Havoc Demon Hunter Talents

Havoc Demon Hunter
Midnight Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Havoc Demon Hunter talents for Midnight Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

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

Name	Cast	Effect
Vengeful Retreat	Instant - 25 Sec Cooldown	Remove all snares and vault away. Nearby enemies take 5 Physical damage.
Felblade	Instant - 15 Yd Range - 12 Sec Cooldown	Charge to your target and deal 43 Fire damage. Generates 15 Fury.
Sigil of Misery	Instant - 30 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Place a Sigil of Misery at the target location that activates after 2 sec. Causes all enemies affected by the sigil to cower in fear, disorienting them for 15 sec.
Vengeful Bonds	Passive	Vengeful Retreat reduces the movement speed of all nearby enemies by 70% for 3 sec.
Unrestrained Fury	Passive	Increases maximum Fury by 20.
Shattered Restoration	Passive	The healing of Shattered Souls is increased by 10%.
Improved Sigil of Misery	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Sigil of Misery by 30 sec.
Bouncing Glaives	Passive	Throw Glaive ricochets to 1 additional target.
Imprison	Instant - 20 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Imprisons a demon, beast, or humanoid, incapacitating them for 1 min. Damage may cancel the effect. Limit 1.
Charred Warblades	Passive	You heal for 3% of all Fire damage you deal.
Chaos Nova	Instant - 45 Sec Cooldown	Unleash an eruption of fel energy, dealing 9 Chaos damage and stunning all nearby enemies for 3 sec.
Improved Disrupt	Passive	Increases the range of Disrupt to 10 yds.
Consume Magic	Instant - 30 Yd Range - 10 Sec Cooldown	Consume 1 beneficial Magic effect removing it from the target.
Aldrachi Design	Passive	Increases your chance to parry by 3%.
Focused Ire	Passive	The primary target of Chaos Nova is stunned for an additional 2 sec.
Master of the Glaive	Passive	Throw Glaive has 2 charges and snares all enemies hit by 50% for 6 sec.
Champion of the Glaive	Passive	Throw Glaive has 2 charges and 10 yard increased range.
Disrupting Fury	Passive	Disrupt generates 30 Fury on a successful interrupt.
Blazing Path	Passive	Shift gains an additional charge.
Swallowed Anger	Passive	Consume Magic generates 1 Fury when a beneficial Magic effect is successfully removed from the target.
Aura of Pain	Passive	Increases the critical strike chance of Immolation Aura by 6%.
Live by the Glaive	Passive	When you parry an attack or have one of your attacks parried, restore 2% of max health and 10 Fury. This effect may only occur once every 5 sec.
Pursuit	Passive	Mastery increases your movement speed.
Soul Rending	Passive	Leech increased by 10%. Gain an additional 10% leech while Metamorphosis is active.
Felfire Haste	Passive	Fel Rush increases your movement speed by 10% for 8 sec.
Infernal Armor	Passive	Immolation Aura increases your armor by 20% and causes melee attackers to suffer 4 Fire damage.
Burn It Out	Passive	Immolation Aura removes 1 Disease effect.
Soul Cleanse	Passive	Immolation Aura removes 1 Curse effect.
Lost in Darkness	Passive	Spectral Sight has 5 sec reduced cooldown and no longer reduces movement speed.
Illidari Knowledge	Passive	Reduces magic damage taken by 6%.
Felbound	Passive	Your movement speed is increased by 3%.
Will of the Illidari	Passive	Increases maximum health by 6%.
Internal Struggle	Passive	Increases your mastery by 2.6%.
Furious	Passive	Attacks and abilities that generate Fury deal 3% increased damage.
Remorseless	Passive	Attacks and abilities that spend Fury deal 3% increased damage.
First In, Last Out	Passive	Shift grants you a rapidly decaying shield equal to 6% of your maximum health.
Erratic Felheart	Passive	The cooldown of Fel Rush is reduced by 2.0 sec.
Final Breath	Passive	Fully channeling Void Ray increases the damage of its final tick by 300%.
Darkness	Instant - 5 Min Cooldown	Summons darkness around you in an 8 yd radius, granting friendly targets a 15% chance to avoid all damage from an attack. Lasts 8 sec. Chance to avoid damage increased by 100% when not in a raid.
Demon Muzzle	Passive	Interrupting a spell with Disrupt decreases your magic damage taken by 15% for 12 sec.
