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Hunter · Beast Mastery · row 5

Intimidation

Changed from Classic1 rankActive ability
Intimidation
Rank 1/1Beast Mastery
8% of base mana | 100 yd range | Instant | 1 min cooldown
Requires 20 points in Beast Mastery Talents
Requires Bestial Swiftness
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.

Every rank of Intimidation

RankEffectSource
1Command 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.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Beast Mastery, row 5, column 2. Needs 20 points in Beast Mastery first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 30 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Prerequisite: Bestial Swiftness at 1/1.
  • Unlocks: Bestial Wrath (requires Intimidation at full rank).
  • Competes with: Spirit Bond, Bestial Discipline in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameIntimidationIntimidation
PositionBeast Mastery row 5, col 2Beast Mastery row 5, col 2
Ranks11
Rank 1 textCommand 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.

now requires Bestial Swiftness

Builds that take Intimidation

Questions players ask

Where is Intimidation in the Hunter talent tree?
Beast Mastery tree, row 5, column 2. You need 20 points spent in Beast Mastery before you can learn it, and Bestial Swiftness must be at full rank first.
Is Intimidation new in WoW Forever?
Intimidation existed in Classic (Beast Mastery row 5, 1 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "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.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.