WoW: Legion – Demon Hunter Guide – Talents, Skills, Specializations, Order Hall

World of Warcraft: Legion finally gives us a new hero class, the Demon Hunter. We have thoroughly tested the new (anti) hero and present you a comprehensive guide.

Legion, the latest expansion for World of Warcraft, is coming soon, and then all players can finally try out a Demon Hunter. This new hero class is indeed a success and has even made the author of this article fall in love with WoW. But let’s start with the basics:

The Demon Hunter at a glance

Character Role:	·         Tank (Vengeance)   ·         Damage Dealer (Havoc)
Range:	·         Melee
Armor Types:	·         Leather
Weapons:	·         One-Handed Swords   ·         One-Handed Axes ·         Daggers ·         Fist Weapons ·         Warglaives
Artifact Weapons:	·         Warglaives of the Aldrachi (Tank)   ·         Twinblades of the Betrayer (DPS)
Main Attribute:	·         Agility
Energy Resource:	·         Fury (DPS)   ·         Pain (Tank)
Races:	·         Blood Elves   ·         Night Elves
Class Hall:	·         The “Havoc” ship in Mardum
Starting Level:	·         98
Special Features:	·         Can glide through the air   ·         Can perform double jumps ·         Can heal by killing enemies

So, where are you from?

Hero classes receive special treatment in World of Warcraft because while normal heroes stumble around at level 1 with tattered rags and rusty weapons, a Demon Hunter starts at level 98. After all, these demon slayers are also the elite of the “Illidari”, the personal army of Illidan himself.

The big boss of all Demon Hunters sent his followers into the dark demon world of “Mardum” just when the final raid group storms his fortress in the second WoW expansion “The Burning Crusade”. Together with the other Illidari, our hero is supposed to take down the demoness Tyranna and open a path to Illidan’s fortress with her Keystone. However, this goes wrong, and instead, our hero and his comrades get imprisoned by the Wardens.

Only many years later will we be freed again – precisely by Illidan’s arch-enemy Maiev. Because the Burning Legion is back and ravaging Azeroth. And fire can only be fought with fire…

Perfect Entry

The whole action in Mardum and the ensuing slaughter against invading demons in the Warden’s Vault is not just a decorative element. While we face entire hordes of demons, we gradually learn all the relevant skills and traits of our class. This works so well that even WoW newcomers immediately know how to play the Demon Hunter.

And those who have so far considered WoW to be an old-fashioned MMO without dynamism can also be pleased. The Demon Hunter is an incredibly agile class that plays almost like a hero from modern action MMOs like WildStar, Tera, or Blade & Soul. This is because the Demon Hunter has many skills that hit everything in front of him in addition to his standard attack. Other skills let us dash into the fray incredibly quickly or make a quick getaway. This allows us to dance around the enemy at will and deal significant damage with hit-and-run tactics.

WoW on Speed!

The combat gameplay alone makes the Demon Hunter incredibly mobile and incredibly fun to play. But that’s not all. Anyone familiar with the Heart of Thorns expansion for Guild Wars 2 should be excited about the demon wings that allow the Demon Hunter to glide through the air. And WildStar fans can rejoice because Demon Hunters master double jumps!

Oh yes, the most important point at last: Demon Hunters can also manage without healers because dead enemies often leave behind soul fragments that heal the dark fighter for 25 percent of his health. In boss fights with many adds, the demon killer can handle quite well on his own and relieve the healer.

Our (Nightmare) Spaceship!

Like all heroes in Legion, Demon Hunters also get their own Class Hall. But instead of shabby hunting lodges and musty halls, the Illidari get their own spaceship! And not just any spaceship, but the “Demon Hammer”, the former flagship of Demon Queen Tyranna, which still hovers like a Damocles sword over the devastated world of Mardum.

Inside, you will also find the Demon Forge, where we can further develop our artifact weapons and recruit our allies, including Kayn Sunfury or Alturis the Suffering. By the way, the ship looks amazing and impresses with a dark ambiance, demonic green lighting effects, and even prison cells where especially strong demons are imprisoned for later use.

Damage, Damage, Damage! – The Havoc Demon Hunter

Those who choose the damage specialization called “Havoc” get an incredibly agile character who can shred enemy groups in no time. The artifact weapons of the Demon Hunters are the Twinblades of the Betrayer, which are no deception despite their unfortunately translated name. You can find the properties of the blades under the specified link in a separate article, and everything about the other artifact weapons can be found here.

Skills – What the Havoc Demon Hunter Can Do

The following list contains all the active abilities of the Havoc Demon Hunter. But beware: The information refers entirely to the Beta of Legion and may change until release. Demon Hunters mostly deal Chaos damage with their attacks and require Fury for their strongest skills, which they refresh in battle or through certain abilities. Also, almost all skills are immediately usable, which benefits the fast playstyle of the Demon Hunter.

