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General Information
On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for yourHavoc Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft The War Within Pre-Patch.
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Gearing a Havoc Demon Hunter
Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Havoc Demon Hunter forThe War Within Pre-patch. Check this page to learn everythingyou need to know about gearing a Havoc Demon Hunter, including theBiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the bestTrinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.
Note that during the pre-patch, gear is still available from many leftoverDragonflight Season 4 sources, and this page will be updated in the lead-upto the expansion release with new information for The War Within.
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BiS Gear Guide for Havoc Demon Hunter
Havoc generally aims for the highest item level pieces available,aiming for as much Critical Strike and then Mastery as possible, withsome deviations depending on build. The only items that tend not tofollow the item level rule is Jewelry, as these have no Agility.Thus, power is weighted more toward ideal secondary stats. Visit ourStats page for more details.
Havoc DH Stat Priority
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BiS Gear for Havoc Demon Hunter
Overall BiS ListMythic+ Gear BiS ListRaid Gear BiS List
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BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter
This list is the ideal DPS setup, including all sources available tous. This includes Crafting, Raids, Mythic+, and even The Great Vault. Therefore,think of this more as an end goal to work toward, as this list providesthe most balanced end setup, assuming you have access to everything. Allcrafts use 
Draconic Missive of the Peerless unless otherwise stated.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hand |  Thorncaller Claw (528) | The Great Vault / Council of Dreams |
| Off Hand |  Stormslash (528) | The Great Vault / The Nokhud Offensive |
| Helm |  Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl (528) | Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault |
| Neck |  Amulet of Eonar's Chosen (528) | Mythic Nymue |
| Shoulder |  Strigine Epaulets (528) | Mythic Council of Dreams |
| Cloak |  Voice of the Silent Star (535) | Mythic Sarkareth |
| Chest |  Screaming Torchfiend's Binding (528) | Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault |
| Bracers |  Life-Bound Bindings (525) | Crafted by Leatherworking |
| Gloves |  Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp (528) | Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault |
| Belt |  Life-Bound Belt (525) | Crafted by Leatherworking |
| Legs |  Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps (528) | Revival Catalyst / The Great Vault |
| Boots |  Ancient Rotwalkers (528) | The Great Vault / Brackenhide Hollow |
| Ring #1 |  Seal of Diurna's Chosen (528) | Mythic Eranog |
| Ring #2 |  Seal of Filial Duty (535) | Mythic Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #1 |  Cataclysmic Signet Brand (528) | Mythic Smolderon |
| Trinket #2 |  Elementium Pocket Anvil (528) | Amalgamation Chamber |
| Alternative #1 |  Ashes of the Embersoul (528) | Mythic Smolderon |
| Alternative #2 |  Manic Grieftorch (528) | Mythic Broodkeeper Diurna |
For our crafted embellishment pieces, Havoc always picks up two off-pieces(generally Belt and Bracers). Due to the high sustain of the spec, it cancomfortably use two 
Blue Silken Lining and maintain a good uptime, takingadvantage of the huge additional Mastery.
4.
Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter
This list contains the ideal options for each slot available from Mythic+ dungeonsadded in the Season 4 pool. These are items that are worth target farming if you are lookingto gear up a character and have holes in your gear set. This does notinclude any Raid or Crafted items.
Note: this is not a list for the best gear to wear when doing Mythic+,and instead a list of the best gear available from these dungeons in each respective slot. Forthat, see the overall list.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Stormslash | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Alternatives |  Dragonscale Ripper | Neltharus |
| Helm | Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl | Revival Catalyst |
| Neck |  Tuskarr Bone Necklace | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Shoulder |  Mantle of Yearned Freedom | The Azure Vault |
| Cloak |  Mammoth-Trainer's Drape | Neltharus |
| Chest | Screaming Torchfiend's Binding | Revival Catalyst |
| Bracers |  Ferocious Hyena Hidebinders | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Gloves | Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp | Revival Catalyst |
| Belt |  Cinch of Forgotten Duty | The Azure Vault |
| Legs | Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps | Revival Catalyst |
| Boots | Ancient Rotwalkers | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Ring #1 |  Platinum Star Band | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Ring #2 |  Scalebane Signet | Neltharus |
| Trinket #1 |  Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Trinket #2 |  Erupting Spear Fragment | Neltharus |
| Alternative |  Bottle of Spiraling Winds | The Nokhud Offensive |
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Raid Gear BiS List for Havoc Demon Hunter
This list provides the best item in each slot available within the 3 differentAwakened Dragonflight raids available. This does not include any Craftedpieces.
