Havoc Demon Hunter 10.2.7 Guide

Introduction

Welcome to our guide on the Havoc Specialization for the Demon Hunter Class in WoW Dragonflight patch 10.2.7! This article covers everything related to the Havoc spec, such as the leveling, gearing, and min-maxing your DH as a DPS for the most challenging PvE content in World of Warcraft - Mythic Raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons.

First, we'll check out the specialization's particularities and see if the Havoc DH is one of the best specs in Dragonflight, Season 4. Then you'll learn how to gear your demon hunter, what stats to prioritize, and the best leveling spec, talents, and rotation that will get you to max level in no time.

Finally, we'll discuss min-maxing your character for the end-game content and teach you what gear to use for Mythic Raiding and Mythic Plus dungeons. By the end of the guide, you will become a master of the Havoc specialization! Sounds good, right? Let's get started!

Table of Contents

• Havoc Demon Hunters: Strengths and Weaknesses
• How to gear your Havoc DH
• How to level your Havoc Demon Hunter. Leveling tips
• Best Havoc Demon Hunter talents for end-game content
• Havoc Demon Hunters in Dragonflight - FAQ

Havoc Demon Hunter: Strengths and Weaknesses

In World of Warcraft, the demon hunter class has 2 specializations: Havoc and Vengeance. The Havoc Demon Hunters cover the melee DPS role, using Fury as their spending resource.

In my opinion, the Havoc Demon Hunter represents the easiest-to-play melee DPS spec in the game. In PvE end-game content, though, such as Mythic Dungeons and Mythic Raiding, it qualifies as one of the mediocre specs in Season 4.

Regarding weapons, as a DPS, the demon hunter dual-wields fist weapons, warglaives, one-handed swords, and axes. As for raid gear, it shares the Conqueror Tier Token with Paladins, Priests, and Warlocks for legacy content. In the Dragonflight's latest expansion, the Awakened raids, demon hunters share the Dreadful Tier Token with Death Knights and Warlocks.

In the table below, we present the Havoc Demon Hunter's strengths and weaknesses:

Havoc Demon Hunter Races

As a Demon Hunter, you are restricted to being either the Night Elf race (Alliance) or Blood Elf race (Horde).

How to gear your Havoc Demon Hunter

In World of Warcraft, gearing is one of the most important aspects that enhances your character's overall performance by providing massive amounts of stats, armor, procs, and set bonuses. This guide will teach you how to properly gear up for the most challenging content in WoW Dragonflight, Mythic Raiding, and Mythic+ Dungeons.

We'll start with the basics and cover the Havoc DH's stats priority, check out the tier set bonuses, and finally, the best in slot gear you can get from mythic raids and dungeons.

Havoc Demon Hunter stat priority

Regardless of the class and spec you roll into in World of Warcraft, the stats are a key component when gearing up and min-maxing your character for the end-game content. Havoc Demon Hunters wear Leather gear with Agility as the main stat.

As a DPS demon hunter, the Agility stat increases the attack power of your abilities, in other words - the damage you are dealing to the enemies. Also, please note that a higher and adequate item level will better impact your character's performance than a perfect stat distribution, so always keep an eye on the gear's item level!

Havoc Demon Hunter's stats priority looks like this:

• 1. Agility
• 2. Critical Strike
• 3. Mastery
• 4. Versatility
• 5. Haste

So as a Havoc DH, you will primarily value item level for Agility as the primary stat, then Critical Strike, followed by Haste, Versatility, and Mastery as secondary stats.

In other words: Agility > Critical Strike > Mastery > Versatility > Haste. And here's why:

Agility: Increases your attack power and, therefore, all the damage you are dealing to your enemies

Critical Strike: Increases the chances of dealing double damage with your attacks

Haste: Increases your attack speed and reduces your cooldowns

Versatility: Increases damage dealt and reduces damage taken

Mastery: Increases the effectiveness of Mastery: Demonic Presence

Havoc Demon Hunter Tier Set Bonus

To start with, what is a tier set in World of Warcraft?

In WoW, a tier set is a unique class armor set with powerful 2-set and 4-set specific bonuses for each specialization of that particular class. Tier set bonuses change based on the character's active talent specialization, ensuring that the bonus is appropriate and useful to that spec.

So to recap, tier sets are unique pieces of armor that, when equipped simultaneously, provide you with a bonus, different for each spec of the chosen class. This bonus is based on the number of pieces from the set you have equipped, with most tier sets providing bonuses when equipping 2 or 4 pieces.

