Solo survivability covenant

Classes Demon Hunter
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Hi everyone

I enjoy doing random bg’s.
And i want to dust off the ol’ demonhunter. But i noticed they are quite squishy. Which covenant wil solve this for solo play? Im often finding my self wandering off alone to play the objective instead of zerging in the middle of the map.
I see most dh play NF but is it just for the burst in arena? And will it change in 9.1? Any other tips on survivability are welkome too :slight_smile:

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the nightfae ability also gives you 20% leech for 30 seconds which helps abit

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Yes, either Nigtfae or necrolord, as that shield from necro ability is realy good now due to buff+ random demon heals you. And you also have soulbind that allows you to live few seconds after someone kills you.

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I’m keepineg away from pvp in Shadowlands, however I can give you two tips about build and gear:

  1. As you don’t play Felblade+Demon Blades talents, you can trade a bit of dps for survivability changing Blind Fury to Demonic Apetite - soul fragments generated by Chaos Strike will not only grant you fury, but also will heal you.
  2. On level 60 you can craft legendary with Collective Anguish - Eye Beam will gain additional dps and heal you.

And a very general tip: don’t judge your class from 52 lvl perspective. Things will change when you hit max lvl.

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how about the kyrian covenant vs necro? the phial of serenity seems ok and Elysian Decree gives 3 Lesser Soul Fragments or is it hard to land since players just can walk out of the circle?

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It’s not bad Phial let you clear yourself of DoTs and Decree are relatively easy to land paired with imprison or Fel Eruption.

Main problem with any covenant aside Nighr Fae - you have very little Kill potential - you can’t burst anyone quick enough and with current defensives most classes will outtrade you and outlast you in a long run.

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does it get any better in 9.1?

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So far - not really. With rise of item level fights will go longer and Dh get’s mortal strike talent on Blade Dance which is an improvement but in the same time Mana Rift getting pruned so unique utility that gave DH some hope in dampening is gone.

And in the same time other classes getting amazing new PvP talents.

So overall things looking grim other melees just have much more utility, damage and survivability and even mobility then DH (monks have legendary that makes every tige palm a dash towards opponent and for Warriors every condemn is a charge).

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Should definitely go necro if you want more survivability in BGs. I switched from night fae to necro.

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