- Not to be confused with Shred (pet) or Shred (worgen).
| Shred | |
|---|---|
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| Properties | |
| Class | Druid |
| School | Physical |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Other information | |
| Level learned | 5 |
| Improvements |
 [Dire Fixation],  [Merciless Claws],  [Pouncing Strikes],  [Sudden Ambush],  [Thrashing Claws] |
Shred is a level 5 druid ability. It is a special direct damage 
[Cat Form] attack. It deals a large amount of damage and awards 1 combo point.
Notes
- You do not have to be in [Prowl] to use Shred.
- You will also want to have a
[Rake] or 
[Rip] applied to your target before using Shred as well, as it will significantly improve damage.
Patch changes
Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Damage increased by 7%. - Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Damage increased by 6%.
- Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Rank 2 converted into the [Merciless Claws] talent. Rank 3 removed.
Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Rank 4 added at level 54: While in stealth, Shred generates 1 additional combo point. - Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13):
- Shred deals 60% increased damage while stealthed (was 30%).
- Now learned at level 5 (was 8). Rank 2 now learned at level 42 (was 44). Rank 3 now learned at level 44 (was 56).
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Damage increased by 20%, and damage bonus from stealth reduced to 30% (was 50%). - Hotfix (2018-09-10): Shred deals an additional 35% damage in PvP situations while Stealthed (was 50%).
- Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 8 (was 10). Now available to all druids (was Feral only).
Hotfix (2018-05-01): Shred deals an additional 15% damage while stealthed in PvP situations (was 25%). - Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28):
- Feral Druids now deal 4% more damage with Shred.
- Rank 2 added at level 44: Deals 20% increased damage to bleeding targets.
- Rank 3 added at level 56: While stealthed, Shred deals 50% increased damage and has double the chance to critically strike.
- Feral Druids now deal 4% more damage with Shred.
- Hotfix (2017-09-26): Now deals an additional 25% damage while stealthed in PvP situations (was 50%).
- Hotfix (2017-01-13): Increased the damage of Shred 8%
- Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Increased the damage of Shred by 8%.
- Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 10 (was 3).
- Hotfix (2016-10-26): Fixed a bug where Shred could sometimes fail to deal damage or generate combo points.
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Feral at level 3 (was a level 16 ability for all druids). No longer reduces the target's movement speed.
Hotfix (2015-03-11): Shred now deals 20% more damage while stealthed (down from 35%). - Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Damage increased by 20%.
- Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage increased by 12%.
- Hotfix (2014-10-16): Shred should now properly apply its damage bonus when attacking while stealthed.
- Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
- No longer requires the Druid to be behind the target and is now available to all specializations. Shred now deals 35% more damage in addition to having double the normal chance to critically strike while stealthed.
[Infected Wounds] now incorporated into Shred for Feral druids.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 16 Feral specialization ability (was a level 22 ability for all druids). Weapon damage reduced from 540% to 500%. Now deals 20% additional damage against bleeding targets. 
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Damage at level 80 and above has been increased to 540% weapon damage, up from 450%, and bonus damage has been lowered to 302. - Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Now deals 450% damage plus 1487, up from 350% plus 1156.
- Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now costs 40 energy, down from 60 energy.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Ranks 8 and 9 base points reduced by about 10%. Scaling from attack power unchanged. 
Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Now properly increases the attack power contribution by the percent modifier. 
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Damage increased. Energy cost reduced if Shred fails.
See also
- Shred, TCG card
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