Demon Hunter

The Demon Hunter is one of the ten classes in Hearthstone, represented by Illidan Stormrage, Aranna Starseeker, and Kurtrus Ashfallen.

Illidan Stormrage, the newest playable Hero in Hearthstone, embodies the Demon Hunter’s class identity. He’s an aggressive attacker who leads his fel-infused forces into the fray. While other Heroes may buff and heal their minions, Illidan instead fuels himself with their souls when they fall in combat, taking vengeance upon his enemies.

Mix and match Hero Attack buffs with weapons to trigger mighty attacking-related effects. Slice into enemy minions, using your own health as a resource. You’ll find the class lacks in direct sources of healing, but instead relies on smaller chip heals via Lifesteal.

In addition to being aggressive attackers, Demon Hunters can control the battlefield with their fel magic, benefiting from the souls of their sacrificed Illidari allies, and finding devious ways to deploy massive demons to the battlefield far earlier than expected.

The Demon Hunter also introduces a new class-specific keyword, Outcast. Outcast cards have impactful bonuses when played from the left or right-most position in your hand. With a bit of careful thought and turn-planning, Outcast cards can shift the tides of a match.^[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

Main article: Demon Hunter

Demon hunters, the disciples of Illidan Stormrage, uphold a dark legacy, one that frightens their allies and enemies alike. The Illidari embrace fel and chaotic magics—energies that have long threatened the world of Azeroth—believing them necessary to challenge the Burning Legion. Wielding the powers of demons they’ve slain, they develop demonic features that incite revulsion and dread in fellow elves.

Demon hunters made a pact, long ago, to fight against the forces of chaos using their own terrible powers against it. They ritually blind themselves in exchange for Spectral Sight that enables them to better sense their prey. This enhanced awareness, together with their great agility and magical prowess, makes demon hunters unpredictable adversaries. They wield demonically charged warblades in battle and call upon demonic energies to augment their formidable combat skills.

Hero Power[edit | edit source]

Hero Powers are unique abilities, specific to each class. While most classes spend 2 mana on their hero power, the Demon Hunter only spends 1.

Demon Claws, the class’s Hero Power, is a one mana-cost boost to the Demon Hunter’s Attack, designed around robust synergies with its class cards. The low mana cost of Demon Claws allows it to fit fluidly into curves, giving the Demon Hunter a unique gameplay feel. The hero power can reliably allow the Demon Hunter to fill their Mana curve, and can be used alongside their many synergistic cards such as Blade Dance and Satyr Overseer.

Replacement Hero Powers[edit | edit source]

Justicar Trueheart's Battlecry and Baku the Mooneater's Start of Game will replace Demon Claws with Demon's Bite.

Metamorphosis will replace the current hero power with Demonic Blast, and after the first use it will be replaced with a second use of it.

Strategy and gameplay[edit | edit source]

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Common deck types[edit | edit source]

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Because of Demon Hunter's fantastic card draw, high chip and burst damage, and the speed at which they burn out, most Demon Hunters are geared towards aggressive or midrange builds. Demon Hunters arm themselves with weapons and aggressively-statted minions to take control of the board or apply massive face damage, and look to seal the game with cards like Imprisoned Antaen and Priestess of Fury before the opponent can stabilize.

Counters[edit | edit source]

Demon Hunters are susceptible to large minions (particularly those with Taunt) as they lack hard removal. Decks that can produce large minions repeatedly like Resurrect Priest, Handlock, and some Control Warrior decks can create an insurmountable force.
Since Demon Hunters attack with their hero for many different card effects, freezing their hero can often delay their plays.
Demon Hunters are relatively reliant on their weapons, which extend the effect of their hero power and cards like Chaos Strike. Weapon-destruction effects can severely hamper them.
Try to play one large minion instead of lots of small ones, since Demon Hunters can easily remove small minions.
Demon Hunters have great card draw, but difficulty generating extra cards. This makes them easy to beat in fatigue.

Spells[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Demon Hunter/Wild format

See Spell.

