Stone's PvE Build

Demon Hunter class icon Havoc Demon Hunter specialization icon
Havoc Demon Hunter
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
502 ilvl
Season 3
2097 Mythic+

Stone (Laughing Skull EU) is a Top Mythic+ Havoc Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2097 with 500 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference 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 Stone's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+5741
42% Critical Strike
+5693
33% Haste
+2136
39% Mastery
+1556
8% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+443
13% 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 Stone's selected Class Talents below:

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

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

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

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 items currently equipped by Stone.

Head

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl

Neck

  1. Amulet of Eonar's Chosen item icon
    Amulet of Eonar's Chosen

Shoulders

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Horned Memento item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Horned Memento

Back

  1. Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice item icon
    Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice

Chest

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Binding item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Binding

Wrist

  1. Loyal Flametender's Bracers item icon
    Loyal Flametender's Bracers

Hands

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp

Waist

  1. Life-Bound Belt item icon
    Life-Bound Belt

Legs

  1. Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps item set icon
    set
    Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps

Feet

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps item icon
    Toxic Thorn Footwraps

Ring 1

  1. Anthia's Ring item icon
    Anthia's Ring

Ring 2

  1. Circle of Ascended Frost item icon
    Circle of Ascended Frost

Trinket 1

  1. Storm-Eater's Boon item icon
    Storm-Eater's Boon

Trinket 2

  1. Manic Grieftorch item icon
    Manic Grieftorch

Main Hand

  1. Infused Stormglaives item icon
    Infused Stormglaives

Off Hand

  1. Infused Stormglaives item icon
    Infused Stormglaives

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 Stone for the Havoc Demon Hunter specialization.

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps embellishment item icon
    Thriving Thorns
  2. Life-Bound Belt embellishment item icon
    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 Stone for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Off Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    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 Stone.

  1. Crafty Ysemerald gem icon
    Crafty Ysemerald
    3
  2. Sensei's Alexstraszite gem icon
    Sensei's Alexstraszite
    1
  3. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1