Demon Hunter Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands

Welcome to our guide that covers Demon Hunter Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands. We first present you a summary of all the abilities before going over the individual Signature and Covenant Class Abilities in more detail.

• Kyrian
  • Signature Ability — Summon Steward calls your steward to bring you a Phial of Serenity.
  • Demon Hunter Ability — Elysian Decree makes you carve runes into the ground, which detonate to deal damage and shatter Lesser Soul Fragments from foes.
• Night Fae
  • Signature Ability — Soulshape transforms you into a Vulpin, instantly teleporting you forward, increasing your movement speed for a short time.
  • Demon Hunter Ability — The Hunt makes you charge to your target, inflicts Nature damage, roots enemies, and heals you.
• Necrolord
  • Signature Ability — Fleshcraft provides an absorption shield and increases damage taken.
  • Demon Hunter Ability — Fodder to the Flame makes your damaging abilities call forth a demon. Throw Glaive makes the demon explode, healing you for 25% of your maximum health.
• Venthyr
  • Signature Ability — Door of Shadows teleports you to a targeted location.
  • Demon Hunter Ability — Sinful Brand reduces enemy melee and casting speeds and inflicts Shadow damage over time.

For more information regarding the best Covenants for each Demon Hunter spec, please refer to our spec-specific pages:

Elysian Decree: Place a Kyrian Sigil at the target location that activates after 2 seconds. Detonates to deal (350% of Attack Power) Arcane damage and shatter up to 3 Lesser Soul Fragments from enemies affected by the sigil. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. (Instant, 30-yard range, 60-second cooldown)

The Hunt: Charge to your target, striking them for (455% of Attack Power) Nature damage, rooting them in place for 1.5 seconds and inflicting (227.7% of Attack Power) Nature damage over 6 seconds to any enemy in your path. The pursuit invigorates your soul, healing you for 25% of the damage you deal to your Hunt targets for 30 seconds. (1-second cast, 50-yard range, 1.5-minute cooldown)

Fodder to the Flame: Your damaging abilities have a chance to call forth a demon from the Theater of Pain for 25 seconds. Throw Glaive deals lethal damage to the demon, which explodes on death, dealing (175% of Attack Power) damage to nearby enemies and healing you for 25% of your maximum health. The explosion deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. (Instant, 2-minute cooldown)

Here is how the summoned demon looks like.

Sinful Brand: Brand an enemy with the mark of the Venthyr, reducing their melee attack speed by 30%, their casting speed by 30%, and inflicting (338% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 8 seconds. Activating Metamorphosis applies Sinful Brand to all nearby enemies. (Instant, 30-yard range, 45-second cooldown)

You can find all class-specific Covenant abilities available for other classes linked below.