Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Mythic+ Tips - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Ignition M+No Set M+

This build aims to take advantage of the free Throw Glaive castsfrom the Season 4 set bonus, alongside heavily investing into the Inertia, A Fire Inside and Ragefire "Ignition" combo.

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Havoc's build options in Season 4 mostly center around the "Ignition" packagethat has consistently proven to be the strongest option for Mythic+.This aims to build out an extremely synergistic package centered around Immolation Aura alongside high-power burst options to pair with each Inertia window.

At the very bottom of the tree, you currently have 3 options for the final pointdepending on how you are planning out your dungeon route:

• Glaive Tempest brings a more consistent overall AoE pick thatworks up to 8 targets, fleshing out the rotational AoE of the build thatcan sometimes fall behind. Due to the power this provides at higher targetcounts, this is generally recommended especially during Fortified weeks.
• Essence Break provides a mid-range burst cooldown that also providesstrong single-target at the same time, making it a great all-rounder pick. Itdoes however require planning to get full use out of and is more orientedtoward flexibility.
• Fel Barrage brings a large burst AoE cooldown, but is cappedat 5 targets. If played around properly, this is a potent damage momentbut has less strength if routes do not support it, and sacrifices a lotof single-target to do so. This is generally more niche and not stronglyrecommended.

Your selection here is based on a few factors, most importantly your group compositionand damage needs. The playstyle core is built around aggressively triggering Immolation Aura via A Fire Inside to generate Ragefirebuildup. Alongside that, aim to trigger Inertia to empower your chosen bigAoE moment, each Eye Beam cast and The Hunt.

Due to a lot of the options in the regular Ignition build requiring the Season 4set to take full advantage of, this provides an alternative. Instead of taking the Throw Glaive talent options, it instead invests in other high-value nodes.

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This plays in a similar way to the Season 4 Ignition build, focusing heavily on the Inertia and A Fire Inside synergy, but avoids all of the related Throw Glaive talents. It also has the same choice in the final row:

• Glaive Tempest brings a more consistent overall AoE pick thatworks up to 8 targets, fleshing out the rotational AoE of the build thatcan sometimes fall behind. Due to the power this provides at higher targetcounts, this is generally recommended especially during Fortified weeks.
• Essence Break provides a mid-range burst cooldown that also providesstrong single-target at the same time, making it a great all-rounder pick. Itdoes however require planning to get full use out of and is more orientedtoward flexibility.
• Fel Barrage brings a large burst AoE cooldown, but is cappedat 5 targets. If played around properly, this is a potent damage momentbut has less strength if routes do not support it, and sacrifices a lotof single-target to do so. This is generally more niche and not stronglyrecommended.

Much of the same rules apply; focus on triggering Immolation Auraaggressively and playing around A Fire Inside resets to generate Ragefire.Aim to overlap Inertia windows with your AoE of choice from the above threepicks and Eye Beam.

EntanglingIncorporealStormingBurstingSanguineSpiteful

Entangling periodically snares all players in the group, spawning acircle around you and snaring you by 30%. If you do not snap the vine by gettingout of the area within 8 seconds, you will be stunned for 3 seconds.

Havoc can very easily escape this with its movement tools in Fel Rushand Vengeful Retreat. The second also has the advantage of removing snareswhen cast, so even if you do not escape the circle, it will be cleared.

Incorporeal spawns up to two Incorporeal Beings roughly every 45seconds. These begin a 5-second cast Destabilize that, if successful,reduces the damage and healing done of all players by 50% for 10 seconds and canstack.

These enemies are vulnerable to all crowd control and interrupts, thereforeHavoc should always play Imprison during these weeks. The cooldown cansometimes be tight, and if so, using Disrupt to buy time beforehand isuseful.

Storming will cause in-combat enemies to spawn tornadoes that will rotateoutward from their hitbox. If hit, these despawn, deal light damage, and knock youinto the air.

All of Havoc's movement tools, such as Fel Rush, work to regain control,but the best tool is simply using Glide to reset your momentum and moveback toward your target.

Bursting causes each non-boss enemy to apply a stack of Burst to allplayers, dealing heavy Shadow damage over 4 seconds, and can stack. If this happens,it will refresh to the full duration.

