Most Popular Demon Hunter Builds in Patch 2.3

Archive of the top Diablo III Demon Hunter builds and skills at level 70 during patch 2.3

  • Note: this is historical data! These were the most popular Diablo III Demon Hunter builds and skills, used by level 70 Demon Hunters during patch 2.3.
  • Each set of data contains charts of three groups of Demon Hunters:
    • The softcore Demon Hunters who are in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
    • The softcore Demon Hunters who are in the top 25% of elite monster kills.
    • All hardcore Demon Hunters regardless of elite monster kills.
  • See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for details on this data.

Demon Hunter Active Skills in Patch 2.3

  • These historical charts list the most popular Diablo III Demon Hunter active skills that were used by level 70 Demon Hunters in patch 2.3.
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Demon Hunters, who were in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Demon Hunters who were in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Demon Hunters regardless of elite kills.
Charts Last Updated: January 20, 2016
Active Skills - Lower 75%
Active SkillsPercent
1Companion93.11
2Preparation75.42
3Vault68.68
4Evasive Fire65.00
5Multishot56.83
6Smoke Screen34.24
7Sentry33.30
8Vengeance29.96
9Rain of Vengeance26.94
10Cluster Arrow21.15
11Strafe19.55
12Marked for Death15.38
13Elemental Arrow13.71
14Caltrops11.41
15Entangling Shot7.08
16Hungering Arrow6.58
17Bolas4.93
18Shadow Power4.68
19Chakram3.72
20Rapid Fire3.46
21Fan of Knives2.16
22Spike Trap0.93
23Impale0.88
24Grenade0.84
Active Skills - Top 25%
Active SkillsPercent
1Companion96.09
2Preparation82.71
3Evasive Fire66.12
4Vault61.70
5Multishot52.81
6Smoke Screen39.63
7Sentry38.04
8Cluster Arrow28.08
9Rain of Vengeance25.21
10Vengeance24.76
11Strafe20.69
12Elemental Arrow17.93
13Marked for Death14.39
14Caltrops11.73
15Entangling Shot5.27
16Shadow Power3.40
17Hungering Arrow3.30
18Chakram2.80
19Bolas2.78
20Fan of Knives0.83
21Rapid Fire0.61
22Spike Trap0.39
23Impale0.34
24Grenade0.32
Hardcore Active Skills
Active SkillsPercent
1Companion91.65
2Vault81.44
3Preparation69.76
4Evasive Fire69.49
5Multishot63.53
6Sentry38.00
7Smoke Screen37.81
8Vengeance29.47
9Rain of Vengeance20.37
10Cluster Arrow18.93
11Strafe12.97
12Marked for Death11.85
13Elemental Arrow9.44
14Hungering Arrow7.70
15Caltrops7.00
16Entangling Shot5.61
17Shadow Power5.23
18Chakram4.99
19Bolas4.98
20Fan of Knives3.21
21Rapid Fire3.18
22Impale1.43
23Spike Trap1.04
24Grenade0.87

Demon Hunter Passive Skills in Patch 2.3

  • These charts list the most popular Diablo III Demon Hunter passive skills that were used by level 70 Demon Hunters in patch 2.3
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Demon Hunters, who were in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Demon Hunters who were in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Demon Hunters regardless of elite monster kills.
Passive Skills - Lower 75%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Awareness62.03
2Cull the Weak60.12
3Ambush51.75
4Ballistics50.43
5Steady Aim48.49
6Archery31.67
7Custom Engineering23.63
8Blood Vengeance17.90
9Tactical Advantage11.19
10Perfectionist9.85
11Leech8.81
12Night Stalker8.04
13Single Out6.94
14Hot Pursuit3.31
15Sharpshooter2.13
16Grenadier1.86
17Brooding0.81
18Numbing Traps0.63
19Thrill of the Hunt0.41
Passive Skills - Top 25%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Cull the Weak68.34
2Awareness66.92
3Steady Aim56.01
4Ballistics49.17
5Ambush47.93
6Custom Engineering28.61
7Archery27.21
8Blood Vengeance14.58
9Tactical Advantage10.85
10Leech6.65
11Night Stalker6.46
12Single Out5.71
13Perfectionist5.63
14Hot Pursuit2.66
15Grenadier1.71
16Sharpshooter0.68
17Numbing Traps0.42
18Brooding0.33
19Thrill of the Hunt0.13
Hardcore Passive Skills
Passive SkillsPercent
1Awareness90.97
2Ballistics55.64
3Ambush45.37
4Steady Aim43.65
5Cull the Weak42.39
6Archery23.31
7Custom Engineering21.94
8Blood Vengeance19.36
9Perfectionist17.28
10Tactical Advantage11.54
11Leech8.23
12Night Stalker6.24
13Single Out5.31
14Brooding3.03
15Hot Pursuit2.35
16Sharpshooter1.39
17Numbing Traps0.86
18Grenadier0.79
19Thrill of the Hunt0.34