Soul Splitter	Passive	Any time you would generate one or more soul fragments, you have a 4% chance to generate an additional Soul Fragment.
Wings of Wrath	Passive	Glide speed increased by 10%.
Long Night	Passive	Increases the duration of Darkness by 3 sec.
Pitch Black	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Darkness by 120 sec.
Demonic Resilience	Passive	Blur gains 1 additional charge.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Havoc Demon Hunters with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Havoc Demon Hunters from other Demon Hunter specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Eye Beam	Channeled - 20 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Blasts all enemies in front of you, for up to 286 Chaos damage over 1.8 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Critical Chaos	Passive	The chance that Chaos Strike will refund 20 Fury is increased by 30% of your critical strike chance.
Burning Hatred	Passive	Immolation Aura generates an additional 24 Fury over 6 sec.
Dash of Chaos	Passive	For 2 sec after using Fel Rush, activating it again will dash back towards your initial location.
Improved Chaos Strike	Passive	Chaos Strike damage increased by 10%.
First Blood	Passive	Blade Dance deals 96 Chaos damage to the first target struck.
Accelerated Blade	Passive	Throw Glaive deals 60% increased damage, reduced by 30% for each previous enemy hit.
Demon Hide	Passive	Magical damage increased by 3%, and Physical damage taken reduced by 5%.
Desperate Instincts	Passive	Blur now reduces damage taken by an additional 10%. Additionally, damage taken below 35% Health is reduced by 10%.
Deflecting Dance	Passive	You deflect incoming attacks while Blade Dancing, absorbing damage up to 15% of your maximum health.
Mortal Dance	Passive	Blade Dance now reduces targets' healing received by 50% for 6 sec.
Initiative	Passive	Damaging an enemy before they damage you increases your critical strike chance by 10% for 5 sec. Vengeful Retreat refreshes your potential to trigger this effect on any enemies you are in combat with.
Scars of Suffering	Passive	Increases Versatility by 4% and reduces threat generated by 8%.
Demonic	Passive	Eye Beam causes you to enter demon form for 5 sec after it finishes dealing damage.
Furious Throws	Passive	Throw Glaive now costs 25 Fury and throws a second glaive at the target.
Trail of Ruin	Passive	The final slash of Blade Dance inflicts an additional 25 Chaos damage over 4 sec.
Tactical Retreat	Passive	Vengeful Retreat has a 5 sec reduced cooldown and generates 80 Fury over 10 sec.
Blind Fury	Passive	Eye Beam generates 30 Fury every second, has 20% increased duration, and deals 20% increased damage.
Furious Gaze	Passive	When Eye Beam finishes fully channeling, your Haste is increased by an additional 8% for 8 sec.
Dancing with Fate	Passive	The final slash of Blade Dance deals an additional 50% damage.
Growing Inferno	Passive	Immolation Aura's damage increases by 10% each time it deals damage.
Exergy	Passive	The Hunt and Vengeful Retreat increase your damage by 5% for 20 sec.
Inertia	Passive	The Hunt and Vengeful Retreat cause your next Fel Rush or Felblade to empower you, increasing damage by 18% for 5 sec.
Isolated Prey	Passive	Chaos Nova, Eye Beam, and Immolation Aura gain bonuses when striking 1 target. Chaos Nova: Stun duration increased by 2 sec. Eye Beam: Deals 30% increased damage. Immolation Aura: Always critically strikes.
The Hunt	1 Sec Cast - 50 Yd Range - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Charge to your target, striking them for 236 Chaos damage, rooting them in place for 1.5 sec and inflicting 168 Chaos damage over 6 sec to up to 5 enemies in your path.
Serrated Glaive	Passive	Enemies hit by Chaos Strike or Throw Glaive take 15% increased damage from Chaos Strike and Throw Glaive for 15 sec.
Burning Wound	Passive	Demon's Bite and Throw Glaive leave open wounds on your enemies, dealing 25 Chaos damage over 15 sec and increasing damage taken from your Immolation Aura by 40%. May be applied to up to 3 targets.
Unbound Chaos	Passive	The Hunt and Vengeful Retreat increase the damage of your next Fel Rush or Felblade by 300%. Lasts 12 sec.
Chaos Theory	Passive	Blade Dance causes your next Chaos Strike within 8 sec to have a 14-30% increased critical strike chance and will always refund Fury.
