Shadowhunter - Chaos Dungeon/Cube AoE Build

Intro

Shadowhunter is one of the classes that strongly rely on their identity and having a high uptime means more damage. In chaos dungeons and cubes like every other class you rely on heavy AOE damage and low cooldown to clear all the mobs fast and not waste too much time clearing easy content. The whole build is made around AOE skills with low cooldown. In terms of difficulty both Chaos Dungeons and Cube are pretty easy to complete.

Skill Progression

• At 268 skill points add Demonic Clone, Fist of Destruction on Demonic Clone
• At 296 skill points add Demonic Clone, Enh. Release Encroachment on Demonic Clone
• At 312 skill points add Demonic Slash, Nimble Movement on Demonic Slash
• At 328 skill points add Sharpened Cut, Persistent Bleeding on Sharpened Cut
• At 328+ skill points start getting Howl and Decimate to level 11, while adding other skills as you get more skill points

Build Breakdown

• Howl has highest AoE range and damage so using it on cooldown after grouping all the mobs is the play
• Decimate helps with clearing Elite mobs and Bosses with decent AoE damage
• Thrust Impact helps with clearing Elite mobs and Bosses
• Demonic Clone is used to farm identity meter while doing decent AoE damage
• Cruel Cutter is great for clearing large groups of mobs in a straight line
• Demon's Grip works the same as Cruel Cutter. Combine them together for even more damage
• Sharpened Cut basic mobility skill to avoid getting stuck and kiting mobs
• Demonic Slash movement ability to help you get out of harms way
• Gate of Eruption is the preferred Awakening skill

Combat Stats

Shadowhunter relies on identity and transforming into a demon to gain new set of skills. Damage on these new skills is buffed with high Specialization so running it as a main stat is a must, while adding Crit as a secondary stat on necklace.

Runes

Two of the most important runes that will speed up clearing the mobs are Bleed, 4 and Galewind, 3. Other runes are not as important and you can honestly put whatever else you have available.

• Bleed, 4 on Cruel Cutter and Demon's Grip
• Galewind, 3 on Demonic Clone, Thrust Impact, Decimate and Howl

Gameplay and Rotation

As with every other class the main idea is to group up all the mobs and burst them with 1 or 2 skills that deal big AoE damage. The rotation doesn't need to be perfect and you can use everything as it comes off the cooldown.

1. If you are not playing Perfect Suppression and instead playing Demonic Impulse setup, use Demonize to transform into Demonic form and use everything as it comes off cooldown.
2. When Demonize is unavailable always start of with grouping up mobs and using Howl
3. Lure up all the mobs into a straight line and combo them with Cruel Cutter and Demon's Grip
4. Use Thrust Impact and Decimate to kill Elite mobs which are going to drop orbs that refresh you cooldowns.
5. Use Demonic Clone as a filler skill to farm identity meter
6. Use Gate of Eruption on the boss in stage 2 which will refill your identity meter for stage 3 where you transform and clear mobs with ease

Summary

• Transform whenever your identity meter is full
• Always group up mobs for easy burst with Howl
• Lure mobs in straight line to get most benefit of using Bleed, 4 on Cruel Cutter
• Use filler skills when everything is on cooldown
• Don't be afraid to use your Awakening, Gate of Eruption, whenever you feel the need for it

Overall both Chaos Dungeon and Cube are very easy to clear, and even with minimum skill points you will have no issues in dealing with mobs and having fast and efficient clears.