Vengeance Demon Hunter PvP Guide for Dragonflight

Patch 10.1.7Dragonflight PvP Season 2

Updated on October 1, 2023

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Type	Top Choice	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Top Capstone and Choice Talents	Unnatural Malice Copy	2119	2095	20%
PvP Talent	Detainment	2119	2119	10%
Main Hand	Obsidian Gladiator's Warglaive	2119	2099	20%
Off Hand	Obsidian Gladiator's Splitter	2119	2119	10%
Trinket	Ominous Chromatic Essence	2119	2119	10%
Head	Kinslayer's Hood	2119	2119	10%
Neck	Obsidian Gladiator's Necklace	2119	2095	20%
Shoulders	Kinslayer's Tainted Spaulders	2078	2078	10%
Back	Undulating Sporecloak	2119	2099	20%
Chest	Kinslayer's Vest	2119	2070	50%
Wrist	Needlessly Complex Wristguards	2078	2078	10%
Hands	Life-Bound Gloves	2119	2119	10%
Waist	Elder's Volcanic Binding	2119	2119	10%
Legs	Life-Bound Trousers	2078	2078	10%
Feet	Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity	2078	2078	10%
Rings	Skyshard Ring	2119	2119	10%
Item Level	430	2264	2264	10%
Tier	Kinslayer's Hood	2119	2119	10%
Covenants		2078	2078	10%
Soulbinds	Night Fae Korayn	2078	2078	10%
Soulbind Ability	Necrolord Forgeborne Reveries	2119	2119	10%
Conduit	Condensed Anima Sphere	2119	2078	30%
Gem	Energized Malygite	2119	2095	20%
Belt Enchant	Erosion	2078	2070	30%

Stat	Median Value
Mastery	31%

Race	Representation
Blood Elf	2 (67%)

Top Capstone and Choice Talents +

Unnatural Malice Copy	2119	2095	20%
Roaring Fire Copy	2078	2078	10%
Fodder to the Flame Copy	2078	2078	10%
Soul Barrier Copy	2078	2078	10%
Pitch Black Copy	2078	2078	10%
First of the Illidari Copy	2078	2078	10%
Last Resort Copy	2119	2078	30%
Unleashed Power Copy	2070	2070	10%
Soul Carver Copy	2070	2070	10%
Improved Sigil of Misery Copy	2070	2070	10%
Precise Sigils Copy	2070	2070	10%
Felblade Copy	2070	2070	10%
Soulcrush Copy	2119	2070	30%
Quickened Sigils Copy	2119	2070	50%
Fracture Copy	2119	2070	50%
Sigil of Silence Copy	2119	1900	40%
Elysian Decree Copy	2119	1900	40%
Down in Flames Copy	2078	1900	40%
Demonic Copy	2119	1730	30%
Collective Anguish Copy	2119	1730	30%
Aura of Pain Copy	1730	1688	20%

PvP Talent +

Detainment	2119	2119	10%
Demonic Trample	2119	2099	20%
Illidan's Grasp	2119	2074	40%
Tormentor	2070	2070	10%
Glimpse	2078	1904	20%
Sigil Mastery	2070	1858	20%
Unending Hatred	1730	1730	10%
Cleansed by Flame	1646	1646	10%
Jagged Spikes	1646	1646	10%

Stat Name +

Mastery	31%
Versatility	20%
Haste	20%
Crit	19%

Main Hand +

Obsidian Gladiator's Warglaive	2119	2099	20%
Primal Molten Warglaive	2070	1900	20%
Primal Molten Longsword	1646	1646	10%

Off Hand +

Obsidian Gladiator's Splitter	2119	2119	10%

Trinket +

Beacon to the Beyond	2119	2119	10%
Ominous Chromatic Essence	2119	2119	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion	2078	2074	20%
Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2078	2074	20%
Sustaining Alchemist Stone	1730	1730	10%
Treemouth's Festering Splinter	1730	1730	10%
Dragonfire Bomb Dispenser	1646	1646	10%
Elementium Pocket Anvil	1646	1646	10%

Head +

Kinslayer's Hood	2119	2119	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Mask	2070	2070	10%
Kinslayer's Hood	2078	1862	20%
Peripheral Vision Projectors	1730	1730	10%

Neck +

Obsidian Gladiator's Necklace	2119	2095	20%
Torc of Passed Time	2078	2078	10%
Understone Gorget	1730	1730	10%
Red Sky Pendant	1646	1646	10%

Shoulders +

Kinslayer's Tainted Spaulders	2078	2078	10%
Kinslayer's Tainted Spaulders	2119	1900	40%

Back +

Undulating Sporecloak	2119	2099	20%
Obsidian Gladiator's Shawl	2070	2070	10%
Shadow of Perfect Bliss	1730	1730	10%
Etchings of the Captive Revenant	1646	1646	10%

Chest +

Kinslayer's Vest	2119	2070	50%

Wrist +

Needlessly Complex Wristguards	2078	2078	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Wristwraps	2070	2070	10%
Sea Dog's Cuffs	2119	1925	20%
Blood Elder's Bindings	1646	1646	10%

