Swipe
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- This article is about the Druid Bear Form ability. For the hunter pet ability see Swipe (pet). For the Cat Form ability see Swipe (Cat).
| Swipe | |
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| Usable by | |
| Class | Druid |
| Properties | |
| Type | Offensive |
| School | Physical |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Talents | |
| Improvement talents | Ferocity, Naturalist |
| Other information | |
| Ranks | 6 |
| Requirements | Bear Form |
Swipe is mainly a tool to keep aggro on multiple mobs. It deals damage to all enemies in range.
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Rank table
| Rank | Level | Damage | Cost |
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| 1 | 16 | 9 | 16
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| 2 | 24 | 13 | 36
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| 3 | 34 | 19 | 90
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| 4 | 44 | 37 | 1 62
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| 5 | 54 | 54 | 2 52
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6  | 64 | 76 | 4 77
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7  | 72 | 95 | 17
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| 8 | 77 | 108 | 17
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Notes
- The Idol of Brutality increases Swipe's damage by 10.
- In unlimited or extremely high Rage situations, Swipe can also be used in addition to Maul even if there is only one target.
Talent improvement
- Ferocity, in Feral Combat, reduces Swipe's Rage cost by 1/2/3/4/5.
- Naturalist, in Restoration, increases Swipe's damage by 2/4/6/8/10%.
- Feral Instinct, in Feral Combat, increases Swipe's damage by 10/20/30%.
Tips and tactics
- This is a good Ability to use to keep Aggro on more than one target. Putting talent points into Ferocity makes this ability very viable for tanking.
- The feral talent Primal Fury gives you 5 Rage on a crit in bear form. If you crit on many of the targets from a swipe, you'll get a lot of Rage in return.
- Damage-wise, this ability is generally more effective than Maul against multiple targets, especially acknowledging the fact that Maul prevents you from generating Rage on your next swing.
Patch changes
- Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): The Bear Form and Dire Bear Form version of this ability no longer has a targeting requirement and hits targets behind the druid and to the sides.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Feral Instinct no longer increases threat generated in Bear form, but now increases damage done by your Swipe ability by 5/10/15%.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Now affects targets within a range.
- Previously, threat generation was 1.75x damage done. Now the threat multiplier has been removed. However, the increased damage compensates the lost of threat, especially in AoE tanking scenarios.
- Previously, threat generation was 1.75x damage done. Now the threat multiplier has been removed. However, the increased damage compensates the lost of threat, especially in AoE tanking scenarios.
- Patch 2.0.10 (2007-03-06): No longer affected by Savage Fury.
External links
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