Devourer Demon Hunter is a raid-friendly DPS spec in WoW Midnight because it solves one of the hardest raid problems: doing high damage without being glued to melee. Devourer operates from mid-range (25 yards for key spells), keeps pressure up with a frequent beam-style spender, and then turns the fight into a series of planned “power windows” by entering Void Metamorphosis and cashing out with Collapsing Star—a heavy 2.5-second cast finisher that becomes stronger each time you cast it during the same transformation. That sounds simple, but raid success with Devourer is mostly about two skills: positioning and damage pattern control.

Devourer Demon Hunter is built for Mythic+ in a way that feels very “Midnight”: you’re a 25-yard, mid-range Void caster with Demon Hunter mobility, a resource engine that ramps during pulls, and a toolkit full of stops, dispels, and survival buttons that can save a key when things get messy. But in high keys, raw DPS is only half the story. The Devourer who gets invited every week is the one who interrupts on time, chains crowd control without overlapping, uses defensives proactively, and amplifies the team’s damage through smart synergy.

Devourer Demon Hunter is a brand-new kind of DH gameplay in WoW Midnight: a mid-range Void spellcaster that still moves like a Demon Hunter, still dives into melee when it chooses, and still wins fights with tempo—just with a different engine. Instead of building around fixed cooldown timers, Devourer builds around resources and windows: you generate Fury and Soul Fragments, gather Souls efficiently, enter Void Metamorphosis once you’ve harvested enough, then turn that transformation into a real burst window by feeding it and cashing out with your signature finisher, Collapsing Star.

Devourer Demon Hunter is a brand-new way to play DH in WoW Midnight: a mid-range Void caster with Demon Hunter mobility, a soul-harvesting engine, and massive payoff windows inside Void Metamorphosis. That new identity also changes how you should think about talents. While leveling, you want talents that create fast, repeatable power spikes, keep you healthy with minimal downtime, and smooth out the moments when your “big window” isn’t ready yet.

Devourer is the biggest shake-up Demon Hunters have had since Legion: a Void-powered, mid-range DPS playstyle that still feels fast and acrobatic, but swaps fel-flavored melee spam for 25-yard “caster” pressure, soul-harvesting rhythm, and a transformation window you earn instead of pressing on a timer. If you’ve ever wanted a Demon Hunter that can fight at range without losing the class’s signature mobility—and still dive into melee for explosive combo moments—Devourer is Blizzard’s answer

Yes — your Prey can absolutely strike back, and that’s the entire point of the Prey system in WoW Midnight. You’re not signing up for a tidy checklist where you “do X, then fight Y.” Prey is built as an overlay on your open-world play: you quest, gather, explore, and fight… and your target can show up when you’re already busy, already in combat, and already least prepared. That’s why so many hunters lose hunts not because their damage is low, but because their defenses and decision-making aren’t built for surprise pressure.

In WoW Midnight, the Prey system is designed to mess with your comfort zone: you pick a target, go about your normal outdoor gameplay, and your quarry can show up at the worst possible moment. That unpredictability is the whole point—but it also creates a common frustration: “Why is my Prey taking forever to appear?” or “I keep searching, but I’m not finding anything.”

Prey in WoW Midnight is one of those rare systems that gives you two kinds of rewards at once: the practical “this helps my character” rewards (weekly power progression) and the collector “this makes my account cooler forever” rewards (mounts, transmogs, pets, toys, and even housing-related items). The catch is that Prey is also designed to be unpredictable — the target can ambush you mid-activity — so the best reward plan isn’t “farm everything,” it’s “chase the rewards that match your goals and your time.”

WoW Midnight’s Prey system is built to feel like a real hunt: you opt in, pick a target, keep playing the open world… and then your quarry can show up at the worst possible moment. That design changes what “good builds” look like. A pure raid single-target setup might hit hard, but if you can’t stabilize during an ambush, recover after a mistake, or shut down dangerous casts while moving, you’ll burn time (and patience) on Hard and Nightmare hunts.