Havoc Demon Hunter 10.0 Guide
Introduction
Welcome to our guide on the Havoc Specialization for the Demon Hunter Class in WoW Dragonflight patch 10.0! This article covers everything related to the Havoc spec, such as the leveling, gearing, and min-maxing your DH as a DPS for the most challenging PvE content in World of Warcraft - Mythic Raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons.
First, we'll check out the specialization's particularities and see if the Havoc DH is one of the best specs in Dragonflight, season 1. Then you'll learn how to gear your demon hunter, what stats to prioritize, and the best leveling spec, talents, and rotation that will get you to max level in no time.
Finally, we'll go deep into min-maxing your character for the end-game content and teach you what gear to use for Mythic Raiding and Mythic Plus dungeons. By the end of the guide, you will become a master of the Havoc specialization! Sounds good, right? Let's get started!
Table of Contents
- Havoc Demon Hunters: Strengths and Weaknesses
- How to gear your Havoc DH
- How to level your Havoc Demon Hunter. Leveling tips
- Best Havoc Demon Hunter talents for end-game content
- Havoc Demon Hunters in Dragonflight - FAQ
Havoc Demon Hunter: Strengths and Weaknesses
In World of Warcraft, the demon hunter class has 2 specializations: Havoc and Vengeance. The Havoc Demon Hunters cover the melee DPS role, using Fury as their spending resource.
In my opinion, the Havoc Demon Hunter represents the easiest-to-play melee DPS spec in the game. In PvE end-game content, though, such as Mythic Dungeons and Mythic Raiding, it qualifies as one of the mediocre specs in Season 1.
Regarding weapons, as a DPS, the demon hunter dual-wields fist weapons, warglaives, one-handed swords, and axes. As for raid gear, it shares the Conqueror Tier Token with Paladins, Priests, and Warlocks for legacy content. In the Dragonflight expansion, the Vault of the Incarnates raid, demon hunters share the Dreadful Tier Token with Death Knights and Warlocks.
In the table below, we present the Havoc Demon Hunter's strengths and weaknesses:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| + One of the easiest-to-play specs in the game | - Lacks burst damage |
| + Great mobility | - AoE damage reliant on cooldowns |
| + Great survivability | - Lower AoE damage compared to other specs |
| + Great solo capabilities |
Havoc Demon Hunter Races
As a Demon Hunter, you are restricted to being either the Night Elf race (Alliance) or Blood Elf race (Horde).
How to gear your Havoc Demon Hunter
In World of Warcraft, gearing is one of the most important aspects that enhances your character's overall performance by providing massive amounts of stats, armor, procs, and set bonuses. This guide will teach you how to properly gear up for the most challenging content in WoW Dragonflight, Mythic Raiding, and Mythic+ Dungeons.
We'll start with the basics and cover the Havoc DH's stats priority, check out the tier set bonuses, and finally, the best in slot gear you can get from mythic raids and dungeons.
Havoc Demon Hunter stat priority
Regardless of the class and spec you roll into in World of Warcraft, the stats are a key component when gearing up and min-maxing your character for the end-game content. Havoc Demon Hunters wear Leather gear with Agility as the main stat.
As a DPS demon hunter, the Agility stat increases the attack power of your abilities, in other words - the damage you are dealing to the enemies. Also, please note that a higher and adequate item level will better impact your character's performance than a perfect stat distribution, so always keep an eye on the gear's item level!
Havoc Demon Hunter's stats priority looks like this:
- 1. Agility
- 2. Critical Strike
- 3. Haste
- 4. Versatility
- 5. Mastery
So as a Havoc DH, you will primarily value item level for Agility as the primary stat, then Critical Strike, followed by Haste, Versatility, and Mastery as secondary stats.
In other words: Agility > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility > Mastery. And here's why:
Agility: Increases your attack power and, therefore, all the damage you are dealing to your enemies
Critical Strike: Increases the chances of dealing double damage with your attacks
Haste: Increases your attack speed and reduces your cooldowns
Versatility: Increases damage dealt and reduces damage taken
Mastery: Increases the effectiveness of Mastery: Demonic Presence
Havoc Demon Hunter Tier Set Bonus
To start with, what is a tier set in World of Warcraft?
In WoW, a tier set is a unique class armor set with powerful 2-set and 4-set specific bonuses for each specialization of that particular class. Tier set bonuses change based on the character's active talent specialization, ensuring that the bonus is appropriate and useful to that spec.
