Flanking Strike

Flanking Strike, a Hunter Survival ability, is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 1 to 0). 1.5% of base mana, 5 yd range, instant cast, 30 sec cooldown.

Flanking Strike tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Flanking Strike

Physical school

1.5% of base mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

You and your pet deal simultaneous instant 100% melee damage. Afterward, you deal 8% increased damage for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Your pet's Basic attacks have a 50% chance to reset the cooldown on Flanking Strike.

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All damage increased by 8%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Flanking Strike

Physical school

1.5% of base mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

You and your pet deal simultaneous instant 100% melee damage. Afterward, you deal 8% increased damage for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Your pet's Basic attacks have a 50% chance to reset the cooldown on Flanking Strike.

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All damage increased by 8%.

Flanking Strike changes between Forever builds

Related to Flanking Strike

Talents that affect Flanking Strike

Other client rows named Flanking Strike

The game client ships 2 more rows named Flanking Strike (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the others keep their own page.

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Questions about Flanking Strike