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Havoc Demon Hunter Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Season 1

Welcome to Murlok’s Havoc Demon Hunter PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 1.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Havoc Demon Hunter DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Havoc Demon Hunters

  1. Ludwigamk's icon
    1
    Ludwigamk
    Blackmoore (EU)
    Blood Elf | Fel Scarred | 269 ilvl
    3242
  2. Mileugros's icon
    2
    Mileugros
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Blood Elf | Fel Scarred | 270 ilvl
    3222
  3. Jaggerdh's icon
    3
    Jaggerdh
    Zuljin (EU)
    Blood Elf | Fel Scarred | 264 ilvl
    3195
  4. Ransömware's icon
    4
    Ransömware
    Moon Guard (US)
    Void Elf | Fel Scarred | 267 ilvl
    3187
  5. Kreíos's icon
    5
    Kreíos
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Night Elf | Fel Scarred | 268 ilvl
    3187

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Havoc Demon Hunter's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 30% Critical Strike +913
  • 9% Haste +392
  • 56% Mastery +683
  • 2% Versatility +87

Stat priority

  1. Critical Strike
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +110
  • 12% Leech +57
  • 2% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Havoc Demon Hunters.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Havoc Demon Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Devouring Reaver's Intake

    • Set
    • 26
    Devouring Reaver's Intake icon

  2. Spellsnap Shadowmask

    • 10
    Spellsnap Shadowmask icon

  3. Devouring Night's Visage

    • 5
    Devouring Night's Visage icon

  4. Fetid Vilecrown

    • 4
    Fetid Vilecrown icon

  5. Voidlashed Hood

    • 4
    Voidlashed Hood icon

Neck

  1. Barbed Ymirheim Choker

    • 19
    Barbed Ymirheim Choker icon

  2. Amani Heartstring Pendant

    • 7
    Amani Heartstring Pendant icon

  3. Ribbon of Coiled Malice

    • 6
    Ribbon of Coiled Malice icon

  4. Chain of the Ancient Watcher

    • 3
    Chain of the Ancient Watcher icon

  5. Graft of the Domanaar

    • 3
    Graft of the Domanaar icon

Shoulders

  1. Devouring Reaver's Exhaustplates

    • Set
    • 41
    Devouring Reaver's Exhaustplates icon

  2. Bloodfeather Mantle

    • 3
    Bloodfeather Mantle icon

  3. Twilight's Edge Spaulders

    • 3
    Twilight's Edge Spaulders icon

  4. Enthralled Bonespines

    • 1
    Enthralled Bonespines icon

  5. Fallen Grunt's Mantle

    • 1
    Fallen Grunt's Mantle icon

Back

  1. Rigid Scale Greatcloak

    • 24
    Rigid Scale Greatcloak icon

  2. Adherent's Silken Shroud

    • Craft
    • 9
    Adherent's Silken Shroud icon

  3. Voidbreaker's Cape

    • 5
    Voidbreaker's Cape icon

  4. Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal

    • 4
    Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal icon

  5. Defiant Defender's Drape

    • 2
    Defiant Defender's Drape icon

Chest

  1. Devouring Reaver's Engine

    • Set
    • 44
    Devouring Reaver's Engine icon

  2. Bloodfeather Chestguard

    • 2
    Bloodfeather Chestguard icon

  3. Vest of the Howling Gale

    • 2
    Vest of the Howling Gale icon

  4. Maledict Vest

    • 1
    Maledict Vest icon

  5. Vest of the Void's Embrace

    • 1
    Vest of the Void's Embrace icon

Wrist

  1. Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors

    • Craft
    • 22
    Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors icon

  2. Frenzyroot Cuffs

    • 8
    Frenzyroot Cuffs icon

  3. Void-Skinned Bracers

    • 6
    Void-Skinned Bracers icon

  4. Chewed Leather Wristguards

    • 5
    Chewed Leather Wristguards icon

  5. Osseoclad Ivory Wrist

    • 4
    Osseoclad Ivory Wrist icon

Hands

  1. Devouring Reaver's Essence Grips

    • Set
    • 42
    Devouring Reaver's Essence Grips icon

  2. Gloves of Viscous Goo

    • 3
    Gloves of Viscous Goo icon

  3. Corewright's Zappers

    • 2
    Corewright's Zappers icon

  4. Osseoclad Spinegrapplers

    • 2
    Osseoclad Spinegrapplers icon

  5. Preyseeker's Sleek Gauntlets

    • 1
    Preyseeker's Sleek Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Hara'ti Defender's Cord