So to recap, tier sets are unique pieces of armor that, when equipped simultaneously, provide you with a bonus, different for each spec of the chosen class. This bonus is based on the number of pieces from the set you have equipped, with most tier sets providing bonuses when equipping 2 or 4 pieces.
How to get the Demon Hunter Tier Set in Dragonflight patch 10.0
There are three ways you can get tier set items in WoW in the Dragonflight expansion:
- Vault of the Incarnates Raid: You can get tier set items from specific bosses in the Vault of the Incarnates raid.
- Revival Catalyst: You can craft Tier armor from non-set pieces of the same item level using the Revival Catalyst crafting system.
- Great Vault: You can obtain tier set items from all activities that normally give Great Vault rewards, such as raiding, Mythic+ dungeons, and PvP.
The fastest way to obtain your tier set is to take advantage of these three sources that can reward you with Havoc Demon Hunter set items. The best advice is to complete the VotI raid weekly - this is probably the fastest way to get your hands on the desired tier armor. In case you don't have a team to raid with, complete some Mythic+ Dungeons or some PvP matches.
Mythic dungeons and PvP are highly beneficial because even if you can't drop the set items while participating in these activities, you increase the chances of getting your set items at the Great Vault or the Revival Catalyst console in Thaldraszus. At the Revival catalyst console, you can convert the non-set pieces obtained in dungeons or PvP into tier set items.
Let's have a closer look at the Great Vault feature:
And this is what the Revival Catalyst looks like:
Back to our Havoc Demon Hunter Tier Set. Now that you learned how to obtain the tier set, let's see some set bonuses and particularities, shall we?
The Demon Hunter Tier set is called Skybound Avenger's Flightwear. For the Havoc spec, it comes with the following bonuses for two pieces and four pieces equipped:
- 2-Set: Demon Hunter Havoc Class Set 2pc - Blade Dance and Chaos Strike increases critically strike by 5% and critically strike damage by 10% (includes Metamorphosis's versions Death Sweep and Annihilation).
- 4-Set: Demon Hunter Havoc Class Set 4pc - Blade Dance and Chaos Strike have a 20% chance per damage event to increase damage you deal by 8% for 6 sec. Critical strikes increase this chance to 40%..
In the table below, we present you the sources for Havoc DH Tier Set items:
| Slot | Tier Piece | Source |
| Helm | Skybound Avenger's Visor | Raszageth |
| Shoulders | Skybound Avenger's Ailerons | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Chest | Skybound Avenger's Harness | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Gloves | Skybound Avenger's Grips | Dathea, Ascended |
| Legs | Skybound Avenger's Legguards | Sennarth |
The remaining tier set items (Cloak, Wrists, Waist, and Boots) can be obtained by using the Revival Catalyst in Thaldraszus.
As previously stated, you unlock the tier set bonuses for your demon hunter when you equip any two or four pieces of the Skybound Avenger's Flightwear set. For itemization and build optimization, your four pieces of tier set as a Havoc Demon Hunter will be the Helm, Shoulders, Gloves, and Legs.
Raid Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Havoc Demon Hunters
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the raids as a Havoc DH:
| Slot | Item Name | Encounter |
| Helm | Skybound Avenger's Visor | Raszageth |
| Neck | Eye of the Vengeful Hurricane | Dathea, Ascended |
| Shoulders | Skybound Avenger's Ailerons | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Cloak | Acid-Proof Webbing | Sennarth |
| Chest | Skybound Avenger's Harness | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Wrists | Loyal Flametender's Bracers | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Gloves | Skybound Avenger's Grips | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Waist | Fused Shale Waistband | Terros |
| Legs | Skybound Avenger's Legguards | Raszageth |
| Boots | Ice-Climber's Cleats | Sennarth |
| Ring #1 | Seal of Diurna's Chosen | Eranog |
| Ring #2 | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #1 | Manic Grieftorch | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #2 | Whispering Incarnate Icon | Primal Council |
| Main Hand | Infused Stormglaives | Dathea, Ascended |
| Off Hand | Fist of the Grand Summoner | Kurog Grimtotem |
Mythic+ Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Havoc Demon Hunters
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the Mythic+ Dungeons as a Havoc Demon Hunter:
| Slot | Item Name | Location |
| Helm | Skybound Avenger's Visor | Revival Catalyst |