Demon Hunter Softcore Builds in Patch 2.3

See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for more historical details, including the best Demon Hunter equipment.
  • These were the most popular softcore Demon Hunter builds, among softcore level 70 Demon Hunters active in patch 2.3.
  • The charts list the 5 most popular Demon Hunter builds and the percentage of the characters who used that specific build. It also lists 10 build variants. These are builds which use the same active skills as the primary build, but with small differences in the passive skills or runes.
  • The charts on the left have data from softcore Demon Hunters who made up the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
  • The charts on the right have data from softcore Demon Hunters who were at the top 25% of elite monster kills.
Demon Hunter Lower 75% Build #1
This build is used by 1.05% of the Lower 75% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 5.07%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Cull the Weak
Vengeance - Seethe Ballistics
Multishot - Arsenal Ambush
Vault - Tumble Awareness
Companion - Wolf Companion
Preparation - Invigoration
Build Variant #1A (0.83%)
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #1B (0.78%)
Steady Aim replaces Ambush
Build Variant #1C (0.53%)
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Build Variant #1D (0.41%)
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #1E (0.39%)
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #1F (0.30%)
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #1G (0.22%)
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Steady Aim replaces Ambush
Build Variant #1H (0.19%)
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #1I (0.19%)
Companion - Bat Companion replaces Wolf Companion
Build Variant #1J (0.18%)
Companion - Bat Companion replaces Wolf Companion
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Demon Hunter Top 25% Build #1
This build is used by 1.29% of the Top 25% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 3.26%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Cull the Weak
Vault - Tumble Custom Engineering
Companion - Wolf Companion Ballistics
Sentry - Polar Station Awareness
Preparation - Punishment
Cluster Arrow - Maelstrom
Build Variant #1A (0.41%)
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #1B (0.31%)
Cluster Arrow - Shooting Stars replaces Maelstrom
Build Variant #1C (0.23%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Maelstrom
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #1D (0.18%)
Sentry - Spitfire Turret replaces Polar Station
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Maelstrom
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #1E (0.18%)
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #1F (0.15%)
Sentry - Spitfire Turret replaces Polar Station
Build Variant #1G (0.14%)
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #1H (0.14%)
Companion - Bat Companion replaces Wolf Companion
Build Variant #1I (0.12%)
Blood Vengeance replaces Awareness
Build Variant #1J (0.11%)
Steady Aim replaces Custom Engineering
Demon Hunter Lower 75% Build #2
This build is used by 0.98% of the Lower 75% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 2.17%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Cull the Weak
Vault - Tumble Custom Engineering
Companion - Wolf Companion Ballistics
Sentry - Polar Station Awareness
Preparation - Punishment
Cluster Arrow - Maelstrom
Build Variant #2A (0.25%)
Cluster Arrow - Shooting Stars replaces Maelstrom
Build Variant #2B (0.19%)
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #2C (0.12%)
Cluster Arrow - Shooting Stars replaces Maelstrom
Night Stalker replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #2D (0.10%)
Companion - Bat Companion replaces Wolf Companion
Build Variant #2E (0.10%)
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #2F (0.10%)
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Maelstrom
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #2G (0.09%)
Sentry - Spitfire Turret replaces Polar Station
Cluster Arrow - Loaded for Bear replaces Maelstrom
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #2H (0.08%)
Blood Vengeance replaces Awareness
Build Variant #2I (0.08%)
Ambush replaces Awareness
Build Variant #2J (0.08%)
Sentry - Spitfire Turret replaces Polar Station
Demon Hunter Top 25% Build #2
This build is used by 0.87% of the Top 25% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 2.97%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Steady Aim
Smoke Screen - Displacement Cull the Weak
Companion - Wolf Companion Ambush
Rain of Vengeance - Stampede Awareness
Preparation - Focused Mind
Strafe - Rocket Storm
Build Variant #2A (0.59%)
Rain of Vengeance - Shade replaces Stampede
Strafe - Drifting Shadow replaces Rocket Storm
Leech replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2B (0.53%)
Preparation - Punishment replaces Focused Mind
Build Variant #2C (0.17%)
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog replaces Displacement
Build Variant #2D (0.13%)
Archery replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2E (0.13%)
Rain of Vengeance - Shade replaces Stampede
Strafe - Drifting Shadow replaces Rocket Storm
Archery replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #2F (0.12%)
Rain of Vengeance - Anathema replaces Stampede
Preparation - Punishment replaces Focused Mind
Build Variant #2G (0.11%)
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog replaces Displacement
Preparation - Punishment replaces Focused Mind
Build Variant #2H (0.11%)
Rain of Vengeance - Shade replaces Stampede
Strafe - Drifting Shadow replaces Rocket Storm
Build Variant #2I (0.11%)
Preparation - Punishment replaces Focused Mind
Archery replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #2J (0.10%)
Archery replaces Ambush
Demon Hunter Lower 75% Build #3
This build is used by 0.89% of the Lower 75% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 2.97%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Cull the Weak
Caltrops - Bait the Trap Ballistics
Multishot - Arsenal Ambush
Vault - Trail of Cinders Awareness
Companion - Wolf Companion
Preparation - Invigoration
Build Variant #3A (0.66%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Build Variant #3B (0.19%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #3C (0.18%)
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #3D (0.17%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #3E (0.17%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Ambush
Build Variant #3F (0.16%)
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #3G (0.15%)
Steady Aim replaces Ambush
Build Variant #3H (0.14%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Leech replaces Awareness
Build Variant #3I (0.14%)
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #3J (0.12%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Demon Hunter Top 25% Build #4
This build is used by 0.52% of the Top 25% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 2.60%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Cull the Weak
Caltrops - Bait the Trap Ballistics
Multishot - Arsenal Ambush
Vault - Trail of Cinders Awareness
Companion - Wolf Companion
Preparation - Invigoration
Build Variant #4A (0.37%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Build Variant #4B (0.26%)
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #4C (0.25%)
Steady Aim replaces Ambush
Build Variant #4D (0.21%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Awareness
Build Variant #4E (0.21%)
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #4F (0.19%)
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #4G (0.19%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #4H (0.19%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Ambush
Build Variant #4I (0.15%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Steady Aim replaces Ballistics
Build Variant #4J (0.06%)
Vault - Tumble replaces Trail of Cinders
Leech replaces Awareness
Demon Hunter Lower 75% Build #5
This build is used by 0.37% of the Lower 75% of Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.08%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Steady Aim
Smoke Screen - Displacement Cull the Weak
Companion - Wolf Companion Ambush
Rain of Vengeance - Stampede Awareness
Preparation - Punishment
Strafe - Rocket Storm
Build Variant #5A (0.12%)
Companion - Bat Companion replaces Wolf Companion
Preparation - Focused Mind replaces Punishment
Build Variant #5B (0.09%)
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog replaces Displacement
Preparation - Focused Mind replaces Punishment
Build Variant #5C (0.08%)
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog replaces Displacement
Build Variant #5D (0.07%)
Preparation - Focused Mind replaces Punishment
Archery replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #5E (0.07%)
Archery replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #5F (0.06%)
Preparation - Focused Mind replaces Punishment
Archery replaces Ambush
Build Variant #5G (0.06%)
Preparation - Focused Mind replaces Punishment
Archery replaces Cull the Weak
Build Variant #5H (0.06%)
Rain of Vengeance - Anathema replaces Stampede
Build Variant #5I (0.05%)
Preparation - Invigoration replaces Punishment
Build Variant #5J (0.05%)
Rain of Vengeance - Shade replaces Stampede
Strafe - Drifting Shadow replaces Rocket Storm
Leech replaces Steady Aim

