In the PvP fights for any game, especially Diablo Immortal, what kind of qualities make a build so good? For healers, it's survivability and restoration. For tanks, it's holding aggression and protecting allies. For damage dealers, it's mobility and raw output. That last one just about describes the Demon Hunter permanently.
Since the class is already built to be a DPS powerhouse in Diablo Immortal, can it possibly get any better? Indeed, it can. Ask anybody who goes against this build or look at the Battleground leaders on any server and they'll be sure to mention this build.
Due to several factors, like gear, skills, reforging, and upgrades, it is impossible to list the exact quantities for many of the numbers detailed here. Any variable number has been replaced with an 'X' to signify its potential to change.
Skill Selection
Slot | Skill | Description |
Primary Skill | Crossbow Shot | Shoot an arrow for X to X damage while moving at reduced speed. |
Skill | Vengeance | Active: Transform into the physical embodiment of Vengeance for X seconds, causing every Primary Attack to launch X additional shots for X damage each. Passive: Gain X% increased movement speed for each nearby enemy stacking up to X times. |
Skill | Rain Of Vengeance | Fire a massive volley of arrows into the air that rain down for several seconds, dealing X damage to all enemies in the area over X seconds. |
Skill | Multishot | Fire a salvo of arrows, dealing X damage to all enemies in a direction. Maximum X charges. |
Skill | Daring Swing | Use a rope to swing to a nearby location, dealing X damage to enemies on the way while they cannot attack you. Maximum X charges. |
There's nothing too interesting with these skills as there are identical to any Demon Hunter using a Vengeance build for PvP or PvE. There are differences between the PvE and PvP varieties, but the skills themselves are identical.
Gear
The bulk of gamers will be hunting down their ideal pieces of legendary gear after taking the time to beat the game. But don't forget to track down the set bonus pieces after choosing them from the list. A complete set gives three additional effects, on par with the legendary bonuses from the regular gear.
Primary Gear
Slot | Piece | Legendary Effect |
Head | Boundless Ingenuity | Maximum charges on Daring Swing increased by X. |
Chest | Heart of Vengeance | Vengeance cooldown decreased by X%. |
Shoulders | Vaash's Typhonic Stampede | Rain Of Vengeance summons waves of shadow beasts that dash forward |
Legs | Coff's Unrelenting Fury | During Vengeance, every X Primary attacks will cause you to launch X additional rocket that deals X damage to a nearby target. |
Main Hand | Flamespite | Multishot now fires flaming arrows that damage and Burn enemies. |
Off Hand | The Hungerer | Crossbow Shot will now pierce through enemies and strike additional enemies behind. |
Demon Hunters have more choices than most classes when it comes to legendary gear. This build has at least one piece in each slot that can be of use. Vaash's Typhonic Stampede is a notable addition to PvP, as the shadow beasts will hit targets that leave the area.
Set Items
Set Bonus | 2/6 Effect | 4/6 Effect | 6/6 Effect |
War Rags Of Shal'baas | Primary Attack Damage increased by X%. | Your Primary Attacks gradually increase your Attack Speed, up to a maximum of X%. | Your Primary Attacks have a chance to increase your Attack Speed for X seconds, cannot occur more than once every X seconds. |
There is a considerable time in between skills here, and two of the four skills are more enhancements and movements than regular attacks. The primary attack is going to be the star, and the War Rags Of Shal'baas provides the best buff to this type of damage delivery.
Reforge Bonuses
Even for paid players, reforge attribute bonuses can be guided, but are not guaranteed completely. With enough rerolls, any player can eventually get the exact attribute they want, but this will take time and luck, even for those who have the money. Therefore, several different attributes have been listed within the same family, in order of preference.
Family Bonus
Family | Family Attribute |
Wildfire | You have a X% chance when you defeat an enemy to summon a fireball-spitting Hydra. |
Killing enemies regularly in PvP is not a common occurrence, so don't plan on this working very often. It's more about the attributes within this family that veterans love.