Hands +

Life-Bound Gloves	2119	2119	10%
Kinslayer's Bloodstained Grips	2078	1900	40%

Waist +

Elder's Volcanic Binding	2119	2119	10%
Scalewarden's Leather Belt	2078	2078	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Strap	2070	2070	10%
Troggskin Waistband	1730	1730	10%
Life-Bound Belt	1646	1646	10%

Legs +

Life-Bound Trousers	2078	2078	10%
Kinslayer's Legguards	2119	2070	30%
Tassets of Blistering Twilight	1646	1646	10%

Feet +

Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity	2078	2078	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Treads	2070	2070	10%
Life-Bound Boots	2119	1925	20%
Toxic Thorn Footwraps	1646	1646	10%

Rings +

Crimson Gladiator's Ring	2119	2119	10%
Skyshard Ring	2119	2119	10%
Ring-Bound Hourglass	2078	2078	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Ring	2070	2070	10%
Signet of Titanic Insight	2078	2070	30%
Seal of Questionable Loyalties	1730	1730	10%
Ring of Frozen Rain	1730	1730	10%
Onyx Impostor's Birthright	1646	1646	10%

Item Level +

430	2264	2264	10%
421	2119	2119	10%
416	2113	2092	20%
423	2078	2078	10%
437	1840	1840	10%
444	1730	1730	10%
403	1686	1686	10%
447	1646	1646	10%
411	1635	1635	10%

Tier +

Kinslayer's Hood	2119	2119	10%
Scalewarden's Leather Belt	2078	2078	10%
Kinslayer's Tainted Spaulders	2078	2078	10%
Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2078	2074	20%
Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion	2078	2074	20%
Kinslayer's Legguards	2119	2070	30%
Kinslayer's Vest	2119	2070	50%
Kinslayer's Bloodstained Grips	2078	1900	40%
Kinslayer's Tainted Spaulders	2119	1900	40%
Kinslayer's Hood	2078	1862	20%

Covenants +

Night Fae	2078	2078	10%
Necrolord	2119	2070	30%
Venthyr	1646	1646	10%

Soulbinds +

Night Fae Dreamweaver	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Niya	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Korayn	2078	2078	10%
Necrolord Bonesmith Heirmir	2119	2070	30%
Necrolord Emeni	2119	2070	30%
Necrolord Plague Deviser Marileth	2119	2070	30%
Venthyr Theotar the Mad Duke	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr General Draven	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Nadjia the Mistblade	1646	1646	10%

Soulbind Ability +

Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting	2119	2119	10%
Necrolord Bonesmith's Satchel	2119	2119	10%
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone	2119	2119	10%
Necrolord Forgeborne Reveries	2119	2119	10%
Necrolord Viscous Trail	2119	2095	20%
Night Fae Horn of the Wild Hunt	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Bonded Hearts	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Vorkai Ambush	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Face Your Foes	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Get In Formation	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Run Without Tiring	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Called Shot	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Wild Hunt Strategem	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics	2078	2078	10%
Night Fae Swift Patrol	2078	2078	10%
Necrolord Hearth Kidneystone	2070	2070	10%
Necrolord Kevin's Keyring	2070	2070	10%
Necrolord Emeni's Magnificent Skin	2070	2070	10%
Necrolord Lead by Example	2070	2070	10%
Necrolord Sole Slough	2070	2070	10%
Necrolord Gnashing Chompers	2070	2070	10%
Necrolord Ultimate Form	2119	2070	30%
Necrolord Ooz's Frictionless Coating	2119	2070	30%
Necrolord Kevin's Oozeling	2119	2070	30%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent	2119	2070	30%
Necrolord Plagueborn Cleansing Slime	2119	1925	20%
Necrolord Undulating Maneuvers	1730	1730	10%
Venthyr Built for War	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Exquisite Ingredients	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Battlefield Presence	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr It's Always Tea Time	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Fatal Flaw	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Expedition Leader	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Thrill Seeker	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Agent of Chaos	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Soothing Shade	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Sinful Preservation	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Watch the Shoes!	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Regenerative Stone Skin	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Party Favors	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Move As One	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Service In Stone	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Token of Appreciation	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Dauntless Duelist	1646	1646	10%
Venthyr Friends in Low Places	1646	1646	10%

Conduit +

Unnatural Malice	2078	2078	10%
Dancing with Fate	2119	2078	30%
Condensed Anima Sphere	2119	2078	30%
Growing Inferno	2119	2074	40%
Relentless Onslaught	2070	2070	10%
Felfire Haste	2119	2070	30%
Serrated Glaive	2078	2070	30%
Viscous Ink	2119	2070	50%
Fel Defender	2119	2070	50%
Brooding Pool	2119	1925	20%
Adaptive Armor Fragment	2078	1862	20%
Ravenous Consumption	2078	1862	20%
Demonic Parole	1646	1646	10%
Increased Scrutiny	1646	1646	10%
Lost in Darkness	1646	1646	10%

Gem +

Energized Malygite	2119	2095	20%
Zen Neltharite	2078	2078	10%
Tinker: Arclight Vital Correctors	1730	1730	10%
Crafty Ysemerald	1730	1730	10%
Crafty Alexstraszite	1730	1688	20%
Radiant Alexstraszite	1646	1646	10%
Inscribed Illimited Diamond	1646	1646	10%

Belt Enchant +

Erosion	2078	2070	30%

Race +

Blood Elf	2 (67%)

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