
Curse: Mage (18), Druid (24), Shaman (Resto talent, 40)Įxamples of Abilities that Cure or Dispel.
Disease: Paladin (8), Shaman (22), Priest (22). One prominent exception is damage over time debuffs, multiple copies of the same damage over time debuff from the same character generally don't stack with eachother, however multiple damage over time debuffs from the same character and multiple copies of the same damage over time debuff from different characters will generally stack.Ī list of types of debuffs, the classes that can remove them and the earliest level that class gains the ability. Similar debuffs generally