For the hunter pet ability, see Growl (pet).

Growl is the Druid tank's taunt ability.

Contents 1 Glyphs 2 Tips and tactics 3 Notes 4 Patch changes 5 External links

Glyphs Edit

Tips and tactics Edit

• Growl is particularly useful for saving nukers and healers from being attacked by mobs.
• Thanks to its long range, it can also be used to pull mobs if Faerie Fire (Feral) is on cooldown or otherwise unfavorable.
• Challenging Roar can function as a backup if Growl is on cooldown.
• If all else fails, immobilization of the mob - by Bash - can be a good alternative against non-boss mobs.
• Growling at a critter sometimes causes the critter to run in fear instead of coming to you, though certain ones will attack you (such as frogs).

Notes Edit

• Has no Rage cost.
• You get this ability automatically when you get Bear Form.
• As of patch 4.0.1, Growl no longer has a miss chance (even with +0% hit). Prior to 4.0.1, Growl followed the following rules: It was treated as a spell. It couldn't be cast when silenced and it had a 17% chance to miss raid bosses (in contrast to the 8% chance to miss boss mobs for melee attacks). So even if you are melee hit capped (263 hit rating at level 80), Growl's chance to miss was still 9%. This 9% gap was mostly covered with Glyph of Growl (which was removed in 4.0.1).

Patch changes Edit

• / Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Removed miss chance of this effect. 
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Range increased to 30 yards. 
  
• Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Cooldown changed to 8 sec. 
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): The chance for this ability to land successfully on its target is now increased by hit rating. 
  

External linksEdit

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• DB MMO-Champion

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