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Debuff

WoW

A harmful effect on an enemy or you: Sunder Armor, Curse of Recklessness, Faerie Fire. Vanilla bosses have limited debuff slots, so raids plan which ones go on.

“Sixteen debuff slots, warlocks don't put Corruption on.”

See also: Buff, Uptime

How to use it

  • “Sixteen debuff slots, warlocks don't put Corruption on.”

Related words

  1. BuffA beneficial effect on a player: Power Word: Fortitude, Battle Shout, food buffs, world buffs. Also, in patch…
  2. UptimeHow much of a fight an effect was active: a debuff, a buff, a DoT, or you actually hitting the boss.

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