{{Skill infobox|title = Lycanthropy|image = [[File:Werewolf (normal form).jpg|thumb|right|300px|A player using Werewolf form.]][[File:Werewolf (winter form)|caption = Skill in fighting as a wolf beast. Also indicates your ability to control and suppress the beast mode.jpg|thumbskilltype = Beast Form|rightmaxlevel = 90|300pxreq = N/A|A player using Winter Werewolf form.skilltrainers = [[Harry the Wolf]], [[Sanja]], [[Noita the Green]], [[Altar of Norala]]}}

=={{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Overview==A [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthrope]]'s [[Beast Forms|Beast form ]] makes for a very powerful animal form. '''You'll be able to change to and from it wolf form at will''', with the following limitations:* You Characters with Lycanthropy may become a wolf at any given momenttime, instantly. However, but to become humanoid (or your alternate beast form) again, wolves must kill a certain number of enemies before their beast spirit will resist turning back now allow them to humanoid form until you've killed enough enemies (the un-transform. The higher your Lycanthropy level, the less kills fewer enemies you need to kill to un-transform, until at Lycanthropy level 53, you'll require)can switch back and forth without any killing.* During the full moon, you will be Lycans are forcefully turned into your beast wolf form, and won't be able to turn back until it's all overcannot un-transform for the three days of the full moon. This happens once every lunar month, matching the RL real life moon cycles. If your Lycanthropy-infected character was not in wolf form and offline when the full moon began, during the full moon you will be transformed into the default brown-fur wolf form immediately upon logging in. If you have unlocked and want to be in the Winter Wolf or Dark Wolf form during the full moon, you need to be in that form ''before'' the full moon phase begins.* Remember that turning into a Lycanthrope is a '''PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE''' and '''will NEVER be made reversible''' (the developers have ''repeatedly'' confirmed this). For this reason, it is highly advised you carefully consider the pros and cons before making the decision. For three days every month, Lycans are forced to play as a wolf, and several NPCs and vendors will not speak to wolves. Some can be persuaded to speak with wolves after a particular bribe or a short quest, but a few will not offer any options at all. This situation can by mitigated by using an alternate character and the transfer chest to sell items or by finding similar vendors in other zones who will speak to you or have a wolf bribe quest.  ===Advantages===*Lycanthropy is one of the only few animal forms that can shift in and out of their humanoid or alternate beast form at will (except during full moons). And the transformation is instantaneous.*The [[Beast Metabolism]] ability, in which you can consume the corpses of your defeated enemies rather than burying them, provides a unique temporary health regeneration buff and, when leveled, significant boosts in overall [[Metabolism]].*The [[Howling]] ability, which grants health regeneration boosts and damage boosts—a buff which can last for up to five hours if the howling is done with additional howling wolves present.*During the full moon you have unique quest objectives that serve as an interesting alternative to typical skill progression.*Like all beast forms, Lycans (when in wolf form) can learn and use the [[Warden]] combat skill.*Wolves can wear and benefit from crafted wolf-specific metal armor (see [[Armorsmithing]]). ===Disadvantages===*Lycanthropy is an [[Animal Form]]. Like all animal forms, you have no hands and many NPCs will refuse to talk to you. A few animals (such as [[Red]] in [[Kur]]) may not talk to you either or lose favor if you try to speak with them because you are a scary animal. The defensive pylons at the Fox Camp in [[Kur]] will also attack you.*For the three first days of the full moon you will be unable to return to your human form no matter what. Words of power will work for their duration.*You cannot chop wood or milk cows while in wolf form. (Again, having a humanoid alternate character to deal with these matters when you are in wolf form can be handy, pun intended.)*Secondary combat skills while in wolf form are limited to [[Animal Handling]], [[Mentalism]], [[Necromancy]], [[Priest]], [[Psychology]], [[Unarmed]], or [[Warden]] because all the other combat skills require a specific enabling held weapon. Weapons for other skills are not recognized as being equipped while in wolf form, although any bonuses or mods on the primary or secondary weapon items do still apply. === In-Game Description ===Skill in fighting as a wolf beast. Also indicates the wolf's ability to control and suppress the beast mode. === Obtain {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} ===* [[Harry the Wolf]] in Serbule Keep may know a thing or two about Werewolves. {{Hint|Get to Comfortable favor level with Rita and Harry the wolf will speak to you.}}* {{Item|Werewolf Spit}} is contaminated spittle containing the [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthrope]] Disease. Drinking it straightwill make you a werewolf instantly and forever! This is NO cure. === Training {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} ===* Levels 51-60 and 61-70 can be unlocked at the [[Altar of Norala]] during the Full Moon for tokens, or by [[Sanja]] for councils.* [[Noita the Green]] can unlock levels 71-80.* Levels 81-90 may be unlocked by gaining favor with a mysterious entity deep beneath [[Povus]].== Connected Skills ======= Sub-Skills:=====* [[Howling]]. ===== Secondary Skills:=====* [[Beast Metabolism]] - Beast Metabolism represents your metabolic efficiency when consuming raw meats. ===== Related Skills:=====* [[Beast Speech]] - Beast Speech is a skill that all [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthropes]] learn. ===== Synergy Levels =====Bonus [[Synergy Levels]] for [[Lycanthropy]] can be obtained from the following skills and levels::; [[Animal Handling]]:: Level 60:; [[Butchering]]:: Level 34:; [[Canine Anatomy]]:: Level 19:; [[Giant Bat]]:: Level 25:; [[Skinning]]:: Level 35:; [[Howling]]:: Level 25:; [[Survival Instincts]]:: Level 33 == {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ==* Once a player becomes a werewolf, they'll be especially vulnerable to silver and wolfsbane, both in humanoid and beast forms. Eating food with wolfsbane or holding a silver weapon will harm werewolves. * During the three days before full moon, werewolves receive the '''Lunacy''' buff, which increases their max health by +30. (Both in your humanoid and beast forms)

