Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables 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

On this page, we present you with the best gems and enchants for a Vengeance Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth 8.0.1. We also list the best consumables (food, flasks, and potions) and profession-specific perks.

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. Gems for Vengeance Demon Hunters

You should use Kraken's Eye of Agility in one socket, and Quick Owlseye (or the cheaper Quick Golden Beryl) in all other sockets.

2. Enchants for Vengeance Demon Hunters

Slot	Enchantment
Rings	Enchant Ring - Pact of Haste Enchant Ring - Seal of Haste (cheaper)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Stalwart Navigation and Enchant Weapon - Quick Navigation (survivability) Enchant Weapon - Versatile Navigation and Enchant Weapon - Masterful Navigation (for DPS, while also giving survival gain)

You want to use 2 different enchants on your gear because you gain more stats from this method than stacking 2 of the same one.

The reason we do not have Enchant Weapon - Deadly Navigation listed for DPS is that the actual DPS gain on the enchant and Critical Strike in general is extremely random, and you gain more survival from the other stats. It is not recommended to gem or enchant Critical Strike or aim for the stat on gear.

3. Consumables for Vengeance Demon Hunters

Flask of the Currents (DPS) or Flask of the Vast Horizon (Survivability) should be used for raids, along with Battle Potion of Agility as your potion of choice.

You should eat from the Bountiful Captain's Feast (or the cheaper Galley Banquet) when possible, and otherwise Haste food ( Swamp Fish 'n Chips or the cheaper Ravenberry Tarts).

Note that you must change spec to Havoc at the moment when you eat the food in order to avoid getting a Stamina buff. That said, the Stamina buff is also viable.

Coastal Healing Potion can be used along with Healthstones as they do not share a cooldown.

If you can afford it, you should use Battle-Scarred Augment Runes to increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of these runes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them for when you need them.

War-Scrolls provide weaker versions of the class buffs, which is helpful in dungeons if you do not have a class that provide it.

1. War-Scroll of Battle Shout
2. War-Scroll of Intellect
3. War-Scroll of Fortitude

4. Changelog

• 09 Sep. 2018: Added info on why not to take Deadly Navigation, as well as War-Scrolls.
• 26 Aug. 2018: Updated Weapon and Ring enchants. Also fixed error in the flasks.
• 12 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.

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