Demon Hunter Runes by Popularity

All the Demon Hunter runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.3

These are charts of all the Diablo III Demon Hunter runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Demon Hunters in Reaper of Souls, who are actively playing in Patch 2.3.
See the Demon Hunter Active Skills section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Demon Hunter builds. The Popular Builds and Skills overview has information on how all this data is gathered.
Select any rune or skill below to view full information about that Demon Hunter skill, along with the popularity of every rune for the skill.

Index

1 All Demon Hunter Runes by Popularity
2 Top Rune for Each Demon Hunter Skill

Charts Last Updated: November 3, 2018

All Demon Hunter Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Demon Hunter rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Demon Hunters in patch 2.3. As players choose the best Demon Hunter runes for their skills, those choices generate data of the most popular Demon Hunter runes.
The chart on the left ranks the runes by popularity of use of softcore Demon Hunters, while the chart on the right lists them by popularity among hardcore Demon Hunters.
The Percent column in these charts is the percentage of all Demon Hunters who use that particular rune, of the level 70 Demon Hunters active in patch 2.3.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Demon Hunter Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Wolf Companion	Companion	60.20
2	Focus	Evasive Fire	50.40
3	Arsenal	Multishot	38.20
4	Tumble	Vault	36.20
5	Invigoration	Preparation	31.10
6	Punishment	Preparation	21.50
7	Seethe	Vengeance	18.60
8	Displacement	Smoke Screen	14.60
9	Polar Station	Sentry	14.00
10	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	11.80
11	Trail of Cinders	Vault	11.50
12	Bat Companion	Companion	10.90
13	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	8.90
14	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	8.60
15	Focused Mind	Preparation	8.20
16	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	8.10
17	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	7.01
18	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	7.00
19	Rocket Storm	Strafe	6.90
20	Contagion	Marked for Death	6.70
21	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	6.40
22	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	6.20
23	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	5.10
24	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	4.60
25	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	4.20
26	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	3.90
27	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	3.40
28	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	2.93
29	Fire at Will	Multishot	2.90
30	Rattling Roll	Vault	2.50
31	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	2.40
32	Icy Trail	Strafe	2.36
33	Gloom	Shadow Power	2.30
34	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	2.23
35	Action Shot	Vault	2.20
36	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	2.10
37	Boar Companion	Companion	2.00
38	Full Broadside	Multishot	1.90
39	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	1.83
40	Acrobatics	Vault	1.80
41	Burst Fire	Multishot	1.60
42	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	1.44
43	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	1.43
44	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	1.43
45	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	1.43
46	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	1.41
47	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	1.40
48	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	1.30
49	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.20
50	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.16
51	Freezing Strike	Bolas	1.10
52	Spider Companion	Companion	1.05
53	Imminent Doom	Bolas	1.03
54	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.01
55	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	1.00
56	Side Cannons	Vengeance	0.96
57	Overpenetration	Impale	0.93
58	Thunder Ball	Bolas	0.90
59	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.90
60	Backup Plan	Preparation	0.90
61	Dark Heart	Vengeance	0.80
62	Vanishing Powder	Smoke Screen	0.75
63	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	0.72
64	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	0.72
65	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	0.71
66	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	0.70
67	Hardened	Evasive Fire	0.66
68	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	0.62
69	Guardian Turret	Sentry	0.61
70	Demolition	Strafe	0.60
71	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.56
72	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.54
73	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.53
74	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	0.52
75	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.51
76	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	0.51
77	Battle Scars	Preparation	0.50
78	Serpentine	Chakram	0.45
79	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.44
80	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.44
81	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.44
82	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.43
83	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	0.40
84	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.35
85	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.34
86	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.32
87	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.31
88	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.30
89	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.30
90	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.26
91	Boomerang	Chakram	0.26
92	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.26
93	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.25
94	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.25
95	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.25
96	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.24
97	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.24
98	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.23
99	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.23
100	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
101	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.22
102	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.21
103	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.21
104	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.20
105	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.20
106	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.15
107	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.15
108	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
109	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.14
110	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.13
111	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.13
112	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.12
113	Ricochet	Impale	0.12
114	Cold Grenade	Grenade	0.12
115	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.12
116	Impact	Impale	0.11
117	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.10
118	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.10
119	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.10
120	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Focus	Evasive Fire	45.90
2	Wolf Companion	Companion	44.30
3	Arsenal	Multishot	39.00
4	Tumble	Vault	38.70
5	Invigoration	Preparation	30.80
6	Seethe	Vengeance	16.30
7	Polar Station	Sentry	14.40
8	Punishment	Preparation	13.60
9	Bat Companion	Companion	10.30
10	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	9.90
11	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	9.70
12	Trail of Cinders	Vault	8.90
13	Displacement	Smoke Screen	8.70
14	Boar Companion	Companion	8.00
15	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	7.70
16	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	7.40
17	Rattling Roll	Vault	5.20
18	Contagion	Marked for Death	4.80
19	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	4.40
20	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	4.20
21	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	3.81
22	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	3.80
23	Focused Mind	Preparation	3.63
24	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	3.60
25	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	3.50
26	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	3.30
27	Rocket Storm	Strafe	3.15
28	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	3.10
29	Icy Trail	Strafe	3.00
30	Action Shot	Vault	2.93
31	Acrobatics	Vault	2.90
32	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	2.65
33	Gloom	Shadow Power	2.61
34	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	2.60
35	Full Broadside	Multishot	2.40
36	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	2.23
37	Fire at Will	Multishot	2.20
38	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	1.90
39	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	1.83
40	Overpenetration	Impale	1.83
41	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	1.80
42	Burst Fire	Multishot	1.70
43	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	1.60
44	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.50
45	Hardened	Evasive Fire	1.46
46	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	1.40
47	Side Cannons	Vengeance	1.26
48	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	1.26
49	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.20
50	Imminent Doom	Bolas	1.13
51	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.10
52	Freezing Strike	Bolas	1.04
53	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	1.00
54	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	0.93
55	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	0.93
56	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	0.92
57	Guardian Turret	Sentry	0.91
58	Dark Heart	Vengeance	0.90
59	Spider Companion	Companion	0.85
60	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	0.82
61	Thunder Ball	Bolas	0.80
62	Battle Scars	Preparation	0.80
63	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	0.74
64	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	0.73
65	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	0.70
66	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.63
67	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	0.62
68	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	0.61
69	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	0.61
70	Backup Plan	Preparation	0.60
71	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.56
72	Demolition	Strafe	0.55
73	Serpentine	Chakram	0.55
74	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.54
75	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	0.50
76	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.45
77	Vanishing Powder	Smoke Screen	0.45
78	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.45
79	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.44
80	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.44
81	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.41
82	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	0.41
83	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.41
84	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.40
85	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	0.40
86	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.34
87	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.34
88	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.32
89	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.32
90	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.30
91	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.26
92	Boomerang	Chakram	0.26
93	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.25
94	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.25
95	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.25
96	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.25
97	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.24
98	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.23
99	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.23
100	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.23
101	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.22
102	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
103	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.21
104	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.20
105	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.16
106	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.15
107	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
108	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.14
109	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.13
110	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.13
111	Ricochet	Impale	0.12
112	Cold Grenade	Grenade	0.12
113	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.12
114	Impact	Impale	0.11
115	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.11
116	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.10
117	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.10
118	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.10
119	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.10
120	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Top Rune for Each Demon Hunter Skill

