Taunt, a Warrior ability in WoW Forever

Taunt is a Warrior ability in the Protection tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has a single rank. It is learned at level 10. Its spell school is Physical.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Taunt

Ranks of Taunt
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
10	—	Melee Range Instant8 sec cooldown Requires Defensive Stance	Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.

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

Taunt compared with Classic

The tooltip changed since Classic.

How each rank of Taunt compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
—	Changed	Melee Range Instant10 sec cooldown Requires Defensive Stance	—

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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.