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This page lists all Demon Hunter skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.

Useful skill links:

Skills - General skill design and mechanics.
- Skill runes - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
Demon Hunter - a bow-oriented ranged class who also relies on traps and other gadgets.
- Hatred/Discipline - The Demon Hunter's energy resources.
- Demon Hunter skills - A list of all the Demon Hunter's active skills.
  - Discipline skills - Situational skills that use the slow-regenerating Discipline resource.
  - Hatred skills - Special Physical skills that use the slow-regenerating Hatred resource.
  - Bow skills - Skills that require the use of a bow, crossbow, or hand xbow.
- Demon Hunter passives - A list of all the Demon Hunter's passive skills.
Demon Hunter skill archive - Demon Hunter skills removed or modified during development.
Demon Hunter traits - Passive skills in Diablo III were called traits during much of the development cycle, and the functioned quite differently.

Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.

Primary[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Hungering Arrow</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Entangling Shot</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Bola Shot</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Grenades</skill>

Secondary[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="DemonHunter">Impale</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Rapid Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Chakram</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Elemental Arrow</skill>

Defensive[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="DemonHunter">Caltrops</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Smoke Screen</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Shadow Power</skill>

Hunting[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Movement ability" class="DemonHunter">Vault</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Preparation</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Companion</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Marked for Death</skill>

Devices[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Evasive Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Fan of Knives</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Spike Trap</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Sentry</skill>

Archery[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Strafe</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Multishot</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Cluster Arrow</skill> <skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Rain of Vengeance</skill>

Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

Passive skills replaced Traits during late game development in 2011. Many Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but some are all new. See the Demon Hunter traits page for a full list of those passives.

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="DemonHunter">Tactical Advantage</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Thrill of the Hunt</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Vengeance</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Cull the Weak</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Night Stalker</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Brooding</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Hot Pursuit</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Archery</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Numbing Traps</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Perfectionist</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Custom Engineering</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Grenadier</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Sharpshooter</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Ballistics</skill>

Skill Distribution[edit | edit source]

A useful player-made chart showing when the Demon Hunter gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.

Demon Hunter skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.

Development[edit | edit source]

The Demon Hunter was the fifth and final character to be revealed in Diablo III, making her debut at Blizzcon 2010.

Removed Skills[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
HardRock's Demon Hunter Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
Demon Hunter Overview -- Diablo III 13th Sep 2011

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Fan-made Classes			Fan-made Skills [e]
• Alchemist • Arcane Warrior • Artisan • Aurian Mage • Bard • Channeller • Dragon Warrior	• Flagellant • Giant (U) • Hollow Man • Nomad • Onaga Manji • Phase Knight	• Ranger • Slayer (U) • Techpriest (U) • Telepath • Untainted (U) • Zealot	Dragon Warrior Skills • Bow and Throwing Skill Tree • Dragon Disciplines Skill Tree • Martial Arts Skill Tree	Untainted Skills • Divine Skill Tree	Aurian Mage Skill • Holy Power Skill Tree • Shadow Spells Skill Tree • Nature Forces Skill Tree
(U) = Unfinished				Untainted Skills • Divine Skill Tree

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-This page lists all '''[[Demon Hunter]] skills''', as of August 2011. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.
+This page lists all '''[[Demon Hunter]] skills'''. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.
 '''Useful skill links:'''
-* [[Skills]] - General skill design and mechanics.
+* [[Skill]]s - General skill design and mechanics.
-** [[Active skills]] - Skills where effects are activated by the player.
+** [[Skill rune]]s - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
-** [[Passive skills]] - Skills where effects are activated automatically, by the computer or by special events.
+* [[Demon Hunter]] - a [[bow]]-oriented [[ranged]] class who also relies on traps and other gadgets.
-** [[Signature skills]] - Skills that define characters.
+** [[Hatred|Hatred/Discipline]] - The Demon Hunter's energy [[resource]]s.
-* [[Hatred|Hatred/Discipline]] - The Demon Hunter's energy [[resource]].
+** [[Demon Hunter skills]] - A list of all the Demon Hunter's active skills.
-* [[Runestones]] - The way to massive skill customization/modification.
+*** [[Discipline skills]] - Situational skills that use the slow-regenerating Discipline resource.
+*** [[Hatred skills]] - Special Physical skills that use the slow-regenerating Hatred resource.
+*** [[Bow skills]] - Skills that require the use of a [[bows|bow]], [[crossbows|crossbow]], or [[Hand Crossbows|hand xbow]].
+** [[Demon Hunter passives]] - A list of all the Demon Hunter's passive skills.
 * [[Demon Hunter skill archive]] - Demon Hunter skills removed or modified during development.
-* [[Demon Hunter traits]] - Passive skills in Diablo III were called [[traits]] for a while before reverting back.
+* [[Demon Hunter traits]] - Passive skills in Diablo III were called [[traits]] during much of the development cycle, and the functioned quite differently.
 ==Active Skills==
-Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, [[runestone]] information, blue quotes, and much more.
+Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, [[skill rune]] information, blue quotes, and much more.
+===Primary===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Hungering Arrow</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Entangling Shot</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Bola Shot</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Grenades</skill>
-===Caltrops===
+===Secondary===
-[[Caltrops]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 1.<br>
+{{Skill description header}}
-No description is available.
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Impale</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Rapid Fire</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Chakram</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Elemental Arrow</skill>
-===Hungering Arrow===
+===Defensive===
-[[Hungering Arrow]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 1.<br>
+{{Skill description header}}
-An arrow skill that does bonus damage and has a seeking property, much like the Amazon's {{iw|Guided_Arrow Guided Arrow}} from Diablo II.
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Caltrops</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Smoke Screen</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Shadow Power</skill>
-*''' Description: ''' A bolt that seeks out enemies and does X% damage and has an Y% chance to pierce the target.
+===Hunting===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill subcat="Movement ability" class="DemonHunter">Vault</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Preparation</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Companion</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Marked for Death</skill>
-===Entangling Shot===
-[[Entangling Shot]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 2.<br>
-This debuff skill deals solid damage, as well as slowing the target. Nearby enemies may be chained as well, potentially slowing several monsters and blocking the movement of all that are stuck behind them.
-*''' Description: ''' Release a sticky adhesive that deals X% weapon damage and entangles up to X enemies, slowing their movement speed by X% for X seconds.
+===Devices===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Evasive Fire</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Fan of Knives</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Spike Trap</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Sentry</skill>
-===Evasive Fire===
+===Archery===
-[[Evasive Fire]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 3.<br>
+{{Skill description header}}
-No description is available.
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Strafe</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Multishot</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Cluster Arrow</skill>
+<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Rain of Vengeance</skill>
-===Fan of Knives===
-[[Fan of Knives]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 4.<br>
-This skill, instantly nicknamed "knife nova," shoots out numerous blades, dealing considerable physical damage to any targets nearby. The range is very short, hardly more than a melee weapon, making this one best used in very close range against multiple targets.
-* '''Description:''' Throw knives out in a spiral around you doing X-X damage to all enemies within X feet of you. Your knives will also slow enemies by X% for X seconds.
+==Passive Skills==
+Passive skills replaced [[Traits]] during late game development in 2011. Many Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but some are all new. See the [[Demon Hunter traits]] page for a full list of those passives.
-===Bola Shot===
-[[Bola Shot]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 5.<br>
-The Demon Hunter uses a [[bow]] or [[crossbow]] to fire a spinning projectile; two bombs on a length of rope. The Bola hits the target and wraps around it, dealing minimal impact damage but considerably more explosive damage after a couple of seconds.
-* '''Description:''' Shoot out an explosive Bola that wraps itself around its target. After X seconds the Bola explodes, dealing X% weapon damage to the target and an additional X% weapon damage to all targets within X feet.
