Havoc Demon Hunter DPS Stat Priority (Legion 7.2.5)

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 4. Strengths
  • 5. Weaknesses
  • 6. Viability in the Current Patch
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Rotation
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities
  • 4. Movement Tools
    • 4.1. Movement Limitations
  • 5. Important Procs and Passives
  • 6. Offensive Cooldowns
  • 7. Additional Utility
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheet
    • 2.1. Open World, Levelling and Questing
    • 2.2. Raids
    • 2.3. Heavy AoE and Dungeons
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 99) Talents
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 100) Talents
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 102) Talents
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 104) Talents
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 106) Talents
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 108) Talents
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 110) Talents
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression
    • 1.1. Early Progression
    • 1.2. Patch 7.2 Post 35 Trait Path
  • 2. Artifact Ability
  • 3. Relic Choice
    • 3.1. AoE Specific:
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Rotation
    • 1.1. Opening Rotation
  • 2. Multiple Target Rotation
  • 3. Important Notes
    • 3.1. Demonic Build Explained
    • 3.2. Tier 2 Talents Explained
      • 3.2.1. Demon Blades Explained
    • 3.3. Tier 5 Talents Explained
      • 3.3.1. Momentum
      • 3.3.2. Nemesis
      • 3.3.3. Fel Barrage explained
    • 3.4. Mobility vs. Damage
    • 3.5. Eye Beam Explained
    • 3.6. Fury of the Illidari Explained
  • 4. Cooldowns
    • 4.1. Metamorphosis
    • 4.2. Chaos Blades
  • 5. Core Concepts
    • 5.1. Movement Abilities and Talents
    • 5.2. Fury Management
      • 5.2.1. Fury Management with Demon Blades
  • 6. Tier 19 Set Bonuses
  • 7. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
  • 8. ChangeLog
• ×Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
    • 1.1. Breakpoints
    • 1.2. Getting a Better Understanding
    • 1.3. Statistics
    • 1.4. 7.2.5 Stat Changes
  • 2. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Demon Hunters
      • 1.1.1. Focus Interrupt Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Demon Hunters
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.6. Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)
      • 2.1.7. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.8. Weak Auras
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
    • 1.1. Trinkets
    • 1.2. Convergence of Fates & Cooldown Reduction
    • 1.3. Tier 19 & 20 Bonus Combinations
    • 1.4. Evaluating Upgrades with dynamic Item Levels
  • 2. Racial Bonuses
  • 3. Legendary Items
    • 3.1. 7.1.5 Legendaries
    • 3.2. 7.2 Legendaries
    • 3.3. 7.2.5 Legendaries
    • 3.4. Recommended Choices
  • 4. Loot Competition
  • 5. ChangeLog

General Information

On this page, we explain what the best statistics are for Havoc Demon Hunters in World of Warcraft Legion 7.2.5, how the class benefits from each of them.

The statistics priority is important as it influences itemisation choices (gear, enchants, and gems).

The other pages of our Havoc Demon Hunter guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Kib, a lead theorycrafter for Havoc Demon Hunters, alongside playing in Strawberry Puppy Kisses in the world top 40. You can watch his stream on Twitch or follow him on Twitter.

1. Basics

The stat priority for Havoc Demon Hunter differs depending on your talent selections currently, which is again influenced by your legendary choices. The priority is:

1. Critical Strike;
2. Haste;
3. Versatility;
4. Agility;
5. Mastery.

1.1. Breakpoints

No breakpoints or soft caps currently exist for Havoc, and stats remain relatively similar regardless of your gear state.

1.2. Getting a Better Understanding

1.3. Statistics

Agility is your primary statistic. You should look for it in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Attack Power, which determines the damage your abilities do.

Critical Strike provides additional damage to your attacks and abilities, and also grants your Chaos Strike a chance to refund 50% of its cost.

Mastery increases all Chaos damage you deal through Mastery: Demonic Presence, and increases your passive movement speed by the same amount.

Haste grants a number of different increases, increasing the auto-attack speed, reducing the Global Cooldown recovery time, reduces the base cooldown of Blade Dance/ Death Sweep alongside Throw Glaive.

Versatility provides a flat damage dealt boost and damage taken reduction.

1.4. 7.2.5 Stat Changes

With addition of the new Tier 20 bonuses, Critical Strike and Haste have both moved up significantly in value due to the synergy with Blade Dance and the base rotation. Conversely, Mastery has reduced in value significantly due to the Chaos Blades change, removing scaling. Due to this gearing has changed quite substantially in 7.2.5 for Havoc.

2. ChangeLog

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• 12 Jun. 2017: Updated for 7.2.5 changes to indicate the drop in Mastery value.
• 28 Mar. 2017: No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 10 Jan. 2017: Altered priority to reflect nerfs to Chaos Cleave at 7.1.5 launch.
• 09 Jan. 2017: Added different stat priorities, depending on talent choices.
• 29 Aug. 2016: Updated for Legion's launch.