Havoc Demon Hunter Abilities and Talents Guide - The War Within 11.0.2

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Baseline Havoc Demon Hunter Spells Offensive Abilities

Demon's Bite - Ability that deals physical damage to the target and generates fury.

Chaos Strike - Ability that costs fury to slash twice dealing Chaos damage to the target, has a chance to refund half of cost.

Blade Dance - Ability that strikes all enemies in an area around you 4 times, dealing physical damage each strike.

Immolation Aura - Applies a buff to you that deals fire damage to all enemies in a small range around you every second, also generates a small amount of fury on cast. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.

Throw Glaive - Throw a glaive at an enemy within 30 yards for a small amount of physical damage, bounces to the nearest enemy within 10 yards of the target.

Sigil of Flame - Place a sigil at your cursor that deals Fire damage and applies a moderate DoT after 2 seconds to all enemies within it. Generates 30 fury on cast.

Offensive Cooldowns

Metamorphosis - Leap to a targeted area dealing a small amount of Chaos damage to all enemies nearby, and transform gaining 20% haste, empowering Chaos Strike to become Annihilation, and Blade Dance into Death Sweep.

Defensive Cooldowns

Blur - Reduces all incoming damage by a minor amount, and gives a greatly increased dodge chance from melee swings and physical abilities.

Utility Abilities

Fel Rush - Instantly dashes you in the direction you are moving, dealing a small amount of Chaos damage across the dash AoE. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

Disrupt - Interrupts the target, applying a 3 second lockout to the school of magic interrupted.

Torment - Taunts your target instantly pulling threat to attack you.

Spectral Sight - Allows you to see enemies, treasures, and similar things through walls and floors. You are slowed while active and taking damage breaks the effect.

Fel Eruption - Stuns your target for 4 seconds, dealing a small amount of chaos damage.

Passive Abilities

Glide - Tapping your jump button while in the air pulls out your wings and lets you slowly glide forward and down.

Double Jump - You can jump again during your jump for a double jump.

Chaos Brand - Applies a permanent 3% magic damage taken increase to enemies hit, reduced to 15s on players.

Demonic Wards - Reduces all magic damage taken by a flat 10%.

Shattered Souls - A small chance for enemies you are involved in killing to drop a soul, walking over them consumes the soul and heals 20% of your max HP. If the soul dropped from a demon it gives you a 20% damage amp for 15 seconds.

Demonic Appetite - Casting Chaos Strike or Annihilation has a chance to cleave off a soul, and any souls you pick up generate 20 fury and heal you for 6% max HP.

Havoc Demon Hunter Hero Talents Aldrachi Reaver Havoc Demon Hunter TalentsKey Talent

Art of the Glaive - Every 6 Soul Fragment's you consume gives a charge of Reaver's Glaive, which deals damage to up to 4 enemies and buffs your next Chaos Strike and Blade Dance by 10/20% damage depending on order of casts.

Capstone Talent

Thrill of the Fight - After casting both your enhanced Chaos Strike and Blade Dance after casting Reaver's Glaive, you receive a 20% damage/healing buff for 10 seconds and a 15% attack speed buff for 20 seconds.

Choice Nodes

Choice Node 1:
Evasive Action - Vengeful Retreat can be cast again within 3 seconds of the original cast, does not proc Initiative or Tactical Retreat.

Unhindered Assault - Casting Vengeful Retreat resets the cooldown of Felblade.

Army Unto Oneself - Casting Felblade gives you a 10% damage reduction for 5 seconds.

Incorruptible Spirit - You gain a shield for an additional 15% of the amount healed by consuming Soul Fragment.

Keen Engagement - Reaver's Glaive generates 20 fury.

Preemptive Strike - Throw Glaive and Reaver's Glaive deal AoE damage around your target on cast.

Passives

Fury of the Aldrachi - Reaver's Glaive causes your enhanced Blade Dance to deal additional AoE damage, doubled if cast second in order.

Reaver's Mark - Reaver's Glaive causes your enhanced Chaos Strike to apply a 7% damage amp on your enemy, doubled if cast second in order.

Aldrachi Tactics - after casting both an enhanced Blade Dance and Chaos Strike from Reaver's Glaive, generate a soul fragment.

