Intimidation

Intimidation was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.", now requires Bestial Swiftness, now requires Bestial Wrath. Hunter Beast Mastery talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Intimidation details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Intimidation

Nature school

8% of base mana · 100 yd range · Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 30

Command your pet to intimidate the target on the next successful melee attack, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for 3 sec.

Intimidating.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Intimidation

Nature school

8% of base mana · 100 yd range · Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 30

Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.

Intimidating.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Command your pet to intimidate the target on the next successful melee attack, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for $24394d.	Command your pet to Stun the target for $24394d on its next successful attack, which also gains $m2% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 24394, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 24394, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 290, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
prereqTalent	[]	[ 1391, 1386 ]
rankTexts	[ "Command your pet to intimidate the target on the next successful melee attack, causing a high amount of threat and stunning the target for 3 sec." ]	[ "Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat." ]
rankValues	[ [ 3 ] ]	[ [ 3, 100 ] ]

Intimidation changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Intimidation

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Intimidation

Was Intimidation nerfed in WoW Forever?

Intimidation is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.", now requires Bestial Swiftness, now requires Bestial Wrath.

What changed for Intimidation in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Command your pet to Stun the target for 3 sec on its next successful attack, which also gains 100% increased critical strike chance. Generates high threat.", now requires Bestial Swiftness, now requires Bestial Wrath. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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