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This article is about Druid ability. For the beast, see The Rake. For the pet ability, see Rake (pet).

No one wants to become a druid's scratching post.^[1]

Rake is a basic direct damage melee attack with a damage over time component. The initial damage can critically strike, and is increased by Mangle. It is an effective damage technique against high armor enemies (Mail and Plate wearers), as well as preventing Rogues from using Vanish.

Contents 1 Rank table 2 Improvements 2.1 Talents 2.2 Glyphs 3 Patch changes 4 References 5 External links

Rank table

Rank	Level	X	Y	Cost
1	24	17	90	40
2	34	26	135	1
3	44	46	207	1 80
4	54	64	297	2 80
5	64	90	414	5 30
6	72	150	963	20
7	78	190	1161	20

Improvements

Talents

Talent	Talent Points Needed	Type	Description	Number of ranks
Ferocity	0	Feral Combat	Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, Rake and Mangle abilities by {1/2/3/4/5} Rage or Energy.	5
Savage Fury	20	Feral Combat	Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Mangle (Bear), Mangle (Cat), and Maul abilities by {10/20}%.	2

Glyphs

Patch changes

• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Ranks 6 and 7 base points on initial and periodic damage reduced by about 7%. Scaling from attack power unchanged.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): The damage for this ability has been increased.
  

The initial damage was increased, the bleed effect multiplier increased from 0.06 to 0.18, and gained additional damage.

• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): The initial damage is no longer mitigated by armor.
  

References

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• Allakhazam

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