Wounded Quarry - Auto attacks on a target with Reaver's Mark applied have a chance to deal bonus Physical damage and generate a soul fragment.

Incisive Blade - Chaos Strike deals 10% bonus damage.

Warblade's Hunger - Absorbing a soul fragment causes your next Chaos Strike to deal a small amount of additional damage, also causes Felblade to consume nearby soul fragments.

Fel-Scarred Havoc Demon Hunter TalentsKey Talent

Demonsurge - The first cast each of Annihilation and Death Sweep from entering Metamorphosis including via Demonic are empowered causing you to deal uncapped AoE damage on cast. Once Demonic Intensity is learned, this is extended to include the other empowerments Abyssal Gaze, Sigil of Doom, and Consuming Fire on Metamorphosis cast. Additionally, increases fury generation of Demon's Bite by 15 per cast and Demon Blades by 5 per proc during metamorphosis.

Capstone Talent

Demonic Intensity - Casting Metamorphosis empowers Eye Beam, Sigil of Flame, and Immolation Aura to deal 30% more damage by becoming Abyssal Gaze, Sigil of Doom, and Consuming Fire. Also causes Demonsurge to deal 10% more damage per stack.

Choice Nodes

Choice Node 1:
Wave of Debilitation - Chaos Nova applies a 60% slow to enemies for 5 seconds as well as a 15% attack speed and casting speed reduction after the stun drops.

Pursuit of Angriness - Increases movement speed by 1% per 10 fury you currently have, up to 17% due to Fel-Scarred fury cap of 170.

Set Fire to the Pain - 5% of all damage taken is deferred over 5 seconds and converted to fire damage. Fire damage taken is reduced by 10%. This works as a small 0.5% DR to all damage as the converted damage is reduced by the 10% itself.

Improved Soul Rending - Increases leech by 2% with an additional 2% during Metamorphosis.

Student of Suffering - After casting Sigil of Flame and Sigil of Doom, gain 21.6% Mastery and generate 5 fury every 2 seconds for 8 seconds .

Flamebound - Increases the range of Immolation Aura by 2 yards and critical strike damage bonus by 25%.

Passives

Focused Hatred - Demonsurge deals 50% increased damage if it hits only a single target.

Burning Blades - Chaos Strike, Throw Glaive, and auto attacks deal an additional 35% damage as fire damage over 6 seconds.

Violent Transformation - Casting Metamorphosis resets the cooldown of Sigil of Flame and Immolation Aura.

Enduring Torment - While outside of Metamorphosis and Demonic, haste is increased by 5% and increases damage of Chaos Strike and Blade Dance by 10%.

Untethered Fury - Increases maximum fury by 50 taking Havoc to 170 with Unrestrained Fury.

Monster Rising - Agility is increased by 5% while outside of Metamorphosis and Demonic.

Havoc Demon Hunter Talents Demon Hunter Class Talents

Vengeful Retreat - Backflip away from the direction you are facing, dealing a exceptionally small amount of Physical damage in an aoe around you.

Blazing Path - Grants an additional charge of Fel Rush.

Sigil of Misery - Disorients all enemies caught in the sigil for 20 seconds, effect can end from damage.

Vengeful Bonds - Vengeful Retreat applies a 70% slow to all enemies damaged.

Unrestrained Fury - Increases the cap of your fury by 20.

Shattered Restoration - Shattered Souls heal for an extra 10%.

Improved Sigil of Misery - Reduces the cooldown of Sigil of Misery by 30 seconds.

Bouncing Glaives - Throw glaive ricochets to a third target.

Imprison - Imprison an enemy, incapacitating them for 1 minute. This only works on demon's, beasts, and humanoids and breaks on any damage.

Charred Warblades - Heals you for 3% of all fire damage dealt, Chaos damage is included due to including fire damage.

Chaos Nova - Stuns all enemies around you for 2 seconds, dealing a minor amount of chaos damage.

Improved Disrupt - The range of Disrupt is increased to 10 yards.

Consume Magic - Purges 1 beneficial Magic effect from the enemy target.

Aldrachi Design - Your parry chance is increased by 3%.

