Unhallowed Essence Multishot Demon Hunter BiS Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points (2024)

The build incorporates the complete Unhallowed Essence set bonuses,taking five of the six available UE set pieces, and then adding two pieces ofthe craftable Captain Crimson's Trimmings set — Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle and one more of your choosing, according toyour weakest UE set roll (either Captain Crimson's Thrust or Captain Crimson's Waders). This set provides CDR as well as RCR bonuses,and then scales your damage dealt and damage reduced according to both stats,respectively — bringing a massive boon to the build. You will attain thecomplete set bonuses of this two-set amalgamation via Ring of Royal Grandeur in the Cube. The BiS roll for Fiendish Grips includes double Crit stats alongside Dexterity and AreaDamage. Discipline in the secondary and Hatred Regeneration in the primarystats are the notable requirements on the Cage of the Hellborn. AreaDamage and CDR rolls will be helpful on the Unsanctified Shoulders. The Accursed Visage and Hell Walkers can roll Multishot % bonus, andit is mandatory to seek the skill bonus on both.

The cubed RoRG leaves space for a potent combo in the jewelry: the Bastionsof Will set, Focus and Restraint. This ring set adds animpressive 2.25independent damage multiplier as long as you alternate betweena primary and spender attacks; thus, learn to weave frequent Evasive Fire shots in your Multishot spam (see this build's skills page for more information). In thestats, aim for Crit Chance, Crit Damage, and an open Socket.

The preferred option for this build is Squirt's Necklace; rewardinghigh-range and evasive builds that demolish their enemies from afar, thislegendary piece greatly amplifies both damage dealt and damage taken. Theformer favorite, Hellfire Amulet of Dexterity, is still a viable choice— especially if you roll a helpful fifth passive like Steady Aimor Awareness. Another strong option is the grouping of The Ess of Johan, which greatly eases AoE. Regardless of your choice, thedesired stats are Crit Chance, Crit Damage, an open Socket, and appropriateelemental damage (Fire in GreaterRifts, Cold in speedfarm).

Created as a direct answer to the excessive frailty of the Demon Hunterclass, the Wraps of Clarity bracer reduces damage taken for severalseconds after using a Hatred Generator. Along with the Bastions of Will set,this item fortifies the position of Evasive Fire in the build, andserves as a constant reminder to alternate your primary and secondary skill.

Tailor-made for Multishot builds, the Yang's Recurve bowfeatures too many helpful affixes to ignore. Naturally rolling with up to 50%Resource Cost Reduction, it is already a strong contender for expensivespender builds. What seals the deal is the unique property of the bow,speeding up Multishot by 50% and turning the solid attack rate into anunyielding barrage. The other desired stats are high damage range, highDexterity, % Damage and Discipline in the secondary stats.

No less important than its weapon counterpart, the Dead Man's Legacyis a Multishot-specific quiver that picks damage up almost where Ambush leaves off. With an optimal roll, this quiver will apply asecond Multishot hit as soon as your enemy reaches below 60% health,including the rockets from Arsenal. An ideal roll would also includea high Multishot % bonus (up to 200% with the 2.6.1 rework), Area Damage andDiscipline in the secondary stats.

Rolls-wise, this Multishot-centric playstyle takes good advantageof Attack Speed, Skill and Area Damage affixes. You will be trying to reach a37% CDR breakpoint for permanent uptime of Vengeance, attainable fromParagon points, Flawless Royal Diamond and the inclusion of the Cpt.Crimson's set in the build (no CDR rolls on gear necessary).

For Defense stats, aim for a life pool between 500-600k; dropping as muchas you can for offense as you grow accustomed to the build. You will mostlysustain through Life per Hit on gear, with one high roll in your setup (i.e.bracer).

All augmentations on gear should be done with your main stat, Dexterity.

Note that the stat suggestions below portray an ideally rolled item withstats listed in relative order of importance. The first four of them are mainstats, and the latter two — secondary stats. If your item lacks and isunable to be rerolled into the primary stats outlined below, especially for astat higher on the list, strongly consider its replacement. PerfectingSecondary stats is mostly a case of hyper-optimization and is not a case fordiscarding an item, except where noted.

To help you with farming the gear you need for your builds, we have two veryuseful guides that you can access by clicking the links below: a Salvage Guide tohelp you quickly check whether or not you can safely salvage a piece of gear anda Legendary Farming Guide to help you efficiently farm legendaries and set items.

