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Demon Hunter Top 5 Builds Guide

1st. Natalya's Vengeance Set (Spike Trap)

Natalya's Vengeance was reworked into a Spike Trap build way back in Season 28 and is now the top Softcore Demon Hunter build in these rankings.

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases damage against enemies under the effect of crowd controlling effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Bane of the Powerful

Gives 20% increased damage after killing an elite and increased damage/reduced damage taken against elites.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Companion - Boar Companion

Spike Trap - Echoing Blast

Caltrops - Bait the Trap

Strafe - Drifting Shadows

Shadow Power - Gloom

Vengeance - Dark Heart

 

Passives

Custom Engineering

Cull the Weak

Ambush

Awareness​

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Equipment

Set: Natalya's Vengeance

(2) Set Bonus:

Spike Trap deals 100% increased damage to enemies affected by Caltrops. Spike Traps also now instantly refreshes its charges, no longer costs resources, and each detonation restores 2 Discipline.

(4) Set Bonus:

Spike Traps now blasts enemies to the nearest set of Caltrops. Laying a Spike Trap grants 75% damage reduction.

(6) Set Bonus:

Spike Trap deals 10,000% increased damage and each explosion deals 25% more damage than the previous blast.

Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second and reduces your cooldowns and resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is now increased by your percentage of cooldown reduction and damage taken is now reduced by your percentage of resource cost reduction.

Set: Aughild's Authority

(2) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt by 30% and reduces your damage taken by 15%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt against elites and reduces your damage taken from elites by 30%.

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Weapon: Dawn

Vengeance now has a 65% reduced cooldown.

Weapon: The Demon's Demise

Spike Trap now damages all enemies again after 1 second and deals 200% increased damage.

Ring: Natalya's Reflection 

Gain the Natalya's Vengeance set bonuses.

Ring 2: Elusive Ring

Gives 60% reduced damage taken for 8 seconds after using Shadow Power.

Amulet: Hellfire Amulet

Gain a free random passive from the character class that creates the amulet.

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Seasonal Kanai's Cube Powers

Note: Use the below items instead when there's a seasonal Kanai's Cube power.

Season 33 Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Season 33 Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.​

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

This life on hit potion heals you and helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond gives you more uptime on the Vengeance skill and increases your damage with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

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Powers

Weapon: Chanon Bolter

Your Spike Traps now lure enemies to them and deal 200% increased damage.

Armor: Trag'Oul Coils

Spike Traps now gain the Scatter rune, are deployed twice as fast, and deal 200% increased damage.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Elusive Ring

Gives 60% reduced damage taken for 8 seconds after using Shadow Power.

 

Item Stat Priority

Helm: Dexterity > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > % Spike Trap Damage

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Vitality

Shoulders: Dexterity > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > % Spike Trap Damage

Legs: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Life %

Bracers: Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Cold Damage %

Feet: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Cooldown Reduction

Note: You should raise the priority of defensive stats like Vitality and life recovery if you have low paragons.

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Natalya's Vengeance Tips

1. Use your defensive skill Shadow Power when you are fighting on cooldown to survive.

2. Cooldown Reduction and Resource Cost Reduction also increase your damage dealt and reduce your damage taken with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

3. The Elusive Ring gives higher damage reduction than Unity and can be up at all times with the Natalya's Vengeance set because the two set bonus makes each Spike Trap detonation restore two Discipline.

4. The Elusive Ring legendary Power which provides 60% damage reduction can be switched to a Convention of Elements which gives an occasional 200% damage increase for 4 seconds on the final push for rankings.

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2nd. Shadow's Mantle Set (Impale)

The damage of this build was majorly buffed way back in Season 30 and now takes the second place spot in the rankings for the top Softcore Demon Hunter builds.

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Gogok of Swiftness

Increases attack speed and cooldown reduction by 1% and gives you a chance to dodge stacking up to 15 times.

