Demon Hunter Builds

Rapid Death Rocketeer by twincannon

Combines Ballistics rocket skills with a Rapid Fire / Marked for Death combo. Mortal Enemy generates 3 hatred for each attack, and Rapid Fire shoots quickly. Put down a Turret, Caltrops, get max hatred and then Rapid Fire until you’re empty (or Cluster Arrow for big packs).

MultiPrep by twincannon

Use Multishot to AOE and generate discipline, and use Preparation to generate hatred. Back and forth until everything is dead. All other skills are optional, but I took Impale for single target damage, Bat for extra hatred gen, and Valley to boost Multishot dmg.

SOLO INFERNO BUILD* by SkyDragon

SS (Lingering Fog) + Prep (Backup Plan) is mandatory for survival and DPS. Devouring arrow for single target. Nether Tentacles for it’s AoE damage, Cluster Arrow for taking out most Elite mobs (just alternate between Hungering Arrow + Cluster Arrows for single target damage.) Bats for hatred regen.

2-h Crossbow Crit damage build by Arzte

Combines Archery with a Impale/Sharpshooter combo. Justice is served generates 6 hatred each attack, and slows enemies. Put down a Smoke Screen, hold Elemental arrow with LifeLeech, get max hp. Bat companion generates 3hatred per second for you. Also with Smoke screen you can evade “1-shot” skills.

Crit Build by Leon

A Critical hits build mainly for PVE.

Flip Off Nightmare by MrBushido

Balances sustainable high damage single target and aoe skills while maintaining mobility synergy for near infinite vaults.

Exclusive use of low level skills (everything but vaults rune unlocked by level 27) and runes meaning make this build a strong contender for those entering nightmare mode.

Overall Build, Inferno Viable by E1337N355

Only uses two damaging attacks, with 2 Skills to increase the damage of the attacks, and 2 skills to keep you alive. Passives help damage as well. Note that Rapid fire, when paired with Mark of Death, will almost come out even for Hatred spent. Can see this surviving Inferno.

all around good build by Nick

combines great survivability and great damage.

Inferno made easy by Lemonfish

This build has it all,
It gives you great aoe + single target damage
it makes you unkillable,
you can use the build for both valor farming and boss killing,

overall a great solid build for inferno

Solo DH by dardor

Use Rapid Fire as much as possible, Multishot and Vault when getting swarmed. Preparation recharges Hatred for more Rapid Fire =) Marked for Death for Bosses/Champions/Rares. May switch out Hungering Arrow for something different.

Solo DH max aoe and survivability by DreDD

Hungering Arrow/Spray of Teeth + Chakram/Twin Chakrams = max aoe dps
Caltrops/Hooked Spines + Vault/Tumble = 2 survivability skills in case u meet some badass elites
Sentry/Guardian Turret adds a plus in survivability
Rain of Vengence/Stampede adds more survivability for the narrow dungeon corridors

TankHunter by twincannon

An attempt to try to tank with DH. Use Fan of Knives when it’s up, Spike Trap when it’s not, and Caltrops in between to keep Numbing Traps debuff up. Guardian Turret for DR boost. Chakram for free close range AOE damage. Make sure to use a one-handed crossbow with a shield!

Dual Wield Crit Build by Aya

Ideal stat bonuses for handbows: dex, att speed+, damage+, crit chance, crit dam, hatred regen, max disc. Frost arrows provide AOE CC with good damage enhanced by Cull of the Weak, Archery, Steady Aim, and Mark. Keep your distance and unload with Smoke Screen and Prep. Bat and Mark for hatred regen.

Safe But Dangerous by SchoolZombie

You can change out the active “spike trap” for whatever you want while the rest of it works for just about anything….(Just please have at least 10k hp if you try hell mode with any build)

Lvl 60 DH Crit Build by Shot

Focuses around critical strikes and the benefits of long distance, while keeping vault for those who just can’t live without (myself included), stun your enemies and vault around while throwing in spurts of rapid fire along with shadow power,

2hand crossbow kite quick burst by Devours

standard 2hd crossbow crit build with caltrops, and spike trap (scatter) for extra quick burst, while kiting, also with shatter shot for a chance to hit all 3 arrows proc on the same target (does good damage on single target)

NomadNightmare by Nomad

Designed for survivability and damage in Nightmare difficulty solo. Survivability is acheived with nearly limitless kiting capabilities. High damage and massive amount of AOE is achieved with Evasive Fire, Multishot and Frost Arrow. Evasive fire is primary and generates hatred better than most.

Solo Inferno Build by ryukensfj

SS(Lingering Fog) + Prep(Battle Scars) is mandatory for survival. Elem Arrow (Nether Tentacles) for it’s AoE damage. EvasFire(CovFire) provides the best hatred generation and to escape. SpikeTrap(Scatter) is your dmger. Steady Aim works w/ EF(flips 15 yards bwd) Archery and Sharp Shooter for DPS.

Perfect lvl 30 DH Build by Mike Bean

passive skills allow for +35% damage bonus if you slow an enemy and keep distance which you will if you use this method. You get a tanking companion and a sentry should be laid before any battle. Critical damage is also amazing. With this skill set you deal insane damage but must avoid all enemies.

Solo DH (hell/inferno) by aldrich

-Shadow power enabled almost always with elite/champs + NT = some life recovery
-when $%&T happens, enable SS and run off
-prep if low health/low disc
-NT is your AoE
-hunger is your dps
-impale for bosses/champs/difficult monsters

inferno solo/kiting survival by Cecilia

caltrop roots provide time to get distance, vault for wallers/vortex ect. MFD gives extra damage and hatred and smoke screen gets you out of tough situations with reduced cost to ensure you have enough discipline. Entangling shot for slowing effects when you can’t caltrop. NT for strong cleave.

Hunger for Blood by Barrah

Build I keep going back to, at least through Nightmare. Get at range, stay there and blast stuff in the face.

Nice Balanced Build (Inferno) by JustWaffles

~BS+ VE rune for hatred regen and AOE
~EA + SS for 40% Fear (OP imo) to keep enemies away
~SS + SR when your in a pickle
~Spike Trap + Scatter will do ALOT of damage, u can get 2-3 traps to go off on 1 mob
~Prep + BS for healing/discipline
~RoV + FS for crazy stun and cost nothing. use on bosse

38th Parallel by Gilgamesh

Built for Inferno:
1.Drop your Caltrops
2.Evasive back as the mob triggers.
3.Plant your Mark and Trap on your poor prey
4.Watch the firework.

“I’ve drawn the line, now I dare you to cross it.”
- Gilgamesh

vindictive by ilyu

Point of this build is ability to tank elites/mobs for a prolonged time. You can cast gloom several times, which grants you big life leech in combo with NT and 65% damage reduced from enemies. As well preparation will restore your life and discipline so you can use gloom again.
TA for runaway.

Slow and Strike by Jose Campos

Slow your enemies, don’t ever get hit and produce a ton of damage.

2H XBow NightMare Build by Mark

Evade will never get you hit and the flip cost is VERY cheap compared to Vault, Impale for bossing, Smoke Screen for bossing and for sticky situations, Multishot very powerful and cheap with Fire at Will Rune(165%X2). Use steady aim since ur gonna flip alot, archery for Critical and 3rd is ur choice

Against Boss by ALGoDi

shooting fast, good damage and receives life when shoots

DPS/CRIT by hyungkim

try it. Any range weapon

2hand crossbow kite quick burst by Devours

your standard 2hand crossbow crit build but with a bit of burst
-quick burst and overall damage output with (scatter spike traps)
-good for kiting
-quickly takes out big packs of monsters
-chance for scatter shot to redirect all 3 arrows on single target fights

Shadow Stalker by Deezy

So basically multishot restores discipline in small increments, smoke screen when enemies get close. Shrukin cloud protects you at close range. bat regenerates hatred faster. pop prep if you run out of disc. Smoke screen is essential in harder difficulties cuz ull get one shotted. Kite Kite Kite!!

Damage & Survival by Lucion

Before: Crossbow and 45 discipline are nice to have for this build:
The passives are variable.
Use elemental arrow with NT to make damage. The smoke screen with tactical advantage is nice to run away. It works in inferno good.
With evasive fire you´re able to shoot while escpaing.

Spray-N-Pray by JakeDH

Basically I designed this build to be able to “SPRAY” the target with a ridiculous amount of Rapid Fire. It’s pretty streamlined in the damage, but has several survival skills. It is basically for fast moving kiting, killing with Rapid Fire, and using the 8 hatred per grenade throw for resource.

Hit and Run lvl 59 by Jackle001

Great build for Mobs and Bosses alike. The Caltrops with the Marked for Death work very well together. I chose Vault over smokescreen because I can get away faster with that. The 2 attack choices work well together and do a lot of damage.

Grabin Peelz by Chad

Peelz here.

DH build INFERNO VIABLE by JOhnny

this build works. just remember to use ss to run away, not as a tanky skill. Battle scars for life, Bat companion for hatred regen, IMpale (GW) is good with sharpshooter. nether tentacles great for AoE. Bola takes an extra sec., but if you stutter step you should be able to compensate.

SUPER DAMAGE by James

INCOMMING DAMAGE REDUCED, LIFE LEACH, TARGETS SLOWED, VERY HIGH DPS.,

Single/AoE Target Build by Zemnarihah

This is the build i have been using for quite some time. It has worked well so far (level 45 atm) and i kill the mobs before i take damage

Critical Grenades by Scrycer

Extremely high damage, most effective in a party with at least one tank or numerous witch doctors. Heavy emphasis on maximizing critical attacks and grenades. Best used with two-handed crossbows in order to maximize effect of Archery. Survival depends on timely use of Vault and Rain of Vengeance

Damage…amageamageamageamage by Raziel

It’s the build that took me through Nightmare mode thats for sure, basically using caltrops and vault for juking and damage, fan of knives for max damage (and aoe ^_^), multishot for lots of damage (and aoe ^_^), bola shot for decent aoe primary damage and finally impale for max single target dps.

Inferno solo elites by Ondori

Kite with entangling shots/frost arrow. In the meantime lay traps to stun them. If it gets hot hit smokescreen and repeat. If you run out of discipline hit preparation. Use impale to stun targets if you dont have enough discipline left to get some breathing and use it to finish off the last elite.

Falcon Punch by CaptainFalcon

Legit

Jack (or Jane) Be Nimble by Thel200ster

Build for high Dex, low Vit. Kite/damage targets with Vault while consistently recapturing health with Nether Tentacles and Shadow Power. Covering Fire to strike multiple enemies and regain Hatred. Preparation to refill Hatred/HP in boss fights (or whenever). Spike Trap can be swapped w/ Caltrops.

InfSmelter by mcDuffs Crapfling

You are going to want to spam 1 and 2 as well as throw in a random 4 here and there. The idea with having stampede is to keep everything out of your facebones. So use that when you are being swarmed. Its a sexy build and has brought me good times!

Inferno Solo by Autorunner

Let your Templar do the work. Elemental Arrow with Nether Tentacles. Full Survivability with SS and Vault. Impale with Chem Burn while you are kiting. Health is typically 50% plus. Do gem all Vitality in slots.

Balanced Inferno Survival and Sustain Build by Karlino

This is a sustained DPS build which maximizes the potential of Rapid Fire by utilizing Hatred regen without making you feel inclined to be stationary (which will get you killed pretty quickly in Inferno). Keeps your AoE DPS high still. Meant for a team of 3-4. Swap one skill for Entangling Shot.

Solo Farmer by tamachan

To use normally: 1>2.
When massive monster comes: 1>2>3

Heal HP + Discipline: Preparation (Battle Scars)

1. Caltrops (JS)
2. Elem Arrow (BL)
Bola Shot (AS) OPTIONAL.
3. Fan of Knives (HoK) + Rain of Vengeance (BB).

Crits, AOE, and exploding bones by Topher

Works best with 1-hand CBs because it will increase your crit stats. Use combo of MS and preparation to kill large mobs. Bc of the sharpshooter bonus, most of the first shots will be crits. Use impale to stun and kill single targets/bosses. Use fan of knives then vault for enemies that get too close

Sustainable AOE by Haidar

Entangling Shot=Generate Hatred
Elemental Arrow=For AoE Damage
Smoke Screen=For Surviving
Marked for Death=Generating Hatred + DMG Boost
Preparation=Restoring Discipline and Health
Vault=Escaping Being Cornered
Passive are self explanatory.
Would be sustainable with life steal.
Slow and kite

Slow Death by Ben

utalize the slowing affects while being able to dish out serious damage at the same time.

InfernoKite by Rhastapasta

This build is designed to ensure perfect kiting and to keep you alive against those silly mobs. It works in a party and during solo play.

DH build; Super Death Machine by Retard

Awesomeness. Nether tentacles provides health on hit, cluster does tons of damage, entangling slows, and you know the rest.

Perma Stun by Milkman

Good for keeping bosses stunned almost indefinitely

smoke ninja v1 by dayton

be invisible almost all the time with this build. it uses hand cross bows for an extremely high crit chance to fuel you with endless amounts of disciplin when fighting groups.. i put in battle scars for fighting bosses although i do sub it out for flying stike.

Slowed to Death by Anthony Campbell

Focuses on the Bat Companion to keep hatred full and uses Frost arrow to slow and hit other enemies for a small AOE and rapid fire with web shot to slow them on a line of enemies. Caldrops to slow and damage, sticky trap for AOE, and cull the weak for extra damage while they are slowed. REQ LVL 30.

Shad0w Hunter XL High DPS by JOhnny

-Entangling shot(SC) for slowing enemies.
-SS(LF)for evasion
-Rapid fire(WF) for bosses and high single target damage.
-Prep (BS) for health regen and for Disc.
-Elemental arrow (NT) for high AOE damage plus health bonus.
-companion for Hatred regen as well.
mainly offensive. best for use w/ 2x bow.

Grenade Damage Spike by CapeKid

The crit build up from your passive makes it so that you can crit with all of your cluster grenades at once. Make sure your attack speed is about 1.6 or higher. Build your hatred back up to full with grenades (Either 6 hatred gen or fire bomb, I prefer fire bomb)
Use other skills when things go bad

Blue Dragon’s Breath by Nazrega

Keep enemies Marked for Death for Hatred loss mitigation.
Use Ball Lightning as primary attack because its cheap and does multiple attacks on multiple targets.
Fill Caltrop AoE with Spike Traps for elites.
Evasive Fire for when you’re out of Hatred and Shadow power when you’re low on health.

ClusterSuck_Revo2 by Ferrus

Cluster Burst Damage + Hatred Regen. Good hatred regen gear makes this build very effective.

Elective Mode Rapid Fire Rocketeer (Great survivability, Ultra High Hatred Regen) by Vygotsky

This build focuses on great DPS + ultra high hatred regeneration without abandoning survivability of the demon hunter. FYI, enabling elective mode in Options menu, lets you to have more than one skill from each category, this option lets you to have more freedom to experiment with.

Kite & Smoke by Xunsai

Marked for Death + Nether Tentacle spam should give you incredible single target damage + moderate to high AoE. Traps with Jagged Spikes does a serious amount of damage and allows great kiting. Smoke Screen & Preparation are absolutely invaluable.

Survival/DPS/Farming by Anca

Kiting is key in this build. Switching out Backup Plan with Battle Scars can be useful at times. Switching Cluster Loaded for Bear with Cluster Cluster Bombs is nice because Cluster Bombs is the highest damage attack you have if you can get close enough. Use 2-hand Crossbow.

SharpBlaster 2.0 by Mackshadow

This is for more boss Fights. Only 2 skills change from the first SharpBlaster.
Grenades changed to Hungering arrow and Cluster Arrow changed to Impale.

Trap Master by Archangel

This builds gives you a lot of control over enemies and makes you able to avoid damage so you can focus your itemization on DPS. Caltrop and put Spike near you. When they get too close you vault, rinse and repeat. Chakram gives you a lot of DPS in groups and Spike trap kills boss fast.

Spray-N-Pray by JakeDH

Maximizes use of Rapid fire by reducing cost and using 8 hatred regen on grenades to put your rapid fire back in the game fast. Kiting spec with survival skills. Turn, Spray, and Pray you hit them. Easy enough to play.

Survivalist by Djinn19

Give your enemies the run-around while your crit chance charges up. Nether tentacles, vault, and prep with battle scars lets you cheat death almost indefinitely.

Solo DH: Damage and Survivability by Shane

This build focuses on Nether Tentacles for offense and Smoke Screen/Prep for defense.

The final slot is up to taste really, but so I’ve found Entangling/Nether/Vault/Prep/SS to be key. I go back and forth from Bats to Guardian Sentry to Rain of Vengeance, to stun Impale. Marked for Death also.

Stun Gun by Dr.Ugs

Use Thunder Ball to Stun then Screaming Skull to cause monster to flee. Or Vise versa (Alternate Clicks to prevent Hatred over spending) Then Use Bait the Trap to Gain 10% Critical Hit. If ever other monsters gets too close just vault your way out. Low on Disc Use Prep, Low of hate use Grenade.

Boss Build XL PWNAGE(2x bow recommended) by JOhnny

entangling shot: slow boss and his little cronies.SS/Prep: evasion. gain life using prep. Rapid: good to use with MfD cause you get so much hatred with Mortal Enemy. Nether tnt for life and good dmg. PASSIVE: cull the weak: makes ENT. shot better, veng: gives hatred, archery: dmg bonus with 2x bow.

Crit/Traps by Uni

Simultaneously place Caltrops(5) and Valley of Death. Lure pack of monsters into Caltrops then use Rain of Vengeance. This will stun them in the location and allow you to unleash a volley of Nether Tentacles. With Cull the Weak and Sharpshooter the monsters will take significant amounts of damage.

Tako Inferno! by KevinKarada

This is my mod of a popular build. Use nether tentacles+stampede. Pushes enemies back into the tentacles dealing even more damage. Use entangling shot for hatred +6 and smokescreen and caltrops for kiting. Lastly preparation for more kiting when things go longer than expected.

MultiPrepRevised by DhD

This is the MultiPrep Build but I have changed slightly to suit more efficiency and damage.

Hunters Elite by JOHAN#2540

With the right gear, this hunter will be legen.. wait for it…. you know what I mean.
- Every item should have around +100 dex.

2moveslol by Purpledrink

Pretty self explanitory, 2 dps moves for obvious situations. Bat companion to help hatred regen. SS, caltrops, and prep for great survivability. Both Multishot and Nether Tentacles works well i just prefer multishot.

Hunters Elite 2.0 by JOHAN#2540

Lots of dex by items and this build simply kicks a**!

Unlimited Hatred 1v1 or Boss by JustWaffles

Bat for Hatred regen.
Mark the Boss with MoD then spray Rapid Fire on Boss. Use RoV with Flying Strike for awesome chain stuns against Boss.
If your ever low on Hatred just pop Preparation and continue to Rapid Fire. Primary can be whatever but i like Entangle Shot for the Slow.
Have Fun!

High DPS with zero Survivability! by Shingen

Keep range by using Caltrops and Evasive Fire.

Build makes use of Frost Arrow (Elemental Arrow) for extra DPS from Cull The Weak, Bait the Trap (Caltrops) for extra DPS.

Bola Shot can be swapped out for something else without issue. Rain of Vengance again can be swapped out too.

balanced sharpshooting by ketamine

a build which got me trough nightmare and works great in hell, you got to have some patience with bosses though, this is not a tank build.

Dh build XL by JOhnny

awesomeness. spam ss for survivability.

fan of knives can be switched out with marked for death or Companion as you see fit.

Shot’n'kill by PeterTurkish

Mark for death, shoot with rapidfire, recover hatred with hungering arrow… set some traps inf you need to.

Slowpoke by Phenomen

This build abusing Cull The Weak passive to increase damage by 15% all the time.

BroSkillTankBuild by BroSkill

Use Shadow Power(Gloom), drop Sentry(Guardian Turret),and then drop Caltrops(Bait the Trap) for damage.

BroSkillBossBuild by BroSkill

Generic boss fight set up.

BroSkillKiteBuild by BroSkill

Drop Caltrop(Jagged Spikes) and Marked For Death(Valley of Death). I went with Piercing on Hungering Arrow and Night Stalker Passive instead of sharpshooter for more damage/survivability.

Hit and Run by Jackle001

This is the build I used in Hell for the most part. Very effective against Mobs and Bosses. The Combination of Marked for Death and Caltrops is deadly. The Hungering Arround with pierce rune and Elem Arrow work very well. I choose the Bat companion to generate Hatred but it can be replaced with SS

Globe Collector by Scott Blackburn

Get a good start to a battle using Rapid Fire after a ‘Sharpshooter’ recharge, creating lots of crits, and Vault the field to collect health globes, keeping your health and resources up. Use Fan of Knives when enemies gather near and Preperation when the battle gets long.

Escape Artist by Finch Burton

Goal : Survive
DMG:
Jagged Spikes w/”Cull the Weak”
Devouring Arrow / Fire Support W/ “Steady Aim” / “Archery” just mean extra dps.
Escape:
Fly Strike or Tumble then fire away
Fire Support is optional, but faster recovery with Blood Moon

Crowd Control/Fight or Flight by Docside

Build Uses 14yard Bola Blasts and MultiShot combined with Increased Critical Hit/Damage passives to thin the herd on the first shot. Damaging/slowing Caltrops do continual damage to close or chasing enemies to soften them up for rapidfire/bola kill. Pet boar strike radius adds to multi damage.

Nightmare build – Snare and Tear by Cavendar

Take advantage of Cull the Weak and Steady Aim’s big damage boosts by locking down your enemies with Entangling Shot, Caltrops and Dazzling Arrow. Toss Valley of Death on the slow area and drop your razor Chakram’s in the middle.

Note: this build is not for bosses.

Screaming Stampede by Purpledrink

Good for solo or 2 man inferno. great for single target and not bad for aoe as well. Elemental arrow with screaming skull is just win mode against yellow and blue elites, on top of stampede that knocks them back. With those 2 moves and cal trops’ immobilize, you can literally kite mobs forever.

AOE Sustained by Mista Neon

Lots of AOE damage along with abilities to allow more damage.

Inferno Demon Hunter by Jersh

Pretty basic build to keep u alive and farm.
Main attack is Ele Arrow, spam till you are out of hatred then replenish with entangling(or if u need to run)
Stampede to knock mobs back while u attack, turret to protect u from anything that may slip through. Then smoke and retreat. Ferret for GF

Spray and Pray by YoxXerN

Some build i just tried out that works really well for me.

compound solo mob by mostycool

meant to hold down a group as the bola shot compounds damage.

DH Solo Inferno by Mattym00cow

High DPS build with good survivability.
Has gotten me up to A3 solo so far.

Stun ‘n run by PhantomDS

Keeps enemies at bay, good for kiting and makes bosses as well as general mobs a lot easier to handle

Infero solo Build. by PsychD

This is build on trapping while putting out the maximum of your damage whithout them coming to close to you! It even works on boss fights as well, You’re Impale will work as you’re “Mega Damage Dealer” so to say.

Crit burst/Survival by lmloOlml

I use this build in mostly all situations, bursting down any boss with Spike Traps and Elemental Arrow, surviving with Smoke Screen/Preparation combo. Putting Spike traps(Scatter rune) in any narrow path will stack the 3 bombs one on another, very easily hurting any boss chasing you,

Gold Find by Thomas G

Deck yourself in gold find gear, run act 3 NM. I make roughly 200-300k/h

Multiplayer Massive Dps Build by Trillius

One of the best builds I’ve used for public games ( which I do commonly as a Demon Hunter),

Defensive Rocketeer by Lyraat

Same basic idea as Rapid Fire Rocketeer–drop Caltrops, Rapid Fire until out of hatred, refresh using Grenades–but with Vault and Fan of Knives instead of Marked for Death and Sentry, respectively. Sacrifices dps for survivability: stay in the fight longer = more damage = more dead demons.

Sub-30 Levelling Build by Lyraa

Slow everything with Rapid Fire, Bola for AoE, Fan of Knives for enemies that get too close, Impale for stun and single targets, Numbing Traps to reduce incoming damage. Balanced build that works through Nightmare and into Hell. Can play with passive skills to suit encounters.

Crit/Stun/slow trash clearing by Wrhythm

This build focuses on crit and stun abilities. Hand crossbows go well with these abilities. You can swap Cluster Arrow with Dazzling arrow rune for Fan of knifes with Fan of Daggers rune. You can also swap Thrill of the hunt for Night stalker. I like this spec for clearing trash, but not Bosses.

Leveling Build by Johno

I’ve used this build with good success from level 1 thru 60. Haven’t tried it yet in Inferno. Some skills come later, but for the most part, Elemental Arrow, Marked for Death and Impale are the big ones to use. The Bat companion makes it much more damaging. Lightening ball can be devastating.

Crit-restore by Dreadlock

Relies heavily on crits for DPS, Chakram for high DPS without having to aim, turrets for kiting in circles. Built around restoring Discipline / Hatred / Health.

Airstrike by Cupcake

Uses beastly bombs in combination with caltrops and vault to gather and slow enemies in an AOE attack while maintaining distance with vault for extra damage.

1.03 patch (the new NT) build by Devours

grievous wounds grim reaper is the new NT

Critical Discipline by IceAndrews

Use critical hits from Bola and Rapid Fire to generate discipline that allows for a highly mobile DH with near unlimited Discipline.

Use Caltrops and Vault to provide distance for Rapid Fire and Bola, which generates more Discipline. Bats for Hatred and Shaodw Power Gloom for survivability.

Solo Inferno by Saki

League of Legend style

AD Range carry kiting skills required

BMT loaded by Leoncloud

build use in conjunction to 1.03, Primary hatred dump with loaded for bear couple with good hatred regen and defensive skills. Lock and load!

BMT loaded by Leoncloud

build use in conjunction to 1.03, Primary hatred dump with loaded for bear couple with good hatred regen and defensive skills. Lock and load!

