Vengeance Demon Hunter PvE Guide — Midnight

by Fouren

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About the Class

Vengeance Demon Hunter is a tank whose primary stat is Agility. In combat it wields two one-handed warglaives. The class has excellent survivability, good damage and a large number of abilities for controlling one or a group of targets.

Strengths

Excellent mobility and a wide range of abilities for gathering up enemies.
A simple defensive ability rotation that lets you quickly grasp the class and perform well.
AoE crowd control and a group damage immunity for both the raid and the party.

Weaknesses

Hero talents grant a random proc of a strong defensive ability that can trigger at the wrong moment and fail to trigger when needed.
Some defensive abilities are debuffs that require a target to be applied, which can be tricky at the start of a fight.

Stat Priority

Demon Hunter Vengeance Stats Priority

Agility

Haste

Versatility

Critical Strike

Mastery

Talents

Demon Hunter Vengeance Mythic+ Build

No talent data

Rotation

Demon Hunter Vengeance Opener

Demon Hunter Vengeance Abilities Priority

Single Target

Fiery Brand — You need it for defense
Metamorphosis — You are about to use it
Abyssal Descent — You have 3 stacks
Fiery Brand — You are about to reach 2 charges
Fiery Brand — Use spenders when any of the following conditions are met - Click for the full list You need Fiery Brand for defense You are about to use Metamorphosis You have 3 stacks of Abyssal Descent You are about to reach 2 charges of Fiery Brand
Metamorphosis — if you currently have fewer than 2 stacks of Abyssal Descent
Spirit Bomb — with 5+ Soul Fragments, if you have 3 stacks of Abyssal Descent
Soul Cleave — with at least 3 Soul Fragments, if you have 3 stacks of Abyssal Descent
Fracture — if you have 2 charges, or you are about to reach 2 charges
Sigil of Spite — on cooldown
Soul Carver — on cooldown
Spirit Bomb — on cooldown with at least 5 Soul Fragments, hold it slightly if you plan to use Fiery Brand within about 5 seconds
Sigil of Flame — on cooldown
Soul Cleave — if you have 5 or more Soul Fragments and Spirit Bomb is on cooldown
Fel Devastation — with 3 or fewer Soul Fragments
Immolation Aura — preferably without overcapping Fury
Soul Cleave — with at least 3 Soul Fragments
Fracture
Felblade
Soul Cleave — with 2 or fewer Soul Fragments
Throw Glaive — as a filler or when you are out of enemy reach

AoE

Fiery Brand — You need it for defense
Metamorphosis — You are about to use it
Abyssal Descent — You have 3 stacks
Fiery Brand — You are about to reach 2 charges
Fiery Brand — Use spenders when any of the following conditions are met - Click for the full list You need Fiery Brand for defense You are about to use Metamorphosis You have 3 stacks of Abyssal Descent You are about to reach 2 charges of Fiery Brand
Metamorphosis — if you currently have fewer than 2 stacks of Abyssal Descent
Spirit Bomb — with 5+ Soul Fragments, if you have 3 stacks of Abyssal Descent
Soul Cleave — with at least 3 Soul Fragments, if you have 3 stacks of Abyssal Descent
Fracture — if you have 2 charges, or you are about to reach 2 charges
Sigil of Flame — on cooldown, preferably without overcapping Soul Fragments from Fallout
Fel Devastation — preferably when as many enemies as possible are affected by Fiery Brand
Spirit Bomb — on cooldown with at least 5 Soul Fragments, hold it slightly if you plan to use Fiery Brand within about 5 seconds
Soul Cleave — if you have 5 or more Soul Fragments and Spirit Bomb is on cooldown
Immolation Aura — preferably without overcapping Fury
Soul Cleave — with at least 3 Soul Fragments
Fracture
Felblade
Soul Cleave — with 2 or fewer Soul Fragments
Throw Glaive — as a filler or when you are out of enemy reach

Best in Slot (BiS)

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Demon Hunter: Gear

Weapon

Lightless Lament

Off Hand

Tormentor's Fistblades

Head

All-Devouring Reaver's Visor

Neck

Furious Abyssal Choker

Shoulders

All-Devouring Reaver's Pauldrons

Back

Adherent's Silken Shroud

Chest

Abyssal Embrace Vest

Wrists

Chewed-Leather Bracers

Hands

All-Devouring Reaver's Essence Grips

Waist

All-Devouring Reaver's Emblem

Legs

All-Devouring Reaver's Pistons

Feet

Eclipse Espadrilles

Ring

Eye of Midnight

Ring

Blooming Sporecaller's Band

Trinket

Gaze of the Aln Seer

Trinket

Sporelord's Mycelial Sigil

Enchants, Gems, Consumables

Enchants

Weapon

Enchant Weapon - Authority of Jan'alai

Head

Enchant Head - Reinforced Rune of Avoidance

Shoulders

Enchant Shoulder - Amirdrassil's Blessing

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

Feet

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Speed

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Gems

Meta Gem

Inscrutable Diamond of the Eternal Song

Prime

Flawless Deathfire Chrysolite

Consumables

Flask

Flask of Tempered Aggression

Potion

Potion of Unwavering Focus

Healing Potion

Moonlit Healing Potion

Weapon Oil

Thalassian Phoenix Oil

Augment Rune

Abyssal-Marked Augment Rune

Food

Feast of the Divine Day

Leveling

From the very first level you already have abilities to deal damage. Your main abilities at the early levels will be Felblade and Fel Devastation.

As you level up you will gain new abilities, getting closer to the main rotation. We recommend following this ability priority as they become available:

Mythic+ Tips

Use Chaos Nova and Sigil of Misery to interrupt spells and control groups of enemies.

You can use Imprison to lock an enemy in a cage and walk past it without pulling its aggro. This ability is very useful in dungeons for skipping difficult packs of monsters without fighting them.

Darkness gives the party full immunity to incoming damage (in the case of a 5-person group). Be sure to use this ability during moments of powerful mob or boss abilities aimed at party members. This ability also allows you to skip some boss mechanics in dungeons, but it requires coordinated teamwork from all players.

Macros

Cast Fel Rush Toward the Cursor

#showtooltip Fel Rush
/cast [@cursor] Fel Rush

Cast Sigil of Misery at the Cursor

#showtooltip Sigil of Misery
/cast [@cursor] Sigil of Misery

Cast Disrupt at the Cursor

#showtooltip Disrupt
/cast [target=mouseover, exists] Disrupt; Disrupt

Author

Fouren

Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.