The Havoc Demon Hunter is currently the best of the best in almost any World of Warcraft: Dragonflight DPS tier list you look at. If you actually want to be the best of the best, you are going to need to know what gear you should be aiming for when diving into Raids and Mythic+ dungeons. This guide will take you through the best items for each slot that you can obtain in Mythic+ and Raid environments, as well as your weekly vault.

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Havoc DH Best in Slot Stat Priority

The stat priority for the Havoc Demon Hunter can depend on what you want to focus on. In the case of the Havoc Demon Hunter, you have two options depending on whether you want to focus more on Single Target damage versus Multi-Target (AoE) Damage:

Critical Strike is the most important stat for both builds due to Know Your Enemy. You will always want to prioritize Critical Strike up until a diminishing returns number that is acceptable. The amount that is optimal always depends on the situation. You can also use a simulator such as RaidBots to see what you specifically should focus on. This is covered at the end of the guide.

The reason the AoE-focused build does not use haste as its 2nd stat is that two of the main AoE cooldowns, Essence Break and Eye Beam, do not have their cooldowns reduced by the haste stat. Therefore, in AoE settings, Haste is less valuable than Mastery.

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Important Notes For BiS Lists

It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide the better item.

When weighing options of other items not listed below, refer to the stat priority of the class and spec. Keep in mind that stats eventually have diminishing returns, so it is not required to have absolutely every slot stack the same 2 stats. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:

• 0 to 30% in a stat - no penalty.
• 30% to 39% in a stat - 10% penalty.
• 39% to 47% in a stat - 20% penalty.
• 47% to 54% in a stat - 30% penalty.
• 54% to 66% in a stat - 40% penalty.
• 66% to 126% in a stat - 50% penalty.

Havoc Demon Hunter BIS Gear

The Best In Slot suggestions in this guide are based on whether the item has the 2 most important stats to the build. All items that do not appear on the tables below do not have the combination of top 2 stats. Sometimes there are scenarios where there is no item that drops from Raids or Mythic+ that has the top 2 stats, for these, there are alternatives provided following the stat priority list.

The items appearing in these lists may come from Mythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance's level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.

Item tooltips will show the Mythic 9 or the Normal Raid difficulty item level version.

Best Head

Fortunately, there are options for each build that have the right stats allocation.

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Best Neck

The crafted necklace is shaping up to be the best in slot neck for almost all classes, so make sure to have it crafted with the right stats for your spec. There are no Crit/Mastery options out there for AoE builds but lots of Crit/Haste options. Since Crit is so valuable even having haste as a second stat is okay, there is a Mastery/Vers

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Best Shoulders

Due to Crit being so valuable, the Tier shoulders are a good choice for both specs. If not breaking the set bonus, pick up either of the other top choices.

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Best Back

There are many back pieces to choose from, 7 in total, we will only list the top 2 for each build.

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Best Chest

There are two good options for AoE builds and only one for Single Target. The Tier piece would only be appropriate for Single Target, however it has no Crit on it, bummer.

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Best Wrist

Again, there are two good options for AoE builds and only one for Single Target for Bracers.

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Best Hands

Unfortunately, Tier gloves have Haste/Mastery which would only be somewhat viable for Raids, but here are some better options with Crit.

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Best Waist

Well-optimized options for both builds coming solely from Mythic+ dungeons.

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Best Legs

Tier Legs are perfect for Single Target Builds, there are a few other options here for both builds otherwise, but we'll only list the best.

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Best Feet

Weirdly, all feet options from Mythic+ have Crit/Mastery, let's just list the one with the highest Crit out of all 4 options.

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Best Rings

The top ring is going to be best for both specs due to it being able to proc off of Chaos damage, for the second slot there are a number of options.

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Best Trinkets

Thanks to the website Bloodmallet, we're able to see which trinkets perform best depending on their iLvl and how many targets there are.

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Best Weapons

There's only one good option for Single Target, Infused Stormglaives. And while the second stat on the AoE options is Versatility, it's still better than having Haste.

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How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear

Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn't a pure "this is the absolute best for the entire Season" list. It's even something that certain classes have come across in Classic Wrath!

Don't worry, because we're still here to help. We highly recommend using raidbots to determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here's a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:

• Make sure you have the Simulationcraft add-on installed.
• With your new loot in your inventory, open your chatbox and type /simc.
• A window will open up. Copy the entire text and paste it on the Raidbots Top Gear page. I included my Simulation craft window for my personal character below

• This step is important. On the Top Gear page, scroll down and make sure you're selecting the gear you want simmed. If you do not select the gear you're wearing, as well as the gear in your inventory you just acquired, you won't know if you picked up an upgrade.
• Raidbots will then let you know which items allow you to maximize your DPS!

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