Demoralizing Screech, a Hunter ability in WoW Forever

Demoralizing Screech is a Hunter ability in the Pets tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 4 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 8 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Physical.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Demoralizing Screech

Ranks of Demoralizing Screech
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
8	Rank 1	20 FocusMelee Range Instant10 sec cooldown Pet: Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 7 to 9 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 63 for 30 sec.
24	Rank 2	20 FocusMelee Range Instant10 sec cooldown Pet: Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 9 to 13 damage and lowers the attack power of all enemies in melee range by 110 for 30 sec.
48	Rank 3	20 FocusMelee Range Instant10 sec cooldown Pet: Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 21 to 27 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 164 for 30 sec.
56	Rank 4	20 FocusMelee Range Instant10 sec cooldown Pet: Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 24 to 42 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 204 for 30 sec.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Demoralizing Screech compared with Classic

All 4 ranks changed since Classic. Classic called it Screech.

How each rank of Demoralizing Screech compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	20 FocusMelee Range Instant Pet: Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 7 to 9 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 25. Effect lasts 4 sec.
Rank 2	Changed	20 FocusMelee Range Instant Pet: Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 12 to 16 damage and lowers the attack power of all enemies in melee range by 50. Effect lasts 4 sec.
Rank 3	Changed	20 FocusMelee Range Instant Pet: Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 19 to 25 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 75. Effect lasts 4 sec.
Rank 4	Changed	20 FocusMelee Range Instant Pet: Bat, Bird of Prey, Carrion Bird	Blasts a single enemy for 26 to 46 damage and lowers the melee attack power of all enemies in melee range by 100. Effect lasts 4 sec.

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.