Spec guide
Havoc Demon Hunter Raid Build
The most popular Havoc Demon Hunter build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
13%
of top players run the most popular build
Havoc Demon Hunter Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 13% of top players run it
Stat priority
CritMasteryHasteVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered SunHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Fel-Scarred
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The most popular Havoc build is run by 13% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Havoc Demon Hunter builds. The most popular build is run by 13% of sampled players (13 of 100 players).
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Fel-ScarredSpent: 13
HavocSpent: 32
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Havoc Demon Hunter players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
29%
21%- 36%
29%
36%- 36%
36%
50%
57%- 50%
- 36%
36%
Casts per minute
Cast share
Chaos Strike12.2/min19%
Annihilation11.8/min18%- Death Sweep7.4/min12%
Shattered Souls5.4/min9%- Felblade2.8/min4%
Felblade2.8/min4%- Vengeful Retreat2.5/min4%
Blade Dance2.3/min4%- Eye Beam2.2/min3%
Immolation Aura1.8/min3%
Major cooldowns
First use
Font of Venomous Rage0:012.0×/fight- Potion of Recklessness0:021.9×/fight
Metamorphosis0:113.8×/fight
Immolation Aura0:344.0×/fight
Glide1:252.5×/fight
Blur1:323.6×/fight- Shattered Souls2:174.2×/fight
- Chaos Nova5:331.9×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 14 players sampled
90% of top Havoc players wear Abyssal Doomhound's Studded Gauntlets in the hands slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Havoc Demon Hunter players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Havoc Demon Hunter players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Off-Hand
Popularity
Tier set
Abyssal Doomhound's Pursuit
2pcSet: Blade Dance, Chaos Strike, and Essence Break have 12% increased damage.
4pcSet: Essence Break now applies and benefits from the effects of Cycle of Hatred, has 35% increased initial strike damage, and has 2.0 sec increased duration.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pc(2) Set: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
2pcSet: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Havoc Demon Hunter players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand74%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand69%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand18%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand6%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand1%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand1%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining99%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone96%
- Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers14%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band10%
- Lucky Keychain7%
- Embellishment: Hunt4%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Havoc looks to be Crit > Mastery > Haste > Vers.
Crit1,278
Mastery1,151
Haste350
Vers118
The highest-rated Havoc Demon Hunter players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered Sun
flask / 100%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 100%
Macros
Well-established universal and Demon Hunter macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.
Curated conventions — not derived from logs
Universal
- Set focus (mouseover, else target)
/focus [@mouseover,exists][] - Use top trinket
#showtooltip 13 /use 13 - Use bottom trinket
#showtooltip 14 /use 14 - Stop casting
/stopcasting
Demon Hunter basics
- Focus interrupt — Disrupt
#showtooltip Disrupt /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Disrupt - Focus crowd control — Imprison
#showtooltip Imprison /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Imprison
Race distribution
Night Elf53% Alliance
Blood Elf33% Horde
Void Elf14% Alliance
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FAQ
How is this Havoc Demon Hunter Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.
How often is this guide updated?
Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.
Why should I trust these recommendations?
Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.
Does region or mode change the build?
Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Havoc Demon Hunter builds across PvP and PvE contexts.