Howl of the Pack

Beast. Howl to summon hyena allies to fight with you. — In-game description

Howl of the Pack

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Pet

Hyena

Slot

Pet (skill list)

Type

Beast

Game link

API

12718

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10.5½  30  

Howl of the Pack

Beast. Howl to summon hyena allies to fight with you.

 Hyena Allies: 2

 Duration: 15 seconds

— In-game description

Related traits

Marksmanship

• Wolfsong — Canine Beast abilities apply vulnerability and reveal nearby enemies. You deal additional increased strike damage against vulnerable enemies.

Skirmishing

• Fang and Claw — Feline, avian, and drake pets gain additional precision and ferocity. Beast skills grant fury around the ranger.

Wilderness Survival

• Carnivore — Steal health from enemies when you or your pet disable them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Poison Master — Upon using a Beast ability, your pet's next attack will inflict poison; your poison damage is increased.

Nature Magic

• Rejuvenation — Beast skills now grant regeneration around the ranger.
• Invigorating Bond — Beast skills heal allies around the ranger.

Beastmastery

• Pack Alpha — Your pet's attributes are improved and pet skills gain recharge reduction. Improved attributes are power, condition damage, precision, toughness, and vitality.
• Go for the Eyes — Nearby foes are blinded by Beast abilities.
• Wilting Strike — Beast abilities inflict weakness on those struck. This effect will only occur once on each target struck by an ability.
• Beastly Warden — Beast abilities taunt nearby foes. Ursine and porcine pets deal increased damage and have increased health.

Soulbeast

• Live Fast — Using a Beast ability grants you offensive boons.

Galeshot

• Flock Together — Feathered pets have increased strike damage and health. Beast skills grant quickness around the ranger.

Notes

• Ends on pet swap.
• Each summoned Hyena Ally has 2 canine pet skills (Crippling Leap and Bite (canine)), and will most of the time start with a Crippling Leap.
• Each summoned Hyena Ally will attempt to target and attack the ranger's current target, if no target is selected, it will attempt to attack the current autotarget. If no viable autotarget is found, it will attempt to find the nearest enemy.
• Each summoned Hyena Ally will not follow the ranger or the pet hyena. It will stay in place if it can't acquire a target.
• The 15 seconds duration is the maximum possible time each summoned Hyena Ally can be around. If it doesn't acquire a target within a few seconds, it will disappear prematurely.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the cooldown from 45 seconds to 30 seconds. Increased the number of summoned allies from 1 to 2. Reduced the ally duration from 40 seconds to 15 seconds. Summoned allies can no longer use Brutal Charge.
April 30, 2013	Reduced cast time from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Howl of the Pack has been added to the game.