Superb Discipline by Digwood

Use discipline to maximize your skill usage. Contains massive hatred regen to power rapid shot. Shadow Power’s rune can be swapped to the lifegain rune if you’re having trouble staying alive. Rune the turret to your favorite flavor.

Bait ‘N’ Bomb by JoswaR

Run in close drop trap, sentry, and pop rain. Vault away, and then cluster shot until out of hatred then bola until close then cluster shot again. This is my current level 40 build. I’m sure it needs tweaks as I level, and I will post later.

Glass Cannon by pUTTE

best dps build inferno

Inferno Survival by Scott Blackburn

Entangling Shot with Bounty Hunter restores that vital health during battles, whilst keeping enemies slow. Use Rapid Fire to mow down single targets and Spike Traps to take down groups. Vault and SS away from danger when appropriate and use Preperation to restore Discipline when low. Sorted

Mobile Multishot by Shadic

This build uses Hungering Arrow and Multishot, along with Caltrops and Spikes to eliminate any foe. Take advantage of your high mobility to kill any foe from afar. (Made for 1.03b)

The Terrorist by Scorpiau

Simply go around place traps down and when they get too close put down the caltrops and blast em with grenades.

Slow Kiting n Crit by A stray

Entangle enemies while firing Elemental imbued with frost. While the PVE nears you set Caltrops in front ready for a blow paired with Spikes. Then vault out of any dire situations and stunning them in aided by your Rain of Vengeance pushing them farther for easy Kiting. Helps aid your allies

maximumatk by Aris

just an awesome build check it out

All round by Yamraj3000

awesomeness

A Demon Hunters basic tools ( also for inferno ) by TheSeaGul

1.Hungering Arrow is for Basic enemys and AOE when crit.
2.Cluster Arrow used on Elite & rare enemys, very big groups, or Bosses for quick takedown
3. Preparation for basic dicipline reset
4. Marked for death. bonus damage
5.Bait the trap, Bonus crit
6. Smoke screen, for evading enemys

Demon Hunter Acrobat by Galtrix

This build focuses on dealing massive damage while avoiding contact with the enemy as much as possible. At the same time, it also focuses on saving discipline and hatred to further increase the length of time in which you can deal that damage.

Glass Cannon by Pewpewownt

Straight cannon. Combines massive burst, with very nice sustained damage.

AE high crit build by Jimmy

ball lightning seems to have the best synergy with SS, however to maximize its effect you need to kite in a manor that encourages the mobs to cluster together. use hungering arrow for single target and reflect damage packs, Fan of dagger, and stampede make good supplements for damage and kiting

Trapper by Vagrant

Lay traps, run around, do damage, survive. Take Vault if needed.

Tanking better than Barbarians by Tank Hunter

This build revolves around Life on Hit. With it I can outlast barbarians in the middle of mobs in act 3, and do massive AOE. Caltrops (stacked 3 or 4 deep) and sentry add hits per second, as well as 3 gas grenades at a time with 3 second poison which also counts for hits.

All around Dps and Kite by Weeee

You don’t need many dps abilities as a DH, two will do.Your builder is hungering as it does the most dps. Elemental arrow, Ball lightning now is the most dps you have. Shadow power for “reflect damage” mobs, the rest is easy to see why. You can switch out caltrops for bat companion for added hatred

Survivalist by Ownageburrito

The point of this build is to stay away from the enemy as much as possible, setting up traps for them to stumble into, and devastating those groups of enemies with Nether Tentacles. Marked for Death is handy for that one guy that just doesn’t wanna die.

crit trap dmg by viper

all round good setup soloing in hell with high crit % and dmg try it out

critt attack high dmg by chris2904

high crit dmg duel weild xbow soloing hell at the mo and so far not died try it its pretty good

Juggernaut by Kaelel

Just a Dps build with 2Hand Crossbow, a lot of critical hit damage ( and no hit chance, the arcane bola + spike trap use this mechanic ).
A little less damage than a rocket Build, but still a good dps/survival build !

Cull the Weak by tristantallyho

Take advantage of Cull the Weak and Steady Aim, along with multiple slowing skills to cut down numerous foes in a matter of seconds.
Utilize Caltrops and Vault to gain distance from your foes.

Chaos Build (Massive AOE Crits and More) by John

Bola Shot with I.D. rune for crazy aoe dmg. Frost Arrows crits are massive and is also aoe. Caltrops with Jagged Spikes can do thousands of damage per second with one, but laying 5 or more drains health away and is also aoe. The rest are survival/resource. Use what you want.

Godmode Inferno by Sashmo99

Stay unseen, unload high damage, mow down mobs, and punish elites. This is almost unfair how easy it makes Inferno.

Slow Trapper by Chainer

FOK and caltrops to slow down mobs along with Rapid fire. vault away plant a caltrops to increase your damage, use multishot for large groups or just to knock off some mobs. This build has not failed me once yet

Basic by Cbstiles

Testing new ones, want to keep this on record

Just Arrows Thanks by Diarrhea Princess

Marked for death and Multishot for crowds, rapid fire for those left and vault when you’re surrounded

Solo/MF Build by JoeBlow

Good build for survival without compromising DPS. Get plenty of Hatred from Evasive Fire and Bat Companion and blast everything to hell with Loaded for Bear. Nice defense/life regen from Shadow Power. Hit Prep to recharge Discipline.

All round build-Inferno farm by Argainian

Smoke Screen for jailer/frost and for close contact to enemies. Rapid Fire for Max range mass damage. Shadow power for healing up. Preparation for reset of Disp for more heals and get away. Hungering Arrow Hatred Regen. Elemental Arrow for slowing targets.

All situation Build by Argainian

Elemental Arrow-Frost Arrow. slows target/targets.
Smoke Screen-Lingering Fog. Escape close combat Jailers and Frozen
Rapid Fire-Fire Support. Fast DPS
Shadow Power-Blood Moon. Fast healing
Preparation-Backup Plan. Reset Discipline and some times no CD

Pinball by Texaclese

You’ll fly around a lot with build. You really have to be careful when using vault on reflect damage, because they will walk in it while chasing you and you will pop. I’m currently cake walking through inferno with this build.

Disciplined Hunter by TJ

Have extra discipline to spare? Using the Natalya’s Wrath set but trying to get the best out of the extra disc regen? This build allows u to harness the power of defense, for offense!
Sentry hitting the enemy while you run around lighting the ground on fire with Vault – Trail of Ciders! Smoking!

Hold-the-Line by W4Rhamm3R

A Critical Hit based build with a well rounded approach. It’s capabilities can hold swarms at bay, make elites sweat, and provide a great escape route for allies, all the while giving you great maneuverability while keeping resources high.

The Life Or Death by DaBoss

It Will Keep You A Life At All Cost Buy Gear With 50+Res to All and High Vit Use Entangling Shot and Nether Tenticals and All Cost. Buy A 2 Hand-Crossbows Prefferably higher than 500 Life on Hit and At Least 1.0 Attack Speed You Will Survive Trust The Life and It Will Guide You.

Kill the Slowed by Rolyxx

This build is focused on the passive “Cull the Weak”. Use Entangling Shot/Rapid Fire depending on the situation, put down caltrops for extra slowness. The 1,2,3 skills are optional, and the other passives (Steady Aim, Vengeance) are not vital, but highly recommended. Have fun.

Survive and Kill by DrCrook

Balanced combination of survival and death dealing with this build. I solo inferno with it with gear under 1mil gold.

Only requirement is gear that has +crit chance

Infernal Flux by Annanova

Cluster arrow is your heavy burst
Single target: Caltrop Sentry Cluster Bola
Packs: Caltrop Multishot Bola
+20%dps standing in caltrop
+100% for each sentry
Gear for crit chance and damage. Sharpshooter starts at your current crit chance and grows from there, so not always 100% crit.

Deathrobat by Narlybow

This is a solo inferno/massive damage co-op build i built for the monster power addition. Im running 80k damage flat with no SS 40k health 4k armor and 400 all res. Ideal for being able to take a few hits before dodging and dealing massive damage quickly

Death-crobat by Narlock

This build relies on being able to take a few hits vault around regain health and deal MASSIVE damage really quickly. 41% crit chance/ 200%+crit damage/ 400 all res 4k armor/40k health/100k flat dps no SS. Best suited for inferno Solo/Inferno Co-op

Rocketeer by Zugdug

This is a high damage build for inferno. This build is best with high critical chance. Use Spray of teeth for easy AoE damage while building Hatred then use cluster arrow and rapid fire at will and you will melt through even the highest MP levels.

No. 1 Stunna by stihlurface

A balance between power life regen with a touch of stunning abilities.

Crit Stunna and Hoes by stihlurface

This class has great crit hit and damage while balancing stunning abilities and life regen. With this class you can immobilize enemies very well, especially when u get down to one elite, its great.

fast inferno farm build 1.05 by icebluesky

try to get close to 70 max disc
at least 1 loot distance gear for passive skill vengeance
better use all disc before use prep every 45s
good for any mp farm easy way to play cause no accuracy aim require.

