Havoc Demon Hunter PvP Rotation and Playstyle — Midnight Season 1

The opener refers to your team's opening crowd control chain and damage done as soon as you get out of the gates. The main goal in the opener is to force your enemies to use their cooldowns so you will be using everything.

1. Use Immolation Aura as you walk toward the enemy to build some initial Fury.
2. Use The Hunt to proc Reaver's Glaive.
3. Use Reaver's Glaive which will empower your next Chaos Strike and Blade Dance.
4. Use Eye Beam. This will put you into Demon Form.
5. Use Annihilation to use the first stack of Reaver's Glaive.
6. Use Death Sweep to use the final stack of Reaver's Glaive. It is very important that you use Chaos Strike before Death Sweep so that Death Sweep gets the extra three slashes and 20% bonus damage.
7. Use Death Sweep.
8. Use Metamorphosis to enter Demon Form.
9. Use Felblade.
10. Use Death Sweep.
11. Use Eye Beam. In addition to the damage it does, this will also extend the duration of Metamorphosis from the Demonic talent.
12. Use Annihilation.
13. Use Death Sweep.
14. Use Death Sweep again.

If you are playing Felscarred then you can skip Reaver's Glaive and instead use Sigil of Doom in its place to proc Student of Suffering.

This list serves as your sustained damage rotation priority.

1. Our highest priority is always Reaver's Glaive. This will empower our next Blade Dance and Chaos Strike.
2. After that we have Blade Dance. This will apply Mortal Dance as well as Throw Glaive because of Screaming Brutality
3. If Blade Dance is on cooldown then you will use Chaos Strike if you have the Fury to do so
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4. If you need Fury then you will use Felblade. We want to use Fel Blade as often as possible to keep high uptime on Army Unto Oneself.
5. If you need Fury and Felblade is on cooldown then you should use Consume Magic. This will give us a chance to proc a demon soul because of Blood Moon but worst case scenario it gives us some fury and a soul to help proc Reaver's Glaive.
6. Immolation Aura is our lowest priority generator because we don't take any of the talents to buff it.
7. Throw Glaive is something you will almost never push but if you have low time or need to slow your target you can manually use Throw Glaive.

Below is your typical burst sequence. Ideally, you will burst when the enemy healer is crowd controlled by yourself or your teammate. There are two burst sequences. The first sequence assumes that you have every single cooldown available.

1. Use Immolation Aura as you walk toward the enemy to build some initial Fury.
2. Use The Hunt to proc Reaver's Glaive.
3. Use Reaver's Glaive which will empower your next Chaos Strike and Blade Dance.
4. Use Eye Beam. This will put you into Demon Form.
5. Use Annihilation to use the first stack of Reaver's Glaive.
6. Use Death Sweep to use the final stack of Reaver's Glaive. It is very important that you use Chaos Strike before Death Sweep so that Death Sweep gets the extra three slashes and 20% bonus damage.
7. Use Death Sweep.
8. Use Metamorphosis to enter Demon Form.
9. Use Felblade.
10. Use Death Sweep.
11. Use Eye Beam. In addition to the damage it does, this will also extend the duration of Metamorphosis from the Demonic talent.
12. Use Death Sweep.
13. Use Death Sweep again.
14. Use Annihilation.

The second burst sequence is a mini-burst sequence for when you don't have The Hunt or Metamorphosis that just uses Eye Beam. Before you burst make sure that you have Reaver's Glaive procced and ready to use.

1. Use Reaver's Glaive to empower Chaos Strike and Blade Dance.
2. Use Vengeful Retreat.
3. Use Felblade.
4. Use Eye Beam to enter Demon Form.
5. Use Annihilation for the first stack of Reaver's Glaive.
6. Use Death Sweep.
7. Use Death Sweep again.

Below is your typical burst sequence for Felscarred. Ideally, you will burst when the enemy healeris crowd controlled by yourself or your teammate. There are two burst sequences. The first sequence assumes that you have every single cooldown available.

1. Use Immolation Aura as you walk toward the enemy to build some initial Fury.
2. Use The Hunt.
3. Use Eye Beam. This will put you into Demon Form.
4. Use Annihilation.
5. Use Death Sweep.
6. Use Death Sweep again.
7. Use Metamorphosis to enter Demon Form.
8. Use Sigil of Doom.
9. Use Death Sweep.
10. Use Annihilation.
11. Use Consuming Fire.
12. Use Abyssal Gaze. In addition to the damage it does, this will also extend the duration of Metamorphosis from the Demonic talent.
13. Use Death Sweep.
14. Use Death Sweep again.
15. Use Annihilation.

The second burst sequence is a mini-burst sequence for when you don't have The Hunt or Metamorphosis that just uses Eye Beam.

Use Eye Beam. This will put you into Demon Form.

Use Annihilation.

Use Death Sweep.

Use Death Sweep again.

Blur is your main defensive cooldown. This reduces the overall damage done to you. On a 1-minute cooldown, this is very powerful and should be used when your healer is struggling to keep you alive or is in crowd control.

Given that you have two charges of Blur, you can use it when the enemy uses cooldowns. This will line up with almost every go in the game, which should simplify the usage.

Darkness is a great defensive for not only yourself but also for your teammates. If the enemy team is using their offensive cooldowns on a teammate that has no defensive abilities left, using Darkness where they are could help keep them alive.

Darkness is a team defensive, meaning you get the most value when it can protect both you and a teammate. Darkness should only be used for yourself when you don't have any Blur charges left or you know Blur will not be enough.

Vengeful Retreat can be used in times when you will need to run away from the enemy team. This lets you get distance, and you can still use Throw Glaive.

With the Glimpse talent, Vengeful Retreat becomes one of your strongest defensive abilities, making you immune to crowd control and granting damage reduction while you are in the air. With practice, you can extend this duration for several seconds by chaining Glide and Fel Rush.

One of the most common and highest value uses of Imprison is peeling during the enemy's offensive cooldowns.

When you see an enemy commit their cooldowns, you can immediately use Imprison on them.

This can buy your team critical time to recover, especially if you do not have defensives available.

You can also use it aggressively to secure a win by using Imprison on the healer when you have damage.

Sigil of Misery is one of your most flexible tools. It can be used defensively to peel for your team during enemy cooldowns or offensively to set up a kill window on a target. Knowing when to use it effectively is key to maximizing its value.

Because it is a disorient, you need to track diminishing returns carefully. When playing with classes that rely heavily on disorients to win, like Balance Druids, you may not want to fear the healer. Overlapping DRs in these situations can waste your CC and reduce your overall chance of winning.

Be intentional with Sigil of Misery. Proper planning and timing matter far more than simply casting it whenever it is available.

The most basic way to use Chaos Nova is to press it when you actually have damage available. Most of the time, that means pairing it with your Meta window so you can stun the healer and push your cooldowns. If your teammate already has the healer crossed, though, then you can use Chaos Nova on the DPS instead.

You do need to be careful when you use Chaos Nova on DPS. If the healer is not crossed, the debuff can just be dispelled. If the healer is in line of sight and not in crowd control, you should fully expect your stun to get removed.

Just like Imprison, Chaos Nova can also be used defensively. This is a bit more advanced because giving up your stun makes it harder to set up kills, but it can absolutely save the game. Any time you see the enemy team about to secure a win condition, Chaos Nova can be used to completely deny it.