2.4.3 Support DH

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Entangling Shot Chain Gang
- Entangling Shot
Generate: 4 Hatred

Imbue an arrow with shadow energy that deals 200% weapon damage to the primary enemy and entangles up to 2 enemies, slowing their movement by 60% for 2 seconds.

When Entangling Shot hits an enemy, the Slow effect on all entangled enemies is refreshed.
Chain Gang

Entangle and Slow up to 4 enemies with each shot.
Multishot Wind Chill
- Multishot
Cost: 25 Hatred

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

Enemies hit are Chilled and have 8% increased chance to be Critically Hit for 3 seconds.
Marked for Death Valley of Death
- Marked for Death
Cost: 3 Discipline

Mark an enemy. The marked enemy takes 15% additional damage for the next 30 seconds.
Valley of Death

Mark an area on the ground of 15 yard radius for 15 seconds. Enemies in the area take 15% additional damage.
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%.
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.
Sentry Guardian Turret
- Sentry
Cost: 20 Hatred

Summon a turret that fires at nearby enemies for 280% weapon damage. Lasts 30 seconds.

You may have 2 turrets active at a time.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Guardian Turret

The turret also creates a shield that reduces damage taken by allies by 25%.

Custom Engineering
- Custom Engineering
Increase the duration of your Caltrops, Marked for Death, Spike Trap, and Sentry by 100%.

Increase the maximum number and charges of Sentries to 2 and number of Spike Traps to 4.
Numbing Traps
- Numbing Traps
Enemies you Slow, Chill, or hit with Fan of Knives, Spike Trap, Caltrops, Grenades, and Sentry fire have their damage reduced by 25% for 5 seconds.
Perfectionist
- Perfectionist
Reduce the Discipline cost of all skills by 10%. Increase your Armor and resistance to all damage types by 10%.

Discipline is used to fuel many of your tactical and defensive skills.
Tactical Advantage
- Tactical Advantage
Whenever you use Vault, Shadow Power, Smoke Screen, or backflip with Evasive Fire you gain 60% movement speed for 2 seconds.

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.
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Marauder's Gloves

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

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

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Zoey's Secret

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+416–500 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You take 8.0–9.0% less damage for every Companion you have active.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence
Marauder's Encasement

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Illusory Boots

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+10–12% Movement Speed
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
Elusive Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

After casting Shadow Power, Smoke Screen, or Vault, take 50–60% reduced damage for 8 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Fortress Ballista

Legendary Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Attacks grant you an absorb shield for 2.0–3.0% of your maximum Life. Stacks up to 10 times.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Arcane Damage

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Poison Damage

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Lightning Damage

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Holy Damage

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Cold Damage

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Fire Damage

+(858–1049)–(1028–1304) Damage
Danetta's Revenge

Set Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Vault gains the effect of the Rattling Roll rune.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(533–652)–(639–810) Arcane Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Poison Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Lightning Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Holy Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Cold Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Fire Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Damage

Danetta's Hatred
Danetta's Spite
Danetta's Revenge
(2) Set: Vault deals 100% increased damage.Vault deals 800% increased damage.

More Details

Head
- Accursed Visage
- Stat Priority: Socket Vit
Shoulders
- Unsanctified Shoulders
- Stat Priority: CDR Reduced Resource Cost Vit AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- The Ess of Johan
- Stat Priority: Dex Socket CDR Reduced Resource Cost Vit
Torso
- Cage of the Hellborn
- Stat Priority: Vit Dex
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Strongarm Bracers
- Wraps of Clarity
- Stat Priority: Vit AR Dex LOH
Hands
- Marauder's Gloves
- St. Archew's Gage
- Stat Priority: CDR Reduced Resource Cost Vit AR
Waist
- Zoey's Secret
- Hunter's Wrath
- Stat Priority: Vit AR
Legs
- Marauder's Encasement
- Unholy Plates
- Stat Priority: Vit AR Dex
Feet
- Illusory Boots
- Hell Walkers
- Stat Priority: Vit AR Dex
Rings
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Elusive Ring
- Stat Priority: CDR Reduced Resource Cost Socket
Weapon
- Fortress Ballista
- Stat Priority: CDR Reduced Resource Cost Vit
Offhand
- Danetta's Revenge
- Bombardier's Rucksack
- Stat Priority: CDR Reduced Resource Cost Vit

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)
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
  All enemies you poison take 10% increased damage from all sources and deal 10% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Odyssey's End

Legendary Bow

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Enemies snared by your Entangling Shot take 20–25% increased damage from all sources.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Arcane Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Poison Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Lightning Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Holy Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Cold Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Fire Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Damage
Odyssey's End
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20–30% increased damage for 6 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Strongarm Bracers
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

The extra passive can be Blood Vengence, Awareness, Hot Pursuit, they are probably the most useful extra passive as a support.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Vitality
Primary Stat

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find
Area Damage

Don't want any Area Damage to reduce server lag.

Build Guide

Group Damage Buffs:

MFD - 15% extra damage taken by mobs in the area of effect (additive)
MS:Wind Chill - 8% extra crit chance
Entangling shot with Odessey's End - 25% additive damage
Strongarm Bracers - 30% additive damage (not sure how effective it is with the new CC cap)
Wolf Companion - 15% multiplicative damage

Group Toughness/Monster Debuffs:

Guardian Turrets - 25% damage reduction for allies inside
Numbing traps - 25% less damage from monsters hit by sentries/caltrops/spike trap (Entangling Shot actually also works with Numbing Traps)

Playstyle:

Shoot mobs with Entangling Shot and try to keep the chains on as many as possible, especially elites
Fire Multishot as much as is needed to reset the CD of Wolf companion to keep 100% uptime on the buff (this is where CDR and RCR rolls help a lot)
Drop MFD under the main group of mobs
Vault through the main group of mobs approximately every 5 seconds to proc your Strongarms and keep your Elusive buff up
Drop your Guardian turrets where your DPS's are standing, can always ask where they want it beforehand, often its useful to drop a turret on an Oculus circle as the DPS characters generally try and stand there for the damage buff

Alternatives:

Run Grenades with Boyarskys to taunt mobs, better for doing long range pulling if there is no zBarb
Run Bolas:Freezing Strike with Leonine bow of Hashir cubed for grouping and proccing Strongarms - if there is no monk for grouping this can be useful. If you run this drop Danetta's Revenge for Rucksack as the Bola pulls will proc Strongarms
Can drop Strongarm bracers for Wraps of Clarity if you need more toughness, or drop Nemesis for Strongarms + Wraps if another support is running Nems
If another support is running iceblink you can switch iceblink out for a gogok

Notes:

The Strongarms buff will not have much uptime in 4 player groups due to the zbarb/zmonk/zwiz getting mobs to the cc resistance threshold very quickly. This is more useful for 2 player groups with a wizard for example. There isn't too much else to run in this slot other than toughness items in an already tanky build, so the odd strongarm proc is decent.

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Head

Shoulders

Amulet

Torso

Wrists

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Rings

Weapon

Offhand

Legendary Gems

Kanai's Cube

Paragon Priorities

Core

Offense

Defense

Utility

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