Diablo IIIPatch 2.2 Data ArchiveDemon Hunter Runes

Demon Hunter Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.2

Archive of the Demon Hunter runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.2

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.2. 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 2.2.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.2. See the Patch 2.2 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: September 12, 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 2.2. 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 2.2.
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	60.00
2	Focus	Evasive Fire	44.70
3	Tumble	Vault	43.90
4	Punishment	Preparation	32.00
5	Arsenal	Multishot	28.20
6	Polar Station	Sentry	22.10
7	Invigoration	Preparation	21.90
8	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	18.00
9	Seethe	Vengeance	16.90
10	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	14.80
11	Bat Companion	Companion	14.30
12	Displacement	Smoke Screen	13.70
13	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	11.80
14	Contagion	Marked for Death	10.30
15	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	9.30
16	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	9.00
17	Rocket Storm	Strafe	8.90
18	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	7.80
19	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	6.80
20	Focused Mind	Preparation	6.60
21	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	5.00
22	Trail of Cinders	Vault	4.90
23	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	4.80
24	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	4.70
25	Fire at Will	Multishot	4.60
26	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	4.40
27	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	3.60
28	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	3.40
29	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	3.30
30	Full Broadside	Multishot	3.02
31	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	3.00
32	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	2.80
33	Rattling Roll	Vault	2.70
34	Icy Trail	Strafe	2.60
35	Boar Companion	Companion	2.50
36	Action Shot	Vault	2.40
37	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	2.30
38	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	2.13
39	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	2.10
40	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	2.04
41	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	2.01
42	Burst Fire	Multishot	2.00
43	Acrobatics	Vault	1.90
44	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	1.80
45	Gloom	Shadow Power	1.51
46	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.50
47	Spider Companion	Companion	1.40
48	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.36
49	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	1.36
50	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.30
51	Imminent Doom	Bolas	1.23
52	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	1.20
53	Side Cannons	Vengeance	1.06
54	Dark Heart	Vengeance	1.06
55	Freezing Strike	Bolas	1.04
56	Thunder Ball	Bolas	1.00
57	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	1.00
58	Backup Plan	Preparation	1.00
59	Demolition	Strafe	0.95
60	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	0.92
61	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	0.91
62	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	0.90
63	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	0.83
64	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	0.82
65	Overpenetration	Impale	0.80
66	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.76
67	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.74
68	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.73
69	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	0.72
70	Guardian Turret	Sentry	0.71
71	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	0.70
72	Hardened	Evasive Fire	0.66
73	Serpentine	Chakram	0.65
74	Vanishing Powder	Smoke Screen	0.65
75	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.64
76	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	0.62
77	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	0.61
78	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	0.60
79	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.54
80	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.53
81	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.51
82	Battle Scars	Preparation	0.50
83	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.44
84	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.40
85	Boomerang	Chakram	0.36
86	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.35
87	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.34
88	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.34
89	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.34
90	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.32
91	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.32
92	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.31
93	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.31
94	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.30
95	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.30
96	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.26
97	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.25
98	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.25
99	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.25
100	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.24
101	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.23
102	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.23
103	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.22
104	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
105	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.20
106	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.20
107	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.16
108	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.15