Name / Desc	Rarity	School	Class	Cost	Description
Sigil of Silence	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	0	At the start of your next turn, Silence all enemy minions.
Demon Companion	Rare	General		1	Summon a random Demon Companion.
Double Jump	Common	General	Demon Hunter	1	Draw an Outcast card from your deck.
Felosophy	Epic	Fel		1	Copy the lowest Cost Demon in your hand. Outcast: Give both +1/+1.
Felscream Blast	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	1	Lifesteal. Deal 1 damage to a minion and its neighbors.
Fury (Rank 1)	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	1	Give your hero +2 Attack this turn. (Upgrades when you have 5 Mana.)
Illidari Studies	Common	General	Demon Hunter	1	Discover an Outcast card. Your next one costs (1) less.
Throw Glaive	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	1	Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it dies, add a temporary copy of this to your hand.
Chaos Strike	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	2	Give your hero +2 Attack this turn. Draw a card.
Feast of Souls	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	2	Draw a card for each friendly minion that died this turn.
Immolation Aura	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	2	Deal 1 damage to all minions twice.
Sigil of Flame	Epic	Fel	Demon Hunter	2	At the start of your next turn, deal 3 damage to all minions.
Sigil of Summoning	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	2	At the start of your next turn, summon two 2/2 Demons with Taunt.
Soul Shear	Rare	Shadow		2	Deal 3 damage to a minion. Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck.
Spectral Sight	Common	General	Demon Hunter	2	Draw a card. Outcast: Draw another.
Spectral Sight	Common	General	Demon Hunter	2	Draw a card. Outcast: Draw another.
Acrobatics	Common	General	Demon Hunter	3	Draw 2 cards. If you play both this turn, draw 2 more.
Coordinated Strike	Common	General	Demon Hunter	3	Summon three 1/1 Illidari with Rush.
Eye Beam	Epic	Fel	Demon Hunter	3	Lifesteal. Deal 3 damage to a minion. Outcast: This costs (1).
Relentless Pursuit	Common	General	Demon Hunter	3	Give your hero +4 Attack and Immune this turn.
Vile Call	Common	General	Demon Hunter	3	Summon two 2/2 Demons with Lifesteal.
Glide	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	4	Shuffle your hand into your deck. Draw 4 cards. Outcast: Your opponent does the same.
Chaos Nova	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	5	Deal 4 damage to all minions.
Metamorphosis	Legendary	Fel	Demon Hunter	5	Swap your Hero Power to "Deal 4 damage." After 2 uses, swap it back.
Skull of Gul'dan	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	6	Draw 3 cards. Outcast: Reduce their Cost by (3).
Cycle of Hatred	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	7	Deal 3 damage to all minions. Summon a 3/3 Spirit for every minion killed.
Expendable Performers	Epic	General	Demon Hunter	7	Summon seven 1/1 Illidari with Rush. If they all die this turn, summon seven more.
Fel Guardians	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	7	Summon three 1/2 Demons with Taunt. Costs (1) less whenever a friendly minion dies.
Inner Demon	Free	General	Demon Hunter	8	Give your hero +8 Attack this turn.
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Uncollectible

For Wild format listings, see Demon Hunter/Wild format

The following spells are generated by other demon hunter cards or effects, and are uncollectible.

Name / Desc	Rarity	School	Class	Cost	Description
Soul Fragment	None	Shadow		0	Casts When Drawn Restore 2 Health to your hero.
Fury (Rank 2)	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	1	Give your hero +3 Attack this turn. (Upgrades when you have 10 Mana.)
Fury (Rank 3)	Common	Fel	Demon Hunter	1	Give your hero +4 Attack this turn.
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Minions[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Demon Hunter/Wild format

