I'm a level 60 demon hunter who's just reached Inferno. I usually use Elemental Arrow w/ Nether Tentacles or Impale w/Chemical Burn as my main damage dealer and Hungering Arrow w/whatever rune to build hatred. I use a mix of Smoke Screen/Caltrops/Vault/Evasive Fire plus increased movement speed gear to kite around.
This seems like a pretty common sort of build, but I frequently see others using Marked For Death. I cannot seem to wrap my head around why. Would someone please describe a strong way to use it?
It seems like kiting and using the Steady Aim passive would automatically be better – especially on higher difficulties where you have to kite or be very mobile just to survive.
I'm not crapping on Marked For Death. I'm really curious about how other people use it.
Best Answer
When playing single player one would probably gain more from the available passive skills. However, as pointed out in this post, Marked for Death not only works for you, but all your teammates also benefit from its damage buff.
So, as Joshua pointed out, it can be used to ensure a certain amount of damage when you are unable to get away from the mobs or, when in group, have everyone get the buff.