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Havoc Demon Hunter PvP Guide For 3v3

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Havoc Demon Hunter
Season 4
50 characters
1904 - 2800

Welcome to Murlok.io's Havoc Demon Hunter PvP guide for 3v3 in World of Warcraft. This guide lists the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for patch 10.2.6, based on the character builds of the Top 50 Havoc Demon Hunters from Dragonflight Season 4 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Глефавхарю (Gordunni EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 2800.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , the guide also examines each character's last time played, specialization usage frequency, and equipment type to ensure greater accuracy.

Top Havoc Demon Hunters

  1. 1
    Глефавхарю's character icon
    Глефавхарю
    Gordunni (EU)
    461 ilvl
    2800
  2. 2
    Khaven's character icon
    Khaven
    Ravencrest (EU)
    467 ilvl
    2411
  3. 3
    Mvqdh's character icon
    Mvqdh
    Illidan (US)
    472 ilvl
    2380
  4. 4
    Ayycope's character icon
    Ayycope
    Ravencrest (EU)
    472 ilvl
    2366
  5. 5
    Smqkepvrpp's character icon
    Smqkepvrpp
    Zuljin (US)
    463 ilvl
    2365

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance Havoc Demon Hunter Secondary and Minor stats for 3v3.

Secondary Stats
+441
13% Critical Strike
+1727
10% Haste
+5976
77% Mastery
+6509
32% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+13
0% Avoidance
+206
11% Leech
+310
6% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Leech
  3. Avoidance

Races

In World of Warcraft, each race comes with unique traits that enhance character abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits typically offer minor advantages, they can still provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Night Elf currently being the top race for Havoc Demon Hunters in 3v3, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits.

  1. Night Elf race icon
    Night Elf
    40
  2. Blood Elf race icon
    Blood Elf
    10

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Demon Hunter specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Demon Hunter class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Demon Hunter's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Vengeful Retreat
50
Blazing Path
50
Sigil of Misery
48
Vengeful Bonds
0
Unrestrained Fury
50
Shattered Restoration
7
Improved Sigil of Misery
12
Bouncing Glaives
50
Imprison
50
Charred Warblades
2
Chaos Nova
50
Improved Disrupt
50
Consume Magic
50
Aldrachi Design
0
Chaos Fragments
6
Master of the Glaive
49
Disrupting Fury
5
Felblade
50
Swallowed Anger
42
Aura of Pain
26
Live by the Glaive
0
Pursuit
50
Soul Rending
50
Infernal Armor
48
Lost in Darkness
3
Felfire Haste
2
Illidari Knowledge
50
Demonic
50
Will of the Illidari
49
Precise Sigils
3
Internal Struggle
50
Darkness
50
Soul Sigils
2
Quickened Sigils
50
Erratic Felheart
50
Pitch Black
11
Rush of Chaos
50
Demon Muzzle
0
Flames of Fury
48
Collective Anguish
46
The Hunt
50
Elysian Decree
4

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Havoc Demon Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Eye Beam
50
Critical Chaos
2
Demon Blades
50
Burning Hatred
50
Improved Fel Rush
0
Improved Chaos Strike
0
First Blood
50
Accelerated Blade
50
Demon Hide
49
Netherwalk
50
Mortal Dance
48
Initiative
50
Scars of Suffering
27
Chaotic Transformation
48
Furious Throws
50
Trail of Ruin
50
Tactical Retreat
50
Blind Fury
1
Looks Can Kill
2
Dancing with Fate
50
Growing Inferno
31
Unbound Chaos
48
Isolated Prey
31
Furious Gaze
48
Serrated Glaive
50
Burning Wound
31
Momentum
46
Chaos Theory
0
Inner Demon
45
Soulscar
50
Ragefire
0
Know Your Enemy
7
Cycle of Hatred
44
Chaotic Disposition
50
A Fire Inside
6
Essence Break
49
Shattered Destiny
32
Any Means Necessary
50
Fel Barrage
1

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Havoc Demon Hunter's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

The following tree reproduces the in-game pvp talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Cleansed by Flame
6
Reverse Magic
22
Chaotic Imprint
48
Rain from Above
0
Detainment
23
Glimpse
41
Cover of Darkness
0
Unending Hatred
2
Blood Moon
8
Sigil Mastery
0

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the top items for Havoc Demon Hunters in 3v3, tailored for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Helm item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Helm
    29
  2. Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl
    21

Neck

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Pendant item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Pendant
    39
  2. Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Amulet item icon
    Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Amulet
    9
  3. Draconic Gladiator's Amulet item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Amulet
    2

Shoulders

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Horned Memento item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Horned Memento
    30
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Spaulders item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Spaulders
    17
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Mantle item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Mantle
    3

Back

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Cape item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Cape
    42
  2. Draconic Warmonger's Cape item icon
    Draconic Warmonger's Cape
    5
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Greatcloak item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Greatcloak
    3

Chest

  1. Life-Bound Chestpiece item icon
    Life-Bound Chestpiece
    37
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Vest item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Vest
    9
  3. Draconic Warmonger's Jerkin item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Jerkin
    3
  4. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Tunic item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Tunic
    1

Wrist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Armguards item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Armguards
    48
  2. Draconic Warmonger's Wraps item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Wraps
    1
  3. Life-Bound Bindings item icon
    Life-Bound Bindings
    1

Hands

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Gloves item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Gloves
    34
  2. Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp
    15
  3. Draconic Warmonger's Handwraps item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Handwraps
    1

Waist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Belt item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Belt
    46
  2. Draconic Warmonger's Belt item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Belt
    3
  3. Life-Bound Belt item icon
    Life-Bound Belt
    1

Legs

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps
    36
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Leggings item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Leggings
    14

Feet

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Footpads item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Footpads
    28
  2. Life-Bound Boots item icon
    Life-Bound Boots
    13
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Boots item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Boots
    9

Rings

  1. Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet item icon
    Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet
    42
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Signet item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Signet
    36
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Ring
    8
  4. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight
    7
  5. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass
    4

Trinkets

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
    50
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Medallion
    50

Main Hand

  1. Draconic Gladiator's Warglaive item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Warglaive
    21
  2. Draconic Warmonger's Shortsword item icon
    Draconic Warmonger's Shortsword
    16
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Warglaive item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Warglaive
    12
  4. Stormslash item icon
    Stormslash
    1

Off Hand

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Warglaive item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Warglaive
    48
  2. Draconic Warmonger's Shortsword item icon
    Draconic Warmonger's Shortsword
    2

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of 2 embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Havoc Demon Hunters in 3v3.

  1. Life-Bound Chestpiece embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining
    55

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for Havoc Demon Hunters in 3v3, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence
    4

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp
    12

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit
    46
  2. Frosted Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Frosted Armor Kit
    1

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for Havoc Demon Hunters in 3v3.

  1. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    176
  2. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    9
  3. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    7
  4. Fractured Neltharite gem icon
    Fractured Neltharite
    4
  5. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    3