All classes can also use neutral minions. See Minion.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Battlefiend	Common	Demon	Demon Hunter	1	1	2	After your hero attacks, gain +1 Attack.
Crimson Sigil Runner	Common	General	Demon Hunter	1	1	1	Outcast: Draw a card.
Crimson Sigil Runner	Common	General	Demon Hunter	1	1	1	Outcast: Draw a card.
Spirit Jailer	Common	Demon		1	1	3	Battlecry: Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck.
Felfire Deadeye	Common	General		2	2	3	Your Hero Power costs (1) less.
Furious Felfin	Rare	Murloc	Demon Hunter	2	3	2	Battlecry: If your hero attacked this turn, gain +1 Attack and Rush.
Kor'vas Bloodthorn	Legendary	General	Demon Hunter	2	2	2	Charge, Lifesteal After you play a card with Outcast, return this to your hand.
Netherwalker	Common	General	Demon Hunter	2	2	2	Battlecry: Discover a Demon.
Razorboar	Common	Beast	Demon Hunter	2	3	2	Deathrattle: Summon a Deathrattle minion that costs (3) or less from your hand.
Redeemed Pariah	Common	General	Demon Hunter	2	2	3	After you play an Outcast card, gain +1/+1.
Sightless Watcher	Rare	Demon	Demon Hunter	2	3	2	Battlecry: Look at 3 cards in your deck. Choose one to put on top.
Ace Hunter Kreen	Legendary	General		3	2	4	Your other characters are Immune while attacking.
Felrattler	Common	Beast	Demon Hunter	3	3	2	Rush Deathrattle: Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions.
Felsteel Executioner	Epic	Elemental	Demon Hunter	3	4	3	Corrupt: Become a weapon.
Gan'arg Glaivesmith	Common	Demon	Demon Hunter	3	3	2	Outcast: Give your hero +3 Attack this turn.
Insatiable Felhound	Common	Demon	Demon Hunter	3	2	5	Taunt Corrupt: Gain +1/+1 and Lifesteal.
Line Hopper	Common	General	Demon Hunter	3	3	4	Your Outcast cards cost (1) less.
Luckysoul Hoarder	Rare	General		3	3	4	Battlecry: Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck. Corrupt: Draw a card.
Magehunter	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	3	2	3	Rush Whenever this attacks a minion, Silence it.
Razorfen Beastmaster	Rare	Quilboar	Demon Hunter	3	3	3	Deathrattle: Summon a Deathrattle minion that costs (4) or less from your hand.
Stiltstepper	Epic	General	Demon Hunter	3	4	1	Battlecry: Draw a card. If you play it this turn, give your hero +4 Attack this turn.
Ashtongue Battlelord	Common	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	5	Taunt Lifesteal
Ashtongue Battlelord	Common	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	5	Taunt Lifesteal
Felsaber	Common	Demon	Demon Hunter	4	5	6	Can only attack if your hero attacked this turn.
Il'gynoth	Legendary	General	Demon Hunter	4	2	6	Lifesteal Your Lifesteal damages the enemy hero instead of healing you.
Kayn Sunfury	Legendary	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	4	Charge All friendly attacks ignore Taunt.
Kurtrus Ashfallen	Legendary	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	4	Battlecry: Attack the left and right-most enemy minions. Outcast: Immune this turn.
Raging Felscreamer	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	4	Battlecry: The next Demon you play costs (2) less.
Renowned Performer	Common	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	3	Rush Deathrattle: Summon two 1/1 Assistants with Taunt.
Shardshatter Mystic	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	2	Battlecry: Destroy a Soul Fragment in your deck to deal 3 damage to all other minions.
Star Student Stelina	Legendary	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	3	Outcast: Look at 3 cards in your opponent's hand. Shuffle one of them into their deck.
Vengeful Spirit	Epic	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	4	Outcast: Draw 2 Deathrattle minions.
Vilefiend Trainer	Common	General	Demon Hunter	4	5	4	Outcast: Summon two 1/1 Demons.
Blood Herald	Common	General		5	1	1	Whenever a friendly minion dies while this is in your hand, gain +1/+1.
Soulshard Lapidary	Common	General	Demon Hunter	5	5	5	Battlecry: Destroy a Soul Fragment in your deck to give your hero +5 Attack this turn.
Zai, the Incredible	Legendary	General	Demon Hunter	5	5	3	Battlecry: Copy the left- and right-most cards in your hand.
Bladed Lady	Rare	Demon	Demon Hunter	6	6	6	Rush Costs (1) if your hero has 6 or more Attack.
Fel Summoner	Common	General	Demon Hunter	6	8	3	Deathrattle: Summon a random Demon from your hand.
Imprisoned Antaen	Rare	Demon	Demon Hunter	6	10	6	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, deal 10 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Death Speaker Blackthorn	Legendary	Quilboar	Demon Hunter	7	3	6	Battlecry: Summon 3 Deathrattle minions that cost (5) or less from your deck.
Priestess of Fury	Rare	Demon	Demon Hunter	7	6	5	At the end of your turn, deal 6 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Soulciologist Malicia	Legendary	General		7	5	5	Battlecry: For each Soul Fragment in your deck, summon a 3/3 Soul with Rush.
Coilfang Warlord	Rare	General	Demon Hunter	8	9	5	Rush Deathrattle: Summon a 5/9 Warlord with Taunt.
Illidari Inquisitor	Rare	Demon	Demon Hunter	8	8	8	Rush. After your hero attacks an enemy, this attacks it too.
Taintheart Tormenter	Rare	Demon	Demon Hunter	8	8	8	Taunt Your opponent's spells cost (2) more.
Ancient Void Hound	Epic	Demon	Demon Hunter	9	10	10	At the end of your turn, steal 1 Attack and Health from all enemy minions.
Pit Commander	Epic	Demon	Demon Hunter	9	7	9	Taunt At the end of your turn, summon a Demon from your deck.
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Uncollectible[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Demon Hunter/Wild format

