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Initiative

Initiative1 point

Damaging an enemy before they damage you increases your critical strike chance by 10% for 5 sec. Vengeful Retreat refreshes your potential to trigger this effect on any enemies you are in combat with.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassDemon Hunter
Specializations3
Tree sectionHavoc specialization talents
Row5 of 11
Opens at8 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Havoc Demon Hunter talent tree, Initiative sits in the Havoc specialization talents, row 5 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Havoc Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Initiative from Desperate Instincts.

  • Desperate Instincts

    Blur now reduces damage taken by an additional 10%. Additionally, damage taken below 35% Health is reduced by 10%.

Connected below

Initiative leads on to Tactical Retreat and Blind Fury.

  • Tactical Retreat

    Vengeful Retreat has a 5 sec reduced cooldown and generates Fury over 10 sec.

  • Blind Fury2 ranks

    Eye Beam generates 10 Fury every second, has 10% increased duration, and deals 10% increased damage.

Same row

Also on this row: Scars of Suffering, Demonic, Furious Throws and Trail of Ruin.

  • Scars of Suffering

    Increases Versatility by 4% and reduces threat generated by 8%.

  • Demonic

    Eye Beam causes you to enter demon form for 5 sec after it finishes dealing damage.

  • Furious Throws

    Throw Glaive now costs 25 Fury and throws a second glaive at the target.

  • Trail of Ruin

    The final slash of Blade Dance inflicts an additional (72% of Attack Power) Chaos damage.

Talent trees

Initiative is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Demon Hunter: Devourer (DPS), Havoc (DPS), Vengeance (Tank).

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Initiative Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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