    • 17
    Hara'ti Defender's Cord icon

  2. Snapvine Cinch

    • 16
    Snapvine Cinch icon

  3. Silvermoon Agent's Utility Belt

    • Craft
    • 6
    Silvermoon Agent's Utility Belt icon

  4. Flayer's Black Belt

    • 4
    Flayer's Black Belt icon

  5. Twisted Twilight Sash

    • 4
    Twisted Twilight Sash icon

Legs

  1. Devouring Reaver's Pistons

    • Set
    • 28
    Devouring Reaver's Pistons icon

  2. Legwraps of Lingering Legacies

    • 7
    Legwraps of Lingering Legacies icon

  3. Osseoclad Bonesteppers

    • 6
    Osseoclad Bonesteppers icon

  4. Shaggy Wyrmleather Leggings

    • 3
    Shaggy Wyrmleather Leggings icon

  5. Shifting Stalker Hide Pants

    • 2
    Shifting Stalker Hide Pants icon

Feet

  1. Boots of Burning Focus

    • 26
    Boots of Burning Focus icon

  2. Osseoclad Bonecrushers

    • 6
    Osseoclad Bonecrushers icon

  3. Devouring Reaver's Soul Flatteners

    • 5
    Devouring Reaver's Soul Flatteners icon

  4. Canopy Walker's Footwraps

    • 4
    Canopy Walker's Footwraps icon

  5. Domanaar's Dire Treads

    • 3
    Domanaar's Dire Treads icon

Rings

  1. Platinum Star Band

    • 39
    Platinum Star Band icon

  2. Occlusion of Void

    • Set
    • 14
    Occlusion of Void icon

  3. Spiritseal Ring

    • 12
    Spiritseal Ring icon

  4. Purloined Wedding Ring

    • 6
    Purloined Wedding Ring icon

  5. Bifurcation Band

    • 5
    Bifurcation Band icon

Trinkets

  1. Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

    • 47
    Algeth'ar Puzzle Box icon

  2. Crucible of Erratic Energies

    • 17
    Crucible of Erratic Energies icon

  3. Solarflare Prism

    • 16
    Solarflare Prism icon

  4. Gaze of the Alnseer

    • 10
    Gaze of the Alnseer icon

  5. Drum of Renewed Bonds

    • 2
    Drum of Renewed Bonds icon

Main Hand

  1. Spellbreaker's Warglaive

    • Craft
    • 49
    Spellbreaker's Warglaive icon

  2. Spellbreaker's Blade

    • Craft
    • 1
    Spellbreaker's Blade icon

Off Hand

  1. Emblazoned Sunglaive

    • 18
    Emblazoned Sunglaive icon

  2. Soulblight Cleaver

    • 7
    Soulblight Cleaver icon

  3. Blazing Sunclaws

    • 5
    Blazing Sunclaws icon

  4. Arator's Swift Remembrance

    • 3
    Arator's Swift Remembrance icon

  5. Tormentor's Bladed Fists

    • 3
    Tormentor's Bladed Fists icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Havoc Demon Hunters.

  1. Hunt

    • 44
    Spellbreaker's Warglaive icon

  2. Arcanoweave Lining

    • 40
    Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors icon

  3. Void

    • 7
    Spellbreaker's Warglaive icon

  4. Devouring Banding

    • 1
    Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors icon

  5. Loa Worshiper's Band

    • 1
    Loa Worshiper's Band icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Havoc Demon Hunter gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Season 1.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance

    • 21
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance

    • 10
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching

    • 3
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace

    • 21
    Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 7
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 5
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 37
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

  2. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden

    • 3
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden icon

  3. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 3
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

Legs

  1. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 41
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

  2. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 2
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

  3. Blood Knight's Armor Kit

    • 1
    Blood Knight's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 21
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

  2. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 7
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

  3. Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

    • 4
    Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 39
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

    • 18
    Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 16
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 36
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

    • 6
    Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

    • 4
    Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery icon

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 38
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 8
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

    • 4
    Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Havoc Demon Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Cubic Blasphemia

    • 1
    Cubic Blasphemia icon

Eversong Diamond

  1. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 26
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  2. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 12
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  3. Powerful Eversong Diamond

    • 6
    Powerful Eversong Diamond icon

Prismatic

  1. Flawless Masterful Garnet

    • 40
    Flawless Masterful Garnet icon

  2. Flawless Masterful Garnet

    • 35
    Flawless Masterful Garnet icon

  3. Flawless Deadly Amethyst

    • 10
    Flawless Deadly Amethyst icon

    • 9

  5. Flawless Deadly Amethyst

    • 5
    Flawless Deadly Amethyst icon

Most Played Races for Havoc Demon Hunter M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Havoc Demon Hunter DPS players in Midnight Season 1.

  1. Night Elf

    • 28
    Night Elf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 18
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Void Elf

    • 4
    Void Elf icon

Havoc Demon Hunter Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Havoc Demon Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Season 1 and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.