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised andre-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — Forvirtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual toadvanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the pathoutlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of lifefirst, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive andedge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary PotionPowers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separateresource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Setitems of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, andin the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powersin our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

In the Core section, max out Movement Speed to the 25% cap. Normally thisis done by dumping the first 50 Core Paragon points into Movement Speed, butif your boots have an imperfect roll with Movement Speed as a stat that youcannot replace, adjust the necessary point investment accordingly by simplysubtracting your roll from the 25% max. After that dump as much as youcomfortably can into Dexterity, but feel free to invest into Vitality if youfeel yourself lacking in toughness, or Maximum Hatred if you want to playaround with a bigger resource pool.

In the Offense section, max out Cooldown Reduction, Attack Speed, CritDamage and Crit Chance in that order. In Defense, prioritize All Resistance,then Life %, then Armor, and finish off with Life Regeneration. In Utility,build up Area Damage and Resource Cost Reduction first, then finish off withLife on Hit and Globe Radius.

Bane of the Trapped is a potent source of additional damage, as it isits own multiplier in your total damage calculation. The gem will be proccedby Zei's Stone of Vengeance, Thrill of the Hunt, crowd controlsecondary stats on your gear (Slow %, Freeze %), or Wind Chill inspeedfarming.

Zei's Stone of Vengeance is another independent multiplier, whoserange-dependent amplification can be easily maxed out by the long reach of Multishot. The level 25 property will add some minor control andsafety to the build, as well as another proc for Bane of the Trapped.

Bane of the Powerful's duration scales very well with levels, andhaving a low uptime on a decently leveled gem is a telling sign that the riftis unfavorable anyway (winding layout, lacking density, insufficient elites).The gem's default 20% damage increase has been reworked into multiplicative,and the level 25 bonus now increases AND reduces elite damage by 15%, makingit a well-rounded choice for many builds. For extremely high end pushing, swapthis gem out for Bane of the Stricken to assist you in taking down theRift Guardian.

When it comes to gear gems, you will start out progression by slotting thehighest available level of Emeralds in the chest and pants sockets. Ideally,these will all be Flawless Royal Emeralds as soon as possible. As yougrow in Paragon (bulking up Dexterity in the Core section) and aim for highertier and more dangerous GRs, you will transition those gems into the defensive Flawless Royal Diamond. There is no specific breakpoint where you dothat; the rule of thumb is to make the change as soon as you feel the lack oftoughness impede your progress. Since you are chasing a specific CDRbreakpoint, slot a Flawless Royal Diamond in your helm. In your weapon,use a Flawless Royal Emerald for the Crit Damage boost.

For more information about gems, please refer to our guide on gems.

The previously affix-less Dawn turns into one of the mostattractive Demon Hunter crossbows to consume in the cube. With Vengeance reworked into a universally desired buff, reducing itscooldown up to 65% and achieving permanent uptime through gear is anopportunity you cannot pass lightly.

Working alongside Dawn, the new helm Visage of Gunes allowsyou to store a convenient damage reduction bonus from Dark Heart in theCube and work on your resource management through Seethe on the skillbar. The old favorite for the slot, Cindercoat, remains a strongalternative with its 30% cost reduction to Fire skills; it will result in alonger Multishot Arsenal resource dump (preferred for pushing GR limitswith the Fire spec), but takes you to the glass cannon extremities.

In the Unhallowed Essence / Captain Crimson mixture, you will need a Ring of Royal Grandeur: a cache legendary ring from Act I bounties, to tie the two sets together.The ability to run with one full 6-piece set bonus and an additional 3-piecebonus, dodging the undesirable guaranteed stats on the Grandeur by cubing itspower, is a tremendous boost to the build.

The Kanai's Cube can be used for much more than simply extracting Legendary powers from items. Pleaserefer to our Kanai's Cube guide for more information.

The seasonal theme for Season 31 will be completely flexible slots forKanai's Cube, which means you can use anypiece of gear in any slot of the Cube.

• Weapon Slot: Dawn
• Armor Slot: Convention of Elements
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur

The recommended follower for this build during solo GR progression is theScoundrel due to his powerful crit buff, allowing you briefwindows of extra damage that are well suited to the strengths of this build.

For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our FollowerGuide, which contains detailed advice for choosing the skills and the gear ofyour follower.

The preferred potion for this build is Bottomless Potion of the Leechdue to its Life per Hit bonuses, which synergize perfectly for the high attackspeed and sustain-through-attacks playstyle of the build.