Metamorphosis (Vengeance)

For the Havoc version, see [Metamorphosis]. For the former warlock ability, see [Metamorphosis].

Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis Level 20 Vengeance demon hunter ability 3 min cooldown Instant Transform to demon form for 15 sec, increasing current health by 40%, healing for that amount, and increasing Armor by 200%. Rank 2: While transformed, Shear and Fracture generate 15 additional Fury.
Properties
Class	Demon hunter
School	Physical
Cooldown	3 minutes
Other information
Level learned	20
Rank levels	48 (rank 2)
Improvements	[Dark Matter], [Last Resort], [Mass Acceleration], [Soul Rending], [Vengeful Beast]
Related buff
Metamorphosis Maximum health increased by 40%. Armor increased by 200%. Fracture generate 15 additional Fury and one additional Lesser Soul Fragment. Duration: 15 seconds

Metamorphosis is a Vengeance demon hunter ability.

Trivia

• Metamorphosis forms retain the demon hunter character's hair color and tattoo shape.
• Metamorphosis is an ultimate ability available to the Illidan Stormrage and Demon Hunter hero units in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
• Metamorphosis is one of Illidan's Heroic Abilities in Heroes of the Storm.
• The Vengeance version of Metamorphosis is a legendary demon hunter spell in the Ashes of Outland expansion for Hearthstone. Its flavor text reads: "As the humble caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly, so too does a demon hunter become a hideous mass of writhing destruction and unfettered chaos."

Gallery

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  Male night elf in Vengeance demon hunter Metamorphosis.
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  Female blood elf in Vengeance demon hunter Metamorphosis.
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  Metamorphosis in Hearthstone.
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  A night elf using Vengeance Metamorphosis in Hearthstone.

Patch changes

• Patch 12.0.0 (2026-01-20): Cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes) and now causes [Fracture] to generate 15 additional Fury (was 20).
  
• Patch 11.0.5 (2024-10-22):
  • Now heals you for 40% of your maximum health instead of modifying your health directly.
  • Casting Metamorphosis while in Demon Form no longer heals you. Triggering [Last Resort] always heals you for 40% of your base maximum health.
    
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Now increases maximum health by 40% (was 50%). 
  
• Patch 10.2.0 (2023-11-07): Cooldown reduced to 3 minutes (was 4 minutes).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): No longer learned from   [8-45] Fel Secrets. Rank 2 made baseline. Rank 3 moved to Rank 2.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13):
  • Now learned at level 20 if not previously learned from the quest. No longer provides 20% Leech. [Soul Rending] will now return 25% Leech to Metamorphosis.
  • Rank 2 now learned at level 20: While transformed, [Shear] and Fracture generate one additional Lesser Soul Fragment.
  • Rank 3 now learned at level 48: Shear and Fracture generate an additional 20 Fury.
    
• Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Now increases armor by 200% (was 100%).
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now also increases armor by 100%.
  
• Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Increased the damage of Metamorphosis by 9%.
  
• Hotfix (2017-07-05): Metamorphosis should no longer go on cooldown when the target destination is out of line of sight.
  
• Hotfix (2017-06-19): Metamorphosis will no longer sometimes consume its cooldown without moving.
  
• Hotfix (2017-06-13): Casting Metamorphosis while rooted will no longer consume the cooldown.
  
• Hotfix (2017-01-17): Damage reduced by 2%.
  
• Hotfix (2017-01-13): Metamorphosis will properly reset its cooldown after a raid encounter ends.
  
• Hotfix (2016-08-12): Metamorphosis will now work more consistently, especially going up hills.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
  

See also

• Demonhunter

External links

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