Play Dead (hunter ability)

Play Dead
	Play Dead; Level 10 hunter ability; 100 yd range; 30 sec cooldown; Instant; Playing Dead, tricking enemies into ignoring them. Lasts up to 6 min.;
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Physical
Cooldown	30 sec
Other information
Level learned	10
Related buff
	; Play Dead ; Playing Dead. ; Duration: 6 min ;

For the druid ability, see [Play Dead].

Play Dead is a level 10 hunter ability that allows the hunter to command their pet to perform their own variant of [Feign Death].

Tips and tactics

Play Dead is very useful for managing mob pulls. For example, a patrolling mob is coming your way but you don't have enough time to [Dismiss Pet]. You can Feign Death while also ordering your pet to act dead.
When a pet is playing dead, this ability changes to [Wake Up].

Play Dead is a common Hunter spell in the Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion of Hearthstone. Humorously, the artwork depicts an undead puppy and the flavor text reads: "He's a very literal dog."

Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Play Dead/Wake Up no longer has a maximum range (was 100 yards).
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now learned through [Pet Training Manual: Play Dead] instead of [Glyph of Play Dead].
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Added.