Bane of the Powerful

Gives 20% increased damage after killing an elite and increased damage/reduced damage taken against elites.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Grenade - Tinkerer

Impale - Ricochet

Shadow Power - Gloom

Fan of Knives - Bladed Armor

Companion - Boar Companion

Vengeance - Black Heart

 

Passives

Thrill of the Hunt​

Cull the Weak

Perfectionist

Awareness

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Equipment

Set: Shadow's Mantle

(2) Set Bonus:

While equipped with a melee weapon the damage of your Impale is increased by 6000%.

(4) Set Bonus:

Shadow Power gains the effect of every rune and lasts forever.

(6) Set Bonus:

Impale deals an additional 120,000% weapon damage to the first enemy hit and 40,000% weapon damage to secondary enemies.

Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second and reduces your cooldowns and resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is now increased by your percentage of cooldown reduction and damage taken is now reduced by your percentage of resource cost reduction.

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Weapon: Karlei's Point

Impale now gains resource cost reduction and deals 375% increased damage.

Quiver: Holy Point Shot

Impale now throws two additional knives and deals 100% increased damage.

Bracers: Wraps of Clarity

Hatred generators now provide 50% reduced damage taken for 5 seconds.

Ring: Elusive Ring

Gives 60% reduced damage taken for 8 seconds after using Shadow Power.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Seasonal Kanai's Cube Powers

Note: Use the below items instead when there's a seasonal Kanai's Cube power.

Season 33 Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Season 33 Ring 2: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Season 33 Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken when you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond gives you more uptime on the Vengeance skill and increases your damage with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

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Powers

Weapon: Dawn

Reduces the cooldown of Vengeance by 65%.

Armor: Aquila Cuirass

Gain a 50% damage taken reduction when you are above 90% primary resources.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Elusive Ring

Gives 60% reduced damage taken for 8 seconds after using Shadow Power.

 

Item Stat Priority

Helm: Dexterity > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > Life Percent

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Vitality

Shoulders: Dexterity > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > Resource Cost Reduction

Legs: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Life %

Bracers: Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Lightning Damage %

Feet: Dexterity > Vitality > % Damage to Impale > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Cooldown Reduction

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Shadow Mantle Tips

1. Shadow Power is always active with the Shadow's Mantle set but you should still hard cast Shadow Power to trigger the huge defensive buff from the Elusive Ring.

2. Cooldown reduction and resource cost reduction also increase your damage dealt and reduce your damage taken with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

3. The Thrill of the Hunt passive slows enemies which increases your damage with the Bane of the Trapped gem and the Cull the Weak passive. Cull the Weak gives 20% increased damage against slowed enemies.

4. The Elusive Ring is recommended over a Unity ring on this build because it can be up at all times with the Shadow's Mantle set bonus because the set reduces the Discipline cost of Shadow Power.

5. When the seasonal legendary power is active your Elusive Ring can be switched to Convention of Elements which provides an occasional 200% elemental damage increase on the final Greater Rift push.

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3rd. Gears of Dreadlands Set (Hungering Arrow)

The Gears of Dreadlands Demon Hunter is the best speed farming build in the game due to its extremely fast movement speed and it's ranked third in these rankings for Greater Rift progression.

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Legendary Gems

Simplicity's Strength

Increases the damage of your primary attacks and causes them to heal you for 4% of your maximum life.

Taeguk

Gives increased damage and increased armor when a skill is channeled stacking up to 10 times.

Gogok of Swiftness

Increases attack speed and cooldown reduction by 1% and gives you a chance to dodge stacking up to 15 times.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow

Strafe - Drifting Shadow

Shadow Power - Gloom

Fan of Knives - Bladed Armor

Companion - Wolf Companion

Vengeance - Dark Heart

 

Passives

Thrill of the Hunt​

Cull the Weak

Archery

Awareness

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Equipment

Set: Gears of Dreadlands

(2) Set Bonus:

Gain 4 seconds of Momentum when attacking with a primary skill with a maximum duration of 20 seconds. Your primary skills deal 10% increased damage for each second of Momentum you currently have.

(4) Set Bonus:

Strafing will automatically use your last used primary skill and reduces your damage taken by 60%. While strafing you also gain 8% increased movement speed per second of Momentum you currently have.

