Аикью

Havoc Demon Hunter
Blood Elf
446 ilvl
Season 2
3410 Mythic+

Аикью from Howling Fjord (EU) is recognized as one of the top PvE Havoc Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 3410 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of his character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of his stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide to enhance and inspire your own Havoc Demon Hunter build.

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 how Аикью's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+6228
45% Critical Strike
+2913
17% Haste
+1424
32% Mastery
+1737
8% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+125
2% Avoidance
+200
11% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

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.

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Take a peek at Аикью's selected Class Talents below:

Vengeful Retreat
1
Blazing Path
1
Sigil of Misery
1
Vengeful Bonds
Unrestrained Fury
2
Shattered Restoration
Improved Sigil of Misery
Bouncing Glaives
1
Imprison
1
Charred Warblades
1
Chaos Nova
1
Improved Disrupt
1
Consume Magic
1
Aldrachi Design
Chaos Fragments
Master of the Glaive
Disrupting Fury
Felblade
Swallowed Anger
Aura of Pain
Live by the Glaive
Pursuit
1
Soul Rending
2
Infernal Armor
Lost in Darkness
Felfire Haste
1
Illidari Knowledge
2
Demonic
1
Will of the Illidari
2
Precise Sigils
Internal Struggle
1
Darkness
1
Soul Sigils
Quickened Sigils
Erratic Felheart
2
Long Night
Rush of Chaos
Demon Muzzle
Flames of Fury
Collective Anguish
The Hunt
1
Elysian Decree

Specialization Talents

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

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Take a peek at Аикью's selected Specialization Talents below:

Eye Beam
1
Critical Chaos
2
Demon Blades
1
Burning Hatred
Improved Fel Rush
Improved Chaos Strike
1
First Blood
1
Accelerated Blade
Demon Hide
Desperate Instincts
Deflecting Dance
Initiative
1
Scars of Suffering
Chaotic Transformation
1
Furious Throws
Trail of Ruin
1
Tactical Retreat
1
Blind Fury
2
Looks Can Kill
1
Dancing with Fate
2
Growing Inferno
Unbound Chaos
2
Isolated Prey
1
Furious Gaze
1
Serrated Glaive
Burning Wound
Momentum
1
Chaos Theory
Inner Demon
Relentless Onslaught
Ragefire
Know Your Enemy
2
Cycle of Hatred
2
Chaotic Disposition
A Fire Inside
Essence Break
1
Shattered Destiny
1
Any Means Necessary
Fel Barrage

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.

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Take a peek at Аикью's selected PvP Talents below:

Cleansed by Flame
1
Reverse Magic
Chaotic Imprint
Rain from Above
Detainment
1
Glimpse
Cover of Darkness
Unending Hatred
1
Blood Moon
Sigil Mastery

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of equipment significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Аикью.

Head

  1. set
    Kinslayer's Hood

Neck

  1. Kagni's Scorching Talisman

Shoulders

  1. set
    Kinslayer's Tainted Spaulders

Back

  1. Voice of the Silent Star

Chest

  1. set
    Kinslayer's Vest

Wrist

  1. Ferocious Hyena Hidebinders

Hands

  1. set
    Kinslayer's Bloodstained Grips

Waist

  1. Troggskin Waistband

Legs

  1. Life-Bound Trousers

Feet

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps

Ring 1

  1. Seal of Diurna's Chosen

Ring 2

  1. Onyx Impostor's Birthright

Trinket 1

  1. Elementium Pocket Anvil

Trinket 2

  1. Beacon to the Beyond

Main Hand

  1. Bile-Stained Crawg Tusks

Off Hand

  1. Bile-Stained Crawg Tusks

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.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Аикью for the Havoc Demon Hunter specialization.

  1. Thriving Thorns
  2. Toxified

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 are the specific enchantments chosen by Аикью for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion

Off Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion

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, here are the gems currently socketed by Аикью.

  1. Crafty Alexstraszite
    5
  2. Energized Ysemerald
    1
  3. Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1