Note: this is not a list for the best gear to wear when Raiding,and instead a list of the best item available from the current raid in each slot. For that,see the overall list.
| Slot | Item | Source/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hand | Thorncaller Claw | Council of Dreams |
| Off Hand |  Rionthus's Bladed Visage | Forgotten Experiments |
| Helm | Screaming Torchfiend's Burning Scowl | Revival Catalyst |
| Neck | Amulet of Eonar's Chosen | Nymue |
| Shoulder | Strigine Epaulets | Council of Dreams |
| Cloak | Voice of the Silent Star | Sarkareth |
| Chest | Screaming Torchfiend's Binding | Revival Catalyst |
| Bracers |  Loyal Flametender's Bracers | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Gloves | Screaming Torchfiend's Grasp | Revival Catalyst |
| Belt |  Oblivion's Immortal Coil | Sarkareth |
| Legs | Screaming Torchfiend's Blazewraps | Revival Catalyst |
| Boots |  Ice-Climber's Cleats | Sennarth |
| Ring #1 | Seal of Diurna's Chosen | Eranog |
| Ring #2 | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #1 | Cataclysmic Signet Brand | Smolderon |
| Trinket #2 | Elementium Pocket Anvil | Amalgamation Chamber |
| Alternative #1 | Ashes of the Embersoul | Smolderon |
| Alternative #2 |  Whispering Incarnate Icon | The Primal Council |
3.1.
Enchants and Sockets
If you have a new piece of gear containing prismatic sockets or are eligible tobe enchanted, you can find everything you need to pick the best one for the job onour dedicated enchants page below.
Havoc DH Enchants and Gems
4.
"Simming" Yourself as a Havoc Demon Hunter
Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to theimportance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique,and each individual gear piece you have access to can change the overall balance andalter what is best right now for you.
While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets and offer recommendations, theseare not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimizeyour 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.
Simming Yourself — A Guide to RaidbotsHavoc DH Simulations
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Tier Set Bonus for Havoc Demon Hunter in The War Within Pre-patch
During the War Within pre-patch, the set bonus from Dragonflight Season 4 isstill available and is the Screaming Torchfiend's Brutality. Thisfocuses on 
Throw Glaive, and confers the following bonuses:
Demon Hunter Havoc 10.2 Class Set 2pc - Your Blade Dance automaticallycasts Throw Glaive on your primary target for 100% damage, and eachslash has a 50% chance to also Throw Glaive an enemy for 35% damage.- Demon Hunter Havoc 10.2 Class Set 4pc - The Hunt damage over timeeffect lasts 6 seconds longer, and each time you Throw Glaive,its remaining cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.
This set locks in a lot of talents to enable it, but it is worth it.Once you have the 4-piece equipped, it requires 
The Hunt and all supporting Throw Glaive talents to get full value:
- Master of the Glaive / Champion of the Glaive
- Accelerated Blade
- Furious Throws
- Serrated Glaive
- Soulscar
The primary target throw of Throw Glaive will consume a charge todeal full damage, and any glaive sent out by 
Blade Dance will gain theeffect of talents taken. This means there is no need to rotationally castThrow Glaive with the bonus taken, as the procs will naturally consume chargesfor free when it triggers. It also means you need to plan arounda much lower cooldown on The Hunt in your cycles when using the 4-piece.
As it can be obtained through all 3 different raids, The Great Vault andthe Revival Catalyst, it should be quite easy to acquire the 4-piece bonus. Thebosses within each raid that drop each piece are as follows:
| Slot | Vault | Aberrus | Amirdrassil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | Raszageth | Magmorax | Tindral Sageswift |
| Shoulder | Broodkeeper Diurna | Echo of Neltharion | Smolderon |
| Chest | Kurog Grimtotem | Zskarn | Nymue |
| Gloves | Dathea | Forgotten Experiments | Igira the Cruel |
| Legs | Sennarth | Rashok | Larodar |
| Omni-Token | Raszageth | Sarkareth | Fyrakk, the Blazing |
6.
Best Crafted items for Havoc Demon Hunter
With Professions, you can craft items with customizable stats in nearlyall slots with up to Item Level 525. This means that for many non-tier slots, Crafteditems are a competitive alternative when gearing or to fill up gaps inyour gearset.
If you want to learn more about the Crafting system in general and potentiallycraft your own items for less Gold, check out our dedicated page below.
Crafting Guide
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Best Havoc Demon Hunter Crafting Order
Crafting OrderCrafting Details
7.1.
Best Crafting Order for Havoc Demon Hunter
This is our general recommendation for the best Crafting Order. Due to the highvalue of Embellishments for Havoc, these come first, followed by the highest valuesingle crafts after. All crafts, unless otherwise stated, use a Draconic Missive of the Peerless wherever possible. Havoc has two separateoptions depending on your preference:
- Life-Bound Belt using Blue Silken Lining,
- Life-Bound Bindings using Blue Silken Lining,
- Signet of Titanic Insight (with Alchemical Flavor Pocket),
- Low Item Level Pieces.
You can also consider crafting a weapon, such as 
Primal Molten Warglaiveif you do not have one.
Blue Silken Lining is strong enough that it is hard to argue againsteven with the downsides, especially with Havoc's ability to self-sustain. Thishas value both in single-target and AoE, so is the recommended embellishmentpairing in all content.
7.1.
