Screech
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Screech is an ability for Hunters to teach their pets. It does physical damage to a single target and applies a debuff that lowers the attack power of all nearby enemies. The AoE debuff of screech has an innate threat value built into it, making Screech a powerful tool for pet-tanking multiple mobs. Allow 4 applications of Screech, and then nearby targets can be shot with a Hunter's Multi-Shot without getting aggro.
Details
- Beast Families: Bat, Carrion Bird, Owl
- Focus Cost: 20
- Duration: 4 second target melee Attack Power debuff
- Cooldown: none
- Range: 5 yards / 5 yard radius, point blank
Rank Table
| Rank | Damage | Attack Power | Level | TP Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 - 9 | -25 | 8 | 10 TP |
| 2 | 12 - 16 | -50 | 24 | 15 TP |
| 3 | 19 - 25 | -75 | 48 | 20 TP |
| 4 | 26 - 46 | -100 | 56 | 25 TP |
| 5 | 33 - 61 | -210 | 64 | 29 TP |
Usability
This ability is highly important in End Game raids, though underappreciated. It can cut some 8% of the *melee* damage that a level 73 boss can inflict on the tank. It's aoe nature makes this ability shine when trying to alleviate the role of palas when multi-tanking. In "End Game Raids" this ability can be powerful. Note that the different ranks of screech stack with each other which allows the use of two owls utilizing the two highest-ranks of screech respectively for a total of an aoe effect of -310 attack power. Dps-wise, even though this ability doesn't inflict as much damage as pet-abilities like `bite' it's reduced cost in focus (only 20 focus instead of 35 for `bite') make it a viable alternative.
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| Hunter Pets and Pet abilities | |
|---|---|
| Beasts | Bat • Bear • Boar • Carrion bird • Cat • Crab • Crocolisk • Dragonhawk • Gorilla • Hyena • Nether ray • Owl • Raptor • Ravager • Scorpid • Serpent • Spider • Spore bat • Tallstrider • Turtle • Warp stalker • Wind serpent • Wolf |
| Active abilities | Bite • Charge • Claw • Cower • Dash • Dive • Fire Breath • Furious Howl • Gore • Growl • Lightning Breath • Poison Spit • Prowl • Scorpid Poison • Screech • Shell Shield • Thunderstomp • Warp |
| Passive abilities | Avoidance • Cobra Reflexes • Great Stamina • Natural Armor • Arcane Resistance • Fire Resistance • Frost Resistance • Nature Resistance • Shadow Resistance |
| Further reading | Rare pets • Happiness • Training points |