The best way to counteract this is to stagger your damage carefully with yourgroup; however, if a large number are set off at once, then using Darknessis a very powerful tool to help your Healer keep up.

Sanguine causes all non-boss enemies to leave behind a pool of Ichor,dealing 15% of players health in Shadow damage per second while inside. This alsoheals enemies by 5% while inside, and pools last for 12 seconds.

Managing this is largely on the group and the tank moving enemies out of thearea, while you aim to avoid them. Some will always slip through, however, soswitching to Mortal Dance if you find it to be an issue is a good idea.

Spiteful causes all non-boss enemies to spawn a Spiteful Shade,which fixates on a random player in the group. These slowly lose health, anddeal heavy melee damage if they get close.

Due to how dangerous these are, having some form of control or escape wheneach group of enemies die is advised. Chaos Nova can be helpful to lockdown a large group of them, and Blur is also an effective way oftanking them briefly while you look for a way to safety.

CooldownsRotational

Due to Havoc having a high number of cooldown options available, a briefexplanation of how to approach using them in Mythic+ that goes above theirideal performance use case are as follows:

The cooldown of Metamorphosis is 2 minutes, meaning it is on asimilar cycle to many specs. Making sure that you get as many uses out of thisas possible is key, and leveraging the Eye Beam reset from Chaotic Transformation provides an extreme amount of burst damage.

Depending on your group composition and routing, alongside which other talentsyou have selected, knowing where you plan to use this will dictate your spikesthroughout a dungeon. You want to make sure you spend as little time waitingwith this ready, but also look for opportunities to layer it over the biggestand most dangerous pulls in a dungeon.

This should be cast aggressively and on cooldown as much as possible. Itis especially important to have it on cooldown before each Metamorphosiscast to take advantage of the reset. If you are not already in your Demon formas well, you should aim to pair it with Essence Break if you are playingwith it. If a group is about to die, consider holding it so you can startstrong.

When taking Essence Break, your only important goal is to make sureto get a Death Sweep cast out in AoE after hitting as many enemiesas possible. The remainder of the buff does not matter much (unless using the Chaotic Transformation to get two casts) outside of single-target,where you should aim to fill with Annihilation.

Fel Barrage is a very specialist AoE burst tool if taken. It requiresa lot of planning, and for you to be much more mindful of your Fury gain/expenditure whileactive, requiring a full 256 to last for 8 seconds. What this means ingameplay is that, especially during AoE, any filler Annihilation / Chaos Strikecasts you may usually do should probably be cut, and instead, use youractive generation tools in Felblade and Sigil of Flame.

Because of how much damage this deals, you really want toplan your uses around the dungeon, and make sure you have a plan tomaintain Fury after casting it. This is less important in single-target,so make sure you are aiming each window at larger pulls.

While our rotation page covers the moment-to-moment requirements ofexecuting Havoc from a performance perspective, there are some extratips to keep in mind when managing your resources in a Mythic+ environment:

Due to the Ignition build heavily centering around Immolation Aura,knowing how to manage this is important. A few key rules to bear in mind are:

• You should never be sat at two charges, so A Fire Inside resetsrequire a quick reaction.
• Watch out for each expiration, and position accordingly so you do not waste Ragefire explosions.
• Try to consume each Unbound Chaos to trigger Inertia eachcycle, but not at the cost of extra casts of Immolation Aura.

The biggest part of this is reacting to the resets, and making sure you landyour Ragefire bursts. Be careful when using movement tools such as Fel Rush and Vengeful Retreat, as these will pull you outof range and waste the detonation.

Inertia provides an additional controlled burst window that follows afterconsuming Unbound Chaos. Havoc has access to this quite frequently thanksto A Fire Inside, but due to the short duration, the main goal is to overlapit with high power cooldowns such as Eye Beam, Fel Barrage and Glaive Tempest depending on loadout.

Momentum, on the other hand, is mostly activated by your regularrotation. In any downtime where you are forced into single-target Chaos Strikecasts, consider filling in an extra Fel Rush to build up more duration.

