Demon Hunter Vengeance Rotation & Opener
Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Vengeance players, not theorycraft.
AI coach — raid
How to play: Fracture is your builder (top players: 18.3/min), generating fragments and fury; Soul Cleave and Spirit Bomb spend them. Keep Immolation Aura rolling on cooldown (74.6% uptime), Felblade fills gaps. Don't hoard Demon Spikes — top players hold 87.6% uptime, nearly permanent through physical damage. Watch: Demon Spikes charges and uptime (87.6% is the top-player bar); soul fragment count — Soul Cleave and Spirit Bomb only pay off with fragments banked.
Real Opener Sequences — Vorasius
First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.
超級小拳石 — 暗影之月 (TW)
1.
Felblade
2.
Felblade
3.
Immolation Aura
4.
Soul Fragment
5.
Soul Carver
6.
Soul Fragment
7.
Soul Fragment
8.
Soul Fragment
9.
Fiery Brand
10.
Soul Fragment
11.
Fracture
12.
Fracture
Chase — Draenor (EU)
1.
Sigil of Flame
2.
Fiery Brand
3.
Fracture
4.
Fracture
5.
Light's Potential
6.
Fracture
7.
Soul Fragment
8.
Immolation Aura
9.
Soul Fragment
10.
Soul Fragment
11.
Soul Fragment
12.
Fracture
Mythnarra — Garona (US)
1.
Sigil of Flame
2.
Fiery Brand
3.
Light's Potential
4.
Metamorphosis
5.
Fracture
6.
Fracture
7.
Fracture
8.
Soul Fragment
9.
Soul Carver
10.
Soul Fragment
11.
Soul Fragment
12.
Demon Spikes
Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Soul Fragment | 63.0 |
| Fracture | 18.3 |
| Soul Cleave | 16.5 |
| Immolation Aura | 5.1 |
| Felblade | 4.6 |
| Demon Spikes | 4.2 |
| Spirit Bomb | 4.1 |
| Metamorphosis | 2.4 |
| Sigil of Flame | 1.6 |
| Fiery Brand | 1.5 |
| Fel Devastation | 1.3 |
| Sigil of Spite | 1.1 |
| Soul Carver | 1.1 |
| Light's Potential | 0.3 |
CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.
Buff Uptimes to Watch
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Seething Anger | 90.8% |
| Demon Spikes | 87.6% |
| Immolation Aura | 74.6% |
| Fel Flame Fortification | 74.5% |
| Soul Fragments | 71.5% |
| Hasty Hunt | 68.2% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 62.9% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 62.3% |
| Might of the Void | 61.6% |
| Metamorphosis | 51.6% |
Mythic+ Differences
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Fracture builds soul fragments, Soul Cleave spends them — that loop never stops. Spirit Bomb pays best at 4+ fragments. Don't bank Demon Spikes: press it as physical hits wind up — top players use it at 7/min, near filler frequency. Immolation Aura on cooldown. Watch: absorb your fragments promptly; Demon Spikes must be active the moment physical damage lands — reapply instantly if it drops.
Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Soul Fragment | 61.0 |
| Fracture | 17.4 |
| Soul Cleave | 15.4 |
| Demon Spikes | 7.0 |
| Immolation Aura | 4.9 |
| Spirit Bomb | 3.9 |
| Felblade | 2.3 |
| Metamorphosis | 2.1 |
| Glide | 1.4 |
| Sigil of Flame | 1.3 |
| Fiery Brand | 1.2 |
| Throw Glaive | 1.1 |
| Fel Devastation | 1.0 |
| Sigil of Spite | 0.9 |
Mythic+ Buff Uptimes
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Seething Anger | 89.3% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 74.8% |
| Soul Fragments | 73.3% |
| Fel Flame Fortification | 73.2% |
| Immolation Aura | 73.1% |
| Frenzied Focus | 58.3% |
| Might of the Void | 56.3% |
| Voidfall | 52.8% |
| Metamorphosis | 46.3% |
| Voidfall | 43.4% |
Compare yourself in-game, live
The GearInsight addon overlays your own CPM and buff uptimes next to these benchmarks during combat.