Dire Beast

Dire Beast
	Dire Beast; Row 6 Beast Mastery hunter talent; 40 yd range; 20 sec cooldown; Instant; Summons a powerful wild beast that attacks the target and roars, increasing your Haste by 5% for 8 sec.;
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Nature
Cooldown	20 seconds
Talents
Talent required	[Cobra Sting] or [Thrill of the Hunt]
Improvements	[Dire Command], [Dire Frenzy], [Dire Pack]
Related buff
	; Dire Beast ; Haste increased by 5%. ; Duration: 8 seconds ;

Dire Beast is a row 6 Beast Mastery hunter talent.

Patch changes

Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 6 talent (was a level 15 talent).
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): No longer has a Focus cost.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now a level 15 talent (was a level 12 ability). Redesigned.
Previous effect: Summons a powerful wild beast to attack your target for 8 sec. Generates 12 Focus over its duration.
Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Now has 2 charges baseline.
Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 12 (was 10).
Hotfix (2016-08-12): Dire Beast is a bit less noisy.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned into a Beast Mastery hunter ability.
Previous effect: Summons a powerful wild beast to attack your target for 15 sec. Each time the beast deals damage, you will gain 2 Focus.
Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage increased by 15%.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now restores 2 Focus per hit (down from 5 Focus per hit).
Hotfix (2013-09-11): Should no longer summon snakes that were larger than usual while on the Timeless Isle.
Hotfix (2013-03-15): Dire Beast summons should now have the Avoidance aura.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.