Most Popular Demon Hunter Runes 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.

This set of charts lists all the Diablo III Demon Hunter runes. The runes are ranked from the most popular rune to the least popular, based on historical data from active level 60 Demon Hunters in patch 1.0.4.
See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.4 overview for more information on how this data was gathered.
The most popular active skills that these runes are attached to, are listed on the Popular Demon Hunter Active Skills in Patch 1.0.4 chart.
Select any rune or skill below, to see the current data on that skill.

All Runes by Popularity - Demon Hunter Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Trail of Cinders	Vault	58.00
2	Gloom	Shadow Power	53.90
3	Backup Plan	Preparation	48.70
4	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	46.40
5	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	38.80
6	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	35.70
7	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	27.00
8	Bat Companion	Companion	24.90
9	Battle Scars	Preparation	24.40
10	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	13.90
11	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	13.70
12	Fire at Will	Multishot	11.10
13	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	10.10
14	Tumble	Vault	10.00
15	Scatter	Spike Trap	9.10
16	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	8.40
17	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	7.20
18	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	7.10
19	Suppression Fire	Multishot	6.40
20	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	6.30
21	Ferret Companion	Companion	5.90
22	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	5.70
23	Focused Mind	Preparation	5.20
24	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	5.10
25	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	4.70
26	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	4.00
27	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	3.90
28	Beastly Bombs	Rain of Vengeance	3.80
29	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	3.50
30	Full Broadside	Multishot	3.40
31	Displacement	Smoke Screen	3.10
32	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	2.80
33	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	2.72
34	Choking Gas	Smoke Screen	2.70
35	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	2.40
36	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	2.20
37	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	2.14
38	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	2.10
39	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	2.02
40	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	2.01
41	Grievous Wounds	Impale	2.00
42	Cinder Arrow	Hungering Arrow	2.00
43	Hail of Knives	Fan of Knives	1.90
44	Invigoration	Preparation	1.70
45	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	1.60
46	Volatile Explosives	Bola Shot	1.52
47	Guardian Turret	Sentry	1.51
48	Acid Strike	Bola Shot	1.50
49	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	1.33
50	Punishment	Preparation	1.30
51	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	1.21
52	Aid Station	Sentry	1.20
53	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	1.04
54	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	1.02
55	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	1.01
56	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	1.00
57	Breathe Deep	Smoke Screen	0.95
58	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.94
59	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.94
60	Imminent Doom	Bola Shot	0.93
61	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.90
62	Overpenetration	Impale	0.83
63	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.83
64	Action Shot	Vault	0.80
65	Arsenal	Multishot	0.75
66	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	0.74
67	Cluster Grenades	Grenades	0.73
68	Gas Grenades	Grenades	0.72
69	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.72
70	Web Shot	Rapid Fire	0.72
71	Rattling Roll	Vault	0.71
72	Acrobatics	Vault	0.70
73	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.60
74	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.55
75	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	0.54
76	Contagion	Marked for Death	0.54
77	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	0.53
78	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.52
79	Thunder Ball	Bola Shot	0.50
80	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	0.50
81	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.45
82	Tinkerer	Grenades	0.44
83	Screaming Skull	Elemental Arrow	0.43
84	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.43
85	Bitter Pill	Bola Shot	0.40
86	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.36
87	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.35
88	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.35
89	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.34
90	Wolf Companion	Companion	0.34
91	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.33
92	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	0.33
93	Impact	Impale	0.31
94	Boar Companion	Companion	0.30
95	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.26
96	Demolition	Strafe	0.25
97	Rocket Storm	Strafe	0.25
98	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	0.25
99	Displace	Evasive Fire	0.25
100	Spider Companion	Companion	0.25
101	Stun Grenades	Grenades	0.24
102	Shrapnel	Evasive Fire	0.24
103	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.24
104	Vigilant Watcher	Sentry	0.22
105	Retaliate	Fan of Knives	0.21
106	Bandolier	Spike Trap	0.20
107	Boomerang	Chakram	0.16
108	Equilibrium	Strafe	0.15
109	Fire Bomb	Grenades	0.15
110	Burst Fire	Multishot	0.11
111	Awareness	Impale	0.10
112	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.05
113	Serpentine	Chakram	0.05
114	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.05
115	Crippling Razors	Fan of Knives	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

