Shadowmeld

Shadowmeld
Shadowmeld 10 sec cooldown Instant Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Night Elf Rogues and Druids with Shadowmeld are more difficult to detect while stealthed or prowling.
Properties
Class	All
Race(s)	Night elf
School	Physical
Cooldown	10 seconds
Other information
Requirements	Stationary
Related buff
Shadowmeld Shadowmelded.

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Shadowmeld is a racial ability possessed by night elves that allows them to use [Stealth] while not moving. Movement or damage will cause Shadowmeld to deactivate.

Notes

Shadowmeld ability passively boosts rogues and druids' [Stealth] abilities. It is thought to be equivalent to about one rank of [Master of Deception]. While a Rogue's stealth is superior to Shadowmeld, the skills operate on different cooldowns. A rogue or druid can use Shadowmeld while their stealth ability is on cooldown without entering a visible state in between. As a bonus, one can log out while in Shadowmeld.

Shadowmeld can be used both in Moonkin and Tree of Life forms, giving night elves a slight advantage in defensive roles for PvP compared to tauren druids.

Background

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In World of Warcraft, any night elf may Shadowmeld at any time. In Warcraft III, the ability could also be used by bandit neutral hostiles, and Night Elves were only able to use it at night. According to Tyrande Whisperwind's dialog, it is a power granted to the Night Elves by the goddess Elune.Template:Cite Though there is no official lore explanation for the differences, it can be assumed that the ability became universal after the relaxing of gender stratification following the conclusion of the Long Vigil.

Tips and tactics

• You can use it while you are drinking or eating. This is really useful when you are doing PVP.
• You can use it to escape from Horde players that are chasing you.
• You use it as a counter spell resource: as soon as you use it, spells cast made on you will be interrupted (only on PVP).
• It's a great ability for PVP even more when you are on BG taking care of a flag.
• With timing and attention to patterns, many mob patrols may be evaded in Shadowmeld. Hunters combine the skill with [Feign Death] to solo instances and skip to the end of FedEx quests.

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