Havoc Demon Hunter Crafting Details
Embellishments either come set on items as standard orcan be added with an optional reagent when crafting the piece. Theseprovide additional bonuses (and in some cases quite large ones) butare limited to two. Due to there being so many options, here wewill look at the options available to Havoc:
- Blue Silken Lining - This is theoreticallythe strongest option, using two of them on any selection of craftedpieces. Thanks to Soul Rending, Havoc can realistically keepit is active outside of extreme circ*mstances.
- Toxic Thorn Footwraps - these deal strongsingle-target damage and are a consideration if you do not wantto worry about Silken Lining uptime.
- Toxified Armor Patch - Due to the above being strong,if you want to invest in the boots rather than Silken Lining dueto the Health threshold, then taking this alongside it is ideal.
- Undulating Sporecloak - Grants Versatilitywhile above 70% (which, thanks to Soul Rending, Havoc has aneasy time doing). Unfortunately, the values across the board on thisitem makes it very low value, and as such not worth the craft.
- Slimy Expulsion Boots* - these should be avoided,as while they deal competitive damage, the downside of losingHaste makes them a weaker choice.
- Elemental Lariat* - still competitive with alternatives,but the extra requirement of sockets means that it is not aseasy to get consistent value from it early in the season.
- Alchemical Flavor Pocket* - this does notrequire an Embellishment slot, and as such, is worth usingto avoid losing your Well Fed buff should you die.
7.1.
Engineering Specialty Pieces
Another specialty item worth looking at, especially for Mythic+,is the Engineering pieces. The Head (
Peripheral Vision Projectors)requires Engineering as your profession, while the Bracers (
Needlessly Complex Wristguards)can be used by anyone and either allow you to use the
Tinker: Arclight Vital Correctors giving you access to a Combatres, which can be game-changing. If you are considering these,avoid crafting Life-Bound Bindings as your Embellishment piece.
These items also come entirely with one stat, meaningyou should craft them with the 
Razor-Sharp Gearfor Critical Strike. Non-engineers should also fit this with a
Critical Failure Prevention Unit, while Engineers shoulduse the 
Calibrated Safety Switch.
8.
Trinkets for Havoc Demon Hunter in The War Within Pre-patch
In The War Within Pre-patch, there are a lot of strong options left over fromSeason 4 that work for Havoc in different situations. Unfortunately, they allcome from raids, so require group content to access.
| Trinket | Note |
|---|---|
| Manic Grieftorch | Deals exceptionally high damage in a quick burst on a 2-minute cooldown,with more frequent uses if allies die. For priority damage, this is unmatched,and is extremely versatile as a tool in both raids and Mythic+. |
 Augury of the Primal Flame | Deals extremely high proc damage on critical strikes, splitting betweentargets hit. This is a very volatile effect with a lot of variance in procs,but has extremely high potential alongside being a passive trinket that canpair with the above. |
| Elementium Pocket Anvil | While this takes a long time to fully ramp up, it deals significant damageonce it does and is the strongest available option for single-target scenarios.It is less valuable in Mythic+ alongside being sometimes difficult to maintain,but it still provides strong boss damage should you achieve that. |
| Ashes of the Embersoul | Provides a massive burst of decaying Agility that aligns with every cast of Metamorphosis. This is easy to play around, and can simply be macrodin for the full benefit. The downside, however does cause a dip in damage, sois mostly for situations where you need to pool damage into a key moment or pullwhich it does very well if played around properly. |
| Cataclysmic Signet Brand | Deals extremely high single-target damage but takes up to 3 minutes tofully ramp up. While the backlash damage is quite high, surviving through itis fine and definitely worth it. In Mythic+, on the other hand, the unreliabilityof maintaining it between pulls stop it from being worth using. |
8.1.
Trinket Simulations for Havoc Demon Hunter
These are generic simulations from Bloodmallet, giving you a rough overview of strong Havoc Demon Hunter Trinkets.It is not a replacement for simming yourself, but can still offer a quick reference point.
Check out the BiS Lists if you just want to know the best Trinkets from M+ and Raid.
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BiS Trinkets for Havoc Demon Hunter
Single-target RaidMythic+ AoE
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Best Raiding & Single-Target Trinkets for Havoc Demon Hunter
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Best Mythic+ & AoE Trinkets for Havoc Demon Hunter
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Changelog
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
- 21 Mar. 2024: Slight shuffle of trinket recommendations, but content remains the same for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5, highlighted Ashes of the Embersoul as an alternative.
- 27 Nov. 2023: Added Augury to ideal trinkets.
- 07 Nov. 2023: Updated to remove Sporecloak recommendation, switched to Blue Silk/Toxic Thorn options.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Added BiS lists for Patch 10.1.7 and restructured page.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5 to clean up Trinket and Crafting sections, and add Dawn of the Infinite items.
- 25 May 2023: Added Timewalking section, cleaned up original Trinket recommendations.
- 09 May 2023: Updated for Trinket changes.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1 and Season 2 release with new gear recommendations.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Updated for Primordial Gemstones hotfixes.
- 22 Mar. 2023: Updated to account for Primordial Gemstone buffs.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7 with Annulet information.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated to Gear Page Format.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Pre-Patch.
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