Rake

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

No one wants to become a druid's scratching post.^{TCGDP 26}

Rake is your basic Direct Damage melee attack with Damage Over Time added.

Contents 1 Rank table 2 Notes 3 Improvements 3.1 Talents 3.2 Glyphs 4 Tips and tactics 5 Patch changes 6 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	??
7	78	190	1161	20

Notes

• The small amount of inital damage can crit, granting a bonus combo point if the talent Primal Fury is taken.
• The initial damage is increased by the Mangle debuff.

Improvements

Talents

	Talent Points Needed	Type	Description	Talent Points Available
	0	Feral Combat	Ferocity	5
	20	Feral Combat	Savage Fury	2

Glyphs

Tips and tactics

• Effective damage technique against high armor enemies (Mail and Plate wearers).
• Useful to prevent Rogues from using Vanish.

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.
  

External links

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