With the Season 4 set and Throw Glaive supporting talents, thisprovides a large amount of damage, but the set will trigger them automatically.This means you should make sure to not cast it unless you are aboutto cap charges and do not expect to be casting Death Sweep / Blade Dancesoon after.

If playing the Throw Glaive talent options without Tier 31, thisis a Fury spender that is slightly less valuable than Death Sweep,but above Annihilation and you should make sure one charge isalways cooling down.

In Mythic+, due to the staggered nature of pulls and add spawns, be aware thatyou will have a much higher uptime of the effect. As such, leverage the extrareset from Vengeful Retreat after you have exhausted sources, or instead,use it solely for the additional Fury if you need to refill.

Control ToolsDefense & Other

Fel Eruption is a 4-second stun on a 30-second cooldown, at the costof 10 Fury. This is a great single-target stop for priority targets, and due tobeing baseline it always provides a great extra tool for dangerous casts.

Imprison is a 45-second cooldown hard crowd-control that breaks ondamage. This can be used either as a stop, or can be used to lock a target downthat you would rather skip, as enemies affected by this will not aggro as yourun past.

Disrupt is Havoc's interrupt tool on a 15-second cooldown. It hasthe added advantage of an 18-yard range, and should be used aggressively ondangerous casts (see our Disrupt macro on the Havoc Demon Huntermacro page).

Chaos Nova is an AoE stun tool available to Havoc that stuns allnearby targets for 2 seconds on a 45-second cooldown with a 25-Fury cost. Thisis great for disrupting large groups of enemies and, due to its instant activation,can be a strong AoE stop when multiple targets are casting at once.

Sigil of Misery is an AoE disorient on a 2-second delay (1 with Quickened Sigils) from the cast, so it can be difficult to reactivelyutilize misery to stop casts. It can, however, be used pre-emptively if youknow a target timer to stop dangerous effects. This also shares diminishingreturns with very few other abilities, making it extra valuable despite itslong cooldown.

Metamorphosis may be our major cooldown, but on cast, it alsostuns enemies within the impact area for 3 seconds. This should not really besomething you use it for, but it can be used to great effect if you are alsoplanning to use cooldowns during a pull.

Blur is Havoc's primary active defense tool, reducing damage takenby 20% and granting 50% Dodge change for 10 seconds, on a 1-minute cooldown.Due to its low cooldown, this should be used aggressively in any dangeroussituation, and is also great to buy some time if you get threat.

Deflecting Dance grants an absorb shieldduring Death Sweep / Blade Dance for 15% of your maximum health.This is active for a very brief period of time, but allows you to outplay somedamage moments by timing these casts during your rotation, providing a lot ofsurvival.

Netherwalk grants full immunity to damage and 100% movement speedfor 6 seconds, but you are unable to attack, on a 3-minute cooldown. This isthe most potent defensive tool Havoc has access to and can get you out ofsome of the worst situations, but you are not immune to debuffapplications during this, so be careful. Make sure to also plan aroundits very long cooldown for the most dangerous moments.

Darkness grants a 15% chance (increased to 30% in dungeons) to avoid anydamage event for players stood within. This lasts8 seconds on a 5-minute cooldown. The duration can be increased to 11 secondswith Long Night, or the cooldown can be reduced to 3 minutes with Pitch Black. This is strong for group survival, especiallyon repeat damage events such as DoTs to help your Healer keep up andshould be planned around during high-intensity moments.

Mortal Dance reduces enemy healing received by 50% for 6 secondsif they are hit with Blade Dance / Death Sweep. While niche,in any dungeon or during Sanguine weeks this can provide a lot ofeffective damage by cutting the amount of healing enemies take, alongsidebeing both easy to apply and AoE.

Chaos Brand is Havoc's strongest reason to be brought to raid,and in Mythic+, it also provides a lot depending on the group composition.In any situation where your fellow damage dealers are providing a large amountof Magic damage (which includes the majority of specs), this is a lot ofextra damage on top of what Havoc already brings.

Vengeful Retreat, while very niche, also breaks snares whencast, which can be useful to counter some mechanics.

Consume Magic is Havoc's offensive dispel with a 10-second cooldown.This has the advantage of a 30-yard range and can be used to remove buffs fromenemy targets.