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== Talent improvement ==
 
== Talent improvement ==
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* [[Ferocity]], in [[Feral Combat]], reduces Rage cost by 1/2/3/4/5.
 
 
* [[Naturalist]], in [[Restoration]], increases damage by 2/4/6/8/10%.
 
* [[Naturalist]], in [[Restoration]], increases damage by 2/4/6/8/10%.
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* [[Feral Instinct]], in [[Feral Combat]], increases damage by 10/20/30%.
 
   
 
== Tips and tactics ==
 
== Tips and tactics ==
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== Patch changes ==
 
== Patch changes ==
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*{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Damage has been reduced by 20%.}}
 
* {{Patch 3.3.0|note=renamed Swipe to Swipe (Bear) to separate it from {{ability|Swipe (Cat)}}, range increased to 8 yards.}}
 
* {{Patch 3.3.0|note=renamed Swipe to Swipe (Bear) to separate it from {{ability|Swipe (Cat)}}, range increased to 8 yards.}}
 
* {{Patch 3.1.0|note=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 3.1.0|note=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.}}

Revision as of 10:12, 23 November 2010

This article is about the Druid Ability racial bearform [Bear Form] ability. For the Ability druid catform [Cat Form] ability, see Inv misc monsterclaw 03 [Swipe].
Swipe
Inv misc questionmark
  • Swipe (8 ranks)
  • Druid ability
  • 8 yd range
  • 20 Rage
  • Instant
  • Swipe nearby enemies, inflicting X damage. Damage increased by attack power.
Properties
Class Druid
School Physical
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Requirements Bear Form
Improvements Ferocity, Spell nature healingtouch [Naturalist]

[[Category:druid abilities]][[Category:druid abilities]]

Swipe is mainly a tool to keep aggro on multiple mobs. It deals damage to all enemies in range.

Talent improvement

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 Ability druid maul [Maul] against multiple targets, especially acknowledging the fact that Maul prevents you from generating Rage on your next swing.

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Damage has been reduced by 20%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): renamed Swipe to Swipe (Bear) to separate it from Swipe (Cat), range increased to 8 yards.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): The Ability racial bearform [Bear Form] and Ability racial bearform [Dire Bear Form] version of this ability no longer has a targeting requirement and hits targets behind the druid and to the sides.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Ability ambush [Feral Instinct] no longer increases threat generated in Bear form, but now increases damage done by your Swipe ability by 5/10/15%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small 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.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.10 (2007-03-06): No longer affected by Ability druid ravage [Savage Fury].
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Self cooldown removed.

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