Demon Hunter skills
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.
Contents
Active Skills
Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.
Primary
| 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
| 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
| Name | Level | Description |
|---|
<skill class="DemonHunter">Caltrops</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Smoke Screen</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Shadow Power</skill>
Hunting
| 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
| 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
| 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
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
A useful player-made chart showing when the Demon Hunter gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.
Development
The Demon Hunter was the fifth and final character to be revealed in Diablo III, making her debut at Blizzcon 2010.
Removed Skills
References
- 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
| Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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| The Barbarian | Fury - Barbarian Active Skills (Archive) | Barbarian Passive Skills (Archive) [e] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Primary Might |
Secondary Tactics |
Defensive Rage |
Pound of Flesh (10) |
Superstition (30) |
| (X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked. | |||||
| Barbarian skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Might Tactics Rage |
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Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
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Hammer of the Ancients |
Rend |
Seismic Slam |
Whirlwind |
[e] |
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Ground Stomp |
Leap |
Sprint |
Ignore Pain |
[e] |
|
Ancient Spear |
Revenge |
Furious Charge |
Overpower |
[e] |
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Weapon Throw |
Threatening Shout |
Battle Rage |
War Cry |
[e] |
|
Earthquake |
Call of the Ancients |
Wrath of the Berserker |
[e] |
| Demon Hunter skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Hunting Devices Archery |
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Hungering Arrow |
Entangling Shot |
Bola Shot |
Grenades |
[e] |
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Impale |
Rapid Fire |
Chakram |
Elemental Arrow |
[e] |
|
Caltrops |
Smoke Screen |
Shadow Power |
[e] |
|
Vault |
Preparation |
Companion |
Marked for Death |
[e] |
|
Evasive Fire |
Fan of Knives |
Spike Trap |
Sentry |
[e] |
|
Strafe |
Multishot |
Cluster Arrow |
Rain of Vengeance |
[e] |
| Monk skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Techniques Focus Mantras |
|---|
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Fists of Thunder |
Deadly Reach |
Crippling Wave |
Way of the Hundred Fists |
[e] |
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Lashing Tail Kick |
Tempest Rush |
Wave of Light |
[e] |
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Blinding Flash |
Breath of Heaven |
Serenity |
Inner Sanctuary |
[e] |
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Dashing Strike |
Exploding Palm |
Sweeping Wind |
[e] |
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Cyclone Strike |
Seven-Sided Strike |
Mystic Ally |
[e] |
|
Mantra of Evasion |
Mantra of Retribution |
Mantra of Healing |
Mantra of Conviction |
[e] |
| Necromancer skill categories: Primary Secondary Corpses Blood and Bone Reanimation Curses |
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| Witch Doctor skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Terror Decay Voodoo |
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Poison Dart - Rune effects |
Corpse Spiders |
Plague of Toads |
Firebomb |
[e] |
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Grasp of the Dead |
Firebats |
Haunt |
Locust Swarm |
[e] |
|
Summon Zombie Dogs |
Horrify |
Spirit Walk |
Hex |
[e] |
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Soul Harvest |
Sacrifice |
Mass Confusion |
[e] |
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Zombie Charger |
Spirit Barrage |
Acid Cloud |
Wall of Zombies |
[e] |
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Gargantuan |
Big Bad Voodoo |
Fetish Army |
[e] |
| Wizard skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Force Conjuration Mastery |
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Magic Missile |
Shock Pulse |
Spectral Blade |
Electrocute |
[e] |
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Ray of Frost |
Arcane Orb |
Arcane Torrent |
Disintegrate |
[e] |
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Frost Nova |
Diamond Skin |
Slow Time |
Teleport |
[e] |
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Wave of Force |
Energy Twister |
Hydra |
Meteor |
Blizzard |
[e] |
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Ice Armor |
Storm Armor |
Magic Weapon |
Familiar |
Energy Armor |
[e] |
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Explosive Blast |
Mirror Image |
Archon |
[e] |
| Followers | Kormac the Templar | Lyndon the Scoundrel | Eirena the Enchantress [e] | |||
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Level 10: |
Level 5: Level 10: |
Level 15: |
Level 15: Level 20: |
Level 25: Level 30: | ||
| Diablo III Other Classes | Diablo II Classes | Diablo I Classes [e] | ||||
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Archetypes: |
Archetype sub-types: |
Other classes: |
Diablo II: |
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| Fan-made Classes | Fan-made Skills [e] | ||||
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• Alchemist |
• Flagellant |
• Ranger |
Dragon Warrior Skills |
Aurian Mage Skill | |
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