Come Get Me! by SilentGhost

This combination of skills allows the hunter to lure his prey into what will prove to be their certain death.

The combination of the debufs and bufs this build allows will certainly allow the DH to submit the most powerfull enemies in solo or team play.

Deadly Mayhem by Angus

If you like to live, this build combines High DPS with escapability and survival.

Balanced by Scarmiglione

Entangling shot to kite elites if running. Rapid fire + Companion + Vengeance to full throttle on a boss . Or if killing mobs, Multishot to kill fast, or Evasive Fire to continually shoot mobs at a weaker dps. Smoke Screen just in case of instant death. Note: Archery w/o SS if high critical chance,

PvP/Mod. Survivability/Crit. & Damage by DeanMachine

Elemental Arrow for a single target & Dark Cloud for elites/big groups. Stand on caltrops for +crit. chance. Defense-Caltrops, vault, shadow power if you need health. You barely use Bola, but Thunderball comes in handy in a pinch. If you need more survivability, change caltrops rune to Torturous.

Snare/Kick by check

Entangling Shot/Chain Gang and Fan of Knives/Hail of Knives to provide AOE snares to make use of Cull the Weak. Vault/Tumble to keep distance for Steady Aim. Hungering Arrow/Scatter Shot and Multishot/Full Broadside should work relatively well in both AOE and single-target situations.

Defensive Crit-hitter / Culler by Draconius

Sorta played off the AoE DPS build. Entangling Shot and Fan of Knives for slowing + Cull of the Weak, Vault + Tumble to gain distance after slowing (supplied by Bola Shot + Bitter Pill), Passive Archery & Sharpshooter for Elemental Arrow’s Lightning Bolts. Rapid Fire + Witering Fire.

Extreme Survivability by Halon

Lots of slows. Combined with lots of aoe burst, along with good survivability against endgame bosses

Hatred generation for Hatred Dump by Mark

Achieve highest possible hatred regeneration from skills and passives. Archery passive is interchangeable with other passives. Certain runes are interchangeable except for grenade and companion. Caltrops can be substituted for shadow power. Rapid Fire or Cluster 4 hate dump and grenade 4 generation.

DH Ranger by Reiston

This is my first attempt to Build a DH. Wanted to be a ranged character in which most of the attention would be done by my follower. And I’ll be in a distance pinging them off. Let me know how it looks to you and I’ll take suggestions.

PvE build – multiplayer (tank companion) by Tharus

This build is made to maximize damage and survival while in boss fights, this is a build made with focus on a witchdoctor/demonhunter multiplayer PvE. (inferno/hell)
(Made with enrage timers taken in notice!!!)

Mass Mob Devastator by Quat

This build is best against mass mobs. With Preparation(Punishment) and Multishot(Suppression fire) u will have unlimited hatred when vsing mass mobs. mark of death and entangling shot to supplement hatred generation and Impale for Single strong mobs. This build sacrifices crowd control for damage

Full Control is what you need by spe

High Hate assembling with Singel Target Slow and very good working AoE Skillset. Insane Survival Skills and Boss Burst. This build include all you need in hell and inferno difficulty

Unrelenting Damage by Fred

This build is centred around maximal DPS for long periods of time. Rapid Fire is cheap on hatred due to companion and Marked for Death, and either the slow of Web Shot or the slow of Caltrops will activate Cull the Weak, which will increase damage by 15%, combined with 20% for Steady Aim.

Sustain Soloer by AtomicTinCan

This build was not meant for bosses (butcher,belial,azmo,diablo) Instead this build is used to GET to those bosses. Run in, hit 3* 4* 1* and then Rclick for win. Note* you can switch chakarams just have a good AOE Rclick.

Solo DH Hell Mode by Vincent

Use grenades+cluster bombs+caltrops as your bread and butter. Use bat to hatred for cluster bombs. Use smoke screen for 5 seconds of invincibility against hard mobs,heroes, and traps. Use preparation after using all your discipline, and when you need heal. Recommended +disciple gear and 2-6k damage.

Extreme Snare – Never Let them touch you by soultf

Extremely effective against Nightmare/Hell group monsters. Use Entangling shot to initiate the fight. Spam Frost Arrow. Use Prep when out of Hate. Use Vault to run out of hot spots. Use Shadow Power when you are low on hp. Against Range type, always dodge projectiles while doing entangle+frost.

Krissy’s DH (Vayne) Build by KrissyV

*my version of twincannon’s MultiPrep build with more mobility and Discipline regen*
Multishot for Discipline, Preparation for Hatred. Rinse and repeat. Valley for Multishot damage boost and Impale for Single targets. Good survivability with constant Tumbles .

Immobilizing Trapmaster by Napsack

Use entangling shot as initial mob slower and hatred generator. Drop caltrops to hold enemies in place then immediately place long fused spike trap to guarantee a hit. Use frost shot as main dmg dealer to fully utilize cull of the meek. Use rain of vengeance when possible for added dmg.

King of All Trades by Nunu

Ball Lightning is some of the best crowd control in the game, also good against large bosses (often multi hits).
Hungering arrow for reliable damage, Cluster arrow for ranged stun, caltrops and vault for evasion and stun.
Deals well with any situation although lacks massive one target dps.

Hold and Defend by Terand

Mainly for running a solo campaign. Focuses on position control and rocket damage with some AoE for clearing the trash with Bola Shot.

High crit high run by Kelvin

Constant high crit dmg and high survivability. Caltrop increase crit, mark of death field of attack and smoke screen/run when in danger. Evasive fire for hatred + additional defensive maneuver when very monsters close in and caltrop/mark of death as you land. secondary skill is personal preference.

Hell/Inferno Solo Build by unders_core

Tthe main focus of this is Smoke Screen + Prep. Smoke Screen is your panic button. Press it often, and you’ll stay alive. Other than that, lure them into caltrops and chakram away. Don’t forget Hungering Arrow. Hungering arrow is very important because of how easily you can scoot-n-shoot with it

80% Dmg Reduction Tanky DPS by Dvok

Combines damage reduction build with critical hit build + defensive build to give an all rounder. Does massive damage while being extremely safe and versatile. Note, this build is meant to tank by being able to turn on shadow power for 65% damage reduction while under the turrets 15%

Dualweild terror by Pilkunussija

The build I’m currently using to enter Nightmare mode. Uses 2 xbows and the Templar follower to pump out slows and AoE. There’s no Preparation, so manage your resources or you’re SoL.

The Unseen Knife Thrower by Astranoth

This build won’t have the greatest dmg, but you should be able to survive.
Use Smoke Screen in danger situations; Impale for fast burst; Fan of Knives for AoE and slow; Elemental Arrow for a bit Selfheal and Dmg/AoE Dmg; Entangling Shot for slow and hatred and Preperation in case of need.

untouchable by b1tch

Screaming skull to fear enemys back
Steady aim gives U more range dmg
When enemys get close use fan of daggers
Smoke screen plus tactical advantage for a quick move back to range spot
Running out of discipline will be no problem with spc recipe and preparation backup plan
This is my solo dh

Stuntastic by RyofuHosen

Level 15 stun build!?

Trappist AoE by Casem0

This build mainly relies on trappist skills used to deal damage and stun opponents while using AoE damage to deal damage to large groups. Works great up to Nightmare-Act2-Character level 39.

Most logical build for aoe and sngle also def by Erdem sengul

First u stun and knocback than u can regen your hatret , if u stuck use your caltrops and back 30 yard by evasion fire , when u have trouble with a lot mobs send multiple arrows and gain disciple , but dont worry u can restore all hatred just one click by use prepation , also it hasnot cooldown;)

SRV by Knightwolf

This build dose great AOE Damage, good single target damage and you survival is out standing with ss.

RapidfireSlowpoke by Taikobo

Utilitizing rapid shot, entangle and cull the weak to increase damage.

Obituary’s build to tear throught the hordes of hell by Obituary

The build focuses on Elemental Arrow with ball of Lightning rune as your main source of damage. Also by Vaulting in the middle of the pack of enemies, using Fan of Knifes and Rain of Vengeance you deal massive aoe damage. Moreover, you can tank lots of enemies with Shadow Powe which will also heal u

ClusterSuck by Ferrus

Cluster Arrow and Quick Hatred Regen.

Sustained Damage by Gosu

Rapid fire and mortal enemy combo gives sustained high damage output for single targets because of the high AS on rapid fire and regen per hit on Mortal enemey. Multishot with suppression regenerates 1 discipline per monster hit which is transfered to hatred through punishment.

Ice Dmg / Aoe Dmg DH by Servbot

Using ice damage and aoe damage to tank a bit while managing heavy damage to recover with Shadowpower.

