The Demon Hunter is one of the most flexible solo farmers in Diablo Immortal. I’ve played her for hundreds of hours and I’ll tell you exactly what works (and what doesn’t) so you can clear more dungeons and lose fewer runs. Honestly, gear and skill choices matter more than flashy rotations—here’s why.
🏹 Key Skills and How to Use Them
Pick skills that keep your damage steady and your escape ready. Multishot clears packs well. Crossbow Shot (Piercing) handles elites and bosses steadily. Rain of Vengeance is your burst when you need to finish an elite quickly. Smoke Screen is non-negotiable for solo play—use it to reset fights, not just to dodge once.
In my experience, consistent damage > occasional massive burst. Why? Because downtime from long cooldowns kills your clear speed. This doesn’t always work if you’re chasing leaderboard times, though (depends on your niche).
| Slot | Skill | Enhancement | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Crossbow Shot | Piercing | Single-target |
| Core | Multishot | Arsenal | AoE clear |
| Class | Rain of Vengeance | Dark Cloud | Burst |
| Movement | Smoke Screen | Vanishing Powder | Escape |
Pro tip: Always have at least one escape. You’ll save so much time not reviving. By the way, Knife Trap is great in narrow corridors (use it where enemies funnel).
⚔️ Gear and Stat Priorities
The short version: stack Critical Hit Chance and Critical Hit Damage first. Aim for roughly 25% crit chance as a baseline—below that you lose steady crits; above it, scaling matters more. After that, look for Attack Speed and All Damage. Life and Armor Penetration belong in your secondary slots to avoid one-shot deaths.
Why these? Criticals multiply your base damage and scale with all your other bonuses, so they’re simply higher ROI. Attack speed speeds up both basic attacks and skill cadence, which improves resource flow and clear rate.
- Weapon: Critical Hit Damage → All Damage → Attack Speed
- Armor: Critical Hit Chance → Life → All Damage
- Jewelry: Critical Chance → Crit Damage → Attack Speed
Controversial take: full glass-cannon builds are overrated for solo farming. You’ll die more often than you score faster clears. To be fair, some runs aim for speed despite risk, but that’s not most players’ best ROI.
💎 Legendary Gems — What to Fit
Berserker’s Eye is the obvious DPS staple because it scales well with crit. Lightning Core gives passive chain damage that helps clear groups without changing your play. Everlasting Torment provides steady DoT when fights drag on. Phoenix Ashes can save a run—yes, that’s worth a slot for long farms.
Suggested setup (flexible): Berserker’s Eye, Lightning Core, Everlasting Torment, Seeping Bile, Phoenix Ashes, Chip of Stoned Flesh. Ranks matter, so upgrade what you use most.
🎯 Dungeon Routes and Practical Strategy
Want faster clears? Start entrances, sweep perimeter, then move inward—this minimizes backtracking and avoids missing spawns. Mad King’s Breach is efficient for Demon Hunters; easy paths and pack layouts let you abuse range. Kikuras Rapids is richer but trickier—watch for ranged enemy kites. Tomb of Fahir is fast if you’re geared.
- Mad King’s Breach: ~8–12 minutes (gear dependent)
- Kikuras Rapids: ~10–15 minutes
- Tomb of Fahir: ~6–10 minutes
Speed tip: prioritize elites and treasure goblins when time matters. They give better reward-per-minute than grinding trash endlessly. Question: do you risk a longer clear for higher-value spawns? Sometimes yes—sometimes no.
📊 Paragon Focus and Progression
Start in Vanquisher for damage and life. After level 50, switch to Treasure Hunter for magic and gold find. Later, Gladiator and Blood Knight add crit and survivability. I’ve noticed players burn points in odd places early—don’t be that person; follow a simple progression and you’ll feel the impact.
| Paragon | Focus | Key Nodes |
|---|---|---|
| 1–50 | Vanquisher | Damage, Life, Armor Pen |
| 51–100 | Treasure Hunter | Magic Find, Gold Find |
| 101–150 | Gladiator | Crit Chance, Potency |
| 151+ | Blood Knight | Life, Armor |
Long-term: aim for Paragon 150 before splurging on niche nodes. This gives broad returns for solo farming (as of November 25, 2025).
🛡 Survivability Tricks That Actually Work
Life steal often beats raw DPS for long sessions—counterintuitive, but true. If you can sustain through small waves, you avoid costly deaths and keep clear speed. Keep Smoke Screen for emergencies; don’t burn it on every pull. Positioning is your top passive skill: fight near cover, and always plan a route out.
“Always identify escape paths before you engage. If you can’t get out, don’t fight.” — practical advice that saved me many hours.
Checklist (quick):
- 30%+ life steal where possible
- Smoke Screen ready
- Eat a potion at ~70% HP (don’t wait)
Advanced Tips and Odd Insights
Watch this: attack speed can sometimes reduce the benefit of certain resource-on-hit effects. So more speed isn’t always better for resource sustain—oddly enough. Also, Multishot dominance is a myth in some boss fights; single-target consistency often wins. Surprising? Yes. Try Crossbow Shot on bosses and compare DPS over a full kill.
// Sample micro-rotation (fast and simple)
Use Multishot to clear packs.
Use Crossbow Shot on elites.
Drop Rain of Vengeance for burst windows.
Smoke Screen to reset or escape.
One counterintuitive insight: repeatable, safe clears give more loot per hour than risky speed runs that end in deaths. Between us, I’d take steady gains most days.
Final Notes
Mastery comes from practice, small tweaks, and patience. Keep tweaking gems, gear, and paragon nodes for your specific playstyle. There are exceptions and metas shift (patches through 2025 nudged some numbers), so check what changed before you dump resources into a rare item. I’ll be blunt: if you copy a build blind, it won’t work the way you expect—adapt it.
If you want, I can share a compact gear checklist or a short run video timestamp guide next (I’ve got screenshots and timings from runs on November 12, 2025). Want that?
— a Demon Hunter main who’s been farming since Season 1, and refuses to die to sloppy positioning.
