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Shadowhunter

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Overview

A demonic shapeshifter who transforms into a powerful demon form. Shadowhunter builds Shadowburst Meter through human-form skills and then transforms to gain new abilities, increased damage, and a full HP restore. Demonic Impulse build is one of the cheapest to gear.

PvE Rating

★★★★★

PvP Rating

★★★★★

Archetype

Assassin

Role

Damage Dealer

Strengths

  • +Cheapest class to build due to no tripod requirements in demon form
  • +Full HP restore on transformation is excellent survivability
  • +Simple and satisfying demon form rotation
  • +Good mobility in both forms
  • +Strong sustained damage with near-permanent demon form uptime

Weaknesses

  • -Human form damage is very low; vulnerable before first transform
  • -Demon form skills have smaller hitboxes
  • -Perfect Suppression requires very high gear investment
  • -Limited party synergy compared to other DPS classes
  • -Transformation downtime can occur in poorly geared setups

Tips & Strategy

  • 1Demonic Impulse transforms instantly at full gauge; Perfect Suppression stays human.
  • 2Demonic Impulse is the cheapest build in the game since demon form skills have no tripods.
  • 3In demon form, spam all skills off cooldown for maximum DPS.
  • 4Perfect Suppression has a higher damage ceiling but costs significantly more to build.
  • 5Build Specialization to fill your transformation gauge faster.