Once Demon Hunter was completely thrown out of the competition, but the new season offers several amazing builds that will help this class get into the spotlight once again.
If you plan on using Demon Hunter in Season 16, and you are looking for a good build, then here you will find four top-tier builds that will surely make you a proud owner of this class.
N6M4 Build
Author of the build: IveGottenSoLucky
Here’s the fastest and most powerful build you can currently use in Season 16 as a Demon Hunter player.
The most significant feature of this build is the incredible speed of movement that will allow you to quickly deal with enemies and move forward on your path. But fast speed doesn’t mean that your attacks will be weak. On the contrary, your critical hit chance will be at its highest.
The skills are primarily focused on AoE damage with a reduced cooldown. This means that you will be able to deal with huge numbers of enemies at once.
As for defensive abilities, the N6M4 build is universally protected from all types of damage, which is quite convenient, especially in cases when you move onto the undiscovered territories.
Active Skills
Cluster Arrow Sentry Vault Companion Evasive Fire Rain of Vengeance
Passive Skills
Steady Aim Cull the Weak Custom Engineering Single Out
Gear Items
Natalya’s Sight Marauder’s Spines The Traveler’s Pledge Natalya’s Embrace Wraps of Clarity Marauders Gloves Zoey’s Secret Marauder’s Encasement Natalya’s Bloody Footprints The Compass Rose Natalya’s Reflection Natalya’s Slayer Bombardier’s Rucksack
Legendary Gems
Bane of the Trapped Enforcer Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
Kanai’s Cube
Manticore Cindercoat Convention of Elements
Impale Build
Author of the build: IveGottenSoLucky
The Impale skill, which has become the basis of this build, strikes an enemy with a throwing knife for 750% of weapon damage. This means that we have another extremely powerful and fast build on our hands. It’s not suprising, as fast builds have regularly popped up in the top-tier lists of Diablo 3 classes.
But there is one huge difference between the Impale and the N6M4 builds. Instead of the critical hit damage, Impale playstyle mainly focuses on cooldown and resource cost reduction.
Although this build doesn’t focus on AoE damage as much as the previous one, you will have access to the Fan of Knives ability, which provides exactly that.
And when it comes to preserving life, you will have Shadow Power skill, which is capable of siphoning life out of your enemies. This neat trick will help you stay alive for a long time.
Active Skills
Impale Vengeance Vault Companion Fan of Knives Shadow Power
Passive Skills
Cull the Weak Numbing Traps Ambush Awareness
Gear Items
The Shadow’s Mask The Shadow’s Burden The Traveler’s Pledge Aquila Curiass Strongarm Bracers The Shadow’s Grasp The Witching Hour The Shadow’s Coil The Shadow’s Heels The Compass Rose Elusive Ring Karlei’s Point Holy Point Shot
Legendary Gems
Bane of the Trapped Gogok of Swiftness Pain Enhancer
Kanai’s Cube
Dawn Chain of Shadows Convention of Elements
Marauder Build
Author of the build: Sova
The focal point of the Marauder build is to reduce the cooldown of the vengeance skill to such a degree that you can basically stay in the Vengeance form all the time.
Then, when you’ve achieved the optimal stat reroll, you can focus on critical hit damage, critical hit chance, and speed of attack. This is a really interesting build, if you’re looking for something different yet effective.
Active Skills
Evasive Fire Cluster Arrow Vault Sentry Vengeance Companion
Passive Skills
Awareness Cull the Weak Custom Engineering Ballistics
Gear Items
Marauder’s Visage Marauder’s Spines Hellfire Amulet Marauder’s Carapace Wraps of Clarity Marauder’s Gloves Zoey’s Secret Marauder’s Encasement Marauder’s Treads Restraint Focus Manticore Bombardier’s Rucksack
Legendary Gems
Bane of the Stricken Bane of the Trapped Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
Kanai’s Cube
Dawn Hellcat Waistguard Oculus Ring
Multishot Build
Author of the build: Saluter
Multishot build is a well-established build in the Demon Hunter fan circles. This build combines the speed of the N6M4 build and the cooldown reduction tools of the Impale build.
Many players consider this to be the ultimate build for the Demon Hunter class, as it has the perfect balance of all the best skills, gear, and gems.
Active Skills
Vengeance Multishot Preparation Companion Vault Evasive Fire
Passive Skills
Ambush Cull the Weak Thrill of the Hunt Ballistics
Gear Items
Visage of Gunes Unsanctified Shoulders Hellfire Amulet Cage of the Hellborn Wraps of Clarity Fiendish Grips The Witching Hour Unholy Plates Hellwalkers Focus Restraint Yang’s Recurve Dead Man’s Legacy
Legendary Gems
Bane of the Powerful Bane of the Trapped Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
Kanai’s Cube
Dawn Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan Convention of Elements
Now you can start Season 16 in Diablo 3 in the best way possible using one of these four Demon Hunter builds, and don’t forget to check back soon for more related guides here at GameSkinny!