DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Devourer Demon Hunter abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: Midnight (12.0.1).

Single Target

Ensure you have 25 Soul Fragments collected before combat begins.

• VoidbladeView detailsUse before entering Void Metamorphosis.
• The HuntView detailsUse before entering Void Metamorphosis.
• ReapView detailsUse on cooldown.
• Void Ray
• Void Metamorphosis
• Consume

Prioritize entering Void Metamorphosis by using Voidblade and The Hunt beforehand. Use Reap and Void Ray on cooldown, and maintain Consume usage.

AoE

Shift to AoE priority at 2+ targets.

• Hungering Slash
• Vengeful RetreatView detailsIf buffed by Voidstep.
• The Hunt
• Voidblade
• Eradicate
• Void Ray
• ReapView detailsUse with 4+ Soul Fragments.
• Void Metamorphosis
• Consume

For AoE, prioritize Hungering Slash and Eradicate. Use Reap with 4+ Soul Fragments and enter Void Metamorphosis when ready.

Cooldowns

• Void MetamorphosisView detailsMain cooldown; enter with 50 Soul Fragments.
• Collapsing StarView detailsUse inside Void Metamorphosis for high damage.
• ReapView detailsUse to collect max Soul Fragments.

Use Void Metamorphosis as your primary cooldown, ensuring Soul Fragments are ready. Cast Collapsing Star during Void Metamorphosis and Reap to maximize Soul Fragment usage.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.