109	Lightning Rod	Spike Trap	0.15
110	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
111	Night Bane	Shadow Power	0.13
112	Chain of Torment	Sentry	0.13
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	Tumble	Vault	54.80
2	Focus	Evasive Fire	51.10
3	Wolf Companion	Companion	50.40
4	Arsenal	Multishot	34.80
5	Punishment	Preparation	26.80
6	Invigoration	Preparation	26.50
7	Polar Station	Sentry	23.60
8	Seethe	Vengeance	19.20
9	Bat Companion	Companion	17.80
10	Maelstrom	Cluster Arrow	17.20
11	Spitfire Turret	Sentry	15.80
12	Lingering Fog	Smoke Screen	10.00
13	Displacement	Smoke Screen	9.90
14	Boar Companion	Companion	9.60
15	Contagion	Marked for Death	9.20
16	Healing Vapors	Smoke Screen	9.10
17	Loaded for Bear	Cluster Arrow	7.70
18	Frost Arrow	Elemental Arrow	5.70
19	Rattling Roll	Vault	5.60
20	Stampede	Rain of Vengeance	5.30
21	Rocket Storm	Strafe	5.05
22	Dark Cloud	Rain of Vengeance	5.00
23	Serrated Arrow	Hungering Arrow	4.70
24	Justice is Served	Entangling Shot	4.40
25	Full Broadside	Multishot	3.80
26	Trail of Cinders	Vault	3.70
27	Action Shot	Vault	3.60
28	Focused Mind	Preparation	3.40
29	Flying Strike	Rain of Vengeance	3.20
30	Icy Trail	Strafe	3.06
31	Twin Chakrams	Chakram	3.03
32	Fire at Will	Multishot	3.00
33	Ball Lightning	Elemental Arrow	2.90
34	Acrobatics	Vault	2.70
35	Shooting Stars	Cluster Arrow	2.40
36	Burst Fire	Multishot	2.30
37	Drifting Shadow	Strafe	2.24
38	Shade	Rain of Vengeance	2.22
39	Anathema	Rain of Vengeance	2.20
40	Gloom	Shadow Power	1.90
41	Assassin's Knives	Fan of Knives	1.80
42	Covering Fire	Evasive Fire	1.70
43	Bait the Trap	Caltrops	1.70
44	Ferret Companion	Companion	1.60
45	Side Cannons	Vengeance	1.56
46	Overpenetration	Impale	1.50
47	Hardened	Evasive Fire	1.46
48	Immolation Arrow	Elemental Arrow	1.43
49	Carved Stakes	Caltrops	1.40
50	From the Shadows	Vengeance	1.36
51	Personal Mortar	Vengeance	1.36
52	Mortal Enemy	Marked for Death	1.31
53	Grim Reaper	Marked for Death	1.31
54	Freezing Strike	Bolas	1.30
55	Spider Companion	Companion	1.25
56	Guardian Turret	Sentry	1.20
57	Valley of Death	Marked for Death	1.14
58	Imminent Doom	Bolas	1.13
59	Impaling Bolt	Sentry	1.12
60	Devouring Arrow	Hungering Arrow	1.10
61	Dark Heart	Vengeance	1.06
62	Withering Fire	Rapid Fire	1.02
63	Thunder Ball	Bolas	1.00
64	Battle Scars	Preparation	1.00
65	Razor Disk	Chakram	0.94
66	Volatile Explosives	Bolas	0.92
67	Backup Plan	Preparation	0.90
68	Stinging Steel	Strafe	0.86
69	Serpentine	Chakram	0.85
70	Fire Support	Rapid Fire	0.82
71	Chain Gang	Entangling Shot	0.80
72	Spray of Teeth	Hungering Arrow	0.71
73	Shatter Shot	Hungering Arrow	0.70
74	Demolition	Strafe	0.65
75	Shuriken Cloud	Chakram	0.61
76	Dazzling Arrow	Cluster Arrow	0.60
77	Special Recipe	Smoke Screen	0.53
78	Puncturing Arrow	Hungering Arrow	0.51
79	Blood Moon	Shadow Power	0.50
80	Vanishing Powder	Smoke Screen	0.45
81	Shadow Glide	Shadow Power	0.44
82	Pinpoint Accuracy	Fan of Knives	0.44
83	High Velocity	Rapid Fire	0.44
84	Heavy Burden	Entangling Shot	0.44
85	Frost Shots	Rapid Fire	0.40
86	Boomerang	Chakram	0.36
87	Parting Gift	Evasive Fire	0.35
88	Surge	Evasive Fire	0.35
89	Fan of Daggers	Fan of Knives	0.34
90	Suppression Fire	Multishot	0.33
91	Shock Collar	Entangling Shot	0.32
92	Jagged Spikes	Caltrops	0.31
93	Torturous Ground	Caltrops	0.30
94	Bladed Armor	Fan of Knives	0.30
95	Bounty Hunter	Entangling Shot	0.25
96	Grenade Cache	Grenade	0.25
97	Death Toll	Marked for Death	0.24
98	Tinkerer	Grenade	0.24
99	Cluster Grenades	Grenade	0.23
100	Lightning Bolts	Elemental Arrow	0.23
101	Knives Expert	Fan of Knives	0.22
102	Hooked Spines	Caltrops	0.22
103	Cluster Bombs	Cluster Arrow	0.21
104	Nether Tentacles	Elemental Arrow	0.20
105	Bombardment	Rapid Fire	0.20
106	Echoing Blast	Spike Trap	0.16
107	Well of Darkness	Shadow Power	0.16
108	Stun Grenade	Grenade	0.14
109	Night Bane	Shadow Power	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	Grievous Wounds	Impale	0.10
116	Scatter	Spike Trap	0.10
117	Bitter Pill	Bolas	0.10
118	Sticky Trap	Spike Trap	0.05
119	Long Fuse	Spike Trap	0.05
120	Lightning Rod	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 2.2. 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
Evasive Fire	Focus	94.60
Vengeance	Seethe	79.00
Vault	Tumble	78.80
Companion	Wolf Companion	75.40
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	74.50
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	73.40
Multishot	Arsenal	73.20
Impale	Overpenetration	67.20
Marked for Death	Contagion	61.50
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	56.60
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	56.20
Strafe	Rocket Storm	54.10
Sentry	Polar Station	52.70
Preparation	Punishment	50.50
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	50.00
Shadow Power	Gloom	49.20
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	48.80
Smoke Screen	Displacement	47.50
Elemental Arrow	Ball Lightning	45.90
Rain of Vengeance	Stampede	41.20
Spike Trap	Scatter	37.40
Bolas	Imminent Doom	29.50
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	29.30
Grenade	Cluster Grenades	27.30
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Demon Hunter Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Evasive Fire	Focus	93.20
Vengeance	Seethe	79.60
Impale	Overpenetration	78.90
Multishot	Arsenal	78.60
Vault	Tumble	77.90
Entangling Shot	Justice is Served	71.00
Marked for Death	Contagion	69.50
Companion	Wolf Companion	62.20
Hungering Arrow	Serrated Arrow	61.20
Cluster Arrow	Maelstrom	61.20
Shadow Power	Gloom	61.10
Fan of Knives	Assassin's Knives	61.00
Sentry	Polar Station	56.10
Elemental Arrow	Frost Arrow	54.50
Chakram	Twin Chakrams	53.60
Preparation	Invigoration	46.70
Strafe	Rocket Storm	43.40
Caltrops	Bait the Trap	43.40
Spike Trap	Scatter	35.50
Rapid Fire	Withering Fire	34.40
Smoke Screen	Displacement	33.60
Rain of Vengeance	Stampede	30.00
Bolas	Freezing Strike	28.90
Grenade	Cluster Grenades	24.60
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.2? See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for other charts.

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