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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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-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>
-==={{c_gold|Hatred Generator}}===
+===Secondary===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<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>
-{{Active skills header}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Hungering Arrow}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Evasive Fire}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Bola Shot}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Entangling Shot}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Grenades}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Spike Trap}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Strafe}}
+===Defensive===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Caltrops</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Smoke Screen</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Shadow Power</skill>
-==={{c_gold|Hatred Spender}}===
-{{Active skills header}}
+===Hunting===
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Impale}}
+{{Skill description header}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Rapid Fire}}
+<skill subcat="Movement ability" class="DemonHunter">Vault</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Chakram}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Preparation</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Elemental Arrow}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Companion</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Fan of Knives}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Marked for Death</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Multishot}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Cluster Arrow}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Rain of Vengeance}}
-==={{c_gold|Discipline}}===
+===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>
+===Archery===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<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>
-{{Active skills header}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Caltrops}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Vault}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Shadow Power}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Companion}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Smoke Screen}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Sentry}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Marked for Death}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Preparation}}
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 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 skills header}}
+{{Skill description header}}
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Brooding}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Tactical Advantage</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Thrill of the Hunt}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Thrill of the Hunt</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Vengeance}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Vengeance</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Steady Aim}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Cull the Weak}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Cull the Weak</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Fundamentals}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Night Stalker</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Hot Pursuit}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Brooding</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Archery}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Hot Pursuit</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Perfectionist}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Archery</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Custom Engineering}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Numbing Traps</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Grenadier}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Perfectionist</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Sharpshooter}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Custom Engineering</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Passive Ballistics}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Grenadier</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Sharpshooter</skill>
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Ballistics</skill>
+==Skill Distribution==
+A useful player-made chart showing when the Demon Hunter gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.
+[[File:Char-prog-dh.png|center|frame|Demon Hunter skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.]]
 ==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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 * [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:Demon Hunter]]
 [[Category:Demon Hunter skills]]
-[[Category:Active skills]]
 [[Category:Skills]]

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