Trinket Leaderboard
Best Trinkets for Vengeance Demon Hunter in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0.69587)
Ranked DPS deltas for every current-season trinket, simmed weekly against a stat-priority baseline. Pick a fight style below; raw numbers and percentage gain over the no-trinket baseline are in the table.
The top trinket for Vengeance Demon Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69587 is Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique, gaining 11.7% DPS over no trinket on Cleave.
Updated Sep 6, 2026
Patch 12.1.0SimC 3f6f8c450,000 iterations per trinket
Top pick
The top cleave trinket for Vengeance Demon Hunter in WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.0.69587 is Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique from The Venomous Abyss, gaining 11.7% DPS over the no-trinket baseline. Tumor of the Swarm (8.69%) and Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt (8.37%) round out the top three. Numbers are mean DPS across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations on the canonical Vengeance Demon Hunter baseline at item level 334.
Top 10, cleave
Baseline 145,033 DPS- #1
+17,038 (11.7%) - #2
+12,603 (8.69%) - #3
+12,144 (8.37%) - #4
+11,973 (8.26%) - #5
+11,966 (8.25%) - #6
+11,944 (8.24%) - #7
+11,923 (8.22%) - #8
+11,836 (8.16%) - #9
+11,426 (7.88%) - #10
+11,403 (7.86%)
Top trinket pairings (cleave)
Estimated, paired sim coming soonEstimated combined gain. We're shipping paired sims next; numbers shown are upper-bound additive (the sum of each trinket's solo DPS gain, ignoring how the two interact when worn together).
- #1+29,641 (20.4%)
- #2+29,183 (20.1%)
- #3+24,747 (17.1%)
Full ranking, cleave
75 trinkets| Rank | Trinket | Source | ilvl | DPS gain | vs baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +17,038 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Mythic+Voidscar Arena | 334 | +12,603 | 8.69% | |
| 3 | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +12,144 | 8.37% | |
| 4 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +11,973 | 8.26% | |
| 5 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +11,966 | 8.25% | |
| 6 | Mythic+Temple of Sethraliss | 334 | +11,944 | 8.24% | |
| 7 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +11,923 | 8.22% | |
| 8 | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +11,836 | 8.16% | |
| 9 | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +11,426 | 7.88% | |
| 10 | Mythic+Murder Row | 334 | +11,403 | 7.86% | |
| 11 | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +11,198 | 7.72% | |
| 12 | Mythic+The Blinding Vale | 334 | +11,144 | 7.68% | |
| 13 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +11,111 | 7.66% | |
| 14 | Mythic+Voidscar Arena | 334 | +11,098 | 7.65% | |
| 15 | Mythic+The Blinding Vale | 334 | +11,089 | 7.65% | |
| 16 | Mythic+Kings' Rest | 334 | +10,982 | 7.57% | |
| 17 | Mythic+Murder Row | 334 | +10,752 | 7.41% | |
| 18 | Mythic+Altar of Fangs | 334 | +10,611 | 7.32% | |
| 19 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +10,242 | 7.06% | |
| 20 | Mythic+Altar of Fangs | 334 | +9,794 | 6.75% | |
| 21 | CraftedMidnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +9,471 | 6.53% | |
| 22 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +9,334 | 6.44% | |
| 23 | Mythic+Ruby Life Pools | 334 | +8,566 | 5.91% | |
| 24 | Mythic+Kings' Rest | 334 | +7,771 | 5.36% | |
| 25 | Mythic+Murder Row | 334 | +7,647 | 5.27% | |
| 26 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +7,623 | 5.26% | |
| 27 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +7,552 | 5.21% | |
| 28 | WorldPvP Vendor | 298 | +7,414 | 5.11% | |
| 29 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +7,387 | 5.09% | |
| 30 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +7,306 | 5.04% | |
| 31 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +6,180 | 4.26% | |
| 32 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +6,096 | 4.20% | |
| 33 | Mythic+Den of Nalorakk | 334 | +5,911 | 4.08% | |
| 34 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +5,879 | 4.05% | |
| 35 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +5,494 | 3.79% | |
| 36 | Mythic+Voidscar Arena | 334 | +5,482 | 3.78% | |
| 37 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +5,437 | 3.75% | |
| 38 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +4,986 | 3.44% | |
| 39 | WorldInscription | 220 | +4,846 | 3.34% | |
| 40 | WorldVoidstorm Quest Reward | 263 | +4,816 | 3.32% | |
| 41 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +4,785 | 3.30% | |
| 42 | WorldInscription | 220 | +4,782 | 3.30% | |
| 43 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 282 | +4,553 | 3.14% | |
| 44 | WorldInscription | 220 | +4,514 | 3.11% | |
| 45 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +4,513 | 3.11% | |
| 46 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 282 | +4,478 | 3.09% | |