Inner Demon	Passive	Entering demon form causes your next Chaos Strike to unleash your inner demon, causing it to crash into your target and deal 74 Chaos damage to all nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Chaotic Transformation	Passive	When you activate Metamorphosis, the cooldowns of Blade Dance and Eye Beam are immediately reset.
Relentless Onslaught	Passive	Chaos Strike has a 10% chance to trigger a second Chaos Strike.
Soulscar	Passive	Throw Glaive causes targets to take an additional 80% of damage dealt as Chaos over 6 sec.
Ragefire	Passive	Each time Immolation Aura deals damage, 30% of the damage dealt by up to 3 critical strikes is gathered as Ragefire. When Immolation Aura expires you explode, dealing all stored Ragefire damage to nearby enemies.
Know Your Enemy	Passive	Gain critical strike damage equal to 80% of your critical strike chance.
Cycle of Hatred	Passive	Activating Eye Beam reduces the cooldown of your next Eye Beam by 2.5 sec, stacking up to 10 sec.
Chaotic Disposition	Passive	Your Chaos damage has a 7.77% chance to be increased by 17%, occurring up to 7 total times.
Essence Break	Instant - 40 Sec Cooldown	Slash all enemies in front of you for 97 Chaos damage, causing Chaos Strike and Blade Dance to deal 62 Chaos damage to them for 4 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Glaive Tempest	Passive	The final slash of Blade Dance consumes 25 Fury when it strikes 3 or more enemies, launching two demonic glaives in a whirlwind of energy, causing 59 Chaos damage over 3 sec to all nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Shattered Destiny	Passive	The duration of your active demon form is extended by 0.1 sec per 12 Fury spent.
Collective Anguish	Passive	Eye Beam summons an allied Vengeance Demon Hunter who casts Fel Devastation, dealing 92 Fire damage over 2 sec. Dealing damage heals you for up to 48 health.
Screaming Brutality	Passive	Blade Dance automatically triggers Throw Glaive on your primary target for 100% damage and each slash has a 50% chance to Throw Glaive an enemy for 35% damage.
A Fire Inside	Passive	Immolation Aura has 1 additional charge, has 6 sec reduced cooldown, and deals Chaos damage instead of Fire. You can have multiple Immolation Auras active at a time.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Havoc Demon Hunter class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Fel Scarred

Name	Cast	Effect
Demonsurge	Passive	Metamorphosis now also greatly empowers Voidblade and Hungering Slash. While demon form is active, the first cast of each empowered ability induces a Voidsurge, causing you to explode with Void energy, dealing 2,363 Cosmic damage to nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Wave of Debilitation	Passive	Chaos Nova slows enemies by 60% and reduces attack and cast speed by 15% for 5 sec after its stun fades.
Pursuit of Angriness	Passive	Movement speed increased by 1% per 10 Fury.
Focused Hatred	Passive	Voidsurge deals 50% increased damage when it strikes a single target. Each additional target reduces this bonus by 10%.
Set Fire to the Pain	Passive	5% of all non-Fire damage taken is instead taken as Fire damage over 6 sec. Fire damage taken reduced by 10%.
Improved Soul Rending	Passive	Leech granted by Soul Rending increased by 2% and an additional 2% while Metamorphosis is active.
Blind Focus	Passive	Cosmic damage increased by 3%. Effect is doubled while in demon form.
Burning Blades	Passive	Your blades burn with Cosmic energy, causing your Voidblade, Reap, and Throw Glaive to deal an additional 30% damage as Cosmic damage.
Violent Transformation	Passive	Entering Void Metamorphosis resets the cooldown of Voidblade and The Hunt.
Enduring Torment	Passive	The effects of your demon form persist outside of it in a weakened state, increasing Mastery: Monster Within's effectiveness by 10%.
Undying Embers	Passive	Soul Immolation has a 25% chance to reignite after it expires, reapplying its effect.
Untethered Fury	Passive	Maximum Fury increased by 20.
Student of Suffering	Passive	Void Ray applies Student of Suffering to you, increasing Mastery by 10.6% and granting 5 Fury every 2 sec, for 6 sec.
Flamebound	Passive	Hungering Slash has 2 yd increased radius and 50% increased critical strike damage bonus.
Monster Rising	Passive	Intellect increased by 8% while not in demon form.
Volatile Instinct	Passive	Entering demon form causes your next Voidsurge to repeat after a short delay.
Demonic Intensity	Passive	Activating Metamorphosis greatly empowers The Hunt. Voidsurge damage is increased by 10% for each time it previously triggered while your demon form is active.

Aldrachi Reaver

Name	Cast	Effect
Art of the Glaive	Passive	Consuming 20 Soul Fragments or casting Sigil of Spite converts your next Throw Glaive into Reaver's Glaive. Reaver's Glaive: Throw a glaive enhanced with the essence of consumed souls at your target, dealing 120 Physical damage and ricocheting to 2 additional enemies. Begins a well-practiced pattern of glaivework, enhancing your next Shear and Soul Cleave. The enhanced ability you cast first deals 10% increased damage, and the second deals 20% increased damage.
Fury of the Aldrachi	Passive	When enhanced by Reaver's Glaive, Soul Cleave casts 3 additional glaive slashes to nearby targets. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. If cast after Shear, cast 6 slashes instead.
Evasive Action	Passive	Vengeful Retreat can be cast a second time within 3 sec.
Unhindered Assault	Passive	Vengeful Retreat resets the cooldown of Felblade.
Reaver's Mark	Passive	When enhanced by Reaver's Glaive, Shear applies Reaver's Mark, which causes the target to take 7% increased damage for 20 sec. Max 2 stacks. Applies 1 additional stack of Reaver's Mark If cast after Soul Cleave.
Broken Spirit	Passive	The Hunt shatters 1 Soul Fragment. Blade Dance and Chaos Strike have a 15% chance to shatter a Soul Fragment.
Aldrachi Tactics	Passive	The second enhanced ability in a pattern shatters an additional Soul Fragment.
Army Unto Oneself	Passive	Felblade surrounds you with a Blade Ward, reducing damage taken by 10% for 5 sec.
Incorruptible Spirit	Passive	Each Soul Fragment you consume shields you for an additional 15% of the amount healed.
Wounded Quarry	Passive	Expose weaknesses in the target of your Reaver's Mark, causing your Physical damage to any enemy to also deal 20% of the damage dealt to your marked target as Chaos, and sometimes shatter a Soul Fragment.
Keen Edge	Passive	Reaver's Glaive damage is increased by 20% and other Physical-only damage is increased by 10%.
Incisive Blade	Passive	Soul Cleave deals 10% increased damage.
Keen Engagement	Passive	Reaver's Glaive generates 20 Fury.
Preemptive Strike	Passive	Throw Glaive deals 7 Physical damage to enemies near its initial target.
Bladecraft	Passive	Fury of the Aldrachi further empowers Blade Dance when cast after Chaos Strike, increasing slashes to 12. Reaver's Mark now stacks up to 2 times and further empowers Chaos Strike when cast after Blade Dance, applying an additional stack.
Warblade's Hunger	Passive	Consuming a Soul Fragment causes your next Shear to deal 14 additional Physical damage.
Thrill of the Fight	Passive	After consuming both enhancements, gain Thrill of the Fight, increasing the damage of your next Reaver's Glaive by 30% and increasing Haste by 6% for 30 sec.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Havoc Demon Hunter 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Cleansed by Flame		Immolation Aura dispels a magical effect on you when cast.
Reverse Magic		Removes all harmful magical effects from yourself and all nearby allies within 10 yards, and sends them back to their original caster if possible.
Rain from Above		You fly into the air out of harm's way. While floating, you gain access to Fel Lance allowing you to deal damage to enemies below.
Detainment		Imprison's PvP duration is increased by 1 sec, and targets become immune to damage and healing while imprisoned.
Glimpse		Vengeful Retreat provides immunity to loss of control effects, and reduces damage taken by 35% until you land.
Cover of Darkness		The radius of Darkness is increased by 4 yds, and its duration by 2 sec.
Unending Hatred		Taking damage causes you to gain Fury based on the damage dealt.
Blood Moon		Consume Magic now affects all enemies within 8 yards of the target and generates a Lesser Soul Fragment. Each effect consumed has a 5% chance to upgrade to a Greater Soul.
Sigil Mastery		Reduces the cooldown of your Sigils by an additional 25%.
Illidan's Grasp		You strangle the target with demonic magic, stunning them in place and dealing 392 Shadow damage over 5 sec while the target is grasped. Can move while channeling. Use Illidan's Grasp again to toss the target to a location within 20 yards.