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Threat

WoW

The invisible number every enemy keeps for each player. Damage and healing raise it; the highest threat gets attacked. Tanks generate it on purpose.

“I'm at 90% of the tank's threat, holding back.”

“Sunder Armor is more threat per rage than Heroic Strike early on.”

See also: Aggro, Taunt, Tank

How to use it

  • “I'm at 90% of the tank's threat, holding back.”
  • “Sunder Armor is more threat per rage than Heroic Strike early on.”

Related words

  1. AggroThe attention of an enemy: whoever it is attacking. Built up as threat; tanks want it, everyone else wants to…
  2. TauntAn ability that forces an enemy to attack the tank for a few seconds and sets their threat to the top: Taunt,…
  3. TankThe role that holds the enemy's attention and takes the hits, so everyone else can do their job. Warriors,…

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