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Gears of Dreadlands

Set · Demon Hunter

  • 6 Pieces
  • Bonuses at 2 · 4 · 6 pieces

Set Bonuses

  1. 2 PiecesGain 4 seconds of Momentum when attacking with a Primary skill, at a maximum duration of 20 seconds. This duration begins counting down after a delay of 5 seconds after each application. Your Primary skills deal 10% increased damage per second of Momentum.
  2. 4 PiecesStrafing against enemies will automatically shoot your last used primary skill, and also give 60% damage reduction while strafing and for 5 seconds after. While Strafing, you gain 8% increased movement speed for each second of Momentum.
  3. 6 PiecesYour primary skills deal 27,500% increased damage.

Set Pieces

6 Pieces

Hungering Arrow on full auto

Gears of Dreadlands makes a primary skill — usually Hungering Arrow — the Demon Hunter's main damage source. The 6-piece bonus heavily empowers primary attacks.

How to play: Build Momentum with your primary skill and use Strafe, which automatically fires your last used primary skill, and stack attack speed for smooth sustained fire. An extremely mobile, fast build for speed runs and pushing.

Understanding Momentum

The 2-piece bonus introduces a resource of its own: every attack with a primary skill grants 4 seconds of Momentum, up to a maximum of 20 seconds. Five primary attacks therefore fill the meter completely. The countdown only starts 5 seconds after the last application, so short pauses cost you nothing. Each second of Momentum makes your primary skills deal 10% more damage.

Strafe for movement and defense

At four pieces, every Strafe shot against enemies automatically fires your last used primary skill. While strafing and for 5 seconds afterward you gain 60% damage reduction, and each second of Momentum raises your movement speed during Strafe by 8%. Full Momentum makes you not only deadlier but also much faster.

Strafe costs 12 Hatred and requires a weapon; normally you move at only 75% of your speed while using it. Drifting Shadow raises that to 100% and turns the damage into Lightning. Icy Trail leaves a path that chills enemies for 3 seconds, and Rocket Storm adds homing rockets.

Order of operations

Open with a few primary attacks to build Momentum, then switch into Strafe so the 27,500% from the 6-piece bonus applies to every automatically fired shot. One of the pieces, the Galvanized Vest, is a cloak. The set is frequently combined with the Ring of Royal Grandeur, The Ninth Cirri Satchel and Convention of Elements.

by eRnstl