• Throw Glaive: With this skill, the Demon Hunter can make a ranged attack and hit up to two additional enemies in the area. Ideal for immediately countering after a retreat.
• Wrath of the Illidari: Here, we also throw the glaives at the enemy, but this time they stick, and we can immediately teleport to the weapons. Optimal for initiating fights, especially against ranged fighters and in PvP.
• Demon’s Bite: An extremely important standard attack with no cooldown. It doesn’t deal much damage, but you gain valuable Fury from it, namely 20 – 30 points. And Fury can never be enough for a Demon Hunter.
• Chaos Strike: Especially at the beginning, Chaos Strike is very useful, as you immediately convert your Fury (40 points) into a strong attack. And if it critically hits, you get back 20 Fury points! So increase your crit rate! Later, Chaos Strike serves as a useful filler to achieve a good energy economy and you don’t waste any Fury.
• Chaos Nova: With this skill, you unleash a wave of fel energy and stun your enemies in the area, which also deals considerable damage. However, the cooldown is rather high, so be careful about how you use this ability.
• Eye Beam: A channeling attack that deals tremendous damage to all enemies in front of the Demon Hunter.
• Blade Dance: An area attack that hits all enemies in the vicinity and temporarily increases our dodge value.
• Fel Rush: A charge attack where we dash forward and deal damage to all enemies in our path.
• Vengeful Retreat: Deals damage to the enemy, slows them down, and makes the Demon Hunter briefly jump back. Optimal for hit & run attacks.
• Consume Magic: This interrupts enemy spells and prevents the enemy from casting again from the interrupted school for 3 seconds. Additionally, we gain maximum Fury.
• Dissolve: Increases the dodge value by 50% and resets every time you deal damage, up to a maximum of 10 seconds.
• Spectral Sight: Hidden enemies and opponents behind barriers are now visible.
• Metamorphosis: You jump to a target location, deal damage and stun there, and transform into a large demon that deals even more damage for 30 seconds.

The passive abilities and talents of the Demon Hunter

The following list shows all passive abilities that you can choose as a Demon Hunter. These details may also change until release.

Ability	Effect	Requirement
Double Jump	The Demon Hunter can jump again while jumping.	Available from the start
Shattered Souls	Defeated enemies that give experience or honor sometimes leave behind soul fragments that heal us for 25 percent of our health. For dead demons, there’s an additional damage bonus of 20 percent for 15 seconds. The fragments last 30 seconds.	Available from the start
Demonic Presence (Mastery)	Chaos damage and speed increase by 15 percent.	Available from the start
Mastery of Demons	“Fel Rush” deals 50 percent more damage and grants 25 Fury points.	Talent option at level 99
Chaos Blades	“Chaos Strike” hits one additional target for 50% of the damage.	Talent option at level 99
Blind Fury	The duration of “Eye Beam” is increased by 50 percent.	Talent option at level 99
Prepared	The cooldown of “Vengeful Retreat” decreases by 10 seconds, and after using the ability, we gain 40 Fury points within 5 seconds.	Talent option at level 100
Demon Blades	Our standard attacks deal additional shadow damage and generate Fury. The “Demon’s Bite” skill is replaced by this.	Talent option at level 100
Demonic Appetite	Soul fragments grant an additional 30 Fury, and Chaos Strike has a chance to create a lesser soul fragment.	Talent option at level 100
Fel Blade	Charge attack on the opponent with fire damage; “Demon’s Bite” can reset the cooldown.	Talent option at level 102
First Blood	The first target of “Blade Dance” takes more damage, and the skill itself costs 20 less Fury.	Talent option at level 102
Bleed Out	“Throw Glaive” causes 200 percent of the initial damage as a bleed on the target for 10 seconds.	Talent option at level 102
Netherwalk	Replaces the active skill “Dissolve”. You become immune to damage for 5 seconds, move 100 percent faster, and cannot attack yourself.	Talent option at level 104
Instincts of Survival	When your health falls below 30 percent, “Dissolve” is automatically triggered. This effect can occur only every 30 seconds and replaces the active ability “Dissolve”.	Talent option at level 104
Soul Ripper	Increases “Life Steal” by 100 percent while “Metamorphosis” is active.	Talent option at level 104
Fury of Combat	“Fel Rush” and “Vengeful Retreat” increase our damage by 20 percent for 4 seconds.	Talent option at level 106
Fel Eruption	Impales the target with chaos damage and stuns it for 2 seconds; if it cannot be stunned, it deals double damage.	Talent option at level 106
Nemesis	You deal 20 percent more damage to the chosen enemy for 60 seconds. If the target dies, you receive the same bonus for the remaining duration against enemies of the same type.	Talent option at level 106
Glaive Mastery	“Throw Glaive” now has two charges and slows affected enemies by 50 percent for 6 seconds.	Talent option at level 108
Unleashed Power	The cooldown of “Chaos Nova” is reduced by 33 seconds, and the Fury costs are eliminated.	Talent option at level 108
Demonic Resurrection	“Metamorphosis” resets the cooldowns of “Chaos Nova,” “Eye Beam,” and “Dissolve”.	Talent option at level 108
Chaos Blades	For 12 seconds, all damage is increased by 15 percent. Automatic attacks deal 200 percent more chaos damage.	Talent option at level 110
Fel Barrage	An area attack that deals high damage and has five charges. Attacks can generate charges.	Talent option at level 110
Demonic	Each use of “Eye Beam” transforms you into your demon form for 5 seconds after the ability ends.	Talent option at level 110

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So much for the Demon Hunter as a damage dealer. We will soon dedicate a separate guide to the tank specialization of the hero. More info about World of Warcraft: Legion can be found on our overview page for the game.