ChilliBurn Knockback Unhallowed Essence

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by Quidam67 last updated May 21, 2015 ( Patch 2.2 )

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Skills

Multishot Arsenal
- Multishot
Cost: 25 Hatred

Fire a massive volley of arrows dealing 360% weapon damage to all enemies in the area.
Arsenal

Every time you fire, launch 3 rockets at nearby enemies that each deal 300% weapon damage as Fire.
Evasive Fire Focus
- Evasive Fire
Generate: 4 Hatred

Shoot a spread of bolts that hits the primary enemy for 200% weapon damage and two additional enemies for 100% weapon damage.

If an enemy is in front of you at close range, you will backflip away 5 yards.
Focus

Instead of backflipping, increase Hatred generated to 7.

Evasive Fire's damage turns into Cold.
Companion Wolf Companion
- Companion
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your raven deals an additional 500% damage on its next attack.

Passive: Summons a raven companion that pecks at enemies for 100% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Wolf Companion

Active: Your wolf howls, granting you and your allies within 60 yards 15% increased damage for 10 seconds.

Passive: Summons a wolf companion that attacks enemies in front of him for 150% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Preparation Invigoration
- Preparation
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Instantly restore 30 Discipline.
Invigoration

Passive: Permanently increase maximum Discipline by 20.
Vengeance Seethe
- Vengeance
Cooldown: 90 seconds

Turn into the physical embodiment of Vengeance for 20 seconds.

Side Guns: Gain 4 additional piercing shots for 60% weapon damage each on every attack.
Homing Rockets: Shoot 2 rockets at nearby enemies for 80% weapon damage each on every attack.
Vengeance: Gain 40% increased damage.
Seethe

Gain 10 Hatred per second.
Vault Tumble
- Vault
Cost: 8 Discipline

Tumble acrobatically 35 yards.
Tumble

After using Vault, your next Vault within 6 seconds has its Discipline cost reduced by 50%.

Ballistics
- Ballistics
Increase damage of rockets by 100%.

In addition, you have a 20% chance to fire a homing rocket for 150% weapon damage when you attack.
Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
Your primary skills generate an additional 4 Hatred.
Cull the Weak
- Cull the Weak
Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.
Steady Aim
- Steady Aim
As long as there are no enemies within 10 yards, all damage is increased by 20%.

Items

Accursed Visage

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Unsanctified Shoulders

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Cage of the Hellborn

Set Cloak

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

200 - 220 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%
+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20 - 30% increased damage for 6 seconds.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Fiendish Grips

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26.0–50.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
Unholy Plates

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Hell Walkers

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Windforce

Legendary Bow

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

30.0–50.0% Chance to Knockback on Hit
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(610–745)–(731–926) Arcane Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Poison Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Lightning Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Holy Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Cold Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Fire Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Damage
Dead Man's Legacy

Legendary Quiver

More Details

Head
- Accursed Visage
- Stat Priority: Dex Socket CHC Vit
Shoulders
- Unsanctified Shoulders
- Stat Priority: Dex Reduced Resource Cost CDR AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Fire % CHD CHC Socket
Torso
- Cage of the Hellborn
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Dex Fire % CHC
Hands
- Fiendish Grips
- Stat Priority: Dex CHD CHC Vit
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Unholy Plates
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR
Feet
- Hell Walkers
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit MS
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: Socket Dex CHD CHC
Weapon
- Windforce
- Stat Priority: Knockback % Dmg % Reduced Resource Cost Dex
Offhand
- Dead Man's Legacy
- Stat Priority: Dex CHC AS Reduced Resource Cost

Legendary Gems
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional 5.0%.
  Enemies you Chill have a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4.00% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20.00% increase at 50 yards.
  20% chance on hit to Stun the enemy for 1 second. (Requires Rank 25)

You need a Hellfire with awareness or one of the 4 passives listed above. Steady Aim is the one you would drop if you do not have a Hellfire. It is also the one you could swap out with another offensive passive depending on your preferences. However I think it has the best synergy with the build which is why I run with it.

The dream Hellfire will be Fire|CrD|CrC but Dex will be ok if you did not win the Hellfire Grind Lottery.

You want resource cost reduction on 3 items, and you want cooldown on one item and a Diamond in helmet. In the stats as I have listed them above, you could dump Vit off gloves for either cooldown or rcr if you want to go more glass cannon. You could also dump vit off helmet for multishot but honestly I don't think you need it and it is a huge amount to of vit to give up for a tiny increase in damage. The only place i have multishot is on boots.

You obviously want +disc on weapon; chest and quiver. With Preparation|Invigoration you should be sitting on 80-81.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Maximum Resource
Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Cap movement speed to 25% the rest is as per priority listed above.

Build Guide

This build is from the PS4 version of the game, and evolved as a result of a new unofficial leader board set up specifically for console gamers who want to compete and compare their efforts and progression with other players on an even playing field. I compete in the Legit Solo Demon Hunter division and just grabbed 1st place using this build by completing Greater Rift 55 (included on Youtube link).

I regard it as a variation on the standard Fire Multishot Unhallowed Essence but it has some very specific gear requirements which in my personal opinion, makes it one of the strongest builds of this type. In fact I suspect it is actually quite close in strength to the Blue Balls build, though probably more suited to solo than group play.

An important part of this build is the follower. One of the weakest parts of the Unhallowed build (in solo anyway) is crowd control. Iceblink and Windforce play a big part in slowing things down and pushing things back, but your follower completes the equation with frequent stuns and freezes. I will not cover how to equip your follower here, but there are a number of other posts about how to set him up for crowd control as versus dps) and you really need to do that in order to help this build shine.

The key points to the build are:

Strong resource conservation and regeneration via rcr and Evasive Fire|Focus + Night Stalker

Strong crowd control via Evasive Fire|Focus + Iceblink; Windforce knockbacks; and Templar stuns and freezes

High damage potential against mobs via the synergy of all the combined skills, notably Windforce and strongarms.

The play style for this build is to walk a fine line between pushing forward and backing off, keeping enough safe distance to avoid dangerous affixes while being close enough to do dmaage. Pop wolf as often as you can to maximise the potential of the damage debuff. Pop invigoration after a vaulting spree and before you engage. Pop vengence when you need to deal serious damage in as short a time as possible in order to eliminate threats as fast as possible.

While this is not the strongest build possible for Demon Hunters, I find the playstyle straight forward and simple, while still being engaging.

I prefer vault as my defensive choice and I think it works well with the idea that this build is all about keeping away from danger, but I freely admit Smokescreen|discplacement may be a more effective choice. I just enjoy vault more so that is what I use.

I've had tremendous fun evolving this build as a means to climb the Demon Hunter Legit ladder for solo, which I admit is a very small, but committed group of enthusiasts, so thought I'd share it.

Any questions or constructive criticism/suggestions are welcome.

cheers

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