Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Mythic+ Tips — Shadowlands 9.2

Vengeance Demon Hunter is one of the best tanks for Mythic+. While we lack somewhat in the survival department, we make up for with a lot of utility and high tank AoE DPS.

If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 2 page below.

Valor is gained from M+ dungeons that can be used to upgrade M+ gear. For more information on Valor, please see the link below.

Encrypted is the new seasonal affix that introduces 3 relics to existing trash packs and to bosses. The relics will provide buffs to the surrounding enemies or deal damage to the party while they are alive. Which relic you kill first will determine what buff the party will receive. Killing Urh will provide a movement speed buff and stealth designed for skipping trash pulls. Killing Wo first will provide a large Haste buff, and killing Vy first will provide increased cooldown rate.

Once all three relics are killed, a corresponding Automa spawns in relation to the first relic killed. When the Automa is killed, the party receives the buff. As a tank, Urh relic will spawn the Urh Dismantler that is considered the tankbuster. Its Deconstruct ability will do a large amount of Physical damage and increase all damage taken by 25% for 5 seconds. Use the necessary cooldowns when this ability is triggered.

Infernal is a new affix added in Patch 9.1.5 for Legion Mythic+ timewalking for keys level 10 and higher. New beacons will be available in the dungeon and triggering the beacon will spawn a Legion invasion. The beacons will automatically trigger when engaging a nearby boss. Most groups will trigger the invasions ahead of time so the group does not have to fight them at the same time as the boss. More coordinated groups will plan around spawning them with the boss.

Your spell priority does not change in Mythic+ content. For more information, please visit the page below.

Vengeance Demon Hunter provides support for the party through its sigils and high kiting potential via mobility.

We would like to preface this list by saying that all sigils can be cast up to 30 yards, explode after 3 seconds, which actually grants the effect of the sigil, and have an 8-yard radius. Using Quickened Sigils will allow the sigils to explode after 2 seconds. This is mainly for Kyrian Vengeance players.

• Sigil of Silence provides a 6-second silence to all mobs effected. Note that this interrupts spellcasting. It can be cast every 60 seconds.
• Sigil of Chains grips in enemies and then slows them by 70%, allowing for easy mob management and kiting potential. It has a 1.5-minute cooldown.
• Sigil of Misery places a 20-second Fear on mobs affected. This interrupts spellcasting if the mob is feared and can be used on mobs that are fearable, but have uninterruptible abilities. This action fears them, which stops their cast. This can be cast every 1.5 minutes.
• Imprison is a ranged Incapacitate that has a 20-yard range and 45-second cooldown. It does not trigger combat and works extremely well in preventing mobs from pulling or as a quick "stun" for uninterruptable mobs.
• Disrupt is an interrupt with a 10-yard range and a short 15-second cooldown. It also grants you 30 Pain if you successfully interrupt a cast.
• Consume Magic is a 30-yard purge that gets rid of one buff from an enemy and if you remove a buff, you get 20 Pain. It also has a short 10-second cooldown. With the increased amount of purgeable buffs, this is a very welcome addition.
• Infernal Strike allows you to jump 30 yards (drops a Sigil of Flame with the Abyssal Strike talent) every 20 seconds (12 seconds with the talent), allowing for a high-mobility for pulling multiple packs, getting back to your group, and kiting.
• Arcane Torrent / Shadowmeld are actually racial abilities, but Demon Hunters can only be Night Elf and Blood Elf, which means that you will always have one of these at your disposal. Arcane Torrent is great for tanks, as they will always be in melee range and can AoE purge trash with ease. Shadowmeld allows you to do special skips with Sigil of Misery that you could not do alone on the Horde side.

Below are the suggested talents for Mythic+; these talents are recommended for all groups and keys at the current time.

Level	Choices
15	✓ Abyssal Strike	✓ Agonizing Flames	✗ Felblade
25	✓ Feast of Souls	✓ Fallout	✓ Burning Alive
30	✗ Infernal Armor	✓ Charred Flesh	✓ Spirit Bomb
35	✗ Soul Rending	✗ Feed the Demon	✓ Fracture
40	✓ Concentrated Sigils	✗ Quickened Sigils	✓ Sigil of Chains
45	✗ Void Reaver	✓ Demonic	? Soul Barrier
50	✓ Last Resort	✗ Ruinous Bulwark	✗ Bulk Extraction

Recommended Legendary: Razelikh's Defilement

1. Level 15: Agonizing Flames or Abyssal Strike
2. Level 25: Fallout
3. Level 30: Spirit Bomb
4. Level 35: Fracture
5. Level 40: Sigil of Chains or Quickened Sigils (for Kyrian)
6. Level 45: Demonic
7. Level 50: Last Resort

Required Legendary: Fiery Soul

1. Level 15: Agonizing Flames or Abyssal Strike
2. Level 25: Burning Alive
3. Level 30: Charred Flesh
4. Level 35: Fracture
5. Level 40: Sigil of Chains or Quickened Sigils (for Kyrian)
6. Level 45: Demonic
7. Level 50: Last Resort

For a full list and details of the talents or legendary powers, please follow the link below.

The best Covenant for Vengeance is Kyrian. Elysian Decree provides a large damage boost that the default Vengeance kit is lacking. This is important for holding threat and providing a little more healing due to the three extra souls. Phial of Serenity also provides an additional potion cooldown on a 5-minute timer and a way to remove most debuffs.

Our advised tree for Kyrian in Mythic+ for kiting and additional damage reduction is as follows:

Our advised tree for Kyrian in Mythic+ for AoE damage is as follows:

Our advised tree for Kyrian in Mythic+ for maximum potency and endurance conduits is as follows:

For additional Covenant information, please follow the link below.