These charts show the single most popular rune for each Demon Hunter active skill, among level 70 Demon Hunters active in patch 2.3. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which active skills have one rune that is extremely popular at level 70.
The chart on the left shows the rune choices by softcore Demon Hunters, and the chart on the right lists the most popular runes among hardcore Demon Hunters.
Select any rune or skill to view the full information and statistics about it.

Top Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Evasive Fire	Focus	95.70
Multishot	Arsenal	84.80
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	83.20
Vengeance	Seethe	82.00
Companion	Wolf Companion	80.10
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	75.40
Impale	Overpenetration	71.80
Vault	Tumble	66.80
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	64.20
Shadow Power	Gloom	61.00
Marked for Death	Contagion	56.70
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	54.70
Sentry	Polar Station	51.30
Smoke Screen	Displacement	50.20
Preparation	Invigoration	50.00
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	49.70
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	49.40
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	43.00
Strafe	Rocket Storm	41.20
Spike Trap	Sticky Trap	37.60
Rain of Vengeance	Stampede	32.90
Bolas	Freezing Strike	29.90
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	29.50
Grenade	Cluster Grenades	27.90
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Evasive Fire	Focus	92.90
Multishot	Arsenal	85.80
Impale	Overpenetration	83.10
Vengeance	Seethe	78.00
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	71.40
Companion	Wolf Companion	68.70
Shadow Power	Gloom	68.00
Vault	Tumble	65.90
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	65.40
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	63.30
Preparation	Invigoration	62.40
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	59.10
Marked for Death	Contagion	58.50
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	58.00
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	56.20
Sentry	Polar Station	55.10
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	53.20
Spike Trap	Sticky Trap	52.40
Smoke Screen	Lingering Fog	35.70
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	34.10
Strafe	Drifting Shadow	33.00
Bolas	Imminent Doom	30.10
Rain of Vengeance	Shade	30.10
Grenade	Grenade Cache	28.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

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