With the announcement of Legion, Demon Hunters were announced as the new class for the game. It's been described as a melee class with very high mobility. As for the flavor text and lore, it is stated on Warcraft's website as the following:
"Demon hunters, disciples of Illidan Stormrage, uphold a dark legacy, one that frightens their allies and enemies like. 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 Hunter, World of Warcraft
Demon Hunters will only be available for Night Elves and Blood Elves, as the Demon Hunters that are set to appear in Legion will be part of the Illidari; Illidan's Demon Hunters. The few Night Elves that followed Illidan through the Dark Portal, and the Blood Elves that followed Kael'thas, a select number were trained to become Demon Hunters. The story of your personal Demon Hunter will start moments before adventurers battle Illidan Stormrage atop the Black Temple, and you are sent on a what is described as a suicide mission - eventually you end up on Azeroth, locked up in the Vault of Wardens. That's all we know about the Demon Hunters so far in regards to story.
As for specializations, Demon Hunters will only have two. Vengeance will be the tanking spec, and Havoc will be the DPS spec. They wanted to add a third, but they saw little value in it as the only choices were another tank spec or another DPS spec. Healing or ranged DPS specs did not fit the fantasy.
Both specs have access to metamorphosis, turning you into a Demon much like Illidan whilst using the Havoc specialization. As for Vengeance, you become far more bulkier and spikes protrude from your back.
Character customization also allows you to add horns to your characters base form, as well as an eye shroud, tatoos, and demonic scales. A few abilities have also been named, such as:
Spectral Sight: Allows you to see invisible/stealthed targets, even through objects.
Double Jump: Demon Hunters are able to jump twice.
Eye Blast: Shoots a beam, hits multiple targets in a line.
The starting level for Demon Hunters is currently being debated by the player base, most believe that Demon Hunters will start between 95 - 100. I think starting at level 95 is most likely, because starting at 100 would make the leveling experience too quick of an experience. Demon Hunters will use Demonic Fury as a resource, will be able to wear Cloth and Leather armour and give a 12th Character Creation slot. Their main weapons will be Glaives, though it is unclear as to whether or not these will have a unique weapon type, or if they will be swords. I believe that swords will be the most likely candidate. Some of the pictures shown of Demon Hunters with their Glaives actually contain the Artifact versions of them.
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