Havoc Demon Hunter Mythic+ Guide

• The Fel-Scarred talent tree is generally more passive than the Aldrachi Reaver talent tree, Monster Rising it is a bit counter intuitive as on one hand, it enhances your abilities during Metamorphosis turning Eye Beam into Abyssal Gaze, Sigil of Flame into Sigil of Doom and Immolation Aura into Consuming Fire making them look fancy on your bar but in reality these abilities are worse than the unempowered ones.
• On the other hand however the tree has talents like Monster Rising, Burning Blades and Enduring Torment that significantly increase your output out of Metamorphosis.
• Generally I would highly recommend not to play this talent tree as it does no damage and has no upside towards playing Aldrachi Reaver but if you still chose to play it make sure to use your Sigil of Flame, Immolation Aura and Eye Beam before using Metamorphosis as Violent Transformation resets those abilities.

When to use this Spec

Use this spec in Mythic+ Keys where there is a lot of important trash and you are constantly hitting more than 3 targets.

Talent Adjustments

Listing all the changes within the Class and Spec tree compared to the default build.

Spec Tree

• Added
  • A Fire Inside
    • Immolation Aura has a 25% chance to not cost a charge.
  • Growing Inferno, Burning Wound
    • Significantly increases the damage of your Immolation Aura in order to get the most out of the next talent.
  • Ragefire
    • This talent accumulates 30% of the damage your Immolation Aura did and makes it explode upon expiration.
    • Be close to enemies when your Immolation Aura expires.
• Removed
  • Restless Hunter
  • Critical Chaos, Improved Chaos Strike, Chaos Theory
    • Moving damage from Chaos Strike to Immolation Aura

Boss Tips

Orator Krix'vizk

• Watch out for Shadows of Doubt, try to aim it away from the middle of the boss and not aim it at players, if you dont have it yourself, avoid getting hit at any cost.
• Use your defensives during Vociferous Indoctrination.
• Pay attention to the void that is left after Vociferous Indoctrination as it ticks instantly and does massive damage, always look beforehand where the tank is and follow him closely.

Fangs of the Queen

• Watch out for Knife Throw. Use defensives if you're targeted by this ability.

The Coaglamation

• Use your defensives for Dark Pulse. This happens at 100 boss energy.
• Watch out for the Viscous Darkness balls, Havoc Demon Hunter has a lot of self healing and sustain, help your team out by soaking them if possible.

Izo, the Grand Splicer

• Pay extra attention to the Shifting Anomalies on this fight since they can be very hard to spot when they move and will likely kill you if you get hit.
• Use your defensives for Splice since it's the highest damage event during this fight.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Web Bolt from Sureki Silkbinder.
  • Grimweave Blast from Covert Webmancer.
  • Mending Web from Covert Webmancer.
  • Twist Thoughts from Herald of Anurek.
  • Void Wave from Sureki Unnaturaler.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

Boss Tips

E.D.N.A.

• Always stack up to spawn Volatile Spikes close together to ensure you can detonate them all with 1 Refracting Beam.
  • Use Blur whenever it's ready for this ability.
• Be ready to use Netherwalk for Earth Shatterer if you are not topped and there are still Volatile Spikes up.

Skarmorak

• The Crystal Shards have very little HP, try to get kill multiple simultaneously to avoid unnecessary damage..
• Use your defensive before Unstable Crash happens or while you have multiple stacks of Unstable Energy.
• Save up some damage for the Fortified Shell if it is about to come up.

Master Machinists Brokk and Dorlita

• Use your defensive during Exhaust Vents and Blazing Crescendo.
• Make sure to not stand on top of any open Vents during Exhaust Vents and not to stand in any fire.

Void Speaker Eirich

• Use your defensive on Entropic Reckoning.

Trash Tips

• Focus down Earth Burst Totem from Cursedforge Stoneshaper. They have a low amount of health but are not affected by AoE abilities.
• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Howling Fear from Ghastly Voidsoul.
  • Censoring Gear from Turned Speaker.
  • Piercing Wail from Void Bound Howler.
  • Restoring Metals from Forgebound Mender and Cursedforge Mender.
  • Arcing Void from Cursedheart Invader.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

Boss Tips

Speaker Shadowcrown

• The boss casts Darkness Comes at 50% so make sure to not use any major cooldowns as the boss is about to phase since you have to fly away.
• Consider using a defensive if you're affected by Collapsing Night. Getting out of this quickly is important since it deals a lot of damage every 0.5 seconds.
• Don't use your mobility during the Obsidian Beam, as you are most likely dead if you touch it.

Anub'ikkaj

• Watch out for the Dark Orb as the Orb tends to be bigger than the actual animation.
• Stun Animate Shadows with Chaos Nova to spawn souls to increase your dps.
• Use defensives for the Dark Orb and Shadowy Decay.

Rasha'nan

• Help your team by collecting Arathi Bomb to throw it at the boss, as you have high mobility.
• Be aware of Erosive Spray. It applies Lingering Erosion which is dangerous when combined with other damage events.
• If you are the target of Rolling Acid in Phase 2, try to clear the area from webs.
• Avoid standing in anything here as it does massive damage and will most likely kill you.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Night Bolt from Nightfall Shadowmage.
  • Ensnaring Shadows from Nightfall Shadowmage.
  • Tormenting Beam from Nightfall Darkcaster.
  • Umbral Barrier from Nightfall Darkcaster.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

Boss Tips

Ingra Maloch

• Interrupt Spirit Bolt every time a non-tank player is targeted. Use either a mouseover or a focus kick macro here, as he is not your main target most of the time when he is casting.
• Try to line up your cooldowns with Droman Oulfarran's Droman's Wrath to gain a huge DPS boost. This happens when Droman Oulfarran reaches 20% health.

