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Enrage

Raiding & dungeons

A timer after which a boss does far more damage, forcing the group to kill it fast enough. Also 'soft enrage': mechanics that get worse over time.

We hit enrage at 8%, need more DPS.

Hard enrage at eight minutes.

See also: Mechanic, DPS check

How to use it

  • We hit enrage at 8%, need more DPS.
  • Hard enrage at eight minutes.

Related words

  1. MechanicA specific thing a boss does that you must respond to: move out of fire, spread, stack, swap tanks.
  2. DPS checkA fight, or phase, that is mostly about having enough damage.

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