Shred

For the battle pet, see Shred (pet). For the worgen, see Shred (worgen).

Shred
Shred Level 5 druid ability Melee range 40 Energy Instant Requires Cat Form Shred the target, causing (176% of Attack power) Physical damage to the target. Awards 1 combo point. Rank 2: While stealthed, Shred deals 60% increased damage, has double the chance to critically strike, and generates 1 additional combo point.
Properties
Class	Druid
School	Physical
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	5
Rank levels	13 (rank 2)
Improvements	[Dream of Cenarius], [Empowered Shapeshifting], [Fluid Form], [Merciless Claws], [Pouncing Strikes], [Strike for the Heart], [Sudden Ambush], [Thrashing Claws], [Wildpower Surge]

In the TCG.

Shred is a level 5 druid ability. It is a special direct damage [Cat Form] attack. It deals a large amount of damage and awards 1 combo point.

Notes

• You do not have to be in [Prowl] to use Shred.
• You will also want to have a [Rake] or [Rip] applied to your target before using Shred as well, as it will significantly improve damage.

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2025-08-12): Damage increased by 5%.
  
• Patch 11.1.0 (2025-02-25): Damage increased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2024-10-23): Damage increased by 20%.
  
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13):
  • Initial damage increased by 30%.
  • Damage from Stealth is no longer reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
    
• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Direct damage increased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2023-12-05): Damage decreased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2023-11-14): Damage increased by 140%.
  
• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Damage increased by 7%.
  
• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21):
  • Damage increased by 6%.
  • Rank 2 added at level 13 for Balance, Guardian, and Restoration: While stealthed, Shred deals 60% increased damage, has double the chance to critically strike, and generates 1 additional combo point
    
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Rank 2 converted into the [Merciless Claws] talent. Rank 3 removed.
  
• Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Rank 4 added at level 54: While in stealth, Shred generates 1 additional combo point.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13):
  • Shred deals 60% increased damage while stealthed (was 30%).
  • Now learned at level 5 (was 8). Rank 2 now learned at level 42 (was 44). Rank 3 now learned at level 44 (was 56).
    
• Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Damage increased by 20%, and damage bonus from stealth reduced to 30% (was 50%).
  
• Hotfix (2018-09-10): Shred deals an additional 35% damage in PvP situations while Stealthed (was 50%).
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 8 (was 10). Now available to all druids (was Feral only).
  
• Hotfix (2018-05-01): Shred deals an additional 15% damage while stealthed in PvP situations (was 25%).
  
• Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28):
  • Feral Druids now deal 4% more damage with Shred.
    
  • Rank 2 added at level 44: Deals 20% increased damage to bleeding targets.
  • Rank 3 added at level 56: While stealthed, Shred deals 50% increased damage and has double the chance to critically strike.
• Hotfix (2017-09-26): Now deals an additional 25% damage while stealthed in PvP situations (was 50%).
  
• Hotfix (2017-01-13): Increased the damage of Shred 8%
  
• Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Increased the damage of Shred by 8%.
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 10 (was 3).
  
• Hotfix (2016-10-26): Fixed a bug where Shred could sometimes fail to deal damage or generate combo points.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Feral at level 3 (was a level 16 ability for all druids). No longer reduces the target's movement speed.
  
• Hotfix (2015-03-11): Shred now deals 20% more damage while stealthed (down from 35%).
  
• Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Damage increased by 20%.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage increased by 12%.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-16): Shred should now properly apply its damage bonus when attacking while stealthed.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
  • No longer requires the Druid to be behind the target and is now available to all specializations. Shred now deals 35% more damage in addition to having double the normal chance to critically strike while stealthed.
  • [Infected Wounds] now incorporated into Shred for Feral druids.
    
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 16 Feral specialization ability (was a level 46 ability for all druids). Weapon damage reduced from 540% to 500%. Now deals 20% additional damage against bleeding targets.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Damage at level 80 and above has been increased to 540% weapon damage, up from 450%, and bonus damage has been lowered to 302.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Now deals 450% damage plus 1487, up from 350% plus 1156.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now costs 40 energy, down from 60 energy. Now learned at level 46 (was 22).
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Ranks 8 and 9 base points reduced by about 10%. Scaling from attack power unchanged.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Now properly increases the attack power contribution by the percent modifier.
  

See also

• Shred, TCG card

Other versions

• Classic

  Shred
  Shred (5 ranks) Level 22 druid ability Melee range 60 Energy Instant Requires Cat Form Shred the target, causing 225% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.
  Properties
  Class	Druid
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	22
  Improvements	[Improved Shred]

• BC Classic

  Shred
  Shred (7 ranks) Level 22 druid ability Melee range 60 Energy Instant Requires Cat Form Shred the target, causing 225% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.
  Properties
  Class	Druid
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	22
  Improvements	[Shredding Attacks]

• Wrath Classic

  Shred
  Shred (9 ranks) Level 22 druid ability Melee range 60 Energy Instant Requires Cat Form Shred the target, causing 225% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. Effects which increase Bleed damage also increase Shred damage.
  Properties
  Class	Druid
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	22
  Improvements	[Infected Wounds], [Rend and Tear], [Shredding Attacks]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Shred]

• Cataclysm Classic

  Shred
  Shred Level 46 druid ability Melee range 40 Energy Instant Requires Cat Form Shred the target, causing 540% damage plus 56 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. Effects which increase Bleed damage also increase Shred damage.
  Properties
  Class	Druid
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	46
  Improvements	[Infected Wounds], [Rend and Tear]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Bloodletting]

• MoP Classic

  Shred
  Shred Level 16 Feral druid ability Melee range 40 Energy Instant Requires Cat Form Shred the target, causing 500% damage plus 78 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. Deals 20% additional damage against bleeding targets.
  Properties
  Class	Druid
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
  Other information
  Level learned	16
  Improvements	[Infected Wounds]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Shred]

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