While you're in beast form, you will * Wolves have the following abilities, among others:* The ability to combine different moves, dealing mainly crushing and slashing damage, with several side effects such as stuns, heavy armor damage, bleeding, and even feed on enemy corpses for a special "pack attack" regeneration buff that will deal increased damage for each werewolf attacking the same enemy. As you find Lycanthrope gear, you will gain several combos from it, similar to unarmed meditation or sword calligraphy ones, that will give you even becomes more effects and aoe options.powerful based on [[Beast Metabolism]]  * The ability to howl, eventually gaining increases a morale boost buff from it that will increase your damage wolf's (out and in) combat health regenerationand damage. (Supposedly improves with the Howling subskill, altho the means to level It will last up this subskill consistently and its effects are rather obscure).* The ability to feed on enemy corpses (currently, no limit to what you can eat, even tornadoes!), gaining an hour for a very nice regeneration buff from this, single wolf or for example 5 hours for a group of 5 wolves. Werewolves that howl together boost both effects and max duration that by - +1h +2hp regen and +1 damage for each wolf howling in proximity. Repeatedly howling will depend also eventually get wolves experience on your Beast Metabolism subskill (the more you feed on enemies, the higher this subskill will go)[[Howling]] sub-skill. === The Full Moon ===* During a real life full Moon players will be stuck as a werewolf. If players are in white wolf form before the four days before full moon, and the first three days of it (when you're already force-shapeshifted), you'll receive still stay in this form which is preferable due to the form'''Lunacy''' buff, which increases your max health by +30s cold weather mitigation. (Both in your humanoid and beast forms) * You If wolves try to change forms during the full moon they will receive be stuck as the option default brown wolf. Players can not change from normal wolf form to perform several tasks for Norala, goddess of the hunt, white wolf form during the event. * The full moonis an event. These Go to [[Kur Mountains]] zone and enter the [[Wolf Cave]] at the Far north and center of the map. Directly Inside the cave is an [[Altar of Norala]]. Completing the altar quests will earn you tokens, which you'll then be able to turn in in exchange for different boons (extra max hp/power, werewolf damage, damage mitigation, abilities...) that will last you until These tokens disappear if not used during the days prior to the next current full moon* Keep in mind that. They unlock permanent buffs like 50-60 lycanthrope, once you become a werewolf60-70 lycanthrope, you'll be especially vulnerable to silver and wolfsbanedark wolf form or unlock month long buffs like +%damage, both in your humanoid and beast forms. Eating foods that contain wolfsbane+health, +armor and being hurt by or simply holding a silver weapon on your hand, are sure to cause some serious damage and potentially kill youthe coveted +12 run speed bonus buff.=== Description ===Skill in fighting as a * It is advisable to unlock the dark wolf beastform last. Also indicates your ability to control The number of tokens is limited by the number of quests. Unlocking the level caps and suppress werewolf abilities should be a priority since tokens are "time gated" by the beast modefull moon. === How to Obtain Altar of Norala ===<!-- A list During the full moon, werewolves may now interact with the [[Altar of Norala]] placed at the entrance of means to learn the skill -->; [[Harry the WolfCave]]: '''in [[Harry the WolfKur Mountains]]''' in Serbule Keep may know a thing or two about Werewolves. {{Hint|Get to Comfortable favor level with Rita and Harry The Altar performs several tasks for the goddess of the wolf will speak to you.}}==Abilities==As you level your Lycanthropyhunt, you which will learn the following earn them tokens they can then spend on special 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)unlocks and boons. || Crushing || 3|-| Pouncing Rake || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 5|-| Howl || Howl to raise your spirits. Boosts your in-combat health and power regeneration for 10 seconds. When *The tokens must be used out of combat, engages during 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, full moon or they deal extra damage (+20)will disappear. || Crushing || 20|-| Pouncing Rake 2 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || 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 *The Boons and power regeneration for 10 seconds. When used out of combat, engages Runspeed buffs that are unlocked with tokens will last until the Howl skillnext Real Life full moon. || 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 weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 45|-| Bite 4 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 46|-| Claw 4 || Claw your enemy. || Slashing || 48|-| Howl 3 || Howl Please go to raise your spirits. Boosts your in-combat health and power regeneration the [[Altar of Norala]] page for 10 seconds. When used out of combat, engages the Howl skill. || N/A || 50|}more information

