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Intimidation

Intimidation1 point
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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassHunter
Specializations3
Tree sectionHunter class talents
Row8 of 10
Opens at23 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Survival 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.

Connected below

Intimidation leads on to Cold Feet, Territorial Instincts or Guttural Roar and Born To Be Wild.

  • Cold Feet

    When your Freezing Trap breaks, the victim's movement speed is reduced by 70% for 4 sec.

  • Territorial Instincts

    The cooldown of Intimidation is reduced.

  • Born To Be Wild2 ranks

    The 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 Wall

    Damage taken during Aspect of the Turtle is reduced by an additional 20%.

  • Improved Snaring

    Wing Clip slows an additional 25%. Concussive Shot slows an additional 10%.

  • Binding Shot

    Fires 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.

  • Trailblazer

    Your movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec.

  • Moment of Opportunity

    When 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).

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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)

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532 - this talent's spell appears in the beta client's legacy talent data
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this talent's spell is in the Classic Era client's legacy talent data too
Rank spells sighted1 rank spells in the beta client's legacy talent data
Tree placement sightedtab 361, tier 4 in the beta client's legacy talent layout

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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