Diablo IIIArchive of Data for Patch 2.1Demon Hunter Runes

Demon Hunter Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.1

Archive of the Demon Hunter runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.1

Note: This is historical data, from Demon Hunters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.1.0.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Demon Hunter runes, ranking them from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Demon Hunters who played during Patch 2.1. The data is gathered from more than 5 million Diablo III characters during patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
See the Demon Hunter Active Skills in Patch 2.1 section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Demon Hunter builds during patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
Select any rune or skill below to view the current 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: January 22, 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 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
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 used that particular rune, of the level 70 Demon Hunters who were active in patch 2.1.
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	63.50
2	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	50.40
3	Tumble	Vault	43.80
4	Arsenal	Multishot	41.70
5	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	36.80
6	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	35.20
7	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	21.60
8	Polar Station	Sentry	14.30
9	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	11.40
10	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	9.70
11	Punishment	Preparation	9.50
12	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	8.90
13	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	7.70
14	Seethe	Vengeance	7.00
15	Bat Companion	Companion	6.90
16	Trail of Cinders	Vault	6.40
17	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	5.93
18	Contagion	Marked for Death	5.90
19	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	4.13
20	Boar Companion	Companion	4.10
21	Rattling Roll	Vault	3.90
22	Burst Fire	Multishot	3.80
23	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	3.60
24	Action Shot	Vault	3.00
25	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	2.73
26	Displacement	Smoke Screen	2.70
27	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	2.60
28	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	2.52
29	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	2.51
30	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	2.50
31	Spider Companion	Companion	2.45
32	Imminent Doom	Bolas	2.43
33	Focus	Evasive Fire	2.40
34	Thunder Ball	Bolas	2.30
35	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	2.23
36	Gloom	Shadow Power	2.20
37	Freezing Strike	Bolas	2.00
38	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	1.94
39	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	1.93
40	Full Broadside	Multishot	1.92
41	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	1.90
42	Dark Heart	Vengeance	1.86
43	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	1.82
44	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	1.81
45	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	1.80
46	Side Cannons	Vengeance	1.70
47	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	1.62
48	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.61
49	Backup Plan	Preparation	1.60
50	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	1.50
51	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.46
52	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	1.40
53	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	1.32
54	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	1.31
55	Guardian Turret	Sentry	1.31
56	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	1.31
57	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.30
58	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	1.20
59	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	1.10
60	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	1.03
61	Fire at Will	Multishot	1.02
62	Acrobatics	Vault	1.00
63	Focused Mind	Preparation	0.90
64	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.84
65	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.83
66	Battle Scars	Preparation	0.80
67	Icy Trail	Strafe	0.76
68	Rocket Storm	Strafe	0.75
69	Overpenetration	Impale	0.73
70	Invigoration	Preparation	0.72
71	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.72
72	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.71
73	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	0.70
74	Hardened	Evasive Fire	0.66
75	Demolition	Strafe	0.65
76	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.64
77	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.64
78	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.63
79	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.62
80	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.62
81	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.61
82	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.60
83	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.54
84	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.51
85	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.50
86	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.50
87	Boomerang	Chakram	0.46
88	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.45
89	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.45
90	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.44
91	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.43
92	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.42
93	Impact	Impale	0.41
94	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.41
95	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.40
96	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.40
97	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.40
98	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.36
99	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	0.34
100	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.34
101	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.34
102	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.32
103	Ricochet	Impale	0.32
104	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.30
105	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.30
106	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.26
107	Serpentine	Chakram	0.25
108	Choking Gas	Smoke Screen	0.25
109	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.25
110	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.23
111	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
112	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.20
113	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.16
114	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.15
115	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.15
116	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.15
117	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.15
118	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
119	Gas Grenades	Grenade	0.12
120	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.10
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Wolf Companion	Companion	61.90
2	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	53.00
3	Tumble	Vault	46.10
4	Arsenal	Multishot	44.50
5	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	40.30
6	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	39.80
7	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	22.60
8	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	19.40