Stalker by Toddus_Maximus

The Stalker maximizes damage by using bow attacks and slow runes coupled with “Cull the Weak” (Damage against slowed enemies increased by 15%). This build is designed for groups in order to maximize DEX in lieu of VIT/DEF. I recommend finding good bows and a good quiver for use with this build.

~Untouchable~ by Mark

Vault, vault and vault its ur ultimate evade skill and in the mean time while dodging slow down and kill enemies ridiculously fast with frost arrow, smoke screen for even more DPS and Multishot. Also pet gives an extra 54% DPS as well as free hatred regen and skills are your choice

Shadow Hunter by BIGSEXY

rapid/fire support to mow down guys, ball o’shock for big aoe dmg, the more you invis the more your immune to dmg while invis. i also have +12 disc. 60% health when u prep is awesome, timed with pots keeps u alive a long time. hatred regen on the smoke compliments the bat cause your invisible more

Crowd Control by thefive0

Chakrams are used to target large mobs while using Hungering Arrow to pick off stragglers. Vault can be used to flip into a crowd, lay Caltrops and flip back out. Cluster Arrow and Multishot are good back ups for smaller areas where Chakrams don’t work well. Passives help with overall DPS and HP

aoe by naked snake

dh with high crit dmg and aoe. good for mobs

Lightning Rod by aipom

Basically you sit back and spam elemental arrow lightning rune and rape everything..

SWIFT N DEADLY by Zaid

This build is focused around speed and quick damage.

Infinity Rapid Fire by Deliriom

Generas gran cantidad de odio por segundo para tener Fuego rápido casi infinito, las Granadas te ayudan a recuper odio muy rápido.
Ataque principal: Fuego rápido.
Los cohetes y Abrojos te ayudan a matar el resto de enemigos.
Con oleadas grandes de enemigos tienes Granadas y la Flecha de rácimo

The Unabomber by Ezio

Unleash hell with your bombs and %290 weapon damaged cluster arrows. Be the living bait in the trap for %10 more crit and slows. Bat and grenadier for faster hatred generation which means having no problem with using cluster arrows.Finally, lingering fog and Battle scars for extreme survivaliblity

Spartan by b1tch

Grenadier,grenades(tinkerer),cluster bombs
.caltrops.valley of death.
use that build if u have someone to tank and especially in narrow places(probably the best build for narrow fight’s)

Survivalist by Kyle

Upfront damage using hatred via traps/MS then using skills to regenerate health as well as evade attacks. Idea is to not rely on Discipline replenishment skills and constantly take down enemies in groups.

AOE Fliptank by Catastrophe

Afraid of tight quarters? This is a DH who can get surrounded and calmly Evasive fire flip out.. Shadow Power (Gloom) and Chakram (Shuriken Cloud) form the core of the build, with Rapid Fire (Web Shot) for kiting. Bat Companion adds hatred, and Multishot (Supp. Fire) keeps up discipline.

Amazon build by airfang

play it like a classic D2 amazon! entangling shot with frost arrows ensures 15% dmg increase and keep you safe. Caltrops and valut + tactical advantage quickly pull yourself out ot dangerous situations. Sentry + bounty hunter rune provide the healing necessary. Half-price multishot ftw!

2hxBow Stand your ground by Chris

Use bat companion for hatred regen. Lay caltrops to slow your enemies (dmg increased by cull of the weak) used marked for death to increace dmg to entire groups. then just spam chakram and hungering arrow to eliminate all enemies. and elemental arrow for bosses/tough enemies.

Solo build by Jacob

hungering arrow for you hatred regen but shouldnt have to use it much with the bat companion out having rapid fire on right click with either rockets or slow for the 15% whenever there’s large mobs elemental arrow with ball lighting drops them quickly caltrops and smokescreen for extra survival

King of The Hill by JustWaffles

Stationary focused, letting the Caltrops and Gas Grenades do the work while Entangling Shot slows, Use Marked of Death+ Valley of Death for added effect. Frost Arrow works wonders with this build as it is also your main attack. Cull the Weak and Custom Engineering are key to this build.3rdslotisw/e

Team play + kite by Justize

This build is used to both team play (high damage).
With this build you can kill a pack of elite mobs on inferno while your team is dead.

Vampire by Takazatara

59+ Lifesteal
Vampire Theme

Survival is Everything by Vallin

Surround yourself with an arsenal of survival skills and tactics. Kiting is your friend and Hell is your playground. Some skills vary is certain situations. Items as well. If using a Bow and Quiver opens up Archery, otherwise utility is your friend.

Solo Inferno Build by baben22

High Damage and easy kite.

Caltrop Offense by Vehemont

Use Caltrops to weaken and slow demons and offensive abilities to make enemies pay.

Crowd Control Shooter by Varatrix

This build is meant to be used in multiplayer as the damage output is relatively low for a demon hunter. However you can generally stun-lock most opponents and at the same time give support to your tank by reducing the damage they take, as long as you’re not afraid to smoke in to drop some caltrops.

survival by Haseo

I use this build for hell mode to be able to constantly kite, keep enemies away and if they get close; blow’em away

Demon Hunter 2h Bow Nightmare Build by NightAngel

Bola is Hatred Gen, with rapid fire and Multi shot spending it while gen Disc. Evasive Fire can be used when things get tight to gen Hatred and backflip 30 yards. Caltrops works with cull the weak for when things get tight and shadow power for emergency health.

survivabilty inferno viable by Drak

hungering arrow for hatred and ez mob fights nether tentacle for good aoe dmg and good dmg agains boss fight rain of vangence whit stunt for ezier elite fights if you get things hard on some boss fights you can switch whit mark for death whit healing the rest is all the survivability you need

Life on Hit by Nigma

Maximize your Life on Hit. Hit as many times as possible using Jagged Spikes x3, Mortal Enemy, Shuriken Cloud and Nether Tentacles for main DPS. Evasive Fire for quick escape.

The Critacular Mighty Kite! by Daedal

Covering Evasive fire as your hatred generator, as well as several others skills to avoid damage such as Rattling Roll Vault and Breathe Deep Smoke Screen (good for sustaining Rapid Fire Bombardment, main source of damage). Battle Scars for HP and discipline, And for groups, Full Broadside Multifire

Crit Damage + Farming Act 3 by Obscene

It works amazingly if you have a tank within your party. Specially a monk, since he can gather them together and all you have to do is LfB. Even better if you can add a WD for 30k dps increase. Best suited for party playing and can be used for soloing, but need to be careful with reflect dmg

Group Crit by Autorunner

Spec is meant to have a tank. Drop Caltrops, drop Valley and then Multishot or Impale. Smokescreen to drop aggro or avoid damage. 30k Multishot crits, 70-90k crits with Impale (using 2H xbow).

Vayne- Yes.. like in LoL by YouMad

Stealth- and lots of it. Your main job as a demon hunter is to dps from the back without drawing agro and getting killed. You wont get killed if you can stealth, and have plenty of lifesteal for those pesky reflect elies in hell-inferno

2h Demon Hunter Build by Acaleus

Based around Cull the Weak and Caltrops, has solid dps and crowd control without sacrificing survivability. Can be problematic in big open areas, but has the tools to survive and escape.

Boss build by Dutchlion

Single high damage/stun

high damage/stun by Dutchlion

high single mob damage
group stun
the ability to dodge danger.

Solo Demon Hunter Destroyer by Chris

Keep yourself alive with this build
P.S. Use a bow

Grenadier by infragoblin

Grednade spec, plus life regen abilities

Aoe / survivability build by MoG

Grenadier boosts the hatred from grenades, the cluster grenades give great constant aoe and substantial dps, brooding gives an impressive hp regen, and cluster arrow is amazingly powerful. High damage, quick firing, and hp drain. Vault is win for tactics, and preperation is an insta 60% heal

Defensive Crowd Control by LightningStrife

A lot of AOE and defensive abilities so you can keep distance, good for if you ever find yourself being rushed. This build can employ the use of a lot of discipline and a high DPS is a must.

Solo Mobile-Survival/Disc Regen by Ruinous

Title says it all, very mobile survival build, with Discipline regen. Abilities give muli-target fuctionality, with self heal, and dmg reduction. For more multi-target and/or Disc regen change bola shot rune. More dmg switch out passive Night Stalker for Archery.

Grenadier leveling by Iguana357

Kite based burst leveling build meant to keep your hatred high and your enemies slowed, stunned, and as far away as possible.

set it and forget it by Noone

trap, mark of death, mines, step back, throw grenades/#4 arrow thing and repeat. Note trap rune can be switched to jagged depending on situation

SharpBlaster by Mackshadow

This is more Aoe and party build with some survival skills. see SharpBlaster 2.0 for boss build.