===Advanced===The following skills you'll only be able to learn from several scrolls found out in the world, or as monster drops:{| {{STDT|sortable:Altar of Norala/Token Unlocks}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| Pouncing Rend || 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) || 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 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) || 46|-| Pouncing Rend 3+ || 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) || 50|}

You may find two members of === Riding ===As a werewolf pack around [[Beast Forms|Beast Form]], [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthropes]] are not able to use the northern coast in Kur mountainstraditional Horse mounts offered through [[Riding]]. They will tell you off if you try to talk to themInstead, unless you're a werewolf yourself. [[Jace SoralSanja]] will teach you several alchemical recipes for poisoned weapons effective against werewolves. in [[SanjaKur Mountains]], teaches the pack leader, will teach you the following skills. Both will require favor wolf mount-form to be learned:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| See Red || Go into a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage but weakening your defenses. (+5% piercing damage, -5 piercing mitigation) || N/A || 9|-| See Red 2 || Go into a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage but weakening your defenses. (+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 Lycan players who are at least level 30 in a way that's sure to get attentionLycanthropy. 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 a way that's sure to get attention. Damage reduced based on the foe's remaining armor. (+40 additional taunt) || Slashing (Reduced by armor) || 22|-| Double Claw 3 || Attack with repeated mauling claws in a way thatHunting Speed'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 1 through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 15 health damage over 15 seconds3) || Piercing || 8|-| Sanguine Fangs 2 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. are now Wolf mount abilities (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 20 health damage over 10 seconds) || Piercing || 18|-| Sanguine Fangs 3 || Bite through veins they used to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 27 health damage over 9 secondsbe sidebar abilities) || 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 and are activated in the targetusual way at the's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -60 rage) || Crushing || 14|-| Smell Fear 2 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds '' Altar of doubt in the targetNorala''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 mindeach month at Full Moon. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -150 rage) || Crushing || 41|}

Also, completing Completing a quest with [[Jace Soral]] to defeat [[Bleddyn]] the werewolf will grant you the following alternative shapeshifting ability:

{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Abilities}}  === Complete Ability List Equipment ===Click "Expand" on the box below to view <!--Assume there is a complete list of Abilities for all armor here. {{:Lycanthropy/Armor}}--> <!-- Adding another comment here to see if I can save the edit. -->* {{belt|Belt of the Werewolf}} (Lycanthropy ) {{Hint|Crafted through the toolcrafting skill, level 36. Requires 20 Lycanthropy to be equipped.}}* {{belt|Belt of the Pack Leader}} (Lycanthropy, [[Animal Handling]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}* {{belt|Belt of the Cunning Wolf}} (Lycanthropy, [[Psychology]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}{{:Werewolf Abilities{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Treasure Effects}}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Stat Bonuses}}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Level Up Rewards}}

