Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Gear and Best in Slot in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 3. Vengeance Demon Hunter's Strengths
  • 4. Vengeance Demon Hunter's Weaknesses
  • 5. Viability of Vengeance Demon Hunter in the Current Patch
  • 6. Contents
  • 7. Changelog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics of Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 3. Talent Choice for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 4. Stat Choice for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 5. Basic Rotation for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 6. Active Mitigation and Cooldowns
  • 7. Changelog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource of Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Vengeance Demon Hunters
    • 3.1. Movement for Vengeance Demon Hunters
    • 3.2. Utility for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 4. Important Procs for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 5. Active Mitigation and Defensive Abilities
  • 6. Cooldowns for Vengeance Demon Hunters
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 2. Suggested Talent Builds for Vengeance Demon Hunters
    • 2.1. Survivability
    • 2.2. Mixed DPS & Survival / DPS / Questing / Dungeons
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 99) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 100) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 102) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 104) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 106) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 108) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 110) Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 10. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 10.1. Vengeance Demon Hunter PvP Talents
  • 11. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Choosing Azerite Gear as a Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 2. Choosing Azerite Traits as a Vengeance Demon Hunter
    • 2.1. Outer Ring Traits
    • 2.2. Middle Ring Traits
    • 2.3. Inner Ring Traits
  • 3. Azerite Traits Rotation Changes and Details for Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 4. Azerite Gear
    • 4.1. Raiding gear from Mythic+
    • 4.2. Mythic+
  • 5. Vengeance-specific Azerite Traits
  • 6. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 7. Changelog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Rotation for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 2. Active Mitigation and Defensive Abilities
  • 3. Defensive Cooldowns for Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 4. Taunting
  • 5. Optional Read: Mastering Your Vengeance Demon Hunter
    • 5.1. Maximizing Defense
      • 5.1.1. Feed the Demon
      • 5.1.2. Soul Cleave Over Spirit Bomb
    • 5.2. Pain
    • 5.3. Mastery: Fel Blood
    • 5.4. Soul Fragments
    • 5.5. Pain Management
    • 5.6. In-Depth Ability Usage
    • 5.7. Infernal Strike
    • 5.8. Flame Crash
      • 5.8.1. Throw Glaive
      • 5.8.2. Consume Magic
      • 5.8.3. Disrupt
      • 5.8.4. Sigils
    • 5.9. Advanced Active Mitigation Usage
      • 5.9.1. Demon Spikes
      • 5.9.2. Soul Cleave
      • 5.9.3. Fiery Brand
  • 6. Changelog
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Vengeance Demon Hunter in Mythic+
    • 1.1. Vengeance Demon Hunter Mythic+ Rotation
    • 1.2. Vengeance Demon Hunter Utility
  • 2. Mythic+ Talents for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 3. Mythic+ Affixes
    • 3.1. Tier One Affixes
    • 3.2. Tier Two Affixes
    • 3.3. Tier Three Affixes
    • 3.4. Seasonal Affix
  • 4. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Consuming Pain and Souls Inappropriately
  • 2. Using Defensive Cooldowns Reactively
  • 3. Not Using Cooldowns Enough
  • 4. Thinking Damage Does Not Matter
  • 5. Not Planning Defensive Cooldowns
  • 6. Not Using External Cooldowns
  • 7. Stacking Unnecessary Defensive Tools
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Frequently Asked Questions
    • 1.1. Should I Play Defensively or Offensively?
    • 1.2. What Piece is Better, X or Y?
  • 2. How Much of X Stat Should I Have?
  • 3. Changelog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Introduction for Vengeance Demon Hunter Boss Advice in Uldir
    • 1.1. Talent Cheatsheet
  • 2. Taloc
  • 3. M.O.T.H.E.R.
  • 4. Fetid Devourer
  • 5. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
  • 6. Vectis
  • 7. Zul, Reborn
  • 8. Mythrax the Unraveler
  • 9. G'huun
  • 10. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding of Vengeance Demon Hunter Stats
  • 3. Changelog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 2. Enchants for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 3. Consumables for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 4. Changelog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Demon Hunters
      • 1.1.1. Focus Interrupt Macro
      • 1.1.2. Focus Purge 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 and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 2. From Dungeons
  • 3. Azerite Gear for Vengeance Demon Hunter
  • 4. Azerite Gear
    • 4.1. Mythic+ Gear for Raiding
    • 4.2. Mythic+ Gear
  • 5. Trinkets for Vengeance Demon Hunters
  • 6. Single Target DPS Trinkets
  • 7. AoE DPS Trinkets
  • 8. Changelog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Simulations for Tanks?
  • 2. Combat Logs
  • 3. Changelog

General Information

This page is a gear reference for Vengeance Demon Hunters. It lists your best items, with an emphasis on trinkets, and gives you gearing advice.

The other pages of our Vengeance Demon Hunter guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Munkky, the main theorycrafter of the spec since it was initially announced, and an admin in the Demon Hunter Discords. He raids in Happy Accidents, you can watch his YouTube channel, and you can follow him on Twitter.

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.

We have only listed the raid pieces with good stats on them, so as to reduce the fluff. The Boots are the only "BiS" stat item.

• Boots: Quarantine Protocol Treads from Zek'voz
• Legs: Pathogenic Legwraps from M.O.T.H.E.R.
• Ring: Band of Certain Annihilation from Mythrax the Unraveler

2. 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.

3. Azerite Gear for Vengeance Demon Hunter

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

4. Azerite Gear

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

In the raid, you will want to have at least one piece with either Laser Matrix or Archive of the Titans for Reorigination Array. Note that Usurper's Bloodcaked Spaulders are the best for this, if you only take one raid piece.

The best pieces from the raid are as follows:

1. Helm: Cowl of Dark Portents
2. Shoulders: Usurper's Bloodcaked Spaulders
3. Chest:TunicoftheSanguineDeity

4.1. Mythic+ Gear for Raiding

• Helm: Cowl of Fluid Machinations from Shrine of the Storm
• Shoulders: Pistoleer's Spaulders from Tol Dagor
• Chest: Cephalohide Jacket from Siege of Boralus

4.2. Mythic+ Gear

• Helm: Irontide Captain's Hat from Freehold
• Shoulders: Tentacle-Laced Spaulders from Shrine of the Storm
• Chest: Gore-Splattered Vest from The Underrot

5. 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. 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".
2. Azerokk's Resonating Heart
3. Lustrous Golden Plumage
4. Galecaller's Boon
5. Doom's Wake
6. Dead-Eye Spyglass

6. Single Target DPS Trinkets

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

7. AoE DPS Trinkets

8. Changelog

• 28 Sep. 2018: Added Azerite gear list.
• 09 Sep. 2018: Updated for Uldir.
• 12 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.

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