Swipe

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Swipe
Swipe Instant cast 5 yd range 20 Rage Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting X damage. Damage increased by attack power.
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

'Others fight with daggers or swords, but us druids prefer to fight with our bear hands.'

Mainly a tool to keep aggro on multiple mobs.

Rank table

Rank	Level	Description	Cost
1	16	Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 10 damage.	16
2	24	Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 14 damage.	36
3	34	Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 21 damage.	90
4	44	Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 41 damage.	1 62
5	54	Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 60 damage.	2 52
6	64	Swipe 3 nearby enemies, inflicting 84 damage.	4 77

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%.

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 all three targets from a swipe, you'll get 15 Rage in return.
• All other procs you may have, like Omen of Clarity for example, will have a high chance to proc while spamming Swipe, because you will be effectivelly hitting 3 mobs every 1.5 seconds.
• Damagewise, this ability is generally more effective than Maul, especially aknowledging the fact that Maul prevents you from generating Rage on your next swing.

Past changes

• Prior to v2.0.3, Swipe's threat generation was 1.75x damage done. This threat bonus was removed, due to Swipe damage now scaling with Attack Power.
• Prior to v2.0.10, Swipe's damage was increased by the Savage Fury talent. Savage Fury now only affects abilities in Cat Form.

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