Screech (pet ability)

Details

File:Ability Hunter Pet Bat.png Screech is an ability for Hunters to teach their pets. It does physical damage to a single target and applies a debuff that lowers the attack power of all nearby enemies. The AoE debuff of screech has an innate threat value built into it, making Screech a powerful tool for pet-tanking multiple mobs. Allow 4 applications of Screech, and then nearby targets can be shot with a Hunter's [Multi-Shot] without getting aggro.

Details

• Beast Families: Bat, Carrion Bird, Owl
• Focus Cost: 20
• Duration: 4 second target melee Attack Power debuff
• Cooldown: none
• Range: 5 yards / 5 yard radius, point blank

Rank Table

Rank	Damage	Attack Power	Level	TP Cost
1	7 - 9	-25	8	10 TP
2	12 - 16	-50	24	15 TP
3	19 - 25	-75	48	20 TP
4	26 - 46	-100	56	25 TP
5	33 - 61	-210	64	29 TP

Usability

This ability is highly important in End Game raids, though underappreciated. It can cut some 8% of the *melee* damage that a level 73 boss can inflict on the tank. It's aoe nature makes this ability shine when trying to alleviate the role of palas when multi-tanking. In "End Game Raids" this ability can be powerful. Note that the different ranks of screech stack with each other which allows the use of two owls utilizing the two highest-ranks of screech respectively for a total of an aoe effect of -310 attack power. Dps-wise, even though this ability doesn't inflict as much damage as pet-abilities like `bite' it's reduced cost in focus (only 20 focus instead of 35 for `bite') make it a viable alternative.

For more information: Elitist Jerks thread

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