Greymane Talents

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Wolfheart provides a significant increase to Inner Beast's potential uptime. This Talent's usefulness is more obvious in situations where you may need to repeatedly use the Ability, such as when claiming Mercenary Camps, roaming, or simply laning; it is never a poor choice. It is particularly useful in Battlefield of Eternity, because it will guarantee that Greymane will have Inner Beast after Immortals' first phase.

Perfect Aim is a good Talent when paired with Incendiary Elixir at Level 7. However, be aware that it should only be chosen on Infernal Shrines or Tomb of the Spider Queen.

Viciousness fulfills a purpose that is similar to Wolfheart. It is typically considered to be the weaker choice for extended fights, but may help you maintain Inner Beast's duration in skirmishing situations such as while laning.

Thick Skin provides a amall amount of survivability with limited uptime when you need it. Thick Skin is a good choice to improve your ability to trade against Basic Attack-reliant Heroes. However, since it only gives 2 Block charges, it is useless against fast attackers such as Tracer, D.Va, or Tychus.

Eyes in the Dark provides Greymane with a reliable escape mechanism that essentially makes him impossible to chase down for Heroes who do not possess area of effect Abilities, or do not currently have them off Cooldown.

Insatiable is Greymane's main choice for Mana management. By simply attacking, it shall replenish all wasted Mana. However, since Greymane's main damage source comes from Basic Attacks, he does not have frequent Mana issues. This Talent is only decent on Maps where you need to be constantly doing Mercenaries, such as Garden of Terror.

Quicksilver Bullets is an excellent Talent, as it facilitates Greymane's kite, applies good pressure onto the enemy Tank, and allows for a much safer playstyle in fights. This is the standard Talent for this tier, but Wizened Duelist is also a great option if you can reliably fight in Worgen form.

Incendiary Elixir is like Gilnean Roulette: it is a good Talent, but should only be picked in Infernal Shrines or Tomb of the Spider Queen. After picking this Talent, it is important to focus all your playstyle around stacking it as soon as possible, as the reduced cooldown after completion is very impactful.

Wizened Duelist has the potential of providing an outstanding 30% increase to your Basic Attack damage. Daring players may find this Talent appealing, especially against team compositions with low single-target damage or little crowd control. Since this Talent takes too long to stack in Human form, it should only be picked if you can fight as a Worgen without dying.

In this section we discuss when and why to pick a given Heroic Ability. If you want to read how they work in detail and/or you are looking for some tips on how to use them, check them out on the Abilities and Strategy page.

Go for the Throat perfectly complements Greymane's playstyle by providing him with potent unavoidable burst damage. Go for the Throat is particularly effective when the reset clause allows you to snowball one kill into more damage.

Cursed Bullet gives Greymane a unique niche role: that of bursting down Tanks or otherwise very healthy Heroes, such as Azmodan. This is not to say, however, that Cursed Bullet should not be used against any other target; 35% damage is nothing to scoff at for most Heroes. In general, Cursed Bullet tends to be prefered over Go for the Throat when faced with team compositions that feature multiple crowd control effects and make it difficult for you to single out opponents.

Running Wild provides you with some very effective engaging and disengaging utility, as it turns Darkflight and Disengage into some of the longest-ranged gap closers around. This Talent is effective when you are unable to deliver many Basic Attacks.

On the Prowl provides Greymane with a Movement Speed increase that is as reliable as it is potent, allowing you to keep up with or kite all but the most mobile of targets. This, in turn, increases your uptime potential and survivability. Proper Inner Beast management allows one to maintain this effect almost indefinitely.

Unfettered Assault fulfils a purpose that is similar to On the Prowl, although it does so differently. While the aforementioned Talent provides a steady boost to your mobility, Unfettered Assault does so in a bursty fashion, allowing you to use Razor Swipe to very reliably avoid dangerous area of effect Abilities and position yourself for nearly unavoidable body blocking maneuvers. Unfettered Assault is particularly useful against E.T.C., Jaina, and Kerrigan, amongst others, as they heavily rely on hitting you with specific Abilities to be effective. Furthermore, Unfettered Assault is the only Talent available at this tier to provide a direct damage output increase through the cooldown reduction clause, making it useful for claiming Mercenary Camps. It synergises particularly well with Wizened Duelist, Alpha Killer, and Tooth and Claw.

Eager Wolf provides a reliable increase to Greymane's main source of damage. It is particularly effective in PvE situations, where DPS greatly contributes to securing Objectives featuring a single big Monster and to taking down enemy Structures.

Executioner is an alternative to the two aforementioned Talents when one or several of your teammates can provide you with a reliable means of meeting the Talent's triggering condition. Heroes such as Arthas, Jaina, and Rehgar are particularly effective for this. In general, Executioner is often chosen alongside Quicksilver Bullets.

Alpha Killer allows you to punish Tank-heavy team compositions by providing a substantial damage increase against tougher Heroes. However, since this Talent is only active during Worgen form, it should not be picked if the enemy team can easily punish your dives.

Unleashed is mostly picked for the extra damage added to Go for the Throat, being a good option against very squishy Heroes.

Gilnean Roulette is an extremely underwhelming Talent when compared to Hunter's Blunderbuss and Tooth and Claw, which greatly increase Greymane's proficiency in fights by making his Basic Attacks cleave.

Hunter's Blunderbuss takes Greymane's poking potential to stratospheric levels. Combined with Gilnean Cocktail and related Talents, Hunter's Blunderbuss creates an immense amount of pressure by forcing opponents to spread out at all times. Blunderbuss is particularly potent in sieging scenarios, as the area of effect damage makes it very difficult to mount an effective defense. The waveclear potential provided by the Talent can not be overstated.

Tooth and Claw is Hunter's Blunderbuss's Worgen counterpart. While it is able to deal a significantly more damage than the former Talent, it is also much riskier, requiring you to spend an extended amount of time in melee range. However, if your Healers and Supports enable Greymane to go in during Worgen form, it will greatly increase his damage. It is important to note that it has great synergy with Unfettered Assault, Alpha Killer, and Wizened Duelist.