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Hero Talents inThe War Withinintroduce new self-contained talent trees that further enhance gameplay and class fantasies. Players gain access to Hero Talents at level 71 and can fully unlock all the talent nodes by level 80.
Demon Hunters have two Hero Talent trees available to enhance their experience:Aldrachi Reaver and Fel-Scarred. Since Demon Hunters only have two specializations, both Hero Talents are accessible for Vengeance and Havoc. Here’s an overview of Aldrachi Reaver and Fel-Scarred inWorld of Warcraft: The War Within.
Demon Hunter Hero Talent: Aldrachi Reaver
Inspired by the Aldrachi, an ancient glaive-weilding warrior race, this Hero Talent allows Demon Hunters enhance theirThrow Glaiveability to gain powerful effects. The keystone node for Aldrachi Reaver transforms Throw Glaive intoReaver’s Glaiveafter castingThe Huntor consuming a certain number of Soul Fragments. Reaver’s Glaive deals increased damage and also enhances Shear and Soul Cleave for Vengeance, and Chaos Strike and Blade Dance for Havoc.
Using these enhanced abilities after Reaver’s Glaive not only provides damage boosts through talents likeReaver’s Mark,Fury of the Aldrachi, andThrill of the Fight, but more importantly, it increases Soul Fragment generation through talents likeAldrachi TacticsandWounded Quarry.
The main gameplay loop for Aldrachi Reaver revolves around generating and consuming Soul Fragments to activate Reaver’s Glaive as frequently as possible. While initiating this loop can take some ramp-up time, The Hunt can be used to instantly generate Reaver’s Glaive and kick-start the cycle.
In addition to the damage benefits, the increased Soul Fragment generation from Aldrachi Reaver also provides significant defensive advantages through talents likeUnhindered Assaultand Thrill of the Fight.
Keystone Node
Art of the Glaive
Consuming [Vengeance: 20/ Havoc: 6] Soul Fragments or casting The Hunt converts your next Throw Glaive into Reaver’s Glaive.Reaver’s Glaive:Throw a glaive enhanced with the essence of consumed souls at your target, dealing (300% of Attack power) Physical damage and ricocheting to 2 additional enemies. Begins a well-practiced pattern of glaivework, enhancing your next [Shear and Soul Cleave/Chaos Strike and Blade Dance]. The enhanced ability you cast first deals 10% increased damage, and the second deals 20% increased damage.
First Row
Fury of the Aldrachi
When enhanced by Reaver’s Glaive, [Soul Cleave/Blade Dance] casts 3 additional glaive slashes to nearby targets. If cast after [Sheer/Chaos Strike], cast 6 slashes instead.
[Choice Node] Evasive Action
[Choice Node] Unhindered Assault
Vengeful Retreat can be cast a second time within 3 sec.
Vengeful Retreat resets the cooldown of Felblade.
Reaver’s Mark
When enhanced by Reaver’s Glaive, [Shear/Chaos Strike] applies Reaver’s Mark, which causes the target to take 7% increased damage for 20 sec. If cast after [Soul Cleave/Blade Dance], Reaver’s Mark is increased to 14%.
Second Row
Aldrachi Tactics
The second enhanced ability in a pattern shatters an additional Soul Fragment.
[Choice Node] Army Unto Oneself
[Choice Node] Incorruptible Spirit
Felblade surrounds you with a Blade Ward, reducing damage taken by 10% for 5 sec.
Each Soul Fragment you consume shields you for an additional 15% of the amount healed.
Wounded Quarry
While Reaver’s Mark is on your target, melee attacks strike with an additional glaive slash for (10% of Attack power) Physical damage and have a chance to shatter a soul.
[Choice Node] Preemptive Strike
Reaver’s Glaive generates 20 Fury.
Throw Glaive deals (200% of Attack power) damage to enemies near its initial target.
Warblade’s Hunger
Consuming a Soul Fragment causes your next [Shear/Chaos Strike] to deal (20% of Attack power) additional damage. [Havoc] Felblade consumes up to 5 nearby Soul Fragments.
CapstoneNode
Thrill of the Fight
After consuming both enhancements, gain Thrill of the Fight, increasing your attack speed by 15% for 20 sec and your damage and healing by 20% for 10 sec.
Demon Hunter Hero Talent: Fel-Scarred
Fel-Scarred Demon Hunters amplify the power of the fel fire by empowering several abilities after entering demon form withMetamorphosisor through theDemonictalent. Using an empowered ability triggersDemonsurge, the core ability of the Fel-Scarred, which deals uncapped fire damage to nearby enemies.
The main gameplay loop of Fel-Scarred revolves around aggressively using abilities prior to Metamorphosis to benefit from cooldown resets provided byViolent Transformation,before quickly activating empowered abilities to proc Demonsurge for massive burst damage. This playstyle is particularly powerful in Mythic+ due to Demonsurge’s uncapped AoE, but it may fall slightly behind Aldrachi Reaver in single-target situations.
For the Vengeance specialization in Mythic+, Fel-Scarred can be quite challenging, as many offensive abilities are tied to defensive functions. However, Fel-Scarred offers slightly higher demon form uptime through its cooldown resets. Additionally, Fel-Scarred provides a very strong defensive talent withSet Fire to the Pain, which converts 5% of all non-Fire damage into a Fire DoT while also reducing Fire damage taken.
Demonsurge
[Vengeance] Metamorphosis now also greatly empowers Soul Cleave and Spirit Bomb. [Havoc] Metamorphosis now also causes Demon’s Bite to generate 15 additional Fury. [Both] While demon form is active, the first cast of each empowered ability induces a Demonsurge, causing you to explode with Fel energy, dealing (200% of Attack power) Fire damage to nearby enemies.
[Choice Node] Wave of Debilitation
[Choice Node] Pursuit of Angriness
Chaos Nova slows enemies by 60% and reduces attack and cast speed 15% for 5 sec after its stun fades.
Movement speed increased by 1% per 10 Fury.
Focused Hatred
Demonsurge deals 50% increased damage when it strikes a single target.
[Choice Node] Set Fire to the Pain
[Choice Node] Improved Soul Rending
5% of all non-Fire damage taken is instead taken as Fire damage over 6 sec. Fire damage taken reduced by 10%.
Leech granted by Soul Rending increased by 2% and an additional 2% while Metamorphosis is active.
Burning Blades
Your blades burn with Fel energy, causing your [Soul Cleave/Chaos Strike], Throw Glaive, and auto-attacks to deal an additional 35% damage as Fire over 6 sec.
Violent Transformation
When you activate Metamorphosis, the cooldowns of your Sigil of Flame and [Vengeance: Fel Devastation/Havoc: Immolation Aura] are immediately reset.
Enduring Torment
[Vengeance] The effects of your demon form persist outside of it in a weakened state, increasing maximum health by 5% and Armor by 20%. [Havoc] The effects of your demon form persist outside of it in a weakened state, increasing Chaos Strike and Blade Dance damage by 10%, and Haste by 5%.
[Choice Node] Student of Suffering
[Choice Node] Flamebound
Sigil of Flame applies Student of Suffering to you, increasing Mastery by (12 * $mas)% and granting 5 Fury every 2 sec, for 8 sec.
Immolation Aura has 2 yd increased radius and 25% increased critical strike damage bonus.
Demonic Intensity
Activating Metamorphosis greatly empowers [Fel Devastation/Eye Beam], Immolation Aura, and Sigil of Flame. Demonsurge damage is increased by 10% for each time it previously triggered while your demon form is active.
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