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Vengeance Demon Hunter Tank Starter Guide - Shadowlands 9.2.5
By Itamae
Last Updated:
2022/11/28
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Welcome to our Vengeance Demon Hunter starter guide, which covers everything you need to start playing a new character in Shadowlands. While our other guide pages go into more individual detail, this simple starter guide covers all the basics in one place, whether you're a new Vengeance Demon Hunter, a returning player to Shadowlands, hardcore, or casual alike, it's the best place to get a beginners overview on the class. Included are basic talent builds, simplified rotations, stats, legendary recommendations, and more to get you started as quickly as possible.
Please keep in mind that this page is meant to get players started quickly as an introduction, and does not contain much in the way of detailed explanations, mechanics, competitive options, gearing, simulation comparisons, or nuance. For more in-depth information, including all those optimizations and more, check out the complete Vengeance Demon Hunter Guide pages linked in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page, and if you're leveling up in Shadowlands, you can take a look at our
leveling tips
.
Overview
NEW Season 1
NEW Nerub-ar Palace
NEW Mythic+
NEW Tier Set Bonus
Cheat Sheet
Talent Builds
Hero Talents
Rotation
DPS as a Healer
Gear
Pets
Support Buffs
Leveling
Abilities & Talents
Stats
Consumables
WA & Addons
Hotfixes
Mage Tower
About the Author
This guide is written by Itamae, Vengeance Demon Hunter TheoryCrafter and Moderator from the
Fel Hammer
Demon Hunter discord.
Best Vengeance Demon Hunter Covenant
Best Vengeance Demon Hunter Covenants and Soulbinds for Raid
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Kyrian
Mikanikos
Kyrian
Mikanikos
Best Vengeance Demon Hunter Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Kyrian
Mikanikos
Kyrian
Mikanikos
Kyrian is currently the best Covenant for Vengeance, as it provides
Elysian Decree
, an extra sigil that deals high amounts of AoE damage on a short cooldown, and
Summon Steward
that creates
Phial of Serenity
, allowing removal of many debuffs and a heal that isn't shared with health potions or
Healthstone
. Night Fae is very strong for PvP content. Remember that you can always swap freely if you aren't happy with your current covenant.
Best Vengeance Demon Hunter Covenant
Kyrian Vengeance Demon Hunter GuideNecrolord Vengeance Demon Hunter Guide
Night Fae Vengeance Demon Hunter GuideVenthyr Vengeance Demon Hunter Guide
Best Vengeance Demon Hunter Legendaries
Vengeance has a few options depending on the content and playstyle you prefer. Currently, we recommend
Fiery Soul
for the vast majority of progression content.
Razelikh's Defilement
is recommended in farm content for both damage and utility purposes. Once you unlock Double Legendaries and Tier Set, the best options change. Check out our legendary guide to learn more about the legendaries available to Vengeance, or our crafting guide to find all the materials you need to craft them.
Remember that you will always want to craft with Haste and Versatility as your stat options.
Best Single Legendaries
Raid Legendary
:
Fiery Soul
,
Blind Faith
, or
Razelikh's Defilement
Mythic+ Legendary
:
Fiery Soul
,
Blind Faith
, or
Razelikh's Defilement
Best Double Legendaries
Raid Legendaries
:
Blind Faith
and either
Darkglare Boon
,
Fiery Soul
or
Razelikh's Defilement
Possible ST Alternative
:
Agony Gaze
and
Darkglare Boon
Mythic+ Legendaries
:
Blind Faith
and either
Darkglare Boon
,
Fiery Soul
or
Razelikh's Defilement
Vengeance Demon Hunter Legendaries Guide
Best Vengeance Demon Hunter Talents
This Vengeance Demon Hunter build is a well-rounded tanking build, suited for all types of content. For a deeper look at each talent and more specialized builds, see the Vengeance DH Talent Guide.
You will use this for content while leveling, early on before getting Legendaries as Kyrian, and for any other Covenants.
This is the defensive build used for general purpose.
Vengeance Demon Hunter Talents Guide
Vengeance Demon Hunter Stat Priority
Vengeance Demon Hunters primarily favor the highest item level gear they can obtain, followed by prioritizing Haste and Versatility. Find out more about how stats work in the Stats Guide, or get an overview of gear to look out for from dungeons and raids in the Vengeance DH Gear Guide.
Item Level
Haste
Versatility
Critical Strike
Mastery
Vengeance Demon Hunter Enchants and Consumables
Cloak:
Soul Vitality
for maximum EHP.
Fortified Leech
for general survival.
Weapons:
Lightless Force
and
Celestial Guidance
for general usage.
Lightless Force
and
Sinful Revelation
offensively for Single Target.
Double
Lightless Force
for AoE.
Celestial Guidance
and
Ascended Vigor
Defensively.
Chest:
Eternal Skirmish
Offensively,
Eternal Stats
Defensively.
Bracer:
Shaded Hearthing
Glove:
Shadowlands Gathering
Boot:
Eternal Agility
Rings:
Tenet of Haste
for both rings
Vengeance Demon Hunter Consumables Guide
Vengeance Demon Hunter Rotation
This is a basic tanking rotation for Vengeance Demon Hunters, using the talents recommended above. More optimized rotations, depending on whether you're focused on damage or survivability, and talent differences can be found in the Vengeance DH Rotation Guide.
Fel Devastation
if you have 50 or more Fury to activate
Demonic
.
Spirit Bomb
if 4 or more Souls are active
Fracture
if you will not cap on Fury or Souls
Immolation Aura
if you will not cap on Fury or Souls
Soul Cleave
if you have no Souls and are going to cap on Fury before your next Spirit Bomb
Sigil of Flame
Throw Glaive
Vengeance Demon Hunter Rotation Guide
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at the top of the page. If you are interested in more in-depth Vengeance Demon Hunter guides for , make sure to browse the
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