Havoc Demon Hunter Gearing Guide

Patch 12.0 Last Updated: 20th Jan, 2026
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Tier Sets

With the pre-patch, tier set bonuses have been changed to flat damage increases, as most specs have parts of their The War Within Season 3 tier set bonuses baked into their hero talents.

The Midnight Pre-Patch Tier Set Bonus:

  • 2-set: Damage done increased by 6%
  • 4-set: Damage done increased by 10%

Aldrachi Reaver keeps the previous tier set bonuses, with the new Hero Talents Bladecraft and Keen Edge.

Fel-Scarred keeps one half of the previous 4-set bonus, with the new Hero Talent Volatile Instinct. Entering demon form instantly induces a Demonsurge, but will not spawn a Demon Soul.

havoc demon hunter Best in Slot Gear

You should always prioritize what gear you should use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Havoc Demon Hunter, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.

Overall Best Gear

Slot Item Source
Head Charhound's Vicious Scalp Forgeweaver Araz
Neck Salhadaar's Folly Nexus-King Salhadaar
Shoulders Charhound's Vicious Hornguards The Soul Hunters
Cloak Reshii Wraps Quest
Chest Charhound's Vicious Bindings Fractillus
Wrist Rune-Branded Armbands Crafted
Gloves Charhound's Vicious Felclaws Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt Atomic Phasebelt Plexus Sentinel
Legs Charhound's Vicious Hidecoat Loom’ithar
Boots Interloper's Reinforced Sandals The Soul Hunters
Ring Devout Zealot's Ring The Dawnbreaker
Ring Logic Gate: Alpha Plexus Sentinel
Trinket Astral Antenna Loom’ithar
Trinket Screams Of A Forgotten Sky Dimensius
Main Hand Collapsing Phaseblades The Soul Hunters
Off Hand Everforged Warglaive Crafted

Best Gear from the Raid

Slot Item Source
Head Charhound's Vicious Scalp Forgeweaver Araz
Neck Salhadaar's Folly Nexus-King Salhadaar
Shoulders Charhound's Vicious Hornguards The Soul Hunters
Cloak Reshii Wraps Quest
Chest Charhound's Vicious Bindings Fractillus
Wrist Rune-Branded Armbands Crafted
Gloves Charhound's Vicious Felclaws Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt Atomic Phasebelt Plexus Sentinel
Legs Charhound's Vicious Hidecoat Loom’ithar
Boots Interloper's Reinforced Sandals The Soul Hunters
Ring Band Of The Shattered Soul Dimensius, the All-Devouring
Ring Logic Gate: Alpha Plexus Sentinel
Trinket Astral Antenna Loom’ithar
Trinket Screams Of A Forgotten Sky Dimensius
Main Hand Collapsing Phaseblades The Soul Hunters
Off Hand Everforged Warglaive Crafted

Trinkets

Havoc has good options in trinket selection. Your best trinkets are going to depend on the content you’re doing and the talents you’re playing. In general, I’d recommend pairing an on-use trinket with a passive trinket.

Fel-Scarred:

Araz's Ritual Forge is the highest priority of the three.

Aldrachi Reaver Raid:

Aldrachi Reaver Mythic+:

Alternatives:

Embellishments

Raiding

For Raid you should use Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on your crafted warglaive, and Writhing Armor Banding on crafted wrists.

Optionally, you can use 2x Dawnthread Lining on your crafted armor if you do Mythic+ as well.

Note: Make sure that your crafted weapon is a Warglaive, so that you can use it for both Havoc and Devourer.

Mythic+

For Mythic+, use 2x Dawnthread Lining on your crafted armor.

Reshii Wraps

Reshii Wraps is a new Cloak released in Patch 11.2 and will be the only cloak you use (and the only one that can drop from any content in Season 3). You gain access to it via a quest chain and completing chapter 3 of the main patch storyline.

To add a secondary stat to the Reshii Wraps you use a Fiber in the Fiber Socket of the Cloak. The highest quality version (Pure Fiber) of the Fibers requires a work-order to a Tailor.

When picking a Fiber, I strongly recommend simming your character for the best stat for your current gear and intended content. If you just want a quick recommendation for which Reshii Fiber to use, then I recommend using Pure Energizing Fiber (Mastery) for Fel-Scarred, and Pure Precise Fiber (Critical Strike) for Aldrachi Reaver.