Mistcaller

• Use Sigil of Misery or Imprison on the Illusionary Vulpins to prevent them from reaching their target.
• Do not touch the Illusionary Vulpins at any point.
• Use your defensives during the Guessing Game and drop a Darkness if you see that your healer is struggling.

Tred'ova

• Be ready to Fel Rush to help you and your group break Mind Link quickly, position accordingly beforehand.
• Use Chaos Nova to help controll the adds and spawn souls for yourself.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
• If your team is struggling with Stimulate Resistance and Stimulate Regeneration and you are bloodelf, always interrupt the Stimulate Regeneration and use your Arcane Torrent to purge Stimulate Resistance.
  • Spirit Bolt from Drust Harvester.
  • Harvest Essence from Drust Harvester.
  • Nourish the Forest from Mistveil Tender.
  • Bramblethorn Coat from Mistveil Shaper.
  • Stimulate Regeneration from Spinemaw Staghorn.
  • Stimulate Resistance from Spinemaw Staghorn.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

Boss Tips

Blightbone

• Use Blur or Netherwalk in a very high key if you're targeted by Heaving Retch.
• Always use Sigil of Misery or Chaos Nova on Carrion Worms.

Amarth, The Harvester

• Use Sigil of Misery on either the Reanimated Crossbowman or Reanimated Mage if you're not planning on killing them quickly.
• Make sure to look out for Frostbolt Volley casts from the Reanimated Mages as it does heavy group damage if let through.
• If any adds are still alive during Final Harvest, use Sigil of Misery or Chaos Nova to crowd-control them. With them crowd-controlled, the boss doesn't cast Tortured Echoes even though an add is alive.

Surgeon Stitchflesh

• Make sure that you are always ready for the Meat Hook to not have any accidents where you miss the boss with the hook.

Nalthor the Rimebinder

• Be ready to move away from the boss if you see that you are targetted by Frozen Binds to not grief your group.
• Use Blur if you get sent down by Dark Exile, you should not have a too hard time killing the add as Havoc Demon Hunter to get back up.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Drain Fluids from Corpse Harvester and Corpse Collector.
  • Necrotic Bolt from Zolramus Sorceror & Zolarmus Necromancer.
  • Rasping Scream from Skeletal Marauder.
  • Frostbolt Volley from Reanimted Mage.
  • Goresplatter from Corpse Collector.
  • Repair Flesh from Flesh Crafter.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

Boss Tips

Chopper Redhook

• Line up your cooldowns with the boss walking over Bombs which afflict him with Heavy Ordnance.
• Watch out for the Heavy Slash cast by the Irontide Cleaver as it will most likely one shot you.

Dread Captain Lockwood

• This boss phases at 66% and 33%, make sure not to blow your cooldowns right before he phases, as he becomes immune.
• Avoid getting hit by Clear the Deck as it is a frontal ability done by the boss.
• Use Blur for Fiery Ricochet as it deals tons of damage.
• Focus down the Ashvane Cannoneer during the phase change to quickly use Unstable Ordnance to get the boss down from the ship.

Hadal Darkfathom

• If you can't find a safe spot for Tidal Surge you can also use Netherwalk to immune it.
• Watch out if you are standing to close to the edge of the room as Tidal Surge might spawn on you and instantly kill you.

Viq'Goth

• Make sure to use Blur for the Slam, especially important if it overlaps with Putrid Waters.
• Always focus the Demolishing Terror as he casts the Slam.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Brackish Bolt from Irontide Waveshaper.
  • Watertight Shell from Irontide Waveshaper.
  • Water Bolt from Bilge Rat Tempest.
  • Choking Waters from Bilge Rat Tempest.
  • Bolstering Shout from Ashvane Commander.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

Boss Tips

General Umbriss

• Make sure to face your character towards where you want to go if you get targeted by Rock Spike as it knocks you in that direction. Try to also position yourself properly as it spawns Rumbling Earth that covers the floor and makes the fight hard to play if not placed correctly.
• Use Blur before Commanding Roar.
• If you mess up at any point or there is no space left for you to drop Rumbling Earth use your Netherwalk to stand in the void.

Forgemaster Throngus

• This boss has a lot of AoE damage and is both a defensive check and healer check. Forge Weapon and Molten Spark overlaps are very dangerous and needs a defensive.
  • Make sure to place the pool from Molten Spark in a good position, ideally next to old fire puddles where you are not going to move.

Drahga Shadowburner

• Use Blur during Twilight Buffet.
• Do not attack the Invoked Shadowflame Spirits before you are not certain that you are not their fixated target, if the fixated target struggles to get away from it use Sigil of Misery or Chaos Nova to help them create range.

Erudax, the Duke of Below

• Use defensives during Abyssal Corruption and Void Surge.
• Be careful with your movement abilities and do not touch Void Tendril as you are most likely dead if you do so.
• Do not kill the Mutated Hatchlings before the Abyssal Corruption happens as they give you a massive damage taken increase Debuff.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
• The Umbral Wind cast by Twilight Drakes can be line of sighted, which means that if you stand around a corner, away from the Twilight Drakes you do not get hit by it.
  • Earth Bolt from Twilight Earthcaller.
  • Mass Tremor from Twilight Earthcaller.
  • Shadowflame Bolt from Twilight Beguiler.
  • Sear Mind from Twilight Beguiler.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always use Metamorphosis and Tempered Potion before the key starts.

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