Barkskin

Barkskin
Barkskin 1 min cooldown Instant cast The Druid's skin becomes as tough as bark, reducing all damage taken by 20% for 12 sec. While protected, damaging attacks will not cause spellcasting delays. Usable while stunned, frozen, incapacitated, feared, or asleep, and in all forms.
Usable by
Class	Druid
Properties
Type	Defensive
School	Nature
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	1 min
Talents
Specialization	Balance, Guardian, Restoration
Level required	44
Related buff
Barkskin All damage taken reduced by 20%. Duration: 12 Seconds
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• Barkskin
• Instant cast
• The Druid's skin becomes as tough as bark, reducing all damage taken by 20% for 12 sec. While protected, damaging attacks will not cause spellcasting delays.
  
  Usable while stunned, frozen, incapacitated, feared, or asleep, and in all forms.

For the Furbolg tribe, see Barkskin tribe.

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Trees don't flinch. - TCG

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Barkskin is a druid ability learned at level 44 for those with either the Balance, Guardian, or Restoration specializations.

Modified by

• Glyph of Barkskin
• Glyph of Enchanted Bark
• Glyph of Imbued Bark

Tips and tactics

• This spell gives you the opportunity to cast a spell without suffering pushback.
• This spell is especially useful for casting [Tranquility] and [Hurricane], as they are very expensive, and Tranquility in particular has a long cooldown. Even though you can still be interrupted by counterspell mechanics, Barkskin will allow the full duration of the spell to take place in lieu of damaging attacks.
• Barkskin has no global cooldown, so you can add it into macros to cast it automatically when using the aforementioned skills, or any other combination, such as [Frenzied Regeneration] or [Enrage].
• If you main tank Sartharion with drakes up, Barkskin will enable you to take Flame Breaths that would otherwise one shot you.
• In PvP, using Barkskin when [Cheap Shot] or [Kidney Shot] by a rogue or [Hammer of Justice]d by a paladin may give you the edge to survive the encounter, especially if caught in caster form.

Notes

• Barkskin is off the global cooldown.
• Barkskin is usable in all forms, including [Flight Form] and [Swift Flight Form].

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Barkskin is now available to Balance, Guardian, and Restoration Druids.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Barkskin is no longer dispellable.; Druids can correctly cast Barkskin while silenced.
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Shield Wall, Barkskin, Guardian Spirit, and Divine Protection are now off the Global Cooldown.
  
• Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): The cost of Barkskin is now reduced by Tree of Life Form.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (13-Nov-2007): Barkskin cannot be used while under the spell effect of Cyclone.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (22-May-2007): Barkskin now reduces all damage taken, with its duration reduced to 12 seconds and cooldown reduced to 1 minute. The tooltip has been adjusted to indicate this ability can be used while frozen, incapacitated, or cowering in fear. That functionality was already present, but not listed in the tooltip.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (09-Jan-2007): Barkskin is now usable while stunned. Adjusted the tooltip for Barkskin to reflect the proper functionality.
  
• Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB