Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.0.5)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Havoc Demon Hunter for The War Within. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing an Havoc Demon Hunter, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Havoc Demon Hunter

Season 1 BiS List Nerub-ar Palace BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Havoc Demon Hunter Season 1 BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Season 1 of The War Within. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Void Reaper's Warp Blade (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza — Nerub-ar Palace
Off Hand	Everforged Warglaive (636)	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Alternatives	Coral-Edged Crescent (639)	Great Vault / Siege of Boralus
Helm	Impalers of the Hypogeal Nemesis (639)	Silken Court / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Neck	Trailspinner Pendant (639)	Great Vault / Mists of Tirna Scithe
Shoulder	War-Mantle of the Hypogeal Nemesis (639)	Rasha'nan / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Cloak	Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639)	Rasha'nan — Nerub-ar Palace
Chest	Chestguard of the Hypogeal Nemesis (639)	Broodtwister Ovi'nax / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Bracers	Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings (639)	Great Vault / Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Gloves	Rune-Branded Grasps (639)	Crafted — Leatherworking
Belt	Shadow Congregant's Belt (639)	Great Vault / The Dawnbreaker
Legs	Pantaloons of the Hypogeal Nemesis (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Boots	Whisperer's Echoing Steps (639)	Great Vault / City of Threads
Ring #1	Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639)	Queen Ansurek — Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2	Band of the Roving Scalawag (639)	Great Vault / Siege of Boralus
Trinket #1	Mad Queen's Mandate (639)	Queen Ansurek — Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2	Skardyn's Grace (639)	Great Vault / Grim Batol
Alternative #1	Ara-Kara Sacbrood (639)	Great Vault / Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Alternative #2	Treacherous Transmitter (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza — Nerub-ar Palace

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Nerub-ar Palace BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from the first raid, Nerub-ar Palace. Bear in mind this is a recommendation of gear to look out for to fill in holes in your gearset, not a strict recommendation of what you should always wear in raids.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Void Reaper's Warp Blade	Nexus Princess Ky'veza — Nerub-ar Palace
Off Hand	Predator's Feasthooks	Rasha'nan — Nerub-ar Palace
Helm	Impalers of the Hypogeal Nemesis	Silken Court — Nerub-ar Palace
Neck	Locket of Broken Memories	Rasha'nan — Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder	War-Mantle of the Hypogeal Nemesis	Rasha'nan — Nerub-ar Palace
Cloak	Wings of Shattered Sorrow	Rasha'nan — Nerub-ar Palace
Chest	Chestguard of the Hypogeal Nemesis	Broodtwister Ovi'nax — Nerub-ar Palace
Bracers	Polluted Spectre's Wraps	The Bloodbound Horror — Nerub-ar Palace
Gloves	Thousand-Scar Impalers	Silken Court — Nerub-ar Palace
Belt	Behemoth's Eroded Cinch	Rasha'nan — Nerub-ar Palace
Legs	Pantaloons of the Hypogeal Nemesis	Nexus Princess Ky'veza — Nerub-ar Palace
Boots	Chitin-Spiked Jackboots	Sikran — Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #1	Seal of the Poisoned Pact	Queen Ansurek — Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2	Writhing Ringworm	Broodtwister Ovi'nax — Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1	Mad Queen's Mandate	Queen Ansurek — Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2	Treacherous Transmitter	Nexus Princess Ky'veza in Heroic Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket Alt	Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg	Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Heroic Nerub-ar Palace

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Mythic+ BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Season 1 of Mythic+ in The War Within. These are recommendations for pieces in each slot to look out for when farming gear upgrades, not a strict recommendation on what you should always be wearing in Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Coral-Edged Crescent	Siege of Boralus
Alternative	Skardyn Mercybringer	The Stonevault
Helm	Guise of the Construct	The Stonevault
Neck	Trailspinner Pendant	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Shoulder	Whispering Umbral Mantle	The Stonevault
Cloak	Troggstitched Drape	Grim Batol
Chest	Vest of Misshapen Hides	Grim Batol
Bracers	Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Gloves	Gorebound Stranglers	City of Threads
Belt	Shadow Congregant's Belt	The Dawnbreaker
Legs	Gauzewoven Legguards	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Boots	Whisperer's Echoing Steps	City of Threads
Ring #1	Band of the Roving Scalawag	Siege of Boralus
Ring #2	Devout Zealot's Ring	The Dawnbreaker
Trinket #1	Skardyn's Grace	Grim Batol
Trinket #2	Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Trinket Alt	Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj	The Dawnbreaker

Crafted gear for Havoc in Season 1 of The War Within is not as valuable as before with the reduced power of Embellishments, but there is one slightly above the rest that, fortunately, only goes on weapons — Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension. This makes picking your first craft very easy, and it's even a Nerubian enchant that can be doubled up with Writhing Armor Banding!

You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Critical Strike and Mastery is most likely your best option with an Algari Missive of the Peerless.

1. First, craft weapon Everforged Warglaive with a Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension applied.
2. Next, craft an off-piece and apply Writhing Armor Banding to double the effect — Any will do but Rune-Branded Grasps provide better stats than the other best options.
3. Alternatively, you can opt into using Dawnthread Lining for the passive Critical Strike, as it performs only slightly worse but does not require you to invest in a weapon if you so wish.
4. After this, you are done with priority crafts and embellishments and can use sims to determine your best piece to upgrade with item level. Generally, it is a good idea to look for Rings and Necks as good options are very contested amongst other classes.

Note that any Agility one-handed weapon can be crafted, meaning you have a choice between Everforged Warglaive, Charged Slicer, Charged Facesmasher or Everforged Longsword. The choice is purely cosmetic and does not affect performance. This also comes with the advantage of having a weapon early at the most important time of progression and then having the option to swap it to your off-hand when you eventually pick up a higher item-level option.

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique, and each gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer generic sim charts and recommendations for Trinkets, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

As you complete endgame content in The War Within, you will gather upgrade crests such as Gilded Harbinger Crest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource and capped early on in the season, ideally, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it, as this will save you upgrades in the long run. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have additional procs attached to them like Seal of the Poisoned Pact.

The first Tier Set of The War Within, the Husk of the Hypogeal Nemesis, consists of 5 items that provide unique bonuses upon equipping 2 and 4 pieces from the set:

• Demon Hunter Havoc Season 1 2pc — Blade Dance / Death Sweep deals 20% increased damage.
• Demon Hunter Havoc Season 1 4pc — Chaos Strike / Annihilation damage increased by 12%, and has a 25% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade Dance and reduce the Fury cost of your next cast by 30%.

The Havoc set bonus is relatively strong for a Season 1 set, providing flat damage to our Fury spenders and giving us increased access Blade Dance, though it is fairly RNG as to whether this overlaps with good moments. You should ideally get this bonus as early as possible, and You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+ or Raid) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces to maximize the set bonus, so we recommend dropping the Gloves or Shoulders in favor of an alternative with more Critical Strike if possible. Check the BiS List for more information.