Intimidation
Tree position
In the Beast Mastery Hunter talent tree, Intimidation sits in the Hunter class talents, row 8 of 10. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 23 points are spent in Class Talents.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Intimidation from Improved Aspect of the Turtle.
Improved Aspect of the TurtleThe cooldown of Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by 30 sec.
Connected below
Intimidation leads on to Cold Feet, Territorial Instincts or Guttural Roar and Born To Be Wild.
Cold FeetWhen your Freezing Trap breaks, the victim's movement speed is reduced by 70% for 4 sec.
Territorial InstinctsThe cooldown of Intimidation is reduced.

Born To Be Wild2 ranksThe cooldown of Aspect of the Eagle, Aspect of the Cheetah, and Aspect of the Turtle are reduced by 15 sec.
Same row
Also on this row: Shell Wall, Improved Snaring, Lone Survivor, Catlike Reflexes, Binding Shot and Trailblazer or Moment of Opportunity.
Shell WallDamage taken during Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by an additional 20%.
Improved SnaringWing Clip slows an additional 25%. Concussive Shot slows an additional 10%.


Binding ShotFires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yds for 10 sec, stunning them for 3 sec if they move more than 5 yds from the arrow. Targets stunned by Binding Shot deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.
TrailblazerYour movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec.
Moment of OpportunityWhen a trap triggers, gain 30% increased movement speed for 3 sec.
Talent trees
Intimidation is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Hunter: Beast Mastery (DPS), Marksmanship (DPS), Survival (DPS).
Intimidation Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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