9	Polar Station	Sentry	15.60
10	Boar Companion	Companion	12.70
11	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	11.10
12	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	7.50
13	Rattling Roll	Vault	6.70
14	Seethe	Vengeance	6.10
15	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	6.05
16	Punishment	Preparation	6.02
17	Bat Companion	Companion	6.00
18	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	5.20
19	Contagion	Marked for Death	5.00
20	Trail of Cinders	Vault	4.91
21	Displacement	Smoke Screen	4.90
22	Burst Fire	Multishot	4.70
23	Action Shot	Vault	4.10
24	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	3.60
25	Focus	Evasive Fire	3.40
26	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	3.30
27	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	3.10
28	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	2.82
29	Freezing Strike	Bolas	2.80
30	Imminent Doom	Bolas	2.70
31	Guardian Turret	Sentry	2.51
32	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	2.50
33	Full Broadside	Multishot	2.32
34	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	2.30
35	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	2.26
36	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	2.20
37	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	2.12
38	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	2.10
39	Side Cannons	Vengeance	2.06
40	Dark Heart	Vengeance	2.00
41	Thunder Ball	Bolas	1.90
42	Gloom	Shadow Power	1.90
43	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	1.82
44	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	1.82
45	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.81
46	Acrobatics	Vault	1.80
47	Spider Companion	Companion	1.75
48	Fire at Will	Multishot	1.72
49	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.70
50	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.56
51	Hardened	Evasive Fire	1.56
52	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	1.51
53	Battle Scars	Preparation	1.50
54	Overpenetration	Impale	1.40
55	Icy Trail	Strafe	1.36
56	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	1.32
57	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	1.31
58	Backup Plan	Preparation	1.30
59	Invigoration	Preparation	1.22
60	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	1.20
61	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	1.10
62	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	1.03
63	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	1.01
64	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	1.00
65	Rocket Storm	Strafe	0.95
66	Chemical Burn	Impale	0.92
67	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	0.91
68	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	0.90
69	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.84
70	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	0.84
71	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.82
72	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.81
73	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.81
74	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.80
75	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.74
76	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.74
77	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.73
78	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	0.71
79	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.70
80	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.70
81	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.64
82	Focused Mind	Preparation	0.63
83	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.62
84	Demolition	Strafe	0.60
85	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.53
86	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.50
87	Boomerang	Chakram	0.50
88	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.45
89	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	0.44
90	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.44
91	Impact	Impale	0.41
92	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.41
93	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.41
94	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.40
95	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.35
96	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.34
97	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.34
98	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.33
99	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.32
100	Ricochet	Impale	0.32
101	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.31
102	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.30
103	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.30
104	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.26
105	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.26
106	Serpentine	Chakram	0.25
107	Choking Gas	Smoke Screen	0.25
108	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.25
109	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.24
110	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
111	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.20
112	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.20
113	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.15
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	Gas Grenades	Grenade	0.12
120	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.10
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 who played in patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1. 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 was 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
Multishot	Arsenal	85.00
Companion	Wolf Companion	81.00
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	77.40
Vault	Tumble	75.70
Sentry	Spitfire Turret	74.10
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	72.90
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	71.20
Preparation	Punishment	70.60
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	56.90
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	55.40
Evasive Fire	Focus	53.10
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	52.40
Marked for Death	Contagion	49.50
Vengeance	Seethe	47.90
Shadow Power	Gloom	47.40
Smoke Screen	Healing Vapors	45.40
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	38.20
Spike Trap	Scatter	36.40
Grenade	Cluster Grenades	33.40
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	31.10
Impale	Overpenetration	29.70
Rain of Vengeance	Shade	28.70
Strafe	Rocket Storm	28.60
Bolas	Imminent Doom	28.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Multishot	Arsenal	82.70
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	81.80
Companion	Wolf Companion	73.80
Vault	Tumble	72.60
Sentry	Spitfire Turret	72.60
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	72.40
Marked for Death	Contagion	65.50
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	61.50
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	60.60
Smoke Screen	Healing Vapors	56.90
Preparation	Punishment	56.80
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	55.90
Shadow Power	Gloom	55.00
Evasive Fire	Focus	50.00
Vengeance	Seethe	44.40
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	42.90
Spike Trap	Scatter	42.60
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	38.90
Strafe	Icy Trail	37.90
Impale	Overpenetration	36.50
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	35.70
Grenade	Cluster Grenades	33.90
Rain of Vengeance	Shade	30.50
Bolas	Freezing Strike	28.90
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.1? See the Archive of Data for Patch 2.1 for other charts.

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