Headhunter Boss Killer

Hello all. First time getting a Headhunter and lots and lots of EX.

So im wondering what would be a good single target Headhunter build. Clearly i want good clear speed, and while my ED contagion is blasting through the maps even without the HH, i would like to spec a boss killer that works well with HH.

Any suggestions?

for bosses besides map bosses (are those even bosses?) your headhunter is nothing more than a belt that gives str and dex. any build that has good single target is gonna work, but your headhunter is not gonna do shit for bossing

also actual "headhunter builds" arent for bossing. the power of the belt revolves around killing lots and lots of rares very quickly, and any build that is built around that is gonna be useless for bosses

Yes, i 100% get that.

My point is, i want something that excels at bosses and uses HH well. I really dont care about mapping speed (much, would like it averagish), i have that already. Maybe i should have mentioned that in OP.

I am aware i may often switch out HH when fighting boss.

No such thing. HH adds nothing to bossing. few points strength and dex i guess but almost any other belt is better for you in that context

Generally HH is not for boss killing withough deep investment into the self cure build types and even then its much more about player skill and knowledge and effective time managment and not intrinsically "Free"

Use you HH to farm the big buxxx for a big nasty boss build like lancing steel, discharge, or generals cry

Generally speaking, you may come to find very quickly that HH is not really all its cracked up to be and very much limits gameplay options

ah nevermind.

So I think we all know how you came about the HH...

Well, although the question is kinda silly (HH is worthless for most important bosses), what you want is high single target dps with the ability to also clear super fast.

Saying you dont care about mapping speed is saying you dont care about HH.


HH is ALL ABOUT mapping speed. The faster you map, the more buffs, the more damage, it builds into even faster mapping, which leads to more buffs, etc. It is exponential.

At the same time, HH will not give buffs in areas without rares to kill, i.e. most boss arenas.

Hence, for boss killers, HH is worthless, and even detrimental. If good boss killers happen to use a HH for clears, they usually remove it for all bosses.


Do you understand now?

To answer your question, toxic rain builds are both great boss killers and great clear. Similarly, blade vortex, that is why those are the two most played skills.