Piercing Shriek

Beast. Emit a cacophonous screech, dazing and tormenting nearby enemies. — In-game description

Piercing Shriek

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Pet

Raptor Swiftwing

Slot

Pet (skill list)

Type

Beast

Game link

API

78873

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Piercing Shriek

Beast. Emit a cacophonous screech, dazing and tormenting nearby enemies.

 Damage: 517 (0.25)^?

₂ Torment (8s): 352 Damage, 509 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

 Daze: 2 seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 300

 Defiance Break: 200

— In-game description

Related traits

Marksmanship

• Moment of Clarity — Gain an attack of opportunity for you and your pet on interrupting a foe. Daze and stun durations that you inflict last longer. This trait can only grant an attack of opportunity against enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Predator's Onslaught — You and your pet deal increased strike damage to disabled, defiant, or movement-impaired foes. Affected conditions are stun, taunt, daze, cripple, fear, immobilize, and chilled.

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.
• Bestial Rage — Gain might and fury when you disable a foe.
• Beastly Warden — Beast abilities taunt nearby foes. Ursine and porcine pets deal increased damage and have increased health.
• Go for the Throat — When you strike an enemy with a Beast ability, cast Lesser "Sic 'Em!" on the enemy.

Soulbeast

• Live Fast — Using a Beast ability grants you offensive boons.
• Oppressive Superiority — Deal increased damage to foes at a lower health percentage than you. Conditions you apply to foes at a lower health percentage than you last longer.

Untamed

• Debilitating Blows — Disabling a foe applies conditions to that foe based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Galeshot

• Flock Together — Feathered pets have increased strike damage and health. Beast skills grant quickness around the ranger.
• Thrill of the Catch — Restore arrows when you or your pet disable an enemy.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 28, 2025	Visions of Eternity release: Piercing Shriek has been added to the game.