Attributes
Preference | Attribute |
First | Primary attack damage increased by X%. |
Second | Critical Hit damage increased by X%. |
Third | All skill damage increased by X%. |
Many PvP builds for other classes require protection, but the Demon Hunter, thanks to Daring Swing and the passive Vengeance buff, will be moving so quickly that getting hit is a rarity. Therefore, this remains a damage-first build in terms of family attributes.
Gems
There are two kinds of gems to consider for this build: the legendary gems and the regular gems. Players of all income levels will be using this guide, so there are three charts for legendary gems to choose from. Probability demands that even paying for an advantage will still make it tough to get the right gems, so feel free to mix and match from the charts based on the character's most valuable stats.
Legendary Gems
5-Star Gem | Effect |
Bottled Hope | Using a skill to grant a buff increases the target's damage done and movement speed by X% for X seconds. Cannot occur more often than once every X seconds per target. |
Phoenix Ashes | Prevents fatal damage, and then grants a shield for X seconds that absorbs damage equal to X% of your base damage. Cannot occur more often than once every X seconds. |
Howler's Call | Your Primary Attack has a X% chance to summon a charging spirit wolf that inflicts X% base damage +X to all enemies in its path. Cannot occur more often than once every X seconds. |
Echoing Shade | Your attacks have a X% chance to summon a shadow clone for X seconds that gains some of your abilities. |
Seeping Bile | Your attacks have a X% chance to poison enemies, inflicting X% base damage +X every second for X seconds. This poison spreads to nearby enemies if the victim dies. Cannot affect the same target more often than once every X seconds. |
Blood-Soaked Jade | Increases all damage you deal by up to X% and your Movement Speed by X%, with less damage bonus the lower your Life, to a minimum of X%. |
The one exception to the straight-up damage rule is the Phoenix Ashes. Everybody loves to think they'll play a flawless game and never die. But preventing death once is something even the pro players feel the need to do, so don't be ashamed to have it equipped.
2-Star Gem | Effect |
Bloody Reach | Increases all damage you deal by X% for every X yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum increase of X% at X yards. |
Cutthroat's Grin | Gain X% increase Critical Hit Chance when attacking from behind. |
Fervent Fang | Each time you deal damage to an enemy, that enemy now takes X% increased from your attacks, up to a maximum increase of X% at X stacks. |
Follower's Burden | Increases all damage you deal by X% for each summon you control, up to a maximum increase of X%. |
Lightning Core | Your Primary Attacks and movement slowly charge you up with electricity. When fully charged, your next Primary Attack will release chain lightning, dealing X% base damage +X to nearby enemies. Cannot occur more often than once every X seconds. |
Power And Command | Power and Command alternate states every X seconds. Power increases your Primary Attack damage by X%. Command increases all other skill damage by X%. |
Primary attacks truly shine with the 2-Star gems, so gamers that only invest a little bit into the game and rely heavily on luck will definitely find strong advantages in this area over the traditional 1-Star gem varieties besides the Resonance bonus.
1-Star Gem | Effect |
Berserker's Eye | Increases all damage you deal by X%, but increases all damage you take by X%. |
Ca'arsen's Invigoration | Increases the speed of your Primary Attack by X%. |
Chained Death | Increases damage done by your attacks by X% per target hit, up to a maximum of X% with X targets. |
Everlasting Torment | Your critical hits inflict agony, dealing X% Base damage +X every second for X seconds. Each enemy can only be affected by this once every X seconds. |
Seled's Weakening | Gain X% increased damage for X seconds after killing an Elite monster. |
Zod Stone | Increases the duration of your Ultimate Skills by X%. |
Although unable to compete against gems of a higher variety, when playing against other players locked into 1-Star gems, the Demon Hunter is an offensive powerhouse, making special use of abilities like few other classes or builds can.
Regular Gem Preference
Color | Gem | Effect |
Red | Tourmaline | +Damage |
Yellow | Citrine | +Potency |
Blue | Sapphire | +Armor Penetration |
There is a split in the regular gems. While offensive gems are still favored, most PvP Demon Hunters still carry one or two of each defensive gem on them. It's best to plug these in via trial-and-error. If the build feels a bit squishy, analyze whether the problem is Armor, Life, or Resistance, then adjust accordingly.
Diablo Immortal is available now for mobile and PC.