Demon Hunter Hardcore Builds in Patch 2.3

  • These were the most popular hardcore Demon Hunter builds, among hardcore level 70 Diablo III Demon Hunters active in patch 2.3.
  • The charts list the 4 most popular hardcore Demon Hunter builds and the percentage of the characters who used that particular build. It also lists 10 build variants. These are builds which have the same active skills as the primary build, but with small differences in the passive skills or runes.
Demon Hunter Hardcore Build #4
This build is used by 0.38% of hardcore Demon Hunters. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.96%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Evasive Fire - Focus Steady Aim
Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog Ballistics
Multishot - Arsenal Ambush
Vault - Tumble Awareness
Companion - Wolf Companion
Preparation - Invigoration
Build Variant #4A (0.25%)
Cull the Weak replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4B (0.18%)
Smoke Screen - Healing Vapors replaces Lingering Fog
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Cull the Weak replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4C (0.18%)
Smoke Screen - Healing Vapors replaces Lingering Fog
Cull the Weak replaces Steady Aim
Build Variant #4D (0.17%)
Cull the Weak replaces Ambush
Build Variant #4E (0.17%)
Smoke Screen - Healing Vapors replaces Lingering Fog
Cull the Weak replaces Ambush
Build Variant #4F (0.16%)
Smoke Screen - Healing Vapors replaces Lingering Fog
Build Variant #4G (0.14%)
Smoke Screen - Displacement replaces Lingering Fog
Build Variant #4H (0.11%)
Smoke Screen - Healing Vapors replaces Lingering Fog
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Build Variant #4I (0.11%)
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Build Variant #4J (0.11%)
Vault - Trail of Cinders replaces Tumble
Cull the Weak replaces Steady Aim
Want more historical data from patch 2.3? See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for other charts.
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