All Runes by Popularity - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	74.00
2	Battle Scars	Preparation	67.20
3	Trail of Cinders	Vault	57.50
4	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	44.30
5	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	42.00
6	Gloom	Shadow Power	40.70
7	Tumble	Vault	25.10
8	Bat Companion	Companion	20.90
9	Fire at Will	Multishot	18.30
10	Backup Plan	Preparation	17.10
11	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	14.90
12	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	13.40
13	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	9.50
14	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	8.30
15	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	6.80
16	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	6.70
17	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	6.60
18	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	6.50
19	Ferret Companion	Companion	5.90
20	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	5.10
21	Displacement	Smoke Screen	4.90
22	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	4.70
23	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	4.20
24	Suppression Fire	Multishot	4.13
25	Scatter	Spike Trap	4.10
26	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	3.80
27	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	3.50
28	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	3.43
29	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	3.40
30	Focused Mind	Preparation	2.83
31	Invigoration	Preparation	2.82
32	Cinder Arrow	Hungering Arrow	2.80
33	Full Broadside	Multishot	2.70
34	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	2.52
35	Rattling Roll	Vault	2.50
36	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	2.40
37	Volatile Explosives	Bola Shot	2.20
38	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	2.00
39	Guardian Turret	Sentry	1.90
40	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	1.83
41	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	1.80
42	Hail of Knives	Fan of Knives	1.72
43	Beastly Bombs	Rain of Vengeance	1.70
44	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	1.65
45	Aid Station	Sentry	1.60
46	Choking Gas	Smoke Screen	1.45
47	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	1.41
48	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	1.40
49	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	1.20
50	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	1.10
51	Acrobatics	Vault	1.00
52	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.84
53	Boar Companion	Companion	0.82
54	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.81
55	Thunder Ball	Bola Shot	0.80
56	Acid Strike	Bola Shot	0.80
57	Bitter Pill	Bola Shot	0.74
58	Overpenetration	Impale	0.73
59	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.72
60	Action Shot	Vault	0.70
61	Gas Grenades	Grenades	0.62
62	Impact	Impale	0.61
63	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	0.61
64	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.60
65	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.60
66	Breathe Deep	Smoke Screen	0.55
67	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.54
68	Imminent Doom	Bola Shot	0.53
69	Screaming Skull	Elemental Arrow	0.53
70	Punishment	Preparation	0.52
71	Web Shot	Rapid Fire	0.52
72	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	0.50
73	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.45
74	Contagion	Marked for Death	0.44
75	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.44
76	Tinkerer	Grenades	0.44
77	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.44
78	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	0.44
79	Cluster Grenades	Grenades	0.43
80	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.43
81	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	0.43
82	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	0.41
83	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.40
84	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.35
85	Displace	Evasive Fire	0.35
86	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	0.34
87	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.33
88	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	0.30
89	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.26
90	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.25
91	Spider Companion	Companion	0.25
92	Stun Grenades	Grenades	0.24
93	Shrapnel	Evasive Fire	0.24
94	Bandolier	Spike Trap	0.24
95	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.24
96	Wolf Companion	Companion	0.24
97	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.23
98	Arsenal	Multishot	0.20
99	Demolition	Strafe	0.15
100	Rocket Storm	Strafe	0.15
101	Serpentine	Chakram	0.15
102	Equilibrium	Strafe	0.15
103	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.14
104	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	0.13
105	Vigilant Watcher	Sentry	0.12
106	Retaliate	Fan of Knives	0.11
107	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	0.10
108	Boomerang	Chakram	0.06
109	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.06
110	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.05
111	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.05
112	Fire Bomb	Grenades	0.05
113	Crippling Razors	Fan of Knives	0.04
114	Burst Fire	Multishot	0.01
115	Awareness	Impale	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Demon Hunter Skill 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.

This set of charts lists the single most popular rune for each Demon Hunter skill, during patch 1.0.4. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which skills only have one rune that was commonly used at level 60 during patch 1.0.4.
See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.4 overview for more information on how this data was gathered.
The most popular active skills that these runes are attached to, are listed on the Popular Demon Hunter Active Skills in Patch 1.0.4 chart.
Select any rune or skill below, to see the current data on that skill.

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Shadow Power	Gloom	93.30
Evasive Fire	Covering Fire	90.90
Spike Trap	Scatter	89.40
Smoke Screen	Lingering Fog	82.80
Vault	Trail of Cinders	82.40
Companion	Bat Companion	78.60
Elemental Arrow	Ball Lightning	73.40
Fan of Knives	Hail of Knives	65.30
Preparation	Backup Plan	59.80
Impale	Grievous Wounds	52.40
Multishot	Fire at Will	51.20
Hungering Arrow	Spray of Teeth	49.60
Cluster Arrow	Loaded for Bear	48.60
Strafe	Drifting Shadow	43.80
Caltrops	Torturous Ground	37.80
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	36.90
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	35.80
Grenades	Cluster Grenades	35.70
Sentry	Guardian Turret	35.50
Marked for Death	Mortal Enemy	34.50
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	31.30
Bola Shot	Volatile Explosives	30.80
Rain of Vengeance	Dark Cloud	30.20
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Shadow Power	Gloom	94.40
Smoke Screen	Lingering Fog	87.70
Fan of Knives	Hail of Knives	87.20
Evasive Fire	Covering Fire	87.20
Spike Trap	Scatter	84.00
Elemental Arrow	Ball Lightning	76.40
Companion	Bat Companion	74.40
Preparation	Battle Scars	74.30
Multishot	Fire at Will	72.50
Vault	Trail of Cinders	66.10
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	61.80
Strafe	Drifting Shadow	60.00
Hungering Arrow	Devouring Arrow	53.90
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	50.50
Cluster Arrow	Loaded for Bear	48.00
Caltrops	Torturous Ground	47.30
Bola Shot	Volatile Explosives	44.90
Sentry	Guardian Turret	43.80
Marked for Death	Grim Reaper	39.10
Grenades	Gas Grenades	36.70
Rain of Vengeance	Stampede	33.80
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	29.30
Impale	Overpenetration	27.70
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

For current info, see the Popular Builds and Skills charts.

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