Survival Harcore by Kit'ilrek

Great build for running around in areas where you are still under geared. plenty of Hatred regen and good dps. Rapidfire elites and cluster arrow groups. For bosses or harder uniques bring out marked for death (mortal enemy) instead of Sentry. Shadow Power(Gloom) makes you a tank when solo.

Yellow Escape by Flacoman

Build to avoid use primary attack, most time u onli need to do the secondary one, and primary attack is only to escape where u are in trouble.

Use Caltrops if anyone is following u, and mark of death to big ones to keep shooting with elemental arrow all the time.

Max Kite Build by Tiaz

this build is very efficient in party to kite all elite very easy xD

Inferno viable- tanky by Stefan

Basically, 2 main spells for damage(generator and damage)… Then build for getting out of tight spots….

Close Range Damage Control (With Shield!) by Gaz

Damage reduction from Sentry and its 15% reduction shield.

Constant stunning from Grenades.

Damage comes from Caltrops, Spike Trap (INC AOE DPS) and Rain Of Vengance.

Use a shield and high amounts of health globe and life steal.

Using successfully on Diablo on Hell with sub level 60 gear

All Around DPS by SanjiX

This build can be used for single targets with Rapid Fire, Multiple targets with Frost Elemental Arrow, and also can do very good damage over time with Jagged Spikes Caltrops, and with the help of your Bat Companion and your Tinkerer Grenades you can replenish your hatred rapidly. DPS P-Skills used.

Solo Survival by Str8Midwest

After being a straight up nuker (and getting 1 shotted all the time) I switched it up to a mobility based build. So far this build has allowed me to beat the bosses on hell with ease and breeze through act 1 inferno. This build has me considering hardcore play.

Hunter by Marz

I used this build to get me through normal mode with the Templar to tank/aggro. Allows you to deal ranged DPS with skills to keep mobs at bay. If you get mobbed Fan of Blades and/or Caltrops and Vault out of mob. I use a different skill set for Bosses btw.

hp regen by chris

usually used for bosses

Power Trapper by Aikau

4th Skill is optional, switch for whatever you want. Drop traps for damage, keep mark on mobs. Chakram for additional damage, Fan when needed.

Huge Damage by AcTivA

Build based on stacking +%dmg getting up to 92% bonus damage when using a bow and an enemy is slowed. Coupled with a scoundrel with hysteria this build can achieve +102% dmg when an enemy is slowed

Huge hatred regeneration from mark for death rune + grenade rune. This build has heaps of damage.

Inferno Build by DoMiNuSFaTuM

Survival build with alot of DPS, handy in inferno where you are kiting the mobs alot.

Multiprep Rocketeer by Troy

great for groups. has good single target damage as well as aoe. rune on caltrops can be interchanged with bait the trap. i was drunk when i made ythis. hope you like.

Vaulter by Raspbuten

This build focuses on gaining the bonus of Steady Aim at all times. By increasing movement speed and efficiently using Discipline, you can always maintain damage distance. Gear will improve Discipline regeneration and damage.

Critical Knives by twincannon

Load up on critical hit as much as you can and use 500% damage Impales to decimate things. Extra discipline from criticals can be dumped into Punishment for more hatred (9+ Impales in a row!). Huge single target damage.

Trap Sin Revived! by Hammock

Focuses on regaining Discipline through Multishot and Crits while unleashing multiple turrets. This build acts similar to the old Trap Sin on D2.

ninja by jn

slow with hatred generators

DH Kite Build by Wesley

Everyone loves to kite with a range toon. This build focuses on slowing packs of enemies and doing massive AoE damage without taking a single blow. Think of how you would use the skills before judging, enjoy!

Darkness Calls by DarkThundercat

This build focuses on heavy aoe damage. If built this way your Demon Hunter will topple crowds of enemies.

Massive AOE by Galithier

Utilizes elemental arrow, bola, multi-shot, and fan of knives.

Solo DH Nightmare by Vincent

Use Bat as a passive to fuel cluster bombs. Use grenades, cluster bombs, and caltrops as your bread and butter. Use smoke screen for its 5 seconds of invincibility against harder bosses+mobs and traps. On long battles, use preparation. Recommended to be used with 2-6k dmg with +discipline gear.

My mind on smoke. by Nerofax

use 2x Hcrossbows. use smokescreen -> Prep then use smoke as soon as the buff disappears use multi whenever ready then loop. Works excellent for mobs as you are practically untouchable but it is not as viable to bosses. you can also change Tactical Advantage for Sharpshooter.

Agressive kick-ass ass-kicking DH Buildd by JOhnny

awesome.
mostly an offensive build, centering around the heavy use of hatred. your hatred will run out quickly, but if you play it right it won’t mater because you’ll build it all up again anyway.

Invisible shotgunner by NaxrenApm

Build allows to kill mobs with large aoe

Solo, Mid-level (lvl 33+), DPS/Kiting by ilovbacon

With your bat up you can almost keep spamming your Frost Arrow and channeling Rapid fire without losing much Hate. Vault and Caltrops to keep mobs on maximum distance.

War Tinkerer by Sirklick

High DMG support and AOE. 2,1,2,3,4,4,4,4,spam left-click

Immobilizing Trapmaster by Napsack

Focus around keeping enemies in place + slowing them. Use entangling as main hatred generator / initial slow then follow up w/ elemental arrow + spike traps. Use caltrops to prevent enemies from reaching you and vault away if you get swarmed. Use rain of vengeance when encountering fairly large mobs

*MAX* dps/aoe by Richter

Rapid Fire + Marked For Death + Cull of the Weak + Steady Aim + Archery (using a 2h bow, not xbow) is easy mode. Evasive Fire & Smoke Screen give you the best survivability. And Hail of Knives + Rain of Vengeance gives best AOE damage. (Can sub Caltrops for Smoke Screen to gain 15% damage on EF)

dont touch me by vontcheng

massive damage + massive defense

Rapid Hatred Gen./Cluster Arrow Build(Rocket) by JmannDriver

Use Grenades With Grenadier For maximum Hatred regin, 8 hatred per second. For mobs use Elemental Arrow(Frost Arrow) to take out mobs. Caltrops(Bait the Trap), Marked for death(Mortal Enemy), and Cluster Arrow(Loaded for Bear) as the finishing attack. Use Evasive Fire(Surge) when mobs get too close.

chokepoint rapist by J Miner

Stand in any doorway/channelizing terrain drop the air markof death on yourself and cast immobilizing caltrops while moving away. Pop the seeking rain of death and web rapid fire into the mob. Watch as they are helplessly mowed down. Repeat as necessary.

AoE Hell Viable by Raven

Ball Lighting and MfD slice normal mobs apart, Impale with stuns for single target, RoV for added AoE dps. I walked through Nightmare with no problem with this, and am having an equally easy time in Hell.

Knife Thrower (crit based) by Roadkill

The idea is to exploit crit damage bonuses from Impale and Strafe. The latter will serve as a good way to replenish discipline via numerous crits and Nightstalker passive. Bait the Trap was not included because it requires positioning and hampers mobility, making Steady Aim difficult to maintain.

Max Hate Regenration & Damage by Mastershake

RF (Withering Fire) + M4D(Mortal Enemy): cuts down to 2 initial Hate Cost
Tinkerer + M4D (ME) + Grenadier =11 Hate generated per attack
Caltrops & Knives for crowd control while adding solid damage
Custom Engineer increases Caltrops to 12 sec and M4D to 60 sec generating 3 Hate every attack

Grenadier by Xaec

Grenade build focused on spamming grenades and cluster arrow

SteadyCull by twincannon

Combines passives Steady Aim with Cull the Weak. Keep everything slowed and at a distance and enjoy +50% damage. Great thing about this build is you can start using the core concept at level 20!

RanglessTank by Jed

Im hoping this build can tank while unleashing high damage output. No bows/crossbows/handbows

Taunting hell by BLooDMoNeY

With the idea being staying alive, this build will have you bouncing around and springing traps that would make the joker proud, your team would be foolish not to take advantage of these antics.

DistanceSnare by Dfo

Mark enemy
Snare enemy
dump hatred

Machine Gunner & Hate Genr8r by Reebz

Focus is on:
- Usage of Rapid Fire
- Hatred Generation (multiple skills)
- High damage output
- Mobility

Enjoy!

rocket master by cody

for this pve build you will want to keep far away from your opponents. To help you do that you have entangling shot (chain gang), evasive fire (displace) and a companion! for the offensive side of the rocket master we have cluster arrow (shooting stars) and sentry (spit fire turret).

Focus fire / support by Zolyx

Focused single-target DPS with some slowing & damage debuffs to support teammates.

The Critical Hit Machine by Stonewater

Focuses on dealing as many critical hits as possible, utilizing rapid fire and strafe. Lots of hatred regeneration. keeps the damage flowing.