-===Vault===
-[[Vault]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 6.<br>
-A fast movement skill, this allows the Demon Hunter to move a considerable distance at high speed, passing through monsters and other players, though not through solid objects or over open space, as [[Teleport]] or [[Leap Attack]] does.
-* '''Description:''' Tumble acrobatically X feet.
-===Grenades===
-[[Grenades]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 7.<br>
-Grenades are small projectiles thrown by the Demon Hunter. They bounce around, ricocheting off of walls and other obstacles, before exploding a couple of seconds after they are thrown. They deal considerable fire damage, but are hard to aim precisely, and are best used against large mobs, especially to hit targets located in the back row.
-* '''Description: ''' Throw out three grenades that explode for X-X fire damage.
-===Marked for Death===
-[[Marked for Death]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 8.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Chakram===
-[[Chakram]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 9.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Impale===
-[[Impale]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 11.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Smoke Screen===
-[[Smoke Screen]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 12.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Spike Trap===
-[[Spike Trap]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 14.<br>
-This trap/object is placed and triggers when enemies move into range.
-* '''Description:'''  Lay a trap that arms after X seconds and triggers when an enemy approaches. The explosion does X-X damage per second to all enemies within X feet for X seconds.
+{{Skill description header}}
-* You can have a maximum for X traps active at one time.
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Tactical Advantage</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Thrill of the Hunt</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Vengeance</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Cull the Weak</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Night Stalker</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Brooding</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Hot Pursuit</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Archery</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Numbing Traps</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Perfectionist</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Custom Engineering</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Grenadier</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Sharpshooter</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Ballistics</skill>
-===Companion===
-[[Companion]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 16.<br>
-No description is available.
+==Skill Distribution==
+A useful player-made chart showing when the Demon Hunter gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.
-===Elemental Arrow===
+[[File:Char-prog-dh.png|center|frame|Demon Hunter skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.]]
-[[Elemental Arrow]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 18.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Shadow Power===
-[[Shadow Power]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 19.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Multishot===
-[[Multishot]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 21.<br>
-The Diablo II favorite returns. This skill fires a huge cluster of arrows or bolts, guaranteeing a hit on everything in range. The mana cost is fairly high and the damage is lower than most single arrow attacks, making it best used against huge groups.
-* '''Description:''' Fire a massive volley of arrows dealing X% weapon damage.
-===Sentry===
-[[Sentry]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 22.<br>
-Sentry creates a mechanical turret that fires arrows at enemies, working much like the Wizard's [[Hydra]] skill.
-* '''Description:''' The Demon Hunter can have a maximum of X traps active at one time.
-===Cluster Arrow===
-[[Cluster Arrow]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 23.<br>
-The Demon Hunter fires an arrow that hits the ground, and grenades erupt from the consequent blast, which in turn explode to damage enemies.
-===Rapid Fire===
-[[Rapid Fire]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 24.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Preparation===
-[[Preparation]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 25.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Strafe===
-[[Strafe]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 27.<br>
-No description is available.
-===Rain of Arrows===
-[[Rain of Arrows]] is available at [[clvl|level]] 29.<br>
-No description is available.
-==Passive Skills==
-Passive skills replaced [[Traits]] during late game development in 2011. Many Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but some are all new. See the [[Demon Hunter traits]] page for a full list of those passives.
-{{Passive skill header}}
-{{:Weak Spot|DH}}
-{{:Archery|DH}}
-{{:Cloak of Shadows|DH}}
-{{:Aggression|DH}}
-{{:Superior Skill|DH}}
-{{:Toughness|DH}}
-{{:Back to Basics|DH}}
-{{:Focused Discipline|DH}}
-{{:Opportunity|DH}}
-{{:Years of Training|DH}}
-{{:Ballistics|DH}}
-{{:Hot Pursuit|DH}}
-{{:Killing Spree|DH}}
-{{:Resourcefulness|DH}}
-|}
-'''Note:''' The listed levels of the passive skills are clearly a holdover of when they were traits and will change in the future.
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 ==Development==
 The [[Demon Hunter]] was the fifth and final character to be revealed in Diablo III, making her debut at [[Blizzcon 2010]].
 ===Removed Skills===
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 ==References==
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8009110#post8009110 HardRock's Demon Hunter Passive Skills] -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/demon-hunter/ Demon Hunter Overview] -- Diablo III 13th Sep 2011
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-[[Category:Active skills]]
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