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Diablo 3 Best Demon Hunter Build | Season 27

DIABLO 3 BEST DEMON HUNTER BUILD | SEASON 27

August 26, 2022

Using the best Diablo 3 Demon Hunter build for Season 27 will be absolutely essential for players wanting to push the limits of what’s possible. The better the build, the better the chance you have of topping the Diablo 3 Leaderboards.

Naturally, with every new season you’ll need to reevaluate which builds are worth sticking with, especially for solo greater rift pushing. Unless you’re seriously not fussed in which case you might as well use whatever playstyle you prefer; or alternatively the Angry Chicken Witch Doctor build because it’s just plain bonkers.

That said, we imagine that if you’re reading this you want to know what Demon Hunter build to run use in the current season. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, or a seasoned pro, it always helps to assess your options before you start levelling up and beginning that new season grind. Especially when new seasonal features like Soul Shards, Ethereal Weapons – and now Sanctified Powers in Season 27 – can massively alter the meta too.

Assuming you’ve read our Diablo 3 Tier List for Season 27, you’ll likely already know the best S Tier builds from the F Tier flops. However, if you read on we’ll take you through everything you need to know to ensure you have the best Demon Hunter build for Solo Greater Rift Pushing in Season 27.

Is The Demon Hunter Good In Diablo 3 Season 27?

Objectively, no. For a number of seasons now the Demon Hunter class hasn’t been the best-represented class in the game.

Despite this, there is at least one S-Tier option to call on in Diablo 3. There’s also a new A-Tier option for those looking to try something a bit different.

Generally speaking though, the gulf in class between the two decent builds and the rest of the Demon Hunter builds is pretty wide. So no, the Demon Hunter isn’t that good in Season 26, but it does have one, maybe two good build you should make use of.

What is the Best Demon Hunter Build in Diablo 3 Season 27

As was the case last season, the best Demon Hunter build for Diablo 3 season 27 is once again the Marauder Sentry Build. It has retained it’s position as a decent S-Tier option, and can be pretty handy in the Echoing Nightmare activity too.

Keep reading, we’ll explain everything you need to set up your Marauder Sentry Demon Hunter, including your gear, active skills, passive skills and more.

Marauder Sentry Gear Setup

Key to this build is the Embodiment of the Marauder armour set, and the more pieces you have the better the bonus you’ll gain.

Having two pieces in the set has the following bonus “Companion calls all companions to your side”. Having four pieces means that Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.

If you manage to get six pieces your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 12,000% increased damage for every active Sentry.

Below you’ll find a list with the main items you need for the best Demon Hunter build in Season 26. If you follow the links in the table you’ll also be able to take a closer look at the item stats on the official Diablo 3 website.

Item Type	Name
Helm	Marauder’s Visage
Shoulders	Marauder’s Spines
Gloves	Marauder’s Gloves
Chest	Marauder’s Carapace
Pants	Marauder’s Encasement
Boots	Marauder’s Treads
Belt	Zoey’s Secret
Bracers	Wraps of Clarity
Amulet	The Traveler’s Pledge
Ring 1	Focus
Ring 2	Restraint
Main weapon	Yang’s Recurve
Off-hand weapon	Bombardier’s Rucksack

Best Kanai’s Cube Slot Choices

The table below will give you a run-through of the best options for the Kanai’s Cube slots when assembling your Demon Hunter Build.

Cube Slot	Item
Weapon Slot	Manticore
Armor Slot	The Cloak of the Garwulf
Jewellery Slot	Ring of Royal Grandeur

Best Demon Hunter Active Skills

The table below will give you a run-through of the best active skills to choose when assembling your Demon Hunter Build.

Skill	Rune
Sentry	Polar Station skill rune
Companion	Wolf Companion skill rune
Vault	Tumble skill rune
Evasive Fire	Focus skill rune
Vengence	Seethe skill rune
Multishot	Arsenal skill rune

Best Demon Hunter Passive Skills

The table below will give you a run-through of the best passive skills to choose from when assembling your Demon Hunter Build.

Skill	Description
Ambush	You deal 40% additional damage to enemies above 75% health.
Ballistics	Increase damage of rockets by 100%. In addition, you have a 20% chance to fire a homing rocket for 150% weapon damage when you attack.
Cull The Weak	Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.
Custom Engineering	Increase the duration of your Caltrops, Marked for Death, Spike Trap, and Sentry by 100%. Increase the maximum number and charges of Sentries to 3 and number of Spike Traps to 5.

Season 27 Sanctified Powers

In Season 27 Blizzard is adding a new type of consumable item called Angelic Crucibles. Once uncovered by Nephalem, these heavenly artifacts can be used to Sanctify any equippable Legendary item. Sanctifying an item reforges it to have perfect Ancient-level stats on all affixes while also preserving the item’s Legendary Power.

However, it also adds one of three new Sanctified Powers unique to each class. For our Demon Hunter Build, the best power to opt for is Sanctified Cluster Arrow. Here’s what it does:

Firing Cluster Arrow no longer drops explosive ordinance. Instead, it concentrates its explosive force into piercing rays of light.

This Sanctified Power will provide an added buff to our overall damage done. As for which Legendary item we would sanctify, we’d personally opt for the Demon Hunter’s main weapon, the Yang’s Recurve.

Best Demon Hunter Follower

We’ll keep this really simple and to the point. You want to choose the Enchantress follower since she is the only viable option to help with cooldown reduction.

Unlike the Templar or Scoundrel, the Enchantress can use Prophetic Harmony to reduce your skills’ cooldowns by 5.00% based on the Enchantress’s Intelligence on her equipment.

Should you feel a bit too squishy (read: too soft or easily-killed) consider using the Templar instead for additional healing – obviously at the expense of your cooldowns.

If you’re looking for a really comprehensive guide on Enchantress follower skills and gear, follow the link to a brilliant overview from icy-veins.com

“I have left everything behind… only hope guides me now.”

Marauder Sentry video build guide

If you want to get really in-depth we suggest having a watch of the below guide from Diablo expert Rhykker in his Demon Hunter Marauder Sentry build video.

It’s worth noting that whilst the video itself was made for Season 25, the build itself is still the same and relevant today. As such, still well worth a watch and worthy of 10 minutes of your time.

Alternative Diablo 3 Demon Hunter builds in Season 27

As we noted previously in the guide ther’s only one decent alternative to the Marauder Sentry Build.

The next best Demon Hunter build is the Shadow’s Mantle Impale Build, which has jumped from B-Tier to A-Tier this season thanks to the Strafe Sanctified Power buff.

If you’re dead set on trying something different in Season 27, you can also opt for any of the builds listed below:

Gears of Dreadlands Hungering Arrow Build
Natalya’s Vengeance Rapid Fire Build
Unhallowed Essence Multishot Build (This is available via Haedrig’s Gift in Season 27)

That’s it – everything you need to know about the best Diablo 3 Demon Hunter build for Season 27.

If you’re looking for more Diablo 3 Tier Lists, Builds and tips then you’ll find plenty more guides on the links below:

Diablo 3 Season 27 Start Time | Diablo 3 Angelic Crucibles | Diablo 3 Sanctified Powers | Diablo 3 Patch Notes | How To Claim Season Rewards

Diablo 3 Boss Fight Guides – Adria | Belial | Ghom | Rakanoth | Zoltun Kulle

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