Animal Aspects

An Animal Aspect is a self-buff that is modeled after different types of animals. The ability to assume the aspect of an animal is exclusive to hunters. Hunters can learn a total of three or four different Aspects, depending on specialization.

Varieties

 * Aspect of the Chameleon: The Hunter takes on the aspect of a chameleon, becoming untrackable.
 * Aspect of the Cheetah: Increases the hunter's movement speed by 90% for 3 sec, and then by 30% for another 9 sec.
 * Aspect of the Eagle (Survival): Grants the hunter and their pet 10% increased Critical Strike chance on all abilities, and increases their chance to gain charges of Mongoose Bite by 100%.
 * Aspect of the Turtle: Deflects all attacks and reduces all damage the hunter take by 30% for 8 sec, but they cannot attack.
 * Aspect of the Wild (Beast Mastery): Grants the hunter and their pet 10 Focus per 1 sec and 10% increased critical strike chance on all attacks for 10 sec.

Past varieties

 * This aspect was removed in Patch 7.0.3:
 * Aspect of the Pack: The hunter's group (including the hunter) takes on the characteristics of a pack of cheetahs, increasing all their movement speeds by 30%. If a pack member takes damage, that member will be dazed for 4 sec.
 * This aspect was removed in Patch 6.2.0:
 * Aspect of the Fox: The hunter takes on the aspects of a fox, allowing your party and raid members to cast while moving for 6 seconds. Redesigned and re-added in Patch 6.0.2.
 * This aspect was removed in Patch 6.0.2:
 * Aspect of the Hawk: The hunter takes on the characteristics of a hawk, increasing Ranged Attack Power by 25%.
 * Aspect of the Iron Hawk is a talent that used to upgrade Aspect of the Hawk to provide damage reduction, increasing Ranged Attack Power by 25% and 10% damage reduction.
 * This aspect was removed in patch 5.0.4:
 * Aspect of the Wild: The hunter's group took on the aspects of the wild and increased nature resistance.
 * This aspect was removed in Patch 5.1.0:
 * Aspect of the Fox: The hunter takes on the aspects of a fox, allowing you to shoot Steady Shot and Cobra Shot while moving and causing you to gain 2 Focus whenever you receive a melee attack.
 * The following four aspects were removed in Patch 4.0.1:
 * Aspect of the Beast: The hunter takes on the characteristics of a beast, becoming untrackable and increasing melee attack power of the hunter and the hunter's pet by 10%.
 * Aspect of the Dragonhawk: The hunter takes on the aspects of a dragonhawk, increasing ranged attack power by X and chance to dodge by 18%.
 * Aspect of the Monkey: The hunter takes on the characteristics of a monkey, increasing chance to dodge by 18%.
 * Aspect of the Viper: The hunter takes on the aspect of the viper, causing ranged attacks to regenerate mana but reducing the hunter's total damage done by 50%. In addition the hunter gains 4% maximum mana every 3 sec. Mana gained is based on the speed of the ranged weapon used.

Patches and hotfixes

 * Aspect of the Iron Hawk has been renamed to Iron Hawk, and now passively provides a 10% reduction to all damage taken.
 * Aspect of the Hawk has been removed.}}
 * Aspect of the Iron Hawk has been renamed to Iron Hawk, and now passively provides a 10% reduction to all damage taken.
 * Aspect of the Hawk has been removed.}}