Rip

Rip
	Rip; Row 3 druid talent; Melee range; 20 Energy; Instant; Requires Cat Form; Finishing move that causes Bleed damage over time. Lasts longer per combo point.; ; 1 point : (76.1% of Attack Power) over 8 sec; 2 points: (114.2% of Attack Power) over 12 sec; 3 points: (152.2% of Attack Power) over 16 sec; 4 points: (190.3% of Attack Power) over 20 sec; 5 points: (228.4% of Attack Power) over 24 sec;
Properties
Class	Druid
School	Physical
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Talents
Talent required	[Rake] or [Thrash]
Improvements	[Apex Predator's Craving], [Bloodtalons], [Dreadful Bleeding], [King of the Jungle], [Lion's Strength], [Rip and Tear], [Veinripper]
Related debuff
	; Rip ; Bleeding for (19.03% of Attack power) damage every 2 sec. ; Duration: 8-24 seconds ;

For the Pet Battle ability, see [Rip].

Rip is a druid talent. It is a [Cat Form] finishing move that consumes all combo points to inflict a strong Damage Over Time effect on the target. It is automatically learned by Feral druids.

Notes

Deals 20% less damage in PvP combat.

Tips and tactics

This is a great "finishing move" for the harder enemies that are only half dead when you get 5 combo points on them.
This is considered a bleed effect. Bleed effect damage is not reduced by armor.

Patch changes

Hotfix (2024-01-22): Damage increased by 10%. Not applied to PvP combat.
Hotfix (2023-12-05): Damage decreased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat.
Hotfix (2023-11-14): Damage increased by 140%. Does not apply in PvP Combat.
Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Damage increased by 4%.
Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24): Feral druids now start with Rip instead of [Thrash]. New connection between [Rake] and Rip.
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 3 class talent (was a level 21 Feral ability).
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 21 (was 20).
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Energy cost reduced to 20 (was 30), combo points now increase the duration (was damage), and lasts longer per combo point.
Hotfix (2018-08-30): Damage increased by 15%.
Hotfix (2017-01-23): Increased the damage of Rip by 8%.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Damage increased by 90.9%.
Patch 6.2.2 (2015-09-01): Now deals 20% more damage. In PvP combat, Rip now deals 20% less damage.
Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Now deals 10% more damage.
Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage increased by 12%.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Redesigned and available to Feral druids only.
Hotfix (2013-09-23): Rip's damage has been increased by 20%.
Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now deals 15% more damage.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a Feral and Guardian specialization ability. Now also causes Shred, Ravage, and Mangle to extend the duration by 2 sec, up to a maximum of 6 sec.
Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Rip damage has been reduced by 10%.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Ranks 8 and 9 base points and points per combo point reduced by about 6%. Scaling from attack power unchanged.
After version 3.0.2, 30% of AP is included in 5-combo Rips, instead of the previous 24%.
Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22):
- Lesser potency Rips will no longer overwrite greater potency ones.
- Attack Power is now factored in for Rip, at a rate of 6% AP per combo point from 1 to 4 combo points, and then 24% AP again for 5 combo points.
Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): Damage per combo point has been increased.
Patch 1.4.1 (2005-05-05): Greatly increased in attack power.
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Energy cost and duration increased. Damage reduced.