Chaos Fragments - 30% chance to spawn a Lesser soul fragment from each enemy stunned by Chaos Nova.

Choice Node: Choose one of the two following talents:

Master of the Glaive - Gives Throw Glaive a second charge and now snares enemies hit by 50%.

Champion of the Glaive - Gives Throw Glaive a second charge and increases its range by 10 yards.

Disrupting FuryDisruptFelbladeSwallowed AngerConsume MagicAura of PainImmolation AuraLive by the Glaive

Pursuit - Provides mastery stat a small amount of movement speed increase.

Soul Rending - Gives 3% leech at all times, and an additional 3% leech while in Metamorphosis per point.

Infernal Armor - Increases armor by 10% per point and causes fire damage to attacking enemies during Immolation Aura.

Lost in Darkness - Spectral Sight If Spectral Sight is disrupted from taking damage or attacking, it will persist for 6 seconds instead.

Felfire Haste - A 10% movement speed buff for 8 seconds after casting Fel Rush.

Illidari Knowledge - 5% passive flat magic damage reduction.

Demonic - Provides 5 seconds duration of Metamorphosis on every cast of Eye Beam.

Will of the Illidari - 5% Maximum health increase.

Precise Sigils - All sigils are now placed centered on your targets location.

Internal Struggle - Your mastery is increased by 3.6%.

Darkness - Puts a puddle of darkness on the ground for 8 seconds, allowing you and all allies to have a 15% chance to avoid any damage received while in it. This is increased to a 30% chance outside of raid groups.

Soul Sigils - All sigils now generate 1 Lesser Soul Fragment if they affect an enemy target.

Quickened Sigils - All sigils activate 1 second faster after placement.

Erratic Felheart - Reduces the cooldown of Fel Rush by 10% per point.

Choice Node: Choose one of the two following talents:

Long Night - Darkness duration is increased by 3 seconds, now persisting for 11 seconds.

Pitch Black - Darkness cooldown is reduced by 2 minutes.

Rush of ChaosMetamorphosisDemon MuzzleFlames of FurySigil of Flame

Collective Anguish - When you cast Eye Beam another demon hunter appears beside you casting Fel Devastation in front of you, dealing damage and healing you.

The Hunt - Casted ability, charge up to 50 yards to your enemy dealing heavy nature damage on impact and heavy nature damage over time on your target and up to 4 other enemies you charged through. Any damage dealt to the impacted target heals for 10% for 30 seconds.

Sigil of Spite - Place a sigil on the ground, dealing heavy chaos damage to all enemies inside on explosion and shatters 3 Lesser Soul Fragments if a target is affected.

Havoc Specialization Talents

Eye Beam - Channel that deals heavy chaos damage to all enemies in front of you.

Critical Chaos - Increased chance for Chaos Strike to refund fury, increased by 30% of your Critical Strike Chance.

Choice Node: Choose one of the two following talents:

Insatiable Hunger - The damage of Demon's Bite is increased by 50%, and it generates an additional 5 to 10 fury.

Demon Blades - Auto attacks deal a minor amount of shadow damage and generate 7-12 fury. Replaces Demon's Bite.

Burning HatredImmolation Aura

Choice Node: Choose one of the two following talents:

Improved Fel Rush - Increases the base damage of Fel Rush by 20%.

Dash of Chaos - You can recast Fel Rush within 2 seconds of casting, dashing you back towards your starting location dealing damage again.

Improved Chaos StrikeChaos StrikeAnnihilationFirst BloodBlade DanceAccelerated BladeThrow GlaiveDemon Hide

Choice Node: Choose one of the two following talents:

Desperate Instincts - Increases the damage reduction of Blur by 10%, additionally Blur is cast automatically at half cooldown and duration if you fall below 35% health.

Netherwalk - For 6 seconds gain 100% movement speed and damage reduction, but you are unable to attack or cast offensive abilities.

Deflecting Dance - For the 1 second duration of Blade Dance you gain a shield for 15% of your max hp that can deflect direct damage.

Mortal Dance - Blade Dance now applies a 50% healing reduction for 6 seconds to all targets.

Initiative - Damaging an enemy before they have damaged you gives 10% Critical Strike Chance for 5 seconds. Using Vengeful Retreat resets the ability to gain this effect from all enemies.

