<div style="text-align:center; padding:1em 0 0; color:#c80000;">'''Turning into a Lycanthrope is a PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THIS CURSE. EVER.'''</div>__NOTOC__{{Skill infobox|title = Lycanthropy|image = [[File:Werewolf (beast normal form).jpg|thumb300px]]|rightcaption = Skill in fighting as a wolf beast. Also indicates your ability to control and suppress the beast mode.|skilltype = Beast Form|300pxmaxlevel = 90|req = N/A player using Werewolf form.|skilltrainers = [[Harry the Wolf]], [[Sanja]], [[Noita the Green]], [[Altar of Norala]]}}

Fighting in Werewolf * It is advisable to unlock the dark wolf form last. The number of tokens is similar to [[Unarmed]] fighting, but you're using your claws limited by the number of quests. Unlocking the level caps and teeth instead of your fistswerewolf abilities should be a priority since tokens are "time gated" by the full moon.

'''=== Altar of Norala ===During the full moon, werewolves may now interact with the [[Harry Altar of Norala]] placed at the entrance of the [[WolfCave]]''' in Serbule Keep may know a thing or two about Werewolves[[Kur Mountains]]. {{Hint|Get to Comfortable favor level with Rita and Harry The Altar performs several tasks for the goddess of the wolf hunt, which will speak to youearn them tokens they can then spend on special abilities, unlocks and boons.}}

==Overview==Beast form makes for a very powerful animal form. You'll *The tokens must be able to change to and from it at will, with used during the following limitations:* You may become a wolf at any given moment, but your beast spirit full moon or they will resist turning back to humanoid form until you've killed enough enemies (the higher your level, the less kills you'll require)disappear.* During the full moon, you The Boons and Runspeed buffs that are unlocked with tokens will be forcefully turned into your beast form, and won't be able to turn back last until it's all over. This happens once every lunar month, matching the RL next Real Life full moon cycles, for the three first days of it straight.

==Abilities==As you level your Lycanthropy, you will learn the following abilities:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| Claw || Claw your enemy. || Slashing || 0|-| Bite || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 2|-| Pack Attack || Bite your enemy. If other werewolves Pack Attack the same target within a few seconds, they deal extra damage (+15). || Crushing || 3|-| Pouncing Rake || Claw your enemy. If their armor is depleted, also stuns them for 3 seconds. || Slashing || 5|-| Howl || Howl Please go to raise your spirits. Boosts your in-combat health and power regeneration for 10 seconds. When used out of combat, engages the Howl skill. || N/A || 7|-| Bite 2 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 10|-| Claw 2 || Claw your enemy. || Slashing || 15|-| Pack Attack 2 || Bite your enemy. If other werewolves Pack Attack the same target within a few seconds, they deal extra damage (+20). || Crushing || 20|-| Pouncing Rake 2 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is depleted, also stuns them for 3 seconds. || Slashing || 25|-| Bite 3 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 28|-| Claw 3 || Claw your enemy. || Slashing || 30|-| Howl 2 || Howl to raise your spirits. Boosts your in-combat health and power regeneration for 10 seconds. When used out [[Altar of combat, engages the Howl skill. || N/A || 35|-| Pack Attack 3 || Bite your enemy. If other werewolves Pack Attack the same target within a few seconds, they deal extra damage (+30). || Crushing || 40|-| Pouncing Rake 3 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is depleted, also stuns them Norala]] page for 3 seconds. || Slashing || 45|-| Bite 4 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 46|-| Claw 4 || Claw your enemy. || Slashing || 48|-| Howl 3 || Howl to raise your spirits. Boosts your in-combat health and power regeneration for 10 seconds. When used out of combat, engages the Howl skill. || N/A || 50|}more information

*NOTE{{: At this moment, Pouncing Rake seems to stun your target regardless Altar of how much armor they have left. Possibly a bug or un-updated tooltip.Norala/Token Unlocks}}

==Advanced= Riding ===The following skills you'll only be As a [[Beast Forms|Beast Form]], [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthropes]] are not able to learn from several scrolls found out use the traditional Horse mounts offered through [[Riding]]. Instead, [[Sanja]] in [[Kur Mountains]] teaches the world, or as monster drops:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|wolf mount-| Pouncing Rend || Leap form to Lycan players who are at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armorleast level 30 in Lycanthropy. ''Hunting Speed'' (This is a variant of Pouncing Rake. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.1 through 3) || Slashing are now Wolf mount abilities (Armor damage onlythey used to be sidebar abilities) || 6|-| Pouncing Rend 2 || Leap at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armor. (This is a variant of Pouncing Rake. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.) || Slashing (Armor damage only) || 26|-| Pouncing Rend 3 || Leap and are activated in the usual way at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armor. (This is a variant the''' Altar of Pouncing Rake. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.) || Slashing (Armor damage only) || 46|-| Pouncing Rend 3+ || Leap Norala''' each month at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armorFull Moon. (This is a variant of Pouncing Rake. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.) || Slashing (Armor damage only) || 50|}