(6) Set Bonus:

Your primary skills deal 27,500% increased damage.

 

Weapon: Dawn

Vengeance now has a 65% reduced cooldown.

Weapon: Valla's Bequest

Strafe projectiles now pierce.

Belt: Hunter's Wrath

Primary skills now attack 30% faster and deal 200% increased damage.

Bracers: Wraps of Clarity

Hatred generators now give 50% reduced damage taken for 5 seconds.

Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Ring 2: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken if you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond gives cooldown reduction which gives more uptime on the Vengeance skill.

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Powers

Weapon: The Ninth Cirri Satchel

Hungering Arrow now gains a 100% chance to pierce and deals 600% increased damage.

Armor: Depth Diggers

Gives 100% increased damage to primary skills.

Ring/Amulet: Convention of Elements

Rotates through damage types and gives an occasional 200% damage increase for 4 seconds.

Seasonal: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

Item Stat Priority

Helm: Dexterity > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > Life Percent

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Dexterity > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > Life Percent

Legs: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > % Damage to Hungering Arrow

Waist: Dexterity > Vitality > % Damage to Hungering Arrow > Life Percent

Bracers: Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Cold Damage Percent

Feet: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Dexterity > Cooldown Reduction > Vitality​

 

Gears of Dreadlands Tips​​

1. Use your defensive skill Shadow Power when you are fighting on cooldown for survival.

2. The Thrill of the Hunt passive improves the slow based damage from the Bane of the Trapped legendary gem and the Cull the Weak passive. Cull the Weak increases your damage against slowed enemies.

3. Build up 20 stacks of Momentum with the Gears of Dreadlands set bonus by hard casting Hungering Arrow and then use Strafe to automatically shoot Hungering Arrows. You should also try and refresh Momentum by hard casting Hungering Arrow whenever you need more Momentum stacks.​

4. The Unity seasonal Kanai's Cube Power can be switched to Echoing Fury power which gives up to 5 stacks of increased attack speed and increased movement speed on the final push for rankings.

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4th. Embodiment of the Marauder Set (Multishot)

The number four spot goes to the Embodiment of the Marauder Demon Hunter which was nerfed way back in Season 30 but the build is still easily capable of clearing higher tier Greater Rifts.​

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Zei's Stone of Vengeance

Increases damage for every 10 yards between you and the enemy and gives a 20% chance to stun enemies.

Gogok of Swiftness

Increases attack speed and cooldown reduction by 1% and gives you a chance to dodge stacking up to 15 times.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Entangling Shot - Justice is Served

Multishot - Arsenal

Companion - Wolf Companion

Shadow Power - Gloom

Sentry- Polar Station

Vengeance - Seethe

 

Passives

Ballistics​

Cull the Weak

Custom Engineering

Awareness

 

Equipment

Set: Embodiment of the Marauder

(2) Set Bonus:

Companion now calls all companions to your side.

(4) Set Bonus:

Sentries attack with your Hatred Spenders including Multishot.

(6) Set Bonus:

Your primary skills, Multishot, and Sentries deal 9,500 increased damage for every Sentry you have out.

Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second and reduces your cooldowns and resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is now increased by a percentage of your cooldown reduction and damage taken is now reduced by a percentage of your resource cost reduction.

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Weapon: Yang's Recurve

Multishot now attacks 50% faster and deals 200% increased damage.

Quiver: Bombadier's Rucksack

You may have two additional sentries and Cluster Arrow now deals 200% increased damage.

Bracer: Wraps of Clarity

Hatred generators now provide 50% reduced damage taken for 5 seconds.

Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Ring 2: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken if you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond gives cooldown reduction for more uptime on the Vengeance skill and increases your damage with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

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Powers

Weapon: Dead Man's Legacy

Multishot now hits enemies below 60% life twice and its damage is increased by 200%.

