Demon Hunter Builds in Patch 1.0.4
Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from level 60 characters during patch 1.0.4.
See the main Popular Builds and Skills charts for the current info.
These were the most popular Diablo III Demon Hunter builds and skills used by level 60 characters in patch 1.0.4. See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for 1.0.4 overview for full details on this data.

Demon Hunter Level 60 Most Popular Builds in Patch 1.0.4

These were the most popular patch 1.04 Demon Hunter builds, from level 60 Diablo III Demon Hunters who were active in patch 1.0.4. The charts list the five most popular Demon Hunter builds and the percentage of the characters who were using that particular build. It also shows variant builds, which use the same active skills, but with some differences in the passive skills or runes. See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for 1.0.4 overview for full details on this data.
Demon Hunter Softcore Build #1 (0.81%)
(2.72% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth Tactical Advantage
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Archery
Vault - Trail of Cinders
Preparation - Backup Plan
Shadow Power - Gloom
Build Variant #1A (0.42%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1B (0.30%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1C (0.28%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Build Variant #1D (0.21%)
Night Stalker replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1E (0.13%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1F (0.13%)
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1G (0.13%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Build Variant #1H (0.11%)
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #1I (0.10%)
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #1J (0.10%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Night Stalker replaces Tactical Advantage
Demon Hunter Hardcore Build #1 (2.39%)
(6.94% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow Tactical Advantage
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Archery
Vault - Trail of Cinders
Preparation - Battle Scars
Shadow Power - Gloom
Build Variant #1A (0.80%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Build Variant #1B (0.80%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Build Variant #1C (0.51%)
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #1D (0.46%)
Preparation - Backup Plan replaces Battle Scars
Build Variant #1E (0.40%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Preparation - Backup Plan replaces Battle Scars
Build Variant #1F (0.40%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1G (0.34%)
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #1H (0.28%)
Hungering Arrow - Shatter Shot replaces Devouring Arrow
Build Variant #1I (0.28%)
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #1J (0.28%)
Sharpshooter replaces Archery
Demon Hunter Softcore Build #2 (0.38%)
(1.35% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth Tactical Advantage
Vault - Trail of Cinders Archery
Companion - Bat Companion
Preparation - Backup Plan
Shadow Power - Gloom
Build Variant #2A (0.15%)
Night Stalker replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2B (0.14%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2C (0.13%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Build Variant #2D (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2E (0.09%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Build Variant #2F (0.09%)
Night Stalker replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2G (0.08%)
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2H (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Night Stalker replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2I (0.06%)
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2J (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Demon Hunter Hardcore Build #2 (0.68%)
(2.15% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow Steady Aim
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Tactical Advantage
Multishot - Fire at Will Archery
Vault - Trail of Cinders
Preparation - Battle Scars
Shadow Power - Gloom
Build Variant #2A (0.40%)
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2B (0.23%)
Multishot - Suppression Fire replaces Fire at Will
Preparation - Backup Plan replaces Battle Scars
Build Variant #2C (0.17%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Build Variant #2D (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Build Variant #2E (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2F (0.11%)
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2G (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow replaces Devouring Arrow
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2H (0.11%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2I (0.06%)
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #2J (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Demon Hunter Softcore Build #3 (0.26%)
(1.21% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth Steady Aim
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Sharpshooter
Vault - Trail of Cinders Archery
Preparation - Backup Plan
Shadow Power - Gloom
Cluster Arrow - Cluster Bombs
Build Variant #3A (0.19%)
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3B (0.17%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3C (0.15%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Build Variant #3D (0.10%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Build Variant #3E (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Build Variant #3F (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3G (0.06%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Build Variant #3H (0.06%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Build Variant #3I (0.05%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3J (0.05%)
Night Stalker replaces Sharpshooter
Demon Hunter Hardcore Build #3 (0.40%)
(1.91% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Caltrops - Torturous Ground Sharpshooter
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow Archery
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog
Vault - Trail of Cinders
Preparation - Battle Scars
Build Variant #3A (0.28%)
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3B (0.23%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3C (0.17%)
Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow replaces Devouring Arrow
Tactical Advantage replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #3D (0.17%)
Vault - Rattling Roll replaces Trail of Cinders
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3E (0.11%)
Caltrops - Bait the Trap replaces Torturous Ground
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3F (0.11%)
Elemental Arrow - Nether Tentacles replaces Ball Lightning
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3G (0.11%)
Caltrops - Jagged Spikes replaces Torturous Ground
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3H (0.11%)
Brooding replaces Archery
Tactical Advantage replaces Sharpshooter
Build Variant #3I (0.11%)
Tactical Advantage replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #3J (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow replaces Devouring Arrow
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Tactical Advantage replaces Steady Aim
Demon Hunter Softcore Build #4 (0.24%)
(0.87% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth Tactical Advantage
Vault - Trail of Cinders Archery
Preparation - Backup Plan
Shadow Power - Gloom
Cluster Arrow - Cluster Bombs
Build Variant #4A (0.15%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4B (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4C (0.06%)
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4D (0.06%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Build Variant #4E (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Build Variant #4F (0.06%)
Night Stalker replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4G (0.05%)
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4H (0.05%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4I (0.04%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Cluster Bombs
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4J (0.04%)
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Demon Hunter Hardcore Build #4 (0.28%)
(1.63% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow Tactical Advantage
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Archery
Vault - Trail of Cinders
Companion - Bat Companion
Preparation - Battle Scars
Build Variant #4A (0.28%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Build Variant #4B (0.17%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #4C (0.17%)
Preparation - Backup Plan replaces Battle Scars
Build Variant #4D (0.17%)
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4E (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Build Variant #4F (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow replaces Devouring Arrow
Build Variant #4G (0.11%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4H (0.11%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Companion - Ferret Companion replaces Bat Companion
Build Variant #4I (0.06%)
Elemental Arrow - Frost Arrow replaces Ball Lightning
Preparation - Backup Plan replaces Battle Scars
Brooding replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4J (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Companion - Ferret Companion replaces Bat Companion
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Demon Hunter Softcore Build #5 (0.18%)
(0.75% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth Steady Aim
Multishot - Fire at Will Tactical Advantage
Vault - Trail of Cinders Archery
Companion - Bat Companion
Preparation - Backup Plan
Shadow Power - Gloom
Build Variant #5A (0.10%)
Multishot - Suppression Fire replaces Fire at Will
Build Variant #5B (0.09%)
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5C (0.07%)
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5D (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Vengeance replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5E (0.05%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Build Variant #5F (0.05%)
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow replaces Spray of Teeth
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5G (0.04%)
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #5H (0.04%)
Multishot - Suppression Fire replaces Fire at Will
Vengeance replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #5I (0.04%)
Night Stalker replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5J (0.03%)
Preparation - Battle Scars replaces Backup Plan
Demon Hunter Hardcore Build #5 (0.28%)
(0.93% Including Build Variants)
Active Skills Passive Skills
Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning Steady Aim
Hungering Arrow - Devouring Arrow Tactical Advantage
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Archery
Vault - Trail of Cinders
Rain of Vengeance - Stampede
Preparation - Battle Scars
Build Variant #5A (0.11%)
Rain of Vengeance - Beastly Bombs replaces Stampede
Build Variant #5B (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Rain of Vengeance - Beastly Bombs replaces Stampede
Build Variant #5C (0.06%)
Elemental Arrow - Frost Arrow replaces Ball Lightning
Hungering Arrow - Spray of Teeth replaces Devouring Arrow
Rain of Vengeance - Flying Strike replaces Stampede
Build Variant #5D (0.06%)
Vault - Acrobatics replaces Trail of Cinders
Sharpshooter replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #5E (0.06%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Rain of Vengeance - Flying Strike replaces Stampede
Preparation - Focused Mind replaces Battle Scars
Build Variant #5F (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Shatter Shot replaces Devouring Arrow
Brooding replaces Steady Aim
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5G (0.06%)
Rain of Vengeance - Flying Strike replaces Stampede
Sharpshooter replaces Tactical Advantage
Build Variant #5H (0.06%)
Preparation - Backup Plan replaces Battle Scars
Build Variant #5I (0.06%)
Night Stalker replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #5J (0.06%)
Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow replaces Devouring Arrow
Rain of Vengeance - Beastly Bombs replaces Stampede
Brooding replaces Tactical Advantage