The following minions are generated by other demon hunter cards, and are uncollectible.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Illidari Initiate	None	General	Demon Hunter	1	1	1	Rush
Kolek	None	Demon		1	1	2	Your other minions have +1 Attack.
Performer's Assistant	None	General	Demon Hunter	1	1	1	Taunt
Reffuh	None	Demon		1	2	1	Charge
Shima	None	Demon		1	2	2	Taunt
Snarling Vilefiend	None	Demon	Demon Hunter	1	1	1
Soulfed Felhound	None	Demon	Demon Hunter	1	1	2	Taunt
Ravenous Vilefiend	None	Demon	Demon Hunter	2	2	2	Lifesteal
Wailing Demon	None	Demon	Demon Hunter	2	2	2	Taunt
Insatiable Felhound	Common	Demon	Demon Hunter	3	3	6	Corrupted Taunt, Lifesteal
Luckysoul Hoarder	Rare	General		3	3	4	Corrupted Battlecry: Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck and draw a card.
Released Soul	None	General		3	3	3	Rush
Spirit of Vengeance	None	General	Demon Hunter	3	3	3
Conchguard Warlord	None	General	Demon Hunter	8	5	9	Taunt
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Weapons[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Demon Hunter/Wild format

See Weapon.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Trueaim Crescent	Epic		1	1	4	After your Hero attacks a minion, your minions attack it too.
Tuskpiercer	Rare	Demon Hunter	1	1	2	Deathrattle: Draw a Deathrattle minion.
Aldrachi Warblades	Common	Demon Hunter	3	2	2	Lifesteal
Dreadlord's Bite	Common	Demon Hunter	3	2	2	Outcast: Deal 1 damage to all enemies.
Marrowslicer	Common	Demon Hunter	4	4	2	Battlecry: Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck.
Warglaives of Azzinoth	Epic	Demon Hunter	5	3	3	After attacking a minion, your hero may attack again.
Warglaives of Azzinoth	Epic	Demon Hunter	5	3	3	After attacking a minion, your hero may attack again.
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Leveling rewards[edit | edit source]

Demon Hunters start with the following class cards upon completing the prologue.

Level 20-60[edit | edit source]

Upon completion of the prologue, the class is at level 20. Above level 20, reaching certain levels will award golden versions of existing Basic cards. As they are uncraftable, it is not possible to disenchant these cards, making the reward purely cosmetic. Reaching each required level will award one golden card. Since the Demon Hunter has no neutral cards to unlock, cards are unlocked at half the rate of other classes.

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Level 58/60

Videos[edit | edit source]

Demon Hunter Cinematic Trailer (2020-03-17)

Hearthstone: How Demon Hunter Was Brought to Life (2020-03-19)

Hearthside Chat – Demon Hunter Deep Dive (2020-03-24)

How the Hearthstone Team Designed Demon Hunter – Behind the Scenes (2020-03-26)

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Demon Hunter is the first new playable class added to Hearthstone. While Death Knight was technically the first new class, it is only represented in a few uncollectible tokens.
The Demon Hunter does not have a set of Classic cards. However, the extra five cards added in each Year of the Phoenix expansion is designed to provide parity with this. Blizzard intends to build them a Classic set partially out of expansion cards, once they figure out which effects they want to keep evergreen.^[2]^[3]

Patch changes[edit | edit source]

Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25): Can now be unlocked through Practice mode.
Server-side patch (2020-04-02): Now obtainable (locked from use until April 7th, 2020).
Patch 17.0.0.44222 (2020-03-26): Added.