Blood Howl

Blood Howl is a Druid skill from the Defensive skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Heals	Maximum Life
Attack Speed
Werewolf
Shapeshift
Spirit

Blood Howl Details and Upgrades

Blood Howl Cooldown: 15 seconds Shapeshift into a Werewolf and howl furiously, Healing you for 20.0% of your Maximum Life (332). Damage: N/A Tags: Defensive, Shapeshifting, Werewolf, Shout

Upgrades

Enhanced Blood Howl Kills reduce the cooldown of Blood Howl by 1 second.	Innate Blood Howl Blood Howl also generates 20 Spirit.
	Preserving Blood Howl Blood Howl also increases your Attack Speed by 15%[+] for 4 seconds.

Other Skills that work with Blood Howl

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Blood Howl can exploit
• Exploit a condition Blood Howl creates

Core Tree
Digitigrade Gait You gain 4%[+] Movement Speed while in Werewolf form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werewolf form. Tags: Werewolf, Shapeshifting Prerequisite: Can also reach Digitigrade Gait via Shred. Passive
Defensive Tree
Vigilance You gain 7% Damage Reduction for 6 seconds after using a Defensive Skill. Tags: Defensive Passive
Wrath Tree
Toxic Claws You deal 5%[x] increased Poison damage. This is doubled while in Werewolf form and for 8 seconds after leaving it. Damage: Poison Tags: Werewolf, Shapeshifting Prerequisite: Can also reach Toxic Claws via Rabies. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Quickshift Shapeshifting into a new animal form grants 1 / 2 / 3%[x] increased damage, up to 6 / 12 / 18%[x]. This bonus is lost after 3 seconds in Human form. Tags: Shapeshifting Passive
Natural Fortitude Shapeshifting Fortifies you for 2% of your Maximum Life. Tags: Shapeshifting Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Fortitude via Grizzly Rage and Lacerate. Passive
Heightened Senses When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants 3 / 6 / 9% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 2 / 4 / 6%[+] Movement Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form and are doubled while both are active. They are lost after 3 seconds in Human form. Tags: Shapeshifting, Werebear, Werewolf Prerequisite: Can also reach Heightened Senses via Grizzly Rage and Lacerate. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Bestial Rampage When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants x40% increases damage and Werewolf grants +30% Attack Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form, but are lost after 3 seconds in Human form. Tags: Shapeshifting, Werewolf, Werebear Passive
Lupine Ferocity Every 3rd Werewolf Skill hit Critically Strikes and deals 100.0%[x] increased damage, doubled to 200.0%[x] against Injured enemies. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Werewolf, Shapeshifting Passive

Items that work with Blood Howl

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Blood Howl
• Create a condition Blood Howl can exploit
• Exploit a condition Blood Howl creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Nature's Savagery	Offensive	Werewolf Skills function as Storm Skills and Werebear Skills function as Earth Skills for the Nature's Fury Key Passive. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Aspect of the Unsatiated	Resource	After Critically Striking an enemy with Shred, you gain 15 Spirit. While at 100 Spirit, your Werewolf Skills deal x20 - 40% increased damage until you go below 30 Spirit. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Tormented Ruins (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Druid
Nighthowler's Aspect	Offensive	Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance by 10 - 18% [+]. In addition, Blood Howl also affects Nearby Players for 3 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Forbidden City (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Druid
Skinwalker's Aspect	Defensive	When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, Heal for 5 - 25% of your Maximum Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Fading Echo (Map)	Kehjistan	Druid
Stormshifter's Aspect	Utility	While Hurricane is active, gain +5 Ranks to your Shapeshifting Skills. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Crusaders' Cathedral (Map)	Kehjistan	Druid
Vigorous Aspect	Defensive	Gain 7.5 - 17.5% Damage Reduction while Shapeshifted into a Werewolf. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Steadfast Barracks (Map)	Hawezar	Druid

* A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Fleshrender "This weapon is a reminder of the unbridled savagery of our druidic ancestors, the wisdom of which I see more clearly with every day that passes." - Moreg, Druidic Scholar Type: Unique Mace Class: Druid Description: Casting a Defensive Skill deals [150 - 450] damage to Nearby Poisoned enemies, increased by 15%[x] for every 100 Willpower you have.Current Bonus: 0%[x]	+85.0% Damage to Poisoned Enemies Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[153 - 225] Willpower +[957 - 1,259] Maximum Life [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction +[2 - 3] to Defensive Skills
	Hunter's Zenith "By fang, claw, spear, or sword - send the bastards back to the flames from which they crawled! Soak the peat with their blood! For Fiacla-Géar! For Scosglen!" - Nafain, during the Days of Ash Type: Unique Ring Class: Druid Description: Gain a bonus when you kill with a Shapeshifting Skill:Werewolf: Your next Non-Ultimate Werebear Skill costs no Resource and has no Cooldown.Werebear: Your next Werewolf Skill will Heal you for [689 - 3,447] when damage is first dealt.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Lightning Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[76 - 90] Willpower +[3 - 5] to Predatory Instinct +[1 - 2] to Heightened Senses +[1 - 2] to Quickshift
	Mad Wolf's Glee “He was not a victim of the curse - he sought it out. As his skin split and his bones cracked, his laughter never ceased." – Tale of the Mad Nobleman Type: Unique Chest Armor Class: Druid Description: Werewolf form is now your true form, and you gain [2 - 5] Ranks to all Werewolf Skills.	Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[974 - 1,427] Maximum Life +[13.0 - 17.5]% to Lupine Ferocity's Damage Bonus +[10.5 - 15.0]% Werewolf Attack Speed +[4 - 5] to Digitigrade Gait

Changes to Blood Howl

Patch 1.5.0, August 6, 2024

• Is now always a Shout Skill, not just when using Nighthowler's Aspect.