| 47 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +4,408 | 3.04% | |
| 48 | Mythic+Temple of Sethraliss | 334 | +4,204 | 2.90% | |
| 49 | Mythic+Ruby Life Pools | 334 | +4,032 | 2.78% | |
| 50 | Mythic+Ruby Life Pools | 334 | +3,804 | 2.62% | |
| 51 | Mythic+Den of Nalorakk | 334 | +3,783 | 2.61% | |
| 52 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +3,733 | 2.57% | |
| 53 | WorldWorld Drop | 263 | +3,635 | 2.51% | |
| 54 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +3,544 | 2.44% | |
| 55 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +3,510 | 2.42% | |
| 56 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +3,064 | 2.11% | |
| 57 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +2,949 | 2.03% | |
| 58 | WorldInscription | 220 | +2,914 | 2.01% | |
| 59 | Mythic+Temple of Sethraliss | 334 | +2,842 | 1.96% | |
| 60 | RaidThe Tidebound Grotto | 334 | +2,746 | 1.89% | |
| 61 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +2,680 | 1.85% | |
| 62 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +2,449 | 1.69% | |
| 63 | Mythic+Altar of Fangs | 334 | +2,440 | 1.68% | |
| 64 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +2,433 | 1.68% | |
| 65 | Mythic+The Blinding Vale | 334 | +2,285 | 1.58% | |
| 66 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +1,532 | 1.06% | |
| 67 | Mythic+Kings' Rest | 334 | +757 | 0.52% | |
| 68 | WorldDelve Vendor | 289 | +586 | 0.40% | |
| 69 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 282 | +-136 | -0.09% | |
| 70 | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +-146 | -0.10% | |
| 71 | Mythic+Murder Row | 334 | +-156 | -0.11% | |
| 72 | Mythic+The Blinding Vale | 334 | +-197 | -0.14% | |
| 73 | Mythic+Altar of Fangs | 334 | +-229 | -0.16% | |
| 74 | Mythic+Den of Nalorakk | 334 | +-238 | -0.16% | |
| 75 | RaidThe Venomous Abyss | 334 | +-1,954 | -1.35% |
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Methodology
Baseline profile
SimulationCraft default Vengeance Demon Hunter profile at current season ilvl, no trinket equipped. Best-effort talent build, consumables, and gem/enchant set tracking SimC head.
Iteration count
50,000 iterations per trinket. Standard deviation on the DPS mean is well under 0.5% at this count, which keeps the ranking deltas reliable.
Cleave
Three-target uniform cleave, 5 minutes, fixed pull timing. Approximates a typical raid encounter with consistent adds.
Patchwerk
Single boss, 5 minutes, no movement, no adds. The pure DPS ceiling for raw rotation throughput.
Not included
Tier set bonuses, hero talent variance beyond the SimC default, encounter scripting (boss adds, mechanics, debuffs), and gear interactions outside the trinket slot. For your specific build, run a full sim.
Source patch
SimulationCraft 3f6f8c453beaf245fecee52e9ea3e5c5bc6ad7fb, client build 12.1.0.69587. Generated Sep 6, 2026. Re-runs every Sunday after the SimC weekly bump.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best trinket for Vengeance Demon Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69587?
Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique ranks #1 for Vengeance Demon Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69587, with a +11.7% DPS gain over the no-trinket baseline. The full ranking on this page covers every current-season trinket.
What are the top 3 trinkets for Vengeance Demon Hunter?
Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique ranks #1 at +11.7% DPS from The Venomous Abyss; Tumor of the Swarm ranks #2 at +8.69% from Voidscar Arena; Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt ranks #3 at +8.37% from Midnight Crafted Gear. All deltas are mean DPS over the no-trinket baseline across 50,000 SimulationCraft iterations.
How does Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique compare on Cleave vs Patchwerk for Vengeance Demon Hunter?
Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique gains +11.7% DPS on Cleave and +10.7% DPS on Patchwerk for Vengeance Demon Hunter. The rank-1 pick is the same in both fight styles.
What's the difference between Vengeance's Cleave and Patchwerk picks?
Cleave runs three uniform targets for five minutes and rewards trinkets that deal AoE damage or scale with multi-target rotations. Patchwerk is single-target only and rewards single-target throughput. Vengeance Demon Hunter can have a different best trinket in each style; switch the toggle above to compare.
How often is the Vengeance Demon Hunter trinket leaderboard updated?
Every Sunday, after the SimulationCraft weekly build refresh. The pinned SimC SHA on this page is the source of truth for the patch state.
Are these results from real character data or theorycrafted?
Real SimulationCraft sims using the canonical Demon Hunter baseline profile. Each trinket runs 50,000 iterations against the same baseline and the page reports the DPS delta. Numbers are stat-priority averages, not your specific build; for your character, paste your /simc string on the homepage.