Diablo IIIPatch 2.1.2 Data ArchiveDemon Hunter Runes

Demon Hunter Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.1.2

Archive of the Demon Hunter runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.1.2

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.1.2. See the current Demon Hunter Runes charts for the latest data, from the current Diablo III patch.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Demon Hunter runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune, as of the end of Patch 2.1.2.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.1.2. See the Patch 2.1.2 Data Archive for details on the data.

Index

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

Charts Last Updated: April 28, 2015

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 2.1.2. 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 2.1.2.
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	61.30
2	Tumble	Vault	45.70
3	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	38.20
4	Punishment	Preparation	37.00
5	Polar Station	Sentry	29.70
6	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	28.40
7	Focus	Evasive Fire	25.40
8	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	24.60
9	Arsenal	Multishot	23.40
10	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	16.30
11	Bat Companion	Companion	9.00
12	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	8.80
13	Trail of Cinders	Vault	8.20
14	Seethe	Vengeance	7.86
15	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	7.80
16	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	7.60
17	Contagion	Marked for Death	5.80
18	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	5.40
19	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	4.33
20	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	4.30
21	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	3.90
22	Boar Companion	Companion	3.30
23	Rattling Roll	Vault	3.20
24	Displacement	Smoke Screen	3.00
25	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	2.73
26	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	2.70
27	Spider Companion	Companion	2.60
28	Action Shot	Vault	2.50
29	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	2.20
30	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	2.00
31	Imminent Doom	Bolas	1.93
32	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	1.92
33	Burst Fire	Multishot	1.90
34	Gloom	Shadow Power	1.80
35	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	1.73
36	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	1.70
37	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.70
38	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	1.60
39	Freezing Strike	Bolas	1.54
40	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.51
41	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	1.50
42	Side Cannons	Vengeance	1.46
43	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	1.42
44	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	1.41
45	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	1.41
46	Thunder Ball	Bolas	1.40
47	Dark Heart	Vengeance	1.40
48	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.36
49	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	1.35
50	Full Broadside	Multishot	1.32
51	Backup Plan	Preparation	1.30
52	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	1.22
53	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	1.22
54	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	1.22
55	Acrobatics	Vault	1.20
56	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	1.12
57	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	1.11
58	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	1.10
59	Guardian Turret	Sentry	1.01
60	Focused Mind	Preparation	1.00
61	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.90
62	Icy Trail	Strafe	0.86
63	Serpentine	Chakram	0.85
64	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	0.83
65	Fire at Will	Multishot	0.82
66	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	0.81
67	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	0.80
68	Invigoration	Preparation	0.72
69	Battle Scars	Preparation	0.70
70	Hardened	Evasive Fire	0.66
71	Rocket Storm	Strafe	0.65
72	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.64
73	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.64
74	Overpenetration	Impale	0.63
75	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.61
76	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.60
77	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.54
78	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.53
79	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.52
80	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.50
81	Demolition	Strafe	0.45
82	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.44
83	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.44
84	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.43
85	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.42
86	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.42
87	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.41
88	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.40
89	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.35
90	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.35
91	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.34
92	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.34
93	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.34
94	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.33
95	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.31
96	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.30
97	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.30
98	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.30
99	Boomerang	Chakram	0.30
100	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.26
101	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.26
102	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.25
103	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.25
104	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	0.24
105	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.23
106	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.23
107	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.22
108	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
109	Impact	Impale	0.21
110	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.20
111	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.20
112	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.16
113	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.15
114	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.15
115	Choking Gas	Smoke Screen	0.15
116	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.15
117	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
118	Ricochet	Impale	0.12
119	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.10
120	Gas Grenades	Grenade	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Wolf Companion	Companion	59.80
2	Tumble	Vault	51.00
3	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	39.40
4	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	37.90
5	Polar Station	Sentry	32.20
6	Punishment	Preparation	29.90
7	Arsenal	Multishot	26.40
8	Focus	Evasive Fire	26.00
9	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	21.30
10	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	18.40
11	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	16.10
12	Boar Companion	Companion	10.70
13	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	10.60
14	Bat Companion	Companion	8.10
