Ghost Wolf

Ghost Wolf
	Ghost Wolf; Level 10 shaman ability; Instant; Turn into a Ghost Wolf, increasing movement speed by 30% and preventing movement speed from being reduced below 100%.;
Properties
Class	Shaman
School	Nature
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	10
Improvements	[Ancestral Wolf Affinity], [Graceful Spirit], [Spirit Wolf], [Thunderous Paws], [Winds of Al'Akir]
Related buff
	Magic ; Ghost Wolf ; Increases movement speed by 30%. Less hindered by effects that reduce movement speed. ;

For the lore, see spirit wolf. For the War of Thorns NPCs, see Ghost Wolf (War of the Thorns). For the Exile's Reach NPCs, see Ghost Wolf (Exile's Reach).

A shaman in ghost wolf form.

Ghost Wolf is a shaman ability. It transforms the shaman into the form of a ghost wolf, increasing movement speed by 30%. It is learned at level 10, or from the Exile's Reach quest [1-10] A Shaman's Duty.

This ability's appearance can be changed to a spectral raptor with [Glyph of the Spectral Raptor] or to a spectral lupine with [Glyph of the Spectral Lupine].

Tips and tactics

You can loot, skin, and gather herbs while in Ghost Wolf form, but using any other abilities will immediately end it.
You can carry the flag in battlegrounds such as Warsong Gulch.
You can do a silly dance! (/dance)
Ghost Wolf changes your type from Humanoid to Beast while active.

Lore

Muln Earthfury takes the form of a ghost wolf.

When Thrall's soul separated from his body and entered the spirit world he transformed himself into a spirit wolf.^[1]
The Taur-ahe word for "ghost wolf" is "Lo'Gosh."^[2]
In World of Warcraft: Shaman, the shaman and leader of the Earthen Ring Muln Earthfury transformed himself into a ghost wolf to travel faster in Thunder Bluff.^[3]
In Micky Neilson's opinion, when a shaman transforms into a ghost wolf the shaman's body becomes incorporeal.^[4]

Gallery

Original model
Original model
Ghost Wolf TCG card
Rehgar in Ghost Wolf form in Heroes of the Storm

Patch changes

Hotfix (2023-05-09): Fixed an issue causing [Spirit Walk] to cancel Ghost Wolf form for Elemental Shaman.
Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21):
- No longer removes the Shaman's Maelstrom bar while active.
- Shamans that are in Ghost Wolf now display the Maelstrom resource on their Personal Resource Display instead of mana if they are Elemental specialization.
Patch 9.0.5 (2021-03-09):
- The animation for Ghost Wolf form has been slowed down slightly. Movement speed is unchanged.
- Ghost Wolf can no longer be used in conjunction with anima power effects such as [Mawrat Harness].
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 10 (was 16), or from the Exile's Reach quest [1-10] A Shaman's Duty.
Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Fixed a bug that allowed [Unleash Life] to be cast while in Ghost Wolf.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): [Water Walking] can now be cast while in Ghost Wolf form.
Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Shaman no longer lose the [Masquerade] disguise in Suramar City after using Ghost Wolf. They will instead change into a mana saber while in the city.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now prevents movement speed from being reduced below 100% while active. Mana cost reduced. Now learned at level 16 (was 15) and can be used while dead.
Hotfix (2015-03-03): Ghost Wolf transformation should now correctly have priority over cosmetic transformation effects.
Hotfix (2014-12-11): Ghost Wolf modified by Glyph of Ghostly Speed no longer provides a movement speed increase while indoors.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Wolf model updated.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Cast time removed. No longer causes the Shaman to be less hindered by effects that would reduce movement speed.
Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Player movement speed cannot be reduced below 100% while in Ghost Wolf if the player is or has been in an indoor environment.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Speed buff reduced to +30%, down from 40%. Can now be learned at level 15 (was 16). Now usable indoors.
Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Summoning this pet no longer sometimes triggers items which are triggered by casting healing spells.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Can now be learned at level 16 (was 20). While in this form, snaring effects may not bring the shaman below base normal run speed.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Mana cost is now 13% base (was 100 mana).
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Base cast time reduced to 2 seconds, down from 3.
Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09):
- The shaman talents [Elemental Mastery], [Shamanistic Rage] and the troll racial [Berserking] can no longer be used in Ghost Wolf form.
- You can now speak to NPCs in Ghost Wolf form.
Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Shaman can now use equipped items while in Ghost Wolf form.
Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Will now correctly have its cast time reduced by [Nature's Swiftness].
Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11): Now only usable outdoors.
Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17): Now considered a beast when using Ghost Wolf.
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Moved to level 20. Mana cost increased.