Ghost Wolf
- For the lore, see spirit wolf.
| Ghost Wolf | |
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| Type | Utility |
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| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
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| Level learned | 16 |
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Ghost Wolf is a level 16 shaman ability. It transforms the shaman into the form of a ghost wolf, increasing movement speed by 30%.
Contents
Things you can do in Ghost Wolf form
- Move 30% faster (The Enchant Boot - Minor Speed enchant has no effect on Ghost Wolf speed)
- Attack with a bite attack (damage and attack speed depend on what weapon the shaman has equipped).
- Become hard to see by other players (though this won't affect aggressive mobs).
- Your ability to loot, skin, and gather herbs remains usable.
- Carry the flag in battlegrounds such as Warsong Gulch.
- Do a silly dance! (
/dance)
Tips and tactics
- In Ghost Wolf, the caster can't:
- Cast any spells.
- Use any skills.
- Use any non-gathering professions or mining.
- Ghost Wolf is treated as a magical buff and thus can be dispelled by priests, hunters, a felhunter, or another shaman.
- Ghost Wolf doesn't make you immune to
[Polymorph]. Some players still believe it does. - Ghost Wolf changes your type to Beast.
- You're vulnerable to abilities targeting Beasts such as
[Track Beasts], 
[Scare Beast], or 
[Hibernate]. - You're immune to abilities targeting Humanoids, such as
[Mind Control] or Track Humanoids.
- You're vulnerable to abilities targeting Beasts such as
- Ghost Wolf can be spellstolen by a mage, though the mage won't take the morph effect, they will just dispel the buff.
- Passive abilities from Weapons and Items and procs are not active.
- Buffs from certain potions and some spells disappear.
- Some weapon buffs' effect are not active (like
[Flametongue Weapon], 
[Windfury Weapon], and 
[Frostbrand Weapon]). - In Ghost Wolf, your standard Unarmed DPS is reduced.
- For players at or below level 60, there are four PvP rewards which further increase the speed by +15% speed when in ghost wolf form. These will not work for players above level 60.
- Can be used to completely ignore the Suppression Device's slowing aura mechanic in Blackwing Lair.
Improvements
- Glyph of the Spectral Wolf
- Use: Alters the appearance of your Ghost Wolf transformation, causing it to resemble a large, spectral wolf.
- Classes: Shaman
- Requires Level 25
- Sell Price: 1
Lore
When Thrall's soul separated from his body and entered the spirit world he transformed himself into a spirit wolf.[1] The Taur-ahe word for "ghost wolf" is "Lo'Gosh."[2] In Micky Neilson's opinion, when a shaman transforms into a ghost wolf the shaman's body becomes incorporeal.[3]
Gallery
Original model
Original model
Rehgar in Ghost Wolf form in Heroes of the Storm
Patches and hotfixes
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19):
- Now prevents movement speed from being reduced below 100% while active. Mana cost reduced.
[Glyph of Spirit Wolf]'s effect is now baseline.
- Hotfix (2014-12-11): "Ghost Wolf modified by Glyph of Ghostly Speed no longer provides a movement speed increase while indoors."
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Wolf model updated. 
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Cast time removed. No longer causes the Shaman to be less hindered by effects that would reduce movement speed. 
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Speed buff reduced to +30%, down from 40%. Can now be learned at level 15. Now usable indoors. 
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Can now be learned at level 16. While in this form, snaring effects may not bring the shaman below base normal run speed. 
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Base cast time reduced to 2 seconds, down from 3. 
Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Will now correctly have its cast time reduced by Nature's Swiftness. 
Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11): Now only usable outdoors. - Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17): Now considered a beast when using Ghost Wolf.
- Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Moved to level 20. Mana cost increased.
References
- ^ The Shattering, pg. 488-490
- ^ The Shattering, pg. 110 (ebook)
- ^ Micky Neilson on Twitter
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