Beast Lore

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Beast Lore
Ability physical taunt.png
  • Beast Lore
  • Level 5 hunter ability
  • 40 yd range
  • Instant
  • Gathers information about the target beast, displaying diet, abilities, specialization, whether or not the creature is tameable, and if it is exotic.
Properties
Class Hunter
School Nature
Cooldown None
Other information
Level learned 5
Related debuff
  • Beast Lore
  • Lore revealed.
  • Duration: 30 seconds

Beast Lore is a level 5 hunter ability that allows the hunter to see a variety of extra information about a target beast, such as whether it can be tamed. After Beast Lore is cast on a beast, the information will temporarily appear in the creature's tooltip.

This ability will not aggro the target.

The tooltip of a Mangy Wolf under the effect of Beast Lore.

Notes

  • Some beasts have no extra information to view. For example, casting Beast Lore on a Cow will only add "Cannot be Tamed" to its tooltip.
  • Beast Lore does not require the target to be a mob. It can be used on friendly targets, hunter pets, and even on players in a beast form such as [Cat Form] or [Ghost Wolf] form.
  • Previously, this ability could be used to find out how difficult a beast (or player, as noted above) was to fight, since it showed the target's exact armor, damage range, and HP amount.

Patch changes

  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Beast Lore now shows spec and abilities. No longer shows damage range or HP.
    • Previously: Gathers information about the target beast, displaying damage, health, armor, diet, abilities, whether or not the creature is tameable, and if it is exotic.
  • Legion Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 13 (was 12).
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now trained at all hunter trainers at level 10.
  • WoW Icon update.png Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Will no longer flag you for PvP or cause guard retaliation when used on an enemy faction target.
  • WoW Icon update.png Patch 1.2.0 (2004-12-18): Beasts under the effect of Beast Lore will now display whether they are tameable or not.

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