Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Liberation of Undermine Raid Guide — The War Within (11.1.0)

Vexie and the Geargrinders is an AoE fight in the primary phase, with a single-target burn intermission. As Havoc brings a lot of built-in cleave, going for a single-target focused build and using adds for funnel into the boss with Aldrachi Reaver is best suited here.

• Use Blur if targeted by Spew Oil as you will get hit by the initial pool landing. Have charges of Fel Rush saved for this as well to drop it in a good position.

• The burn intermission happens at the earliest at 1m45s and lasts for 45 seconds, meaning you can safely send Metamorphosis and have it come back up for then.

• Make sure to keep Reaver's Mark applied to The Geargrinder to funnel any AoE damage into it via Wounded Quarry.

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The Cauldron of Carnage combines a single-target main phase and a 2-target cleave intermission, repeating until the encounter is complete. Havoc brings enough built-in cleave with a single-target build to cover the intermission, so the higher throughput Aldrachi Reaver is recommended.

• There are no specific defensive requirements for this boss, so use Blur freely when you feel unsafe. Use Netherwalk if you are caught in a bad spot on either side.

• Aim to use Metamorphosis during the intermission. You should be able to get one use in at the beginning and have it align naturally after.

• For the Flarendo side you need to actively dodge a lot of mechanics, so use Fel Rush carefully if you're in a bad position, and avoid dashing into other waves.
• For the Torq side you need to be much more careful with movement to avoid being stunned. Stutter step during Thunderdrum Salvo to avoid the swirlies while avoiding a lethal stun. Be very careful using movement tools like Vengeful Retreat here as it still builds up the stun meter.

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Rik Reverb is predominantly a single-target encounter, however the add spawns triggered by Sparkblast Ignition need to die as quickly as possible to avoid a wipe. Havoc's single-target loadout brings enough tools to cover this, so a standard Aldrachi Reaver build works best.

• Use Blur if assigned to soak Lingering Voltage. If not, make sure to use it if targeted by Faulty Zap.

• Eye Beam should naturally line up with Sparkblast Ignition spawns, and you should aim to hold it for these to burst down the largest clump.

• Be careful of positioning to avoid the Sonic Blast frontal, especially when using Vengeful Retreat.
• If you can't reach an amplifier comfortably you can use Double Jump to get over the Blaring Drop rings.

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Stix Bunkjunker has single-target as the most important aspect, but frequent add waves that require burst AoE to avoid them overwhelming the tank is very helpful. Havoc's natural cooldown timers work out perfectly for this anyway, and Aldrachi Reaver can also leverage these for funnel.

• There are no specific defensive requirements for this boss, so use Blur freely when you feel unsafe.

• Eye Beam should be used liberally throughout here, as most add waves spawn quite far apart. You should be able to use one cast to break Territorial on a Territorial Bombshell and have it come back in time for the add wave to be dumped by Rolling Rubbish.

• Have a charge of Fel Rush saved to get out of the Trash Compactor slam comfortably.

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Sprocketmonger Lockenstock is a pure single target encounter that has a large amount of movement throughout, so a standard Aldrachi Reaver build is recommended.

• Blur is best saved for the intermission as healers will be busy moving to get into position, and raid damage is high.
• It can be difficult to get good value out of Darkness here as the raid is regularly spread out, but placing it under the boss during the intermission where the melee will stack is your safest bet.

• Metamorphosis should just be used on cooldown here when you can guarantee uptime on the boss.

• Fel Rush and The Hunt can be used to dash to the boss in the intermission, but beware your hitbox is active while travelling.
• Using Double Jump will pause the conveyor belt momentum change so use this to path to the boss quickly throughout the fight. Also use it to avoid falling down the two holes in the middle.

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The One-Armed Bandit is a long encounter split between a phase with extremely high priority adds and a pure boss burn. Due to how important burning the adds down are in the first phase, Havoc's natural cooldown cycle plus funnel is perfectly suited.

• Blur is best saved for the most dangerous combinations involving the Flame coins that deal raid-wide damage.
• Darkness is also very well suited here. Organize with your healers for the combination they need the most help with.

• Havoc should be able to very aggressively use Eye Beam and have it ready for every add spawn triggered by Spin To Win!. As soon as these waves spawn use Fel Rush to engage them as quickly as possible.

• Pay very close attention to Pay-Line spawns, both to gain the High Roller! Haste buff and to avoid being killed by standing in its path.

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Mug'zee is mechanically very complex, but there is not as much in the way of DPS optimization needed as they are all encounter specific things that need to interact. As the fight has a fixed 40% burn phase and no major adds to deal with, Aldrachi Reaver is well suited.

• Blur is best saved for Disintegration Beam, otherwise it can be freely used during one of the many raid damage moments.

• Remember that the boss transitions at exactly 40% and begins the enrage burn. Make sure to have Metamorphosis and all other cooldowns ready for this as damage dealt before is not as important.

• While there are a lot of add spawns, it is hard to get much cleave value as Unstable Crawler Mines are immune and Earthshaker Gaol will be split. Aim to have Reaver's Mark on Mug'zee at least throughout to get some extra value from Wounded Quarry if you ever swap.

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This boss was not testable on the PTR servers. Information will be forthcoming once it is available on Live servers. For now, Aldrachi Reaver is the most likely pick due to its higher throughput.

• Check back after the boss has been seen on live servers.

• Check back after the boss has been seen on live servers.

• Check back after the boss has been seen on live servers.

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