All The Demon Hunter Class and Legendary Changes in Patch 7.1.5

Posted 2017/01/07 at 1:16 PM by perculia

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Anger of the Half-GiantsDelusions of GrandeurMetamorphosisLoramus Thalipedes' SacrificeCinidaria, the SymbioteSephuz's SecretPrydaz, Xavaric's Magnum OpusKil'jaeden's Burning WishBlade DanceChaos StrikeCritical StrikesDarknessImprisonMastery: Demonic PresenceMetamorphosisBlind FuryChaos CleaveFelbladeDemon BladesDemonicDemonic AppetiteDesperate InstinctsFel BarrageFel EruptionFirst BloodNetherwalkSoul RendingDemon SpeedVestment of Second SightItem - Demon Hunter T19 Havoc 2P Bonus

Blind Fury does not benefit from 2pc

Chaos Strike refunds do not benefit from 2pc

Arcane Torrent does not benefit from the 2pc

Anger of the Half-Giants’s does not benefit from 2pc

Item - Demon Hunter T19 Havoc 4P Bonus

Stats for 7.1 were: Crit >= Vers > Haste >= Mastery

In 7.1.5 this will change to:
(with tier) Crit = Mastery > Haste >= Vers

(without tier) Crit > Mastery > Haste >= Vers

As expected once we aquire our set bonus the value of Mastery increases due to the "free" crit we are getting on the 4pc bonus.

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Runemaster's PauldronsSpirit of the Darkness FlameBurning AliveCinidaria, the SymbioteKirel NarakFlame CrashAbyssal StrikeArchimonde's Hatred RebornFueled by PainFueled by PainCharred WarbladesFiery DemiseCinidaria, the SymbioteSephuz's SecretPrydaz, Xavaric's Magnum OpusDemon SpikesVengeance Demon HunterDemon SpikesDemonic WardsDemon SpikesMetamorphosisSeverShearAbyssal StrikeInfernal StrikeInfernal StrikeAgonizing FlamesDemon SpikesBurning AliveFel EruptionSigil of ChainsFel DevastationBlade TurningFiery DemiseCharred WarbladesFel DevastationFel DevastationFel DevastationFel DevastationLast ResortDemonic InfusionVestment of Second Sight

2pc Item - Demon Hunter T19 Vengeance 2P Bonus: Soul Cleave refunds 5 pain.
When you cast Soul Cleave, you immediately get 5 pain back. It doesn’t matter whether you cast a 30 pain Soul Cleave or 60 pain Soul Cleave.

4pc Item - Demon Hunter T19 Vengeance 4P Bonus: Soul Cleave reduces the remaining cooldown of Demon Spikes by up to 3 sec, based on pain spent.
At 60 pain it reduces your cd by 3 seconds. At 30 pain it reduces it by 1.5 seconds. Assuming you use this 1 time per Soul Cleave you will get roughly 20% uptime bump in Demon Spikes uptime. That is assuming 0 Haste. This will be a MUST have.

Stats for 7.1 Raid Survival were: Vers > Haste > Mastery > Crit

In 7.1.5 this has changed to:
(with tier) Mastery > Vers > Haste > Crit

(without tier) Vers > Haste = Mastery > Crit

Stats for 7.1 M+ Dungeons were: Mastery > Crit (DPS) = Vers (Survival) > Haste

In 7.1.5 M+ Survival changed to: Mastery > Vers >= Haste > Crit

Stats for 7.1 DPS: Crit >= Mastery/Vers >= Haste

In 7.1.5 changed to: Crit >= Versa >= Mastery >= Haste

Survival - Mastery to the point in which you do not need anymore DR on DS. Personal Preference. No ratios or percentages to hit.

DPS - All the stats scale off each other, DO NOT go 100% into each one. Follow the prio. No ratios or percentages to hit.

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Comment by ONCHEhapVengeance's looking real good next patch,not Bear good of course,but they got some nice buffs,it's nice seeing Blizzard remembering bears are not the only tanks sometimes.
Jokes asides,I might give vengeance another shot if I get tired of blood,nice guide too :)Comment by perculiavery nice guide, especially the thoughts about the changes, on the other hand the guides are not updated
thanks :DComment by QiuckbladeThis was great to read through to, not only to see the changes but to read a response to mostly each change from someone who is much more of an expert then myself on the class. While DH is my main this expansion it would be great to see this information for the other classes so that I can keep up with how my guildies will be affected. Definitely keep these style of articles coming out. Also if mastery does make that jump in priority once live comes around I will be so happy. I've been keeping gear with mastery in my bank just to use for fun one day and see how much movement speed I could get up to through it.Comment by NytemareRulezlook good, can we all expect same treatment DH just got for the other classes by say days end (Sunday) / early Monday morning seeing as patch is Tuesday

As someone who mains a lock, alts a prot warrior, working on frost mage. The breakdown for those classes will help pull out all the critical, need-to-know information.Comment by DrakGaming Fel Eruption Impales the target for (1050%1365% of Attack power) Chaos damage and stuns them for 2 sec. Inflicts an additional 100% damage against targets permanently immune to stuns.
Cooldown changed from 35 sec cooldown to 30 sec cooldown

Summary: The cd reduction is bigger than it looks. This allows us to use it on cooldown, and have it line up with every Fiery Brand, to get the damage increased by Fiery Demise. This will be the go to for Single Target. Razor Spikes does not buff this. Charred Warblades is procced by thisComment by AwarGreat idea indeed, bring us more guides like this! Thank you!Comment by PessimissedVery well written guide. I played around with Demonic Eye Beam on the PTR. I'm glad high level players say it's good, because I find it really fun.Comment by Munkky

How does Fel Eruption get buffed by Fiery Demise or proc Charred Warblades as it is Chaos damage and not fire?Comment by neoslayyerWithout reforging, this is going to suck big time.

Bring back reforging! The undue burden on the player to now get different gear is your fault, Blizz, you should fix it so we don't have to farm gear over again.Comment by tastemyfurI think, no, I bet this won't happen too much on other classes cause they just plain warlocks. I mean broken.Comment by AsaeliaLooking really strong on cleave encounters, mostly due to the explosion having no target cap. This legendary on multiple members of your raid has the potential to alter boss strategies by simply deleting adds.Comment by frmorrisonNice guide.Comment by ONCHEhapLooking really strong on cleave encounters, mostly due to the explosion having no target cap. This legendary on multiple members of your raid has the potential to alter boss strategies by simply deleting adds.Comment by Richmond79Very good guides - really hope there will be some for every class before the patch hitsComment by GreySageI love how the best single target, AoE, burst, and sustained dps class in the game, coupled with great survivability and utility, just got a bunch of buffs. Like they needed more...Comment by DrakGaming

How does Fel Eruption get buffed by Fiery Demise or proc Charred Warblades as it is Chaos damage and not fire?Comment by fathom81Very enlightning, thanks for the guide!Comment by TwistedPhayteLoved this guide, it was absolutely fantastic from start to finish! I know I've been theory crafting a lot of numbers and it's nice to see what other people are thinking. Please keep the amazing work coming!Comment by TwistedPhayteLooking really strong on cleave encounters, mostly due to the explosion having no target cap. This legendary on multiple members of your raid has the potential to alter boss strategies by simply deleting adds.Comment by Fenril7Nice guide as stated but getting tired of this OP class getting OP even more! For once I would love to see my boomkin be over powered, but the freaking babies would come out of the woodwork crying about a leather being a plate class.

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