Breakfast Topic: What's your favorite ability in WoW?
by Halsey Hutchinson 
Mar 9th 2011 at 8:00AM
One of the greatest strengths of World of Warcraft is its awesome sense of progression. Players level up and gain better and better gear as they progress through the game. Some people live for the raiding content, constantly striving for gear upgrades and stat optimizations. However, my favorite aspect of WoW's progression was and still is training new abilities. Leveling my warlock back in The Burning Crusade, I was amazed by every flashy ability I learned. Upon training Hellfire at level 30, I ran to the front gate of Orgrimmar and proceeded to ask a well geared level 70 character to duel. Amused, the 70 accepted and prepared to watch my futile efforts. I immediately popped Hellfire and died within a few seconds, all while laughing maniacally.
"Wow, you suck," said the 70 and rode away on his epic mount.
My lack of skill aside, the fun I had discovering these new abilities is unsurpassed by any facet of the game. Be it the terrifying Thunderstorm, the dumbfounding Disengage, or the hair-raising Heroic Leap, there are many cool abilities out there. And while some of them may have little to no practical application, every time I use one of them, I always think "Man, that's cool!"
So what's your "Man, that's cool!" ability? Did you discover it leveling your first character, or did you see another character use one of those nifty abilities and become inspired to level that class?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 11)
John Mar 9th 2011 8:03AM
Alt+F4
Battleweep Mar 9th 2011 8:03AM
On my Balance Druid, the only bit of comedy I get in PvP these days is Typhoon. That, and my Mushrooms in AoE.
mark Mar 9th 2011 3:20PM
mushrooms for LoS pulling on my bear :)
impact on my mage....
or maybe cauterize (when it works)
Zalvi24 Mar 9th 2011 8:03AM
shadowform, and yes thats why i suffered leveling a priest for 40 levels before the new talent tree came but the first time using it was so worth it
sezen Mar 9th 2011 9:16AM
this. a priest was my first toon, and i was originally going to go holy at level cap (60, back then) but was leveling shadow. once i got shadowform, there was no going back. i'm still specced shadow today :)
Tentheria Mar 9th 2011 9:56AM
Shadowform + Levitate + Dark Archangel = Awesome
Digits Mar 9th 2011 11:35AM
You read my mind. Shadowform is still my favorite ability in the entire game, closely followed by Dark Archangel. I was so excited when I first got Shadowform. Every level before it was a pain (this was back in vanilla) but it was so worth it!
Digits Mar 9th 2011 11:49AM
Also, I will never forgive Blizzard for changing the sound when you go into Shadowform!
paragorillabear Mar 9th 2011 2:44PM
Don't forget Shadowy Apparition. While in Shadow Form (of course) with Dark Archangel popped, there's nothing quite like having 3 or 4 Shadowy versions of yourself blithely strolling toward your target! CREEEEPY!!!
I love Levitate (and Slow Fall, for that matter), but I prefer to hop around on my Shadow Priest, letting the DoTs tick and the Apparitions proc until I can SLAM my opponent with a Word of Death -- or two -- which looks like I just served up a shadowy heart attack -- awesome sound effect there too).
Overall, I play many classes, but I think Shadow Priest is the most awesome (not in dps necessarily, but the most visually stunning and plain coolest).
Stephen Mar 9th 2011 5:13PM
We priests do get a lot of fun stuff.
Shadowform.
Mind Control.
and now Leap of Faith is good for lots of laughs in raids.
Tsukuri Mar 9th 2011 8:04AM
I have always loved Dragon's Breath ever since i leveled my fire mage in TBC!
jca.sings Mar 9th 2011 8:05AM
Kidding, I enjoy Conjuring Food with my Mage. There is something enjoyable about being able to create food and the ability to share.
Noyou Mar 9th 2011 8:16AM
Tough call there are so many. I would say mage portal. My mage is one of my alts but the ability to port a group of people to one of the major towns is pretty cool. I would say my next fav is Explosive Shot. Avengers Shield is pretty slick too :)
Eirik Mar 9th 2011 12:52PM
One of the amusing bits I remember was from Everquest, where the epic pants had a "summon food" power, and the boots a "summon water" ability.
Eww...
Saz Mar 9th 2011 8:06AM
Windfury.
Saz Mar 9th 2011 8:55AM
...and pounce. Pounce is my next favorite thing after the tornadoes of doom. Both abilities make me extremely giddy.
Edge Mar 9th 2011 3:56PM
Love my Spirit Wolves, but liked them much better when they were 45 seconds and I could get my sprint in twice :)
Saz Mar 10th 2011 1:35AM
Don't get me wrong, I love my Spirit Wolves to death and I was extremely excited to be able to summon them once they were implemented, but Windfury somehow still takes the cake for me. The things my wolves and I have been through though. It's a shame that they don't last longer, that extra Spirit Walk was quite handy!
Mahgo Mar 9th 2011 8:10AM
Death Grip. While warriors can be bothered jumping and running all over the place, Death Knights are just like ''meh...'' and pull crap towards them xD
Helston Mar 9th 2011 8:49AM
I've had Spell Reflection reflect Death Grip. It was like the DK charged me, but without me being stunned, him getting resources, or him choosing to go where he wanted to. THAT was fun.