How to get the Demon Hunter Tier Set in Dragonflight patch 10.2.7

There are three ways you can get tier set items in WoW in the Dragonflight expansion:

• Awakened Raids: You can get tier set items found as class tokens from specific bosses in the Dragonflight Awakened Raids.
• Revival Catalyst: You can craft Tier armor from non-set pieces of the same item level using the Revival Catalyst crafting system.
• Great Vault: You can obtain tier set items from all activities that typically reward Great Vault, such as raiding, Mythic+ dungeons, and PvP.

The fastest way to obtain your tier set is to take advantage of these three sources that can reward you with Havoc Demon Hunter set items. The best advice is to complete the Awakened Raid weekly - this is probably the fastest way to get your hands on the desired tier armor. In case you don't have a team to raid with, complete some Mythic+ Dungeons or some PvP matches.

Mythic dungeons and PvP are highly beneficial because even if you can't drop the set items while participating in these activities, you increase the chances of getting your set items at the Great Vault or the Revival Catalyst console in Thaldraszus. At the Revival catalyst console, you can convert the non-set pieces obtained in dungeons or PvP into tier set items.

Let's have a closer look at the Great Vault feature:

And this is what the Revival Catalyst looks like:

Back to our Havoc Demon Hunter Tier Set. Now that you learned how to obtain the tier set, let's see some set bonuses and particularities, shall we?

The Demon Hunter Tier set is called Skybound Avenger's Flightwear. For the Havoc spec, it comes with the following bonuses for two pieces and four pieces equipped:

• 2-Set: Casting Blade Dance or Death Sweep automatically casts Throw Glaive if off cooldown, and has a 50% chance per slash to proc an additional Throw Glaive for free .
• 4-Set: Casting Throw Glaive reduces the remaining cooldown of The Hunt by 2 seconds, and the duration of the DoT of The Hunt is increased by 6 seconds. The free 35% damage proc Throw Glaive from the 2-Set does not reduce the cooldown of The Hunt.

In the table below, we present you the sources for Havoc DH Tier Set items:

The remaining tier set items (Cloak, Wrists, Waist, and Boots) can be obtained by using the Revival Catalyst in Thaldraszus.

As previously stated, you unlock the tier set bonuses for your demon hunter when you equip any two or four pieces of the Skybound Avenger's Flightwear set. For itemization and build optimization, your four pieces of tier set as a Havoc Demon Hunter will be the Helm, Shoulders, Gloves, and Legs.

Raid Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Havoc Demon Hunters

In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the raids as a Havoc DH:

Mythic+ Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Havoc Demon Hunters

In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the Mythic+ Dungeons as a Havoc Demon Hunter:

Best in Slot (BiS) Trinkets for Havoc Demon Hunters

The best Havoc DH trinkets for end-game content are:

This wraps up everything you should know about gearing your Havoc Demon Hunter: the stats priority, how to obtain the tier set, and what items to use in the end-game activities. Moving on to the next section of our guide, we'll teach you how to level your Havoc DH in Dragonflight patch 10.2.7. Sounds good, right? Let's dive in!

How to level your Havoc Demon Hunter. Leveling tips

Best Havoc Demon Hunter Leveling Talents and Rotation in Dragonflight 10.2.7

The best talents to use while leveling as a Havoc DH are:

Now let's check out how you should prioritize your abilities. Havoc Demon Hunter Basic Rotation:

• Unleash Eye Beam whenever it's available for a burst of damage. If you've talented into Essence Break, pair it with an Eye Beam cast for an extra damage boost. Blade Dance (including Death Sweep in Metamorphosis) becomes a staple as you gain levels. Use it to cleave damage to nearby enemies.
• Always keep Immolation Aura active for consistent damage over time on your enemies. Chaos Strike (including Annihilation in Metamorphosis transforming it into a more powerful Annihilation) is your bread-and-butter damage source.
• When you have the Unbound Chaos buff, unleash Fel Rush for a mobile attack and to generate additional resources.

In the next section of our Havoc DH Guide, we'll present the best talents to use for PvE end-game content, such as raiding and Mythic+ dungeons. In the end game, it's crucial to use the right talents and prioritize the skills you use depending on the activity. Choosing the best talents will significantly impact your performance as a DPS!

Best Havoc Demon Hunter End-game Talents

From the PvE perspective, there are two main end-game activities we'll take into consideration: Mythic raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons. We'll treat them separately to keep things clear and avoid confusion.

Best Talents for Mythic Raiding in Season 4 (patch 10.2.7)

In the picture below, you can see the best talents for mythic raiding as a Havoc DH:

Raid Single-Target build

Raid Momentum build

Raid Low Mover build

Raid Inertia build

Best Talents for Mythic+ Dungeons in Season 4 (patch 10.2.7)

As a Havoc Demon Hunter, these are the talents you should use to maximize your damage in M+ Dungeons:

M+ Ignition build

M+ Ignition build