Scars of Suffering - Increases your Versatility by 4% and reduces your threat generation by 8%.

Chaotic Transformation - On Metamorphosis cast, reset the cooldown of both Eye Beam and Blade Dance.

Furious Throws - Throw Glaive now costs 25 fury, but throws a second glaive at your target.

Trail of Ruin - The final slash of Blade Dance applies a DoT dealing a moderate amount of chaos damage to all enemies hit.

Tactical Retreat - Reduces the cooldown of Vengeful Retreat by 5 seconds and causes it to generate 80 fury over 10 seconds.

Blind Fury - The duration and damage of Eye Beam is increased by 10% and now generates 20 fury per second per point.

Looks Can Kill - The damage of Eye Beam will always critically strike.

Dancing with Fate - The damage of the final slash from Blade Dance is increased by 25% per point.

Growing Inferno - Every second Immolation Aura increases its damage dealt by 10%.

Unbound Chaos - After casting Immolation Aura, your next Fel Rush within 12 seconds deals 250% additional damage.

Isolated Prey - When striking a single target, provides bonuses of Eye Beam deals 30% increased damage, Chaos Nova stun duration is increased by 2 seconds, and Immolation Aura always critically strikes.

Furious Gaze - When the channel of Eye Beam is finished, gain 10% haste for 10 seconds. Will not apply if cancelled early.

Serrated Glaive - Throw Glaive and Chaos Strike apply debuffs on enemies for 15 seconds to receive 15% bonus damage from Throw Glaive and Chaos Strike per point.

Burning Wound - Demon's Bite or Demon Blades, and Throw Glaive apply a DoT and debuffed targets take 40% bonus damage from Immolation Aura. A limit of 3 DoT's can be out at a given time.

Choice Node: Choose one of the two following talents:

Momentum - Your damage dealt is increased by 6% for 6 seconds when you cast any of Fel Rush, Vengeful Retreat, and The Hunt.

Inertia - Your damage dealt is increased by 18% for 5 seconds when you cast a Unbound Chaos empowered Fel Rush.

Chaos Theory - When you cast Blade Dance it empowers your next Chaos Strike, having it guarantee a fury refund and has increased Critical Strike Chance.

Glaive Tempest - Places a ground AoE below your feet that deals chaos damage over time to enemies standing in it for 3 seconds.

Restless Hunter - Leaving demon form increases the damage of your next Blade Dance by 50%, and grants a free charge of Fel Rush.

Inner Demon - Entering demon form causes your next Chaos Strike to deal moderate Chaos damage to all nearby enemies.

Relentless Onslaught - A 10% chance for Chaos Strike to trigger a second cast.

Soulscar - Throw Glaive applies a chaos damage DoT, dealing 100% of the damage from the Throw Glaive hit.

RagefireImmolation Aura

Know Your Enemy - Your Critical Strike Damage is increased by 40% of your Critical Strike Chance per point.

Cycle of Hatred - The cooldown of Eye Beam is reduced by 0.5 (per point) seconds per cast of Chaos Strike, Blade Dance, and Glaive Tempest. While talented into Furious Throws, Throw Glaive also reduces the cooldown of Eyebeam.

Chaotic Disposition - Any chaos damage has 7 rolls of 7.77% chance to deal 17% bonus damage, multiple of these rolls can succeed per chaos hit.

A Fire Inside - Immolation Aura is increased to have 2 charges, can have multiple overlapping auras up to 5, and has a 30% chance to refund a charge on cast.

Essence Break - Instantly damages all enemies in a small cone infront of you, dealing heavy chaos damage and increases the damage dealt by Chaos Strike and Blade Dance by 80% for 4 seconds

Shattered Destiny - The duration of an active Demon Form is increased by 0.1 seconds per 12 fury spent.

Any Means Necessary - All magic damage dealt by you is converted to chaos damage, and is increased by 80% of your Mastery.

Fel Barrage - Rapidly depletes your fury for up to 8 seconds dealing massive Chaos damage in an AoE around you.

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Comment by Slampeace

I wonder if anyone has datamined how much move speed Pursuit actually gives. If anyone knows please let me know too!

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