Cooldown
WoWHow long before you can use an ability again. Also the ability itself when it is a big one: 'pop your cooldowns'.
“Save cooldowns for the burn phase.”
“Death Wish is a three-minute cooldown, use it every pull.”
How to use it
- “Save cooldowns for the burn phase.”
- “Death Wish is a three-minute cooldown, use it every pull.”
Related words
- GCDGlobal cooldown: the 1.5 seconds (1 second for some abilities) after using almost anything before you can use…
- BurstA lot of damage in a short window, usually with cooldowns. The opposite of sustained damage.
- RotationThe order you use your abilities for the most damage or healing. In vanilla it is usually a priority list…
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