Has a decent amount of item dependency (+crit Damage % and +crit chance %), but can be incredibly effective given the correct set of items.

Mid level build, all rounder. by Sixx

After trialing different styles i’ve found this works best for

Rapid fire infinite. by Nazgrell

Rapid fire and multy shot for attack, and

NM viable: Gettoffme! by Jin

Build centred around keeping mobs away, and de-aggro.

The Survivor by Nash

Deal damage while not being touched.

D.H.ADIN by JUDAS

USE CHAKRAMS LIKE HAMMERS FROM D2 CALTROPS TO GET AWAY BEST PART IS WHEN YOU RUN AND CAST IN FRONT OF YOU THE CHAKRAMS CIRCLE BACK AROUND USE ELECTIVE MODE TO USE PREPARATION VAULT AND COMPANION UNDER OPTIONS GAME PLAY KITE LIKE HELL!!!FILL IN THE OTHER SPOTS AS YOU SEE FIT

Vayne by XW

Lvl 36 requirement (PvP style)
-Insane mobility
-Slow + Stun
-Can’t touch this.

Control Life by fixeel

Control monsters & reduces damage

You will need a tank by Lucas

The idea of this build to to avoid near contact while doing the most “self-targeting” Damage.
not to solo

Onslaught. by Autumn

Focusing on AoEs and cc, the player can burn down groups, kite and escape tight situations flawlessly. The build is slightly week versus single mobs but the pros vastly outweigh the cons. A strong bow is necessary.

Defensive Hardcore DH by Skelneko

Ultilized for vs Boss-fight in a defensive manner. Require high Cri. Chance weapon to make it active.

Max Damage all Situations by Huggz

Mainly great AOE, with heavy single target if needed,

RockaMelee by Barbarus

This build gains hatred by the bat companion. 4 spells fire rockets to make use of the ballistics passive. All discipline goes to the rocket turrets. Shuriken cloud makes some short range dmg if you cant get fast enough away. SS and Archery makes you very powerful vs bosses.

Slow-Shot Hunter by Leoben

Focuses on slowing and kiting enemies, packing them into a group over Caltrops & MoD, taking advantage of % damage passives.

Additionally, Switch Damage abilities to Lightning/Fire runes(entangling, vault>evasive fire) for higher difficulties & resistant monsters.

Impale crit by Gralakk

Based around big crits on impale , but trying to keep the build surivable with snares and hatered regen on smoke screen . Think this build will provide high single target dps but lak CC

Distance DH by Desruction

This build utilizes skills such as bola shot and bat companion to constantly gain hatred, while also covering an area with constant arrows, allowing for the sentry to constantly attack enemies, and your own hatred spender of rapid fire for great constant damage, at a distance, and uses vault to help

PVE BUILD by anonymous

PVE build that focus on both AoE and single target damage.

Crit Sniper by Shaka

Blast heavy crit skills while standing still in the area of your caltrops.
Quickly escape with Vault and Strafe.
Leech life with shadow power in hard times.

Jack of All Trades by Pit

This is a good all around build for mowing down lots of enemies, single target dps for bosses and rares, and good utility for surivival.

AOE hunter by DH

Massive dmg , fast and destructive

AoE + DPS + Mobility by Bryce

Perfect mix of slows, AoE, DPS, mobility, and hatred/discipline use. If this build is played properly, you won’t need any more mobility, and you’ll rarely find yourself low on hatred/discipline.

Short Range fighter by qugu

No use of Firearms – all about grenades, traps and knives.
flee with vault if its getting to dangerous.
massive hatred generation for good damage

Keep-away dps by Acolyte

Keep enemies at a distance and rack up damage bonuses.

Rocketeer by Chewzilla

Non stop Strafe for single target and Cluster Arrow. All discipline is funneled into mass hatred through Preparation paired with Vengeance. Vault is free as to not conflict with Preparation and the cooldown is manageable thanks to Strafe’s mobility.

Doom Ballistic Hunter by Zaventem

Cluster Arrow Shooting, Mutishot Arsenal and Sentry Spitfire gain a +100% rocket dmg boost from Ballistics giving them insane damage.Boar Companion hits multiple enemies
and Bola Shot Doom does high aoe dmg.Vengeance gives you a 125 hatred pool and Grenadier lowers Cluster Arrow cost.

Vayne Crit Stun by Slickser

High damage and AoE, with high crit chance and mobility.

The Tumbler by miwabo

Entangling Shot, Tumble, Smoke Screen, and Tactical Advantage for evasive maneuvers; Ball Lightning, Cluster Bombs, Steady Aim, and Archery for heavy damage; Preparation for “oh crap” situations. If you play this build right, no enemies should be able to get close to you.

keep your distance by cody

use rapid fire and when your opponent gets close to you use evasive fire.

DH Survival AoE by Mezmeroz

Demon Dunter Area of Effect Damage and Survival skills.

Engineer by Austin

This build is centered around the turret and quick movement speed with fast discipline regeneration. All about diverting focus off of yourself and being as mobile as possible.

Dark Lighter by Troy Mowery

A demon hunter can steal abilities and life from others. His allegiance is questionable as he is typically a lone rouge. With more powers that he gain, his life extends, making his age and skills unmeasurable. Hus crossbow is kinetically connected to his senses making him a very dangerous adversary

Co-op Rocket Launcher by phoffman3727

A Ballistics build that sacrifices tricks and demobilizing effects in exchange for high, sustainable dps. Ideal for a 4 player group setting; not solo compatible!

Can’t Touch This by Ciprian

The idea of this build is to keep all enemies snared or slowed, drop a sentry, and run circles around groups. The tether to sentry provides damage, as does the sentry itself, and the companion. Meanwhile fan of knives can be spammed. Cull of the weak = great boost since baddies are always slowed.

LoneWolf by A_HOBO_ON_FIRE

Meant for those running solo, you can take care of things yourself.

Rocket Power by Mosswine

Emphasis on rockets and long range

Bola Boy by Deacon

Balanced Build with Bola shot as main attack. Deals a lot of Aoe Damage due Bola shot, Cluster Arrow combined with steady aim. Chain of tourment would be also good for the sentry

Bola hunter by Frost

Great Aoe damage

AoE That Hurts (Demon Hunter) by LittleZerg

The Name Says Enough

SusniakooDH by Susniakoo

dps max

Slow Hunter by Adrian Shepard

Utilizing slow and bonus damage from distance to finish off enemies from the safety of distance

Attack and evade by ninvit

Basic: Attack, attack, attack, evade and heal when necessary…

Shuriken Cloud Hunter by miwabo

A melee-oriented DH build that uses Shuriken Cloud and Retaliation for auto-damage and Impale+Awareness for constant AoE burst. Numbing Traps reduces enemy damage, while Sentry and Shadow Power fortify your defenses. Bat Companion is used to help offset the lack of Hatred generator.

Bladed Maypole by Brandon

Combine Strafe, Crit, Sentry, and Shadow Power for deadly effectiveness. Mark the boss, drop Sentry, Caltrops, use Shadowpower and hit Prep. Sentry deals a lot with chain (based on your aps?) Shadow Power should keep half up time (One use per 6 seconds) Crits feed your Disc, Caltrops constant. Combine a few good synergies to attain 50% up time Shadow Power, constant Caltrops, and constant Strafe. Chain Laser (Based on your APS?) for more damage. High crit build. High damage, Slow, Life Steal and 65% reduced damage all while spinning around your turret. Boss killer set up.

Sick PvP Spec by Big Tony

Start with a Mark of Death, then Entangling Shot is your main ability, with rapid shot as a nuke/spender. If someone gets close, Fan of Knives to blow them up and stun them, then Evasive Fire to get away…rinse and repeat. Shadow Power when you can/have to.

Inferno PvE Build by BenAlpha

This is a solo Demon Hunter PvE build meant for inferno. This build is all about keeping your enemies far away from you.

Rocket Fort by IU Fan

Solo Rocket build. Minimises hatred generation time by maximising hatred generation from grenades. Low movement build, with sentry dropping. Survival ability is smoke screen so you can stay near sentries and regen hatred. Use high damage weapon as rockets fire according to time and not weapon speed.

PvP Demon Hunter by Gerganon

This build is meant to played used as a form of perma-cc, as well as dishing out constant damage via strafe. Make’s it easy for your tanks to peel and your nukes to land their abilities.

PvP Crit by Syl

Increase your critical chance by standing on Caltrops, and restore faster you Discipline with Preparation and Night Stalker, to be able to escape from dangerous situation with Vault a lot more.

Disciplined Hunter by miwabo

This build is about locking an area down using Discipline. Discipline regeneration is plentiful between Bola Shot’s rune, Multishot’s rune, and Caltrops’ rune combined with Night Stalker.

My Rocket Build by Kevin

Ka-boom

The Bombardier by Michael Boggs

My demon hunter build.