== Lycanthropy Mechanics Experience Table ===== Combos ===Equipping certain pieces of gear will grant you the ability {{Spoiler|Click Expand to use combos much like when you do calligraphy or meditate. (This list could use some completing, as I don't have all of view the data myself)Experience Table for Lycanthropy|{{:Xptables/TypicalCombatSkill}}}}

{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Combo Name!Sequence== Trivia ==* Lycanthropy has no cure!Effect!Max Level!Gear|-| Savaging Blows || Claw + Claw + Bite || Last attack There will deal extra damage || 10 || Boots|-| Deadly Rending || Claw + Bite + Pouncing Rake || Last attack will deal 6-60 extra armor damage || 10 || Main handnever, Off hand, Leggings|-| Sanguine Horror || Howl + Pouncing Rake + Claw + Sanguine Fangs || Last attack will restore 20-110 health to you || 10 || Chest|-| Pack Protection || Bite + Claw + Pouncing Rake + Pack Attack || Last attack will restore ?-120 armor to you || 10 || Gauntlets, Boots|-| Gore Master || Pack Attack + Claw + Pouncing Rake || Last attack will deal extra damage and hit all targets within 5 metres (also stunning or armor damaging them) || 10 || Gauntlets|-| Survival Master || Howl + Claw + Pouncing Rake + Bite || Last attack will restore 10-ever be a cure. Be 100 health and armor to % certain you || 10 || Amulet, Leggings|-| Fireteeth || Pouncing Rake + Claw + Bite || Last attack will ignite the target/s, dealing fire damage over time || 5 || Boots|-| Incitement || Howl + Pouncing Rake + Claw + Bite || Last attack will deal extra damage and hit all targets within 10 meters || 5 || Gauntlets|}* 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 want your character to be noted you can get the ability a Lycan before committing to turn your Bite skill into aoe through a gear effect from gauntlets. This also turns certain combos, like Fireteeth and Savaging Blows, aoe.===Altar of Norala===During the full moon, werewolves may now interact with an altar placed at the entrance of the werewolf den in Kur mountains. They may use it to perform several tasks for the goddess of the hunt, [[Norala]], which will earn them tokens they can then spend on special abilities, unlocks and boons. The tokens will only last for the duration of the full moon, and the bonuses unlocked will last until the next one, so the lycans can get themselves nearly a month long boosts that will affect both their beast and humanoid forms.(More detailed list of tasks and bonuses to come on the next full moon)

{| {{STDT|sortable}}==Notes==!Ability Name!Description!Level|[[Sanja]] can unlock [[Lycanthropy]] levels 51-60 and 61-| Hunting Speed || Increase your wolfen sprint speed while out of combat. You gain 5 sprint speed 70 for 30 seconds or until you enter combatcouncils. || 1|-| Hunting Speed 2 || Increase your wolfen sprint speed while out Alternatively (and rather less expensively), these level unlocks are also available at the [[Altar of combatNorala]] during the full moon for task reward tokens. You gain 8 sprint speed Similarly, [[See Red 6]] and [[See Red 7]] are also available from Sanja for 30 seconds councils, or until you enter combat. || 1|-| Hunting Speed 3 || Increase your wolfen sprint speed while out from the [[Altar of combatNorala]] during the full moon for tokens. You gain 12 sprint speed for 30 seconds or until you enter combatmay want to schedule your training options accordingly. || 1|}

=== Special Equipment ===* {{belt|Lucky Belt of If your character is a [[Druid]] and can transform into a deer, assuming it is not the Werewolf}} (Lycanthropy) {{Hint|Crafted through the toolcrafting skillfull moon, level 36you can use that to speak freely with NPCs who will speak with animals but are afraid of scary wolves. Requires 20 Lycanthropy Transforming directly from wolf to be equipped.}}* {{belt|Lucky Belt deer (and back again) still counts as being in continuous beast form in terms of the Pack Leader}} (Lycanthropy, 3-hour in-game beast form status required to speak to most [[Animal HandlingTown]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolfresidents.}}* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Cunning Wolf}} (Lycanthropy, [[PsychologyDruid]]bird forms also work.) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}

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