Diablo 3 Guide: Top Demon Hunter Builds for Season 16

Start Season 16 in Diablo 3 in the best possible way using one of these four top-tier builds for Demon Hunter class.
Start Season 16 in Diablo 3 in the best possible way using one of these four top-tier builds for Demon Hunter class.

The new Season 16 in Diablo 3 is now playing out in full force, and proves that the latest patch has really changed things for the better. We can see more and more classes delivering better results in solo play, which also inspired people to create new and more powerful builds for their characters.

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Once Demon Hunter was completely thrown out of the competition, but the new season offers several amazing builds that will help this class get into the spotlight once again.

If you plan on using Demon Hunter in Season 16, and you are looking for a good build, then here you will find four top-tier builds that will surely make you a proud owner of this class.

N6M4 Build

Here’s the fastest and most powerful build you can currently use in Season 16 as a Demon Hunter player.

The most significant feature of this build is the incredible speed of movement that will allow you to quickly deal with enemies and move forward on your path. But fast speed doesn’t mean that your attacks will be weak. On the contrary, your critical hit chance will be at its highest.

The skills are primarily focused on AoE damage with a reduced cooldown. This means that you will be able to deal with huge numbers of enemies at once.

As for defensive abilities, the N6M4 build is universally protected from all types of damage, which is quite convenient, especially in cases when you move onto the undiscovered territories.

Active Skills
  • Cluster Arrow
  • Sentry
  • Vault
  • Companion
  • Evasive Fire
  • Rain of Vengeance
Passive Skills
  • Steady Aim
  • Cull the Weak
  • Custom Engineering
  • Single Out
Gear Items
  • Natalya’s Sight
  • Marauder’s Spines
  • The Traveler’s Pledge
  • Natalya’s Embrace
  • Wraps of Clarity
  • Marauders Gloves
  • Zoey’s Secret
  • Marauder’s Encasement
  • Natalya’s Bloody Footprints
  • The Compass Rose
  • Natalya’s Reflection
  • Natalya’s Slayer
  • Bombardier’s Rucksack
Legendary Gems
  • Bane of the Trapped
  • Enforcer
  • Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
Kanai’s Cube
  • Manticore
  • Cindercoat
  • Convention of Elements

Impale Build

The Impale skill, which has become the basis of this build, strikes an enemy with a throwing knife for 750% of weapon damage. This means that we have another extremely powerful and fast build on our hands. It’s not suprising, as fast builds have regularly popped up in the top-tier lists of Diablo 3 classes.

But there is one huge difference between the Impale and the N6M4 builds. Instead of the critical hit damage, Impale playstyle mainly focuses on cooldown and resource cost reduction.

Although this build doesn’t focus on AoE damage as much as the previous one, you will have access to the Fan of Knives ability, which provides exactly that.

And when it comes to preserving life, you will have Shadow Power skill, which is capable of siphoning life out of your enemies. This neat trick will help you stay alive for a long time.

Active Skills
  • Impale
  • Vengeance
  • Vault
  • Companion
  • Fan of Knives
  • Shadow Power
Passive Skills
  • Cull the Weak
  • Numbing Traps
  • Ambush
  • Awareness
Gear Items
  • The Shadow’s Mask
  • The Shadow’s Burden
  • The Traveler’s Pledge
  • Aquila Curiass
  • Strongarm Bracers
  • The Shadow’s Grasp
  • The Witching Hour
  • The Shadow’s Coil
  • The Shadow’s Heels
  • The Compass Rose
  • Elusive Ring
  • Karlei’s Point
  • Holy Point Shot
Legendary Gems
  • Bane of the Trapped
  • Gogok of Swiftness
  • Pain Enhancer
Kanai’s Cube
  • Dawn
  • Chain of Shadows
  • Convention of Elements

Marauder Build

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The focal point of the Marauder build is to reduce the cooldown of the vengeance skill to such a degree that you can basically stay in the Vengeance form all the time.

Then, when you’ve achieved the optimal stat reroll, you can focus on critical hit damage, critical hit chance, and speed of attack. This is a really interesting build, if you’re looking for something different yet effective.

Active Skills
  • Evasive Fire
  • Cluster Arrow
  • Vault
  • Sentry
  • Vengeance
  • Companion
Passive Skills
  • Awareness
  • Cull the Weak
  • Custom Engineering
  • Ballistics
Gear Items
  • Marauder’s Visage
  • Marauder’s Spines
  • Hellfire Amulet
  • Marauder’s Carapace
  • Wraps of Clarity
  • Marauder’s Gloves
  • Zoey’s Secret
  • Marauder’s Encasement
  • Marauder’s Treads
  • Restraint
  • Focus
  • Manticore
  • Bombardier’s Rucksack
Legendary Gems
  • Bane of the Stricken
  • Bane of the Trapped
  • Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
Kanai’s Cube
  • Dawn
  • Hellcat Waistguard
  • Oculus Ring

Multishot Build

Multishot build is a well-established build in the Demon Hunter fan circles. This build combines the speed of the N6M4 build and the cooldown reduction tools of the Impale build.

Many players consider this to be the ultimate build for the Demon Hunter class, as it has the perfect balance of all the best skills, gear, and gems.

Active Skills
  • Vengeance
  • Multishot
  • Preparation
  • Companion
  • Vault
  • Evasive Fire
Passive Skills
  • Ambush
  • Cull the Weak
  • Thrill of the Hunt
  • Ballistics
Gear Items
  • Visage of Gunes
  • Unsanctified Shoulders
  • Hellfire Amulet
  • Cage of the Hellborn
  • Wraps of Clarity
  • Fiendish Grips
  • The Witching Hour
  • Unholy Plates
  • Hellwalkers
  • Focus
  • Restraint
  • Yang’s Recurve
  • Dead Man’s Legacy
Legendary Gems
  • Bane of the Powerful
  • Bane of the Trapped
  • Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
Kanai’s Cube
  • Dawn
  • Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
  • Convention of Elements

Now you can start Season 16 in Diablo 3 in the best way possible using one of these four Demon Hunter builds, and don’t forget to check back soon for more related guides here at GameSkinny!


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