How to fight Demon Hunter
Beat Devourer Demon Hunter
What they want to do
Gather soul fragments, then Collapsing Star during void Metamorphosis. They win Solo Shuffle when you treat them like a Havoc melee and stand in mid-range while the star lands.
Main danger
Void Metamorphosis overlapping Collapsing Star after they have stacked soul fragments. The window is mid-range caster burst, not a melee dump.
Interrupt priority
1 Their healer, not the Devourer
Kick their healer. Do not spend the interrupt on the Devourer unless a long void cast is actually in the air.
2 Long void cast (only if one is in the air)
If a long void cast is in the air, interrupt it. Otherwise keep the kick on their healer. Collapsing Star is not confirmed as a kickable cast.
1 Disrupt range (yours to respect)
They interrupt you with Disrupt. Do not greed a hard-cast at mid-range during void Metamorphosis.
Watch for
- Soul fragments stacking — Collapsing Star is next. Line it or already be in a wall; do not stand mid-range in the open.
- Void Metamorphosis window. That is the go you die to. Assume Collapsing Star rides with it.
- Imprison on the peeler so nobody stops the star. A free Imprison turns Collapsing Star into a 2v2.
- Disrupt on you or your healer during void Metamorphosis. Do not hard-cast at mid-range.
Offensive cooldowns
- Collapsing Star. They spend soul fragments into this during void Metamorphosis. Line it or already be in a wall. Do not stand mid-range in the open.
- Soul fragments. The setup. If fragments are out, Collapsing Star is next. You cannot kick fragments; crowd-control the caster or line the spend.
- Void Metamorphosis. The go. Assume Collapsing Star rides with it. This is caster burst at mid-range, not a Havoc melee Metamorphosis.
Defensive cooldowns
- No confirmed personal wall. No personal defensive is confirmed. If they clearly reduce damage, stop the dump. Do not wait for a Havoc or Vengeance immunity that may not exist.
Crowd control
- Imprison
Dispels
- Imprison is an incapacitate. Do not trinket it if a stun is still coming.
- Confirmed magic dispels on Devourer are not in the catalog.
Mobility
They are a mid-range caster, not a Fel Rush melee. Confirmed mobility beyond Demon Hunter glide and double-jump is not in the catalog. Hold range and line Collapsing Star; do not chase as if they are Havoc.
Kill windows
- After void Metamorphosis ends and soul fragments are spent
- When Imprison was used on the wrong target
- When they are mid-range with no fragments and no Metamorphosis
When to run
Void Metamorphosis is up, soul fragments are stacked, and you have no wall. Line Collapsing Star. Do not hard-cast in Disrupt range.
When to attack
After void Metamorphosis. When fragments are spent and Imprison is down. They are a mid-range caster with no confirmed wall — finish the round.
Common tricks
- They want soul fragments into Collapsing Star during void Metamorphosis. If you see fragments, the star is the next press.
- Play them as a caster, not Havoc. Standing in mid-range is how Collapsing Star hits the clump.
- Imprison the peeler, then star the remaining target — your interrupt is late if you watch the Devourer instead of the crowd control.
Common mistakes against them
- Wasting your interrupt on the Devourer while their healer is free.
- Hard-casting in Disrupt range during void Metamorphosis.
- Playing them like Havoc and waiting for a melee wall or Eye Beam.
- Standing mid-range in the open while soul fragments are stacked.
30 second cheat sheet
- kick
- Kick their healer. Do not waste your interrupt on the Devourer unless a long void cast is in the air. They Disrupt you — do not hard-cast at mid-range during void Metamorphosis.
- watchFor
- Soul fragments into Collapsing Star during void Metamorphosis is the kill. Imprison hits the peeler so nobody stops it. Line the star; do not stand mid-range in the open.
- defensives
- No Midnight wall is confirmed for Devourer. Do not wait for Havoc Blur or Vengeance Fiery Brand. If they pad, stop the dump; treat void Metamorphosis as the go, not a wall.
- cc
- Imprison is the incapacitate on the peeler — do not trinket it if a stun is coming. Disrupt is their interrupt on you. A free Imprison turns Collapsing Star into a 2v2.
- killWindow
- Go after void Metamorphosis ends and soul fragments are spent. Imprison should already be used. They are a mid-range caster with no confirmed wall — finish the round.
- biggestMistake
- Wasting your kick on the Devourer while their healer is free, or standing mid-range in the open during void Metamorphosis so Collapsing Star hits the clump.