Demon Hunter Level 60 Most Popular Active Skills in Patch 1.0.4

Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from characters during patch 1.0.4.
See the main Popular Builds and Skills charts for the current info.
  • These charts list the most used Diablo III Demon Hunter active skills by level 60 Demon Hunters, ranked from the most popular skill to the least popular.
  • This historical data is from active level 60 characters during patch 1.0.4. See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.4 overview for more information.
Softcore Demon Hunter Skills
Active SkillsPercent
1Preparation85.34
2Hungering Arrow81.40
3Vault73.48
4Shadow Power61.22
5Smoke Screen58.14
6Elemental Arrow50.55
7Companion32.88
8Cluster Arrow30.21
9Caltrops27.22
10Multishot22.57
11Rain of Vengeance19.70
12Spike Trap10.56
13Evasive Fire8.32
14Rapid Fire7.61
15Marked for Death6.42
16Bola Shot4.96
17Entangling Shot4.60
18Sentry4.22
19Impale3.94
20Chakram3.57
21Fan of Knives2.92
22Grenades2.09
23Strafe1.21
Hardcore Demon Hunter Skills
Active SkillsPercent
1Preparation92.88
2Vault88.55
3Smoke Screen86.61
4Hungering Arrow79.83
5Elemental Arrow59.72
6Shadow Power44.56
7Caltrops28.55
8Companion27.98
9Multishot25.13
10Rain of Vengeance12.54
11Cluster Arrow11.05
12Evasive Fire7.41
13Entangling Shot6.95
14Bola Shot5.01
15Rapid Fire4.84
16Spike Trap4.79
17Sentry4.22
18Marked for Death3.48
19Chakram2.96
20Impale2.56
21Fan of Knives1.82
22Grenades1.42
23Strafe0.51

Demon Hunter Level 60 Most Popular Passive Skills in Patch 1.0.4

Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from characters during patch 1.0.4.
See the main Popular Builds and Skills charts for the current info.
  • These charts list the most used Diablo III Demon Hunter passive skills by level 60 Demon Hunters, ranked from the most popular skill to the least popular.
  • This historical data is from active level 60 characters during patch 1.0.4. See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.4 overview for more information.
Softcore Demon Hunter Passives
Passive SkillsPercent
1Archery93.38
2Steady Aim73.04
3Sharpshooter51.24
4Tactical Advantage33.74
5Vengeance18.30
6Night Stalker13.42
7Perfectionist3.76
8Grenadier3.70
9Cull the Weak2.98
10Hot Pursuit2.78
11Brooding2.13
12Ballistics0.96
13Numbing Traps0.92
14Custom Engineering0.78
15Thrill of the Hunt0.51
Hardcore Demon Hunter Passives
Passive SkillsPercent
1Archery85.53
2Tactical Advantage68.32
3Steady Aim63.59
4Sharpshooter39.77
5Vengeance16.81
6Brooding10.60
7Night Stalker5.70
8Perfectionist3.42
9Hot Pursuit2.34
10Cull the Weak1.82
11Numbing Traps1.65
12Grenadier1.03
13Custom Engineering0.46
14Thrill of the Hunt0.35
15Ballistics0.34
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