Armor: Zoey's Secret

You take 9% less damage for every companion you have active.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Dexterity > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Dexterity > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > Resource Cost Reduction

Legs: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Life Percent

Bracers: Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Fire Damage Percent

Feet: Dexterity > Vitality > % Damage to Multishot > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Dexterity > Cooldown Reduction > Vitality

 

Embodiment of the Marauders Tips

1. Use your defensive skill Shadow Power when you are fighting on cooldown for survival.

2. Cooldown reduction and resource cost reduction increase your damage and reduce your damage taken with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

3. When the seasonal legendary power is active your Unity ring can be switched to a Convention of Elements ring for an occasional 200% elemental damage increase for 4 seconds on the final push for rankings.

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5th. Unhallowed Essence Set (Multishot)

The Unhallowed Essence Set Multishot Demon Hunter had its damage increased in a previous season but its damage is still significantly lower than the higher ranked Demon Hunter builds in these rankings.​

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Zei's Stone of Vengeance

Increases damage for every 10 yards between you and the enemy and gives a 20% chance to stun enemies.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Evasive Fire - Focus

Multishot - Full Broadside

Shadow Power - Gloom

Preperation - Invigoration

Companion - Wolf Compasnion

Vengeance - Seethe

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Passives

Thrill of the Hunt​

Cull the Weak

Archery

Awareness

 

Equipment

Set: Unhallowed Essence

(2) Set Bonus:

Your Hatred generators generate 2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.

(4) Set Bonus:

Gain a 60% damage taken reduction and deal 60% additional damage for 8 seconds if no enemies are within 10 yards.

(6) Set Bonus:

Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 1700% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.

Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second and reduces your cooldowns and resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is now increased by a percentage of your cooldown reduction and damage taken is now reduced by a percentage of your resource cost reduction.

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Weapon: Yang's Recurve

Multishot now fires 50% faster and deals 200% increased damage.

Quiver: Dead Man's Legacy

Multishot hits enemies below 60% life twice and its damage is increased by 200%.

Bracer: Wraps of Clarity

Hatred generators now provide 50% reduced damage taken for 5 seconds.

Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Ring: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken when you haven't taken damage recently.​

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond gives cooldown reduction for more uptime on the Vengeance skill and increases your damage with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

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Powers

Weapon: Dawn

Vengeance now has a 65% reduced cooldown.

Armor: Visage of Gunes

Vengeance  gains the Dark Heart rune which provides 50% reduced damage taken during Vengeance.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Dexterity > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Dexterity > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > Resource Cost Reduction

Legs: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Life Percent

Bracers: Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Fire Damage Percent

Feet: Dexterity > Vitality > Movement Speed > % Damage to Multishot

Amulet: Socket > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Cooldown Reduction > Dexterity

 

Unhallowed Essence Tips

1. Use your defensive skill Shadow Power whenever you are fighting on cooldown for survival.

2. Cooldown reduction and resource cost reduction also increase your damage dealt and reduce your damage taken with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set equipped.

3. The Thrill of the Hunt passive increases your slow based damage from the Bane of the Trapped legendary gem and the Cull the Weak passive the second of which gives 20% increased damage against slowed enemies.

4. Try and get increased Discipline on your Bow, Quiver, and Cloak and use Preparation with the Invigoration rune for Discipline because the Unhallowed Essence set gives 1700% increased damage for each point of Discipline you have.

5. The Unity seasonal legendary power which splits your damage taken with your follower can be switched to a Convention of Elements which gives an occasional 200% elemental damage increase on the final push for rankings.

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Honorable Mention: Legacy of Dreams (Rapid Fire)

The Legacy of Dreams Rapid Fire Demon Hunter is a decent build and it comes in as the honorable mention.

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Legendary Gems

Legacy of Dreams

Legendaries increase damage and reduce damage taken with no sets equipped. Double this effect for Ancients.

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Marked for Death - Grim Reaper

Rapid Fire - Bombardment

Fan of Knives - Bladed Armor

Shadow Power - Gloom

Companion - Wolf Companion

Vengeance - Side Cannons

 

Passives

Thrill of the Hunt​

Grenadier

Cull the Weak

Awareness

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Equipment

Weapon: Dawn

Vengeance now has a 65% reduced cooldown.

Quiver: Sin Seeker

Rapid Fire no longer has a channeling cost and deals 300% increased damage.