15	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	6.30
16	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	6.20
17	Rattling Roll	Vault	6.00
18	Seethe	Vengeance	5.90
19	Trail of Cinders	Vault	5.40
20	Contagion	Marked for Death	4.90
21	Displacement	Smoke Screen	4.70
22	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	4.60
23	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	4.30
24	Action Shot	Vault	3.40
25	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	3.30
26	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	2.63
27	Burst Fire	Multishot	2.60
28	Spider Companion	Companion	2.15
29	Imminent Doom	Bolas	2.13
30	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	2.12
31	Freezing Strike	Bolas	2.10
32	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	1.93
33	Guardian Turret	Sentry	1.91
34	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.90
35	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	1.84
36	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	1.80
37	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.80
38	Acrobatics	Vault	1.80
39	Gloom	Shadow Power	1.70
40	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	1.66
41	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	1.62
42	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	1.62
43	Thunder Ball	Bolas	1.60
44	Full Broadside	Multishot	1.60
45	Side Cannons	Vengeance	1.56
46	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	1.50
47	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.46
48	Fire at Will	Multishot	1.42
49	Dark Heart	Vengeance	1.40
50	Hardened	Evasive Fire	1.36
51	Icy Trail	Strafe	1.36
52	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	1.32
53	Battle Scars	Preparation	1.30
54	Backup Plan	Preparation	1.20
55	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	1.20
56	Serpentine	Chakram	1.15
57	Overpenetration	Impale	1.13
58	Invigoration	Preparation	1.12
59	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	1.11
60	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	1.10
61	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	1.01
62	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	1.00
63	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.94
64	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	0.90
65	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	0.84
66	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	0.83
67	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.83
68	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.82
69	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	0.81
70	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	0.80
71	Rocket Storm	Strafe	0.75
72	Focused Mind	Preparation	0.73
73	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	0.71
74	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.71
75	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	0.70
76	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.64
77	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.64
78	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.61
79	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.60
80	Demolition	Strafe	0.55
81	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.54
82	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.52
83	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.50
84	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.50
85	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.43
86	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.41
87	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.40
88	Boomerang	Chakram	0.40
89	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.35
90	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.35
91	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.34
92	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	0.34
93	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.34
94	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.34
95	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.33
96	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.31
97	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.30
98	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.30
99	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.26
100	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.26
101	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.25
102	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.25
103	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.24
104	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.23
105	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.23
106	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.22
107	Ricochet	Impale	0.22
108	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
109	Impact	Impale	0.21
110	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.21
111	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.20
112	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.20
113	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.16
114	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.15
115	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.15
116	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.15
117	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
118	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.13
119	Choking Gas	Smoke Screen	0.10
120	Gas Grenades	Grenade	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 2.1.2. 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
Preparation	Punishment	93.30
Evasive Fire	Focus	92.70
Multishot	Arsenal	85.60
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	79.30
Companion	Wolf Companion	79.00
Vault	Tumble	76.40
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	69.80
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	61.40
Vengeance	Seethe	59.70
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	57.00
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	55.70
Marked for Death	Contagion	51.70
Sentry	Spitfire Turret	49.40
Shadow Power	Gloom	49.20
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	48.50
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	47.40
Smoke Screen	Lingering Fog	45.30
Impale	Overpenetration	41.80
Spike Trap	Scatter	37.60
Strafe	Icy Trail	37.20
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	30.10
Bolas	Imminent Doom	28.90
Grenade	Cluster Grenades	28.20
Rain of Vengeance	Flying Strike	25.90
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Evasive Fire	Focus	91.60
Preparation	Punishment	91.20
Multishot	Arsenal	80.40
Vault	Tumble	76.30
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	74.40
Companion	Wolf Companion	71.40
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	67.80
Marked for Death	Contagion	65.40
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	60.30
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	58.90
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	57.40
Shadow Power	Gloom	57.00
Impale	Overpenetration	55.50
Sentry	Polar Station	53.00
Vengeance	Seethe	51.60
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	49.00
Smoke Screen	Healing Vapors	44.20
Strafe	Icy Trail	43.60
Spike Trap	Scatter	38.60
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	38.10
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	34.40
Bolas	Freezing Strike	28.20
Rain of Vengeance	Flying Strike	27.10
Grenade	Grenade Cache	26.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.1.2? See the Patch 2.1.2 Data Archive for other charts.

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