Spec guide
Vengeance Demon Hunter Raid Build
The most popular Vengeance 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
4%
of top players run the most popular build
Vengeance Demon Hunter Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 4% of top players run it
Stat priority
HasteCritMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered SunHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Aldrachi Reaver
Class
Fel Devastation healing increased by 25%.
Expert takeBVengeance Demon Hunter's value proposition is unchanged from Season 1 to Season 2. They are a very competitive option for Mythic+ tanking, but not very desirable as a raid tank.…Icy Veins ↗Wowhead A ↗Archon C ↗
The most popular Vengeance build is run by 4% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Vengeance Demon Hunter builds. The most popular build is run by 4% of sampled players (4 of 100 players).
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Aldrachi ReaverSpent: 0
VengeanceSpent: 0
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Vengeance 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.
47%
24%
29%
18%- 29%
35%
35%- 35%
- 41%
- 53%
- 47%
- 35%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Soul Fragment55.8/min36%
- Fracture17.3/min11%
- Fracture17.3/min11%
- Fracture17.3/min11%
Soul Cleave15.7/min10%
Demon Spikes5.9/min4%- Immolation Aura4.9/min3%
Spirit Bomb3.6/min2%
Felblade2.5/min2%
Felblade2.5/min2%
Major cooldowns
First use
Light's Potential0:031.9×/fight
Fel Devastation1:024.5×/fight- Soul Fragment2:153.0×/fight
Sigil of Chains2:372.7×/fight
Chaos Nova5:381.7×/fight
Darkness5:541.1×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 17 players sampled
86% of top Vengeance players wear Abyssal Doomhound's Studded Gauntlets in the hands slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Vengeance Demon Hunter players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Vengeance 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: Sigil of Flame's damage over time is increased by 50%. Soul Cleave increases the duration of Sigil of Flame on your primary target by 2.0 sec.
2pcSet: Blade Dance, Chaos Strike, and Essence Break have 12% increased damage.
4pcSet: Immolation Aura and Sigil of Spite have 100% increased damage against targets affected by your Sigil of Flame.
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.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Vengeance Demon Hunter players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand54%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand38%
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand37%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand18%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand2%
- Worldsoul TenacityMain-Hand2%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Embellishment: Hunt52%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone39%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band9%
- Lucky Keychain6%
- Silvermoon Agent's Utility Belt6%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Vengeance looks to be Haste > Crit > Mastery > Vers.
Haste1,022
Crit916
Mastery517
Vers364
The highest-rated Vengeance 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 Elf61% Alliance
Blood Elf28% Horde
Void Elf11% Alliance
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FAQ
How is this Vengeance 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 Vengeance Demon Hunter builds across PvP and PvE contexts.