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Challenging Shout
Ability bullrush
Properties
Class Warrior
School Physical
Cooldown 2 min
Radius 10 yards
Talents
Talent required Inv axe 66 [Improved Heroic Throw] or Ability warrior revenge [Best Served Cold]
Related debuff
Ability bullrush
  • Challenging Shout
  • Taunted.
  • Duration: 6 sec
"Come get some!"[1]

Challenging Shout is a Protection warrior talent. It causes all nearby enemies to attack the warrior for 6 seconds.

Notes[]

  • Specifically a party-only ability, Challenging Shout is used in only one situation: A party member has generated a large amount of aggro and they need to be pulled before they die. It can also be used if a single mob has resisted Spell nature reincarnation [Taunt] and you need to pull that mob off your party member.
  • This is especially useful in instances, but even with the new 3 minute cooldown, it should not be used as a staple of holding aggro. It is best used if a given fight looks to be getting out of control, where multiple enemies are starting to split off and attack different group members, or unexpected adds join in and start attacking the squishies. Ideally, skillful use of the much faster cooldown single Spell nature reincarnation [Taunt] and rapid target switching should be enough to keep everyone focused on the main tank in normal fights.
  • As with Taunt, this ability has little effect on enemies already attacking the warrior beyond preventing them from switching targets for the duration, but unlike Taunt does not actually create fresh threat itself. Enemies will switch back to their original targets after 6 seconds, unless fresh threat is generated by other means.
  • With its three minute cooldown, Challenging Shout can be used roughly every third pull in an instance (assuming a minute for each pull). Because of this, warriors don't need to worry so much about the cooldown, but it should still not be used willy-nilly.
  • It has no real use while soloing, and like Spell nature reincarnation [Taunt], has no effect on enemy players in PvP.
  • Like Taunt it will affect player pets, allowing for a limited usability in PvP, such as pulling pets off of a caster.
  • Unlike Taunt, Challenging Shout has no stance requirement, so DPS warriors can use it without changing stance, in PvP or in emergencies.

Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Re-added as a row 5 Protection talent (was a level 46 ability for all specs).
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Removed.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Cooldown decreased to 3 minutes, from 10 minutes.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): The chance for challenging shout to land is now affected by hit rating.
  • Test-inline Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11): Now usable against targets that are immune to physical attacks.

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