Disengage

Disengage
	Disengage; Level 4 hunter ability; 20 sec cooldown; Instant; Leap backwards.;
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Physical
Cooldown	20 seconds
Other information
Level learned	4
Improvements	[Posthaste]

Disengage is a level 4 hunter ability that causes the player to leap backwards. It's useful in kiting enemies, reaching safe zones during a fight, or leaping away from hazards and area of effect attacks.

By using it near the ground after a long fall, it can also be used to reduce or prevent fall damage.

Improvements

[Posthaste]

Notes and trivia

Disengage can be a potential liability in instances; it can easily add additional mobs to a fight if an inexperienced hunter Disengages without being aware of what's behind them first.
Jumping immediately before a Disengage will increase its travel distance. This can even be used for getting places more quickly, as the hunter can turn around mid-jump, use Disengage, then turn forward again and continue running.
If Disengage is used from high places, using a [Parachute Cloak] or other slow fall effect will extend the length of your flight by incredible amounts.
The [Moonkin Form] function of [Wild Charge] is similar to Disengage.
Disengage is one of Greymane's basic abilities in Heroes of the Storm. Only usable in worgen form, it causes him to roll in a chosen direction and shift back into his human form.

Patch changes

Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Can now be used while using Rapid Fire without breaking the channel.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Changed back into a normal ability for Survival. Learned at level 8.
Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Made available to Survival as a level 45 talent, replacing [Farstrider].
Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 8.
Hotfix (2016-08-04): Casting Disengage no longer causes your character to stop auto-attacking.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Survival.
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10):
- Now has a cooldown of 20 seconds (down from 25 seconds).
- No longer requires combat to use.
Hotfix (2012-11-29): Now properly removes rooting effects when used in combination with the talent [Posthaste].
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Now available at level 14, down from level 78, and has had its training cost updated.
Patch 3.1.2 (2009-05-19): Cooldown reduced by 5 seconds.
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Cooldown increased by 5 sec.
Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Now fails if you're rooted and is no longer on the global cooldown. Cooldown reduced to 25 seconds and no longer requires a target, though the hunter has to be in combat.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): This ability has been re-designed. Now leaps the Hunter backwards up to 13 yards. 30 second cooldown. Disengage now also only has one rank (rank 1).
Previously reduced threat against the target by a set amount.
Patch 1.2.0 (2004-12-18): Disengage will cause the Hunter's target to immediately check for a new target.
Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Effect boosted, cooldown added.
Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11): Now usable against targets that are immune to physical attacks.