Helm: Visage of Gune

Vengeance now gains the effect of the Dark Heart rune which reduces damage taken by 50% during Vengeance.

Chest: Aquila Cuirass

While above 90% primary resources your damage taken is reduce by 50%.

Belt: Hunter's Wrath

Primary skills now attack 30% faster and deal 200% increased damage.

Shoulders: Mantle of Channeling

While channeling a skill you deal 25% increased damage and take 25% reduced damage.

Legs: Blackthorne Jousting Mail

Gives a 20% elemental damage increase.

Bracers: Lacuni Prowlers

Has guaranteed increased attack speed and increased movement speed modifiers.

Hands: Stone Gauntlets

Getting hit increases your armor by 50% stacking up to 5 times.

Belt: Hellcat Waistguard

Grenades now deal 50% more damage per bounce and deal 800% increased damage on the final bounce.

Boots: Ice Climbers

Gives immunity to freeze and immobilize effects. Negates the negative effects on the Stone Gauntlets gloves.

Ring: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

Ring 2: Convention of Elements

Gives an occasional 200% damage increase for 4 seconds.

Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken if you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond gives cooldown reduction for more uptime on the Vengeance skill.

 

Powers

Weapon: Wojahnni Assaulter

Rapid Fire increasingly deals 100% increased damage stacking up to 30 times.

Armor: Magefist

Gives 20% increased fire skill damage.

Ring/Amulet: Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Reduces the cooldown of one of your skills by one second when you hit with a resource spending attack.

Seasonal: Echoing Fury

Gives up to 5 frenzy stacks on kill which increase your attack speed and movement speed.

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Dexterity > Socket > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance

Body: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Dexterity > Vitality > Area Damage > All Resistance

Legs: Sockets > Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Dexterity > Vitality > All Resistance > Life Percent

Bracers: Dexterity > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Fire Damage Percent

Feet: Dexterity > Vitality > % Damage to Rapid Fire > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Dexterity > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Dexterity > Vitality

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Legacy of Dreams Rapid Fire Tips​

1. Use your defensive skill Shadow Power whenever you are fighting on cooldown for survival.

2. The Ice Climbers boots are used to negate the negative effects on the Stone Gauntlets.

3. You can start off using a Hellfire Amulet which provides a random passive skill and switch to a Squirt's Necklace for a large damage increase and increased damage taken once you have enough Paragons to survive.

4. The Awareness passive which provides a cheat death can be switched to the Ambush passive which provides 40% additional damage to enemies above 75% health on the final push for Greater Rift rankings.

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Recommended Mercenary

Templar

Weapon: Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker

Slows enemies' attack speed and movement speed.

Templar Relic: Enchanting Favor

Your follower cannot die.

Shield: Freeze of Deflection

Blocks have a chance to freeze enemies for 1.5 second.

Helm: Blind Faith

Gives a chance to blind enemies on hit.

Shoulders: Homing Pads (Emanates)

Town portal is uninterruptable and while casting town portal you gain a protective life shield.

Gloves: Gloves of Worship (Emanates)

Shrine effects now last 10 minutes.

Bracers: Nemesis Bracers (Emanates)

Pylons spawn an elite enemy.

Waist: Cord of the Sherma

Give a chance to create a chaos field that blinds and slows enemies inside of it for 4 seconds.

Boots: Ice Climbers

Gives immunity to freeze and immobilize effects.

Ring 1: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

Ring 2: Wyrmward

Lightning damage now gives a 35% chance to stun enemies.

Amulet: The Flavor of Time (Emanates)

Pylon effects last twice as long.

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Necromancer Top 5 Builds

Witch Doctor Top 5 Builds

Wizard Top 5 Builds

Barbarian Top 5 Hardcore

Crusader Top 5 Hardcore

Monk Top 5 Hardcore

Necromancer Top 5 Hardcore

Witch Doctor Top 5 Hardcore

Wizard Top 5 Hardcore

 

And that's all for the Demon Hunter Top 5 Builds Guide. Better items await you in Greater Rifts!

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