You may find two members of Completing a werewolf pack around the northern coast in Kur mountains. They will tell you off if you try to talk to them, unless you're a werewolf yourself. quest with [[Jace Soral]] will teach you several alchemical recipes for poisoned weapons effective against werewolves. to defeat [[SanjaBleddyn]], the pack leader, werewolf will teach grant you the following skills. Both will require favor to be learnedalternative shapeshifting ability:

| See Red Become Winter Wolf || Go into Become a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage but weakening your defenses. (+5% piercing damage, -5 piercing mitigation) || N/A || 9|-| See Red 2 || Go into wolf with a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage but weakening your defensesthick winter coat of fur. (+5% piercing & slashing damage, -5 piercing & slashing mitigation) || N/A || 29|-| See Red 3 || Go into a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage but weakening your defenses. (+10% piercing & slashing damage, -10 piercing & slashing mitigation) || N/A || 49|-| Double Claw || Attack with repeated mauling claws in a way that's sure Use again to attempt to get attention. Damage reduced based on the foe's remaining armor. (+20 additional taunt) || Slashing (Reduced by armor) || 13|-| Double Claw 2 || Attack with repeated mauling claws in stop being a way that's sure to get attention. Damage reduced based on the foe's remaining armor. (+40 additional taunt) || Slashing (Reduced by armorwolf) || 22|-| Double Claw 3 || Attack with repeated mauling claws in a way that's sure to get attention. Damage reduced based on the foe's remaining armor. (+60 additional taunt) || Slashing (Reduced by armor) || 42|-| Sanguine Fangs || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra 5 indirect cold damage vs vulnerable targetsmitigation, deals 15 health damage over 15 seconds) || Piercing || 8|-| Sanguine Fangs 2 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra indirect fire damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 20 health damage over 10 seconds) || Piercing || 18|-| Sanguine Fangs 3 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 27 health damage over 9 secondsmitigation) || Piercing || 29|-| Sanguine Fangs 4 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 32 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 44|-| Smell Fear || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -60 rage) || Crushing || 14|-| Smell Fear 2 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -100 rage) || Crushing || 27|-| Smell Fear 3 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -150 rage) || Crushing || 410

==Combos= Equipment ===Equipping certain pieces of gear will grant you the ability to use combos much like when you do calligraphy or meditate. (This list could use some completing, as I don't have all of the data myself)

{| {{STDT|sortable}}<!Combo Name!Sequence!Effect!Gear|-| Gore Master || Pack Attack + Claw + Pouncing Rake/Rend || Last attack will deal extra damage and hit all targets within 5 metres (also stunning or armor damaging them) || Gauntlets|-| Incitement || Howl + Pouncing Rake/Rend + Claw + Bite || Last attack will deal extra damage and hit Assume there is a list of all targets within 10 metres || Gauntlets|-| Pack Protection || Bite + Claw + Pouncing Rake/Rend + Pack Attack || Last attack will restore armor to you || Gauntlets, Boots|-| Savaging Blows || Claw + Claw + Bite || Last attack will deal extra damage || Boots|-| Fireteeth || Pouncing Rakehere. {{:Lycanthropy/Rend + Claw + Bite || Last attack will ignite the target/s, dealing fire damage over time || Boots|Armor}}-| Deadly Rending || Claw + Bite + Pouncing Rake/Rend || Last attack will deal extra armor damage || Main hand, Off hand, Leggings|-| Survival Master || Howl + Claw + Pouncing Rake/Rend + Bite || Last attack will restore health and armor to you || Amulet, Leggings|-| Sanguine Horror || Howl + Pouncing Rake/Rend + Claw + Sanguine Fangs || Last attack will restore health to you || Chest|}* NOTE: If you have the same combo available from several pieces of gear, regardless of them being different or the same levels, performing it will trigger the combo multiple times (as many as times you have it). It's not certain if this is intended or not, although it has been reported.* While not a combo itself, it has to be noted you can get the ability to turn your Bite skill into aoe through a gear effect from gauntlets. This also turns certain combos, like Fireteeth and Savaging Blows, aoe.>

==Equipment==<!-- Adding another comment here to see if I can save the edit. -->* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Werewolf}} (Lycanthropy) {{Hint|Crafted through the toolcrafting skill, level 36. Requires 20 Lycanthropy to be equipped.}}* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Pack Leader}} (Lycanthropy, [[Animal Handling]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Cunning Wolf}} (Lycanthropy, [[Psychology]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Treasure Effects}}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Stat Bonuses}}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Level Up Rewards}}

==Level Up RewardsTrivia ==* Lycanthropy has no cure! There will never, ever be a cure. Be 100% certain you want your character to be a Lycan before committing to it.

Every ==Notes==[[Sanja]] can unlock [[Lycanthropy]] levels 51-60 and 61-70 for councils. Alternatively (and rather less expensively), these level grants : +1 Max Power unlocks are also available at the [[Altar of Norala]] during the full moon for task reward tokens. Similarly, [[See Red 6]] and +2 Max Health when skill active[[See Red 7]] are also available from Sanja for councils, or from the [[Altar of Norala]] during the full moon for tokens. You may want to schedule your training options accordingly.

{| {{STDT}}! Level !! Bonus !! Skill !! ||If your character is a [[Druid]] and can transform into a deer, assuming it is not the full moon, you can use that to speak freely with NPCs who will speak with animals but are afraid of scary wolves. Transforming directly from wolf to deer (and back again) still counts as being in continuous beast form in terms of the 3-| 1hour in-10 || ?? || ??|-| 15 || || Gain Ability 'Claw 2'|-| 20 || || Gain Ability 'Pack Attack 2' game beast form status required to speak to most [[Animal Town]] residents. ([[Druid]] bird forms also work.)

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