Gift of the Wild

Gift of the Wild
Gift of the Wild (4 ranks) Druid ability 40 yd range 65% Base Mana Instant Reagents:  [Wild Berries] (Rank 1) /  [Wild Thornroot] (Rank 2) /  [Wild Quillvine] (Rank 3) /  [Wild Spineleaf] (Rank 4) Gives the Gift of the Wild to the target's party and raid members, increasing armor by X, all attributes by Y and all resistances by Z for 1 hour.
Properties
Class	Druid
School	Nature
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Improvements	[Improved Mark of the Wild]
Related buff
Magic Gift of the Wild Increases armor by X, all attributes by Y and all resistances by Z. Duration: 1 hour

"I felt my muscles thicken, my skin harden, and my senses sharpen."

—Taheo Skyspeaker

Gift of the Wild is the group version of the druid buff spell [Mark of the Wild]. It affects all party or raid members of level 40 or higher. In addition to affecting the entire party or raid, it also lasts for a full hour, instead of 30 min. Aside from the mana cost, duration, and number of targets affected, the spell is identical to Gift of the Wild and all talents and glyphs that improve one spell also improve the other.

In patch 4.0.1, this ability was removed, and [Mark of the Wild] affects all characters in the player's raid group.

Rank table

Rank	Level	Reagent	Armor	Attributes	Resistance	Cost
1	50	[Wild Berries]	240	10	15	2 7
2	60	[Wild Thornroot]	285	12	20	3 6
3	70	[Wild Quillvine]	340	14	25	10
4	80	[Wild Spineleaf]	750	37	54	20

Notes

• Aside from duration and targeting, the spell is identical to [Mark of the Wild]. See that spell's page for information about the effects of the buff.
•  [Wild Berries] cost 7,  [Wild Thornroot] costs 10,  [Wild Quillvine] costs 15 and  [Wild Spineleaf] costs 50 (excluding faction discounts).
•  [Drums of the Wild], a charged consumable item crafted by leatherworkers, can be used by any class to buff all party and raid members with a version of Gift of the Wild identical to druids' untalented rank 4 Gift of the Wild.
• As the spell automatically buffs the druid and his group, Gift of the Wild cannot be used to buff players who you are not grouped with.
• Party buffs follow these rules when cast:

1. The spell target must be friendly, in line of sight, and in range of the caster.
2. If the target is flagged PvP, the caster becomes flagged.
3. The target gains the buff.
4. Group buff splash - With some exceptions^†, all characters in the target's party, including pets, that are within 100 yards of him also gain the buff. This effect is not limited by line of sight. As a result, the caster can buff people at triple the spell range.

† Characters will be excluded from the group buff splash if they are lower than the spell's trained level, or are flagged PvP when the caster is not.

Exclusion by PvP status disrupts raid preparation; typically, the raid will wait for flags to expire, or order the buffing classes to become flagged themselves.

Improvements

Talents

• [Improved Mark of the Wild] increases the armor, attributes and resistance bonuses by 40%.

Glyphs

[Glyph of the Wild]

Tips and tactics

• The reagents for this spell are fairly cheap, so it is better to have this cast than [Mark of the Wild] if you're not playing solo.
• For raids, make sure that you bring at least one full stack of reagents, as you will likely have to recast GotW many times over the course of the raid.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): This ability no longer exists, having been replaced by the new mechanics in [Mark of the Wild].
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Can now be cast while in Moonkin form.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Gift of the Wild, ranks 3 and 4, are now available on trainers.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22):
  • Gift of the Wild, ranks 1 and 2, are now available on trainers.
  • Gift of the Wild: Rank 3 of this ability now has the same range as ranks 1 and 2.
    
  • Now has a new, unique icon.
• Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): This spell is now cast on the target's party.
  
• Patch 1.2.0 (2004-12-18): Added.
  

See also

• Gift of the Wild, TCG card

External links

Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3	Rank 4
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