Summon Felguard

Summon Felguard
	Summon Felguard; Level 10 Demonology warlock ability; 1 Soul Shard; 6 sec cast; Summons a Felguard under your command as a powerful melee combatant.;
Properties
Class	Warlock
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	10
Improvements	[Annihilan Training], [Antoran Armaments], [Cavitation], [Fel and Steel], [Fel Sunder], [Heavy Handed]

For the Season of Discovery rune, see [Summon Felguard]. For felguard lore, see felguard.

The base felguard.

Summon Felguard is a Demonology warlock ability. The felguard, as it is unique to demonology, is heavily influenced by their talent tree; and is usually seen as the 'main' demon for the specialization as a result. It largely is made to be a sort of 'jack-of-all-trades' demon, as it has the ability to deal heavy damage, tank, and possesses a crowd control utility in the form of [Axe Toss].

[Grimoire: Felguard] summons an uncontrollable guardian pet version of this pet which is visually larger, and can be active at the same time as the Summon Felguard version.

Abilities

Ability	Level/Talent

[Felstorm]	10
[Legion Strike]	10
[Threatening Presence]	10
[Void Reflexes]	10
[Pursuit]	14
[Axe Toss]	[Command Demon]
[Soul Strike]	[Soul Strike]

Additionally, the spells [Demonic Strength] (a secondary Felstorm) and [Guillotine] (an AOE/cleave attack and buff) affect the Felguard, but are used by the warlock, and are not technically as-such pet abilities.

Appearances

Felguard

1: Unlocked by default.
2: Unlocked by default.
3: Unlocked by default.
4: Unlocked by default.
5: Unlocked by default.

Wrathguard

6: Unlocked by [Grimoire of the Wrathguard].
7: Unlocked by [Grimoire of the Wrathguard].
8: Unlocked by [Grimoire of the Wrathguard].

Quotes

Felguard

Voiceovers when summoned

"Who dares summon me?!"
"You cannot command me."
"What happened to your friend?"
"Do not waste my time, lesser creature."

Voiceovers when given a command

"A paltry task."
"Too pathetic to fight your own battles?"
"A welcome diversion."
"Your fate will be the same."
"Your time is running out."
"Enjoy this while you can."
"I will enjoy watching you die."
"You waste my time."

Voiceovers when dismissed

"Do not call on me again."
"You live...for now."
"Summon me again at your peril."
"I'll be back."

Funny voiceover

"I play all my records backwards, sdrawkcab sdrocer ym lla yalp I."

Wrathguard

Attack

"By your orders!"
"I live to be commanded!"
"I will strike them down!"
"None will survive!"

Dismiss

"I will stand down!"
"By your leave."
"I shall await your summons."
"I... will... return..."

Joke: "It's nice to get away from the void now and again. You think you have it rough? My wife never sleeps..."

Order

"I charge into the fray!"
"Of course!"
"With bloody pleasure!"
"At last!"

Summon (Currently uses the Felguard summon sounds with the barbershop change.)

"I am bound to serve!"
"Point me at your enemies..."
"Unleash my fury!"
"Pleased to slay upon command!"

Notes

The wrathguard minion, prior to the barbershop change, dual wielded weapons; though this was merely cosmetic.

As of patch 10.1.5, the Felguard's appearance can be customized in the barbershop. As part of this new system, the Wrathguard minion, which previously existed as an upgraded minion in the form of [Summon Wrathguard], became a cosmetic variant rather than a separate summon with its own abilities. It can be learned from [Grimoire of the Wrathguard].

With the change, the Felguard and Wrathguard also share the same name and some of their quotes, namely their summon lines. The wrathguard additionally no longer dual wields, but can now be affected by [Glyph of Felguard].

Trivia

The voiceovers for the Felguard were originally recorded by Blizzard for the Doomguard which originally was summoned as hostile to the warlock until enslaved, and again once the enslave broke. The voiceovers make more sense when this is taken into account, especially the spell cast voiceovers, where the Felguard appears to be threatening the warlock with death repeatedly. This would also explain the quote "What happened to your friend?", as summoning a Doomguard used to kill a random party member. The Doomguard has since reclaimed its voice upon summoning, or rather now shares it with the Felguard.
Unlike most warlock minions who are in great displeasure to have been bound to the warlock's will, the Wrathguard seems to enjoy being a minion.

Patch changes

Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Can now be customized in the barbershop.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Cast time is now 6 seconds (was 2.5 seconds). Now learned at level 10 (was 12).
Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): No longer incorrectly gains twice the expected benefit to Energy Regeneration from the Warlock's haste.
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Spell power scaling increased by 15%.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 12 (was 40).
Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Damage increased by 20%.
Hotfix (2016-09-23): Felguard attack power increased by 10%.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now costs 1 Soul Shard instead of mana. Cast time reduced to 2.5 seconds, down from 5. Now learned at level 40 (was 42).
Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Model updated.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now learned at level 42 (was 10).
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now a Demonology specialization ability available at level 10 (was a tier 9 Demonology talent). No longer costs a [Soul Shard] to summon.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Health increased by 10%.
Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): This pet will periodically check to see if you know the talent which allows you to summon it, and die if you do not know the talent.
Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09):
- Melee damage has been reduced.
- Felguard will now use the appropriate sounds.
Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.