the best defensively at the moment. It is not very strong, but compared to the rest, it is "good".
5. Galecaller's Boon provides you with Haste on a short cooldown, which makes this very good for raid; potentially one of the best trinkets overall.
6. Azerokk's Resonating Heart
7. Lustrous Golden Plumage
8. Dead-Eye Spyglass

7. Single Target DPS Trinkets

Thanks to Bloodmallet.com, a comprehensive list of available trinkets for Havoc are listed against each other below.

8. AoE DPS Trinkets

9. Changelog