Ghost Wolf

Ghost Wolf
Ghost Wolf Shaman ability 6% of base mana n/a cooldown 2 sec cast Turns the Shaman into a Ghost Wolf, increasing speed by 30%. As a Ghost Wolf, the Shaman is less hindered by effects that would reduce movement speed.
Properties
Class	Shaman
School	Nature
Cooldown	N/A
Related buff
Magic Ghost Wolf Increases movement speed by 30%. Effects that reduce movement speed may not bring you below your normal movement speed.

[[Category:shaman abilities]][[Category:shaman abilities]]

Howling in the middle of a foggy night...

Ghost Wolf transforms the shaman into the form of a ghost wolf, increasing movement speed by 30%. It is learned at level 16 for 18.

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) even if you have 1 weapon skill in wolf form you will have full skill.
• 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 Warsong Gulch.
• Do a silly dance! (/dance)

Improvements

•  [Glyph of Ghost Wolf] increases the speed of your Ghost Wolf form to +35%.

Tips and Tactics

• Ghost Wolf is treated as a magical buff and thus can be dispelled by priests, hunters, a felhunter, or another shaman.
• Ghost Wolf can be spellstolen by a mage, though the mage won't take the morph effect, he/she will just dispel the buff.
• 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.
• There are four PvP rewards which further increase the speed by +15% speed when in ghost wolf form. (will not work for players above level 60)
  •  [General's Mail Boots]
  •  [Marshal's Mail Boots]
  •  [Blood Guard's Mail Greaves]
  •  [Knight-Lieutenant's Mail Greaves]
• If [Rockbiter Weapon] has been cast prior to becoming a wolf and the shaman keeps that weapon equipped, it will significantly increase the damage done with each bite.
• Passive abilities from Weapons and Items and procs are not active.
• Certain buffs from 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.
• In Ghost Wolf, the caster can't:
  • Cast any spells.
  • Use any skills.
  • Use any non-gathering professions or mining.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Speed buff changed from +40% to +30%. Can now be used 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 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Will now correctly have its cast time reduced by Nature's Swiftness.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB