Buffveng's PvE Build

Demon Hunter class icon Havoc Demon Hunter specialization icon
Havoc Demon Hunter
Blood Elf race icon
Blood Elf
249 ilvl
Season 2
2692 Mythic+

Buffveng (Burning Blade US) is a Top Mythic+ Havoc Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 2692 with 247 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 Buffveng's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+926
37% Critical Strike
+393
12% Haste
+233
26% Mastery
+681
17% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Versatility
  3. Haste
  4. Mastery

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.

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

Specialization Talents

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

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

Cleansed by Flame
Reverse Magic
Chaotic Imprint
Rain from Above
Detainment
Glimpse
Cover of Darkness
Unending Hatred
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 Buffveng.

Head

  1. Cap of Writhing Malevolence item icon
    Cap of Writhing Malevolence

Neck

  1. Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon item icon
    Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon

Shoulders

  1. Smuggler's Plundered Pauldrons item icon
    Smuggler's Plundered Pauldrons

Back

  1. Grim-Veiled Cape item icon
    Grim-Veiled Cape

Chest

  1. Mawsworn Eviscerator's Cuirass item icon
    Mawsworn Eviscerator's Cuirass

Wrist

  1. Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour item icon
    Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour

Hands

  1. Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps item icon
    Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps

Waist

  1. Girdle of Shattered Dreams item icon
    Girdle of Shattered Dreams

Legs

  1. Soulfeather Breeches item icon
    Soulfeather Breeches

Feet

  1. Daschla's Defiant Treads item icon
    Daschla's Defiant Treads

Ring 1

  1. Ritual Commander's Ring item icon
    Ritual Commander's Ring

Ring 2

  1. Entwined Gorger Tendril item icon
    Entwined Gorger Tendril

Trinket 1

  1. Ticking Sack of Terror item icon
    Ticking Sack of Terror

Trinket 2

  1. Phial of Putrefaction item icon
    Phial of Putrefaction

Main Hand

  1. Hungering Devourer's Twinblade item icon
    Hungering Devourer's Twinblade

Off Hand

  1. Poxstorm, Longsword of Pestilence item icon
    Poxstorm, Longsword of Pestilence

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 Buffveng for the Havoc Demon Hunter specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Buffveng for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance enchantment icon
    Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish enchantment icon
    Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish

Wrist

  1. Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing enchantment icon
    Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility enchantment icon
    Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike enchantment icon
    Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike enchantment icon
    Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance enchantment icon
    Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation enchantment icon
    Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation

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 Buffveng.

  1. Deadly Jewel Cluster gem icon
    Deadly Jewel Cluster
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