CC
PvPAlso: Crowd control
Crowd control: anything that takes an enemy out of the fight for a while — sheep, sap, fear, stun, root.
“CC the healer, then burst the mage.”
“That pack needs two CCs.”
See also: Diminishing returns, Sheep, Sap
How to use it
- “CC the healer, then burst the mage.”
- “That pack needs two CCs.”
Related words
- Diminishing returnsEach repeated stun, fear or root on the same target within a short window lasts less, and the fourth doesn't…
- SheepPolymorph, the mage's crowd control that turns a target into a sheep (or a pig, or a turtle). Damage breaks…
- SapThe rogue's out-of-combat crowd control: puts a humanoid to sleep from stealth.
- PeelTo get an enemy off a teammate: stun, snare, fear or just hit them until they switch.
- RootAn effect that stops movement completely but not casting: Entangling Roots, Frost Nova.
- TrinketThe PvP trinket that breaks you out of crowd control on a two-minute cooldown. 'Trinketing' is using it.
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