World of Warcraft: Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter Hero Talents Guide

The first Demon Hunter Hero Talent tree to be revealed back in March, Aldrachi Reaver, has generated discussion in the community for its emphasis on glaive usage.

Hero Talents are a new feature designed to enhance the existing talents in the game while providing additional class fantasy. These talents are tied to class specializations and aim to offer greater customization and more viable build options.

Each class has three Hero Talent trees, allowing players to choose between two depending on their specialization. It’s also worth noting that Druids have four Hero Talent trees, in contrast to the two available for Demon Hunters.

Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter Full Hero Talent Tree Explained

Every Hero Talent tree begins with a Keystone talent and concludes with a Capstone. Between these are three rows of talents that provide multiple choice nodes for further customization. The Aldrachi Reaver Hero Talent tree is accessible for both the Havoc and Vengeance specs, detailed as follows:

Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter Keystone Hero Talent

Art of the Glaive: Consuming 3 (Havoc) or 20 (Vengeance) Soul Fragments allows the casting of Reaver’s Glaive.

Reaver’s Glaive: Throw a glaive enhanced with the essence of consumed souls at a target, inflicting physical damage and ricocheting to two additional targets for extra damage. This ability replaces Throw Glaive.

This initiates a refined sequence of glaive skills, enhancing your subsequent Chaos Strike and Blade Dance (Havoc), Fracture, Shear, and Soul Cleave (Vengeance):

Chaos Strike (Havoc), Fracture, and Shear (Vengeance) apply Reaver’s Mark, increasing the target’s damage taken by 15% for 5 seconds.
Blade Dance (Havoc) and Soul Cleave (Vengeance) inflict three additional glaive slashes to nearby targets for further damage.

Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter First-Row Hero Talents

Choice Node: Keen Engagement and Preemptive Strike

Keen Engagement: Reaver’s Glaive generates 20 Fury.
Preemptive Strike: Throw Glaive damages enemies near the initial target.

Choice Node: Evasive Action and Unhindered Assault

Evasive Action: Allows Vengeful Retreat to be cast a second time within 3 seconds.
Unhindered Assault: Resets the cooldown of Felblade upon using Vengeful Retreat.

Incisive Blade: When enhanced, Chaos Strike and Soul Cleave deal 30% increased damage.

Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter Second-Row Hero Talents

Aldrachi Tactics: The second ability enhancement in a sequence shatters an additional Soul Fragment.

Choice Node: Army Unto Oneself and Incorruptible Spirit

Army Unto Oneself: Felblade surrounds you with a Blade Ward, reducing physical damage taken by 10% for 5 seconds.
Incorruptible Spirit: Consuming a Soul Fragment heals for an additional 15% over time.

Wounded Quarry: While Reaver’s Mark is applied to a target, melee attacks may trigger an additional glaive slash for damage and shatter a soul.

Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter Third-Row Hero Talents

Intent Pursuit: Casting an enhanced ability reduces the cooldown of The Hunt by 2 seconds.

Escalation: Each successive enhanced ability inflicts 10% increased damage, with the second enhancement’s effect doubled.

Warblade’s Hunger: Consuming a Soul Fragment boosts the damage of your next Chaos Strike, Fracture, or Shear.

Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter Capstone Hero Talent

Thrill of the Fight: After consuming both empowerments, gain Thrill of the Fight, which increases your attack speed by 15% for 5 seconds and enhances the damage and healing of your next ability by 30%.