| Neck | Pendant of the Stormforger | Halls of Valor |
| Shoulders | Skybound Avenger's Ailerons | Revival Catalyst |
| Cloak | Cloak of Failing Will | Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Chest | Chestguard of Despair | Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Wrists | Biornskin Bracer | Halls of Valor |
| Gloves | Skybound Avenger's Grips | Revival Catalyst |
| Waist | Bjorn's Hunting Strap | Halls of Valor |
| Legs | Skybound Avenger's Legguards | Revival Catalyst |
| Boots | Footpads of the Swift Balestra | Court of Stars |
| Ring #1 | Platinum Star Band | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Ring #2 | Jeweled Signet of Melandrus | Court of Stars |
| Trinket #1 | Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Trinket #2 | Hunger of the Pack | Halls of Valor |
| Main Hand | Mystakria's Harvester | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Off Hand | Mystakria's Harvester | Algeth'ar Academy |
Best in Slot (BiS) Trinkets for Havoc Demon Hunters
The best Havoc DH trinkets for end-game content are:
| Tier | Item Name | Drop Location |
| S | Manic Grieftorch | Broodkeeper Diurna - Vault of the Incarnates |
| S | Whispering Incarnate Icon | Primal Council - Vault of the Incarnates |
| A | Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth'ar Academy |
| A | Windscar Whetstone | Court of Stars |
| A | Hunger of the Pack | Halls of Valor |
| A | Eye of Skovald | Halls of Valor |
| A | Decoration of Flamey | Eranog - Vault of the Incarnates |
| A | Storm-Eater's Boon | Dathea, Ascended - Vault of the Incarnates |
| B | Controlled Current Technique | Kurog Grimtotem - Vault of the Incarnates |
| B | Spiteful Storm | Raszageth - Vault of the Incarnates |
| B | Bottle of Spiraling Winds | The Nokhud Offensive |
| C | Ruby Whelp Shell | Ruby Life Pools |
| C | Windswept Pages | Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| D | Horn of Valor | Halls of Valor |
This wraps up everything you should know about gearing your Havoc Demon Hunter: the stats priority, how to obtain the tier set, and what items to use in the end-game activities. Moving on to the next section of our guide, we'll teach you how to level your Havoc DH in Dragonflight patch 10.0. Sounds good, right? Let's dive in!
How to level your Havoc Demon Hunter. Leveling tips
Best Havoc Demon Hunter Leveling Talents and Rotation in Dragonflight 10.0
The best talents to use while leveling as a Havoc DH are:
Now let's check out how you should prioritize your abilities. Havoc Demon Hunter Basic Rotation:
- 1. Use Eye Beam
- 2. Use Essence Break
- 3. Use Blade Dance on 5+ targets
- 4. Use Immolation Aura
- 5. Use Chaos Strike
- 6. Use Fel Rush
- 7. Use Felblade
- 8. Use Sigil of Flame
- 9. Use Demon's Bite
- 10. Finish with Throw Glaive
In the next section of our Havoc DH Guide, we'll present the best talents to use for PvE end-game content, such as raiding and Mythic+ dungeons. In the end game, it's crucial to use the right talents and prioritize the skills you use depending on the activity. Choosing the best talents will significantly impact your performance as a DPS!
Best Havoc Demon Hunter End-game Talents
From the PvE perspective, there are two main end-game activities we'll take into consideration: Mythic raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons. We'll treat them separately to keep things clear and avoid confusion.
Best Talents for Mythic Raiding in Season 1 (patch 10.0)
In the picture below, you can see the best talents for mythic raiding as a Havoc DH:
Best Talents for Mythic+ Dungeons in Season 1 (patch 10.0)
As a Havoc Demon Hunter, these are the talents you should use to maximize your damage in M+ Dungeons:
Havoc Demon Hunters in Dragonflight - FAQ
1. Are Havoc Demon Hunters good in Dragonflight 10.0?
No, Havoc Demon Hunter represents one of the weaker DPS specs for end-game PvE content in Season 1.
2. Is Havoc Demon Hunter easy to play?
Yes. The Havoc Demon Hunter is one of the easiest specs to play in WoW Dragonflight.
3. What is the stats priority for Havoc Demon Hunters?
The stats priority for Havoc DH is Agility > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility > Mastery.
4. Which demon hunter spec is best for leveling in 10.0?
The Havoc Specialization is the best spec for DH leveling, especially for beginners.
Final thoughts
This wraps up everything you should know regarding the Demon Hunter's Havoc specialization in World of Warcraft Dragonflight for Season 1, patch 10.0. By reading this guide, you should now better understand the Havoc spec and particularities and how it performs in certain circumstances and different end-game activities. It's one of the easiest DPS specs in Dragonflight, so you should definitely try it!