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Hit cap

WoW

The amount of +hit after which extra hit does nothing. 9% against raid bosses (16% for spells) in vanilla-style games; 5% against players.

“Don't stack past the hit cap, swap that ring for crit.”

“Casters need 16% to be capped on bosses.”

See also: Crit, Equivalence points

How to use it

  • “Don't stack past the hit cap, swap that ring for crit.”
  • “Casters need 16% to be capped on bosses.”

Related words

  1. CritA critical strike: a hit or heal for roughly double. Crit chance comes from agility, intellect, talents and…
  2. Equivalence pointsStat weights: how much each stat is worth in one currency (attack power, spell power, healing, stamina) so…
  3. BreakpointA stat threshold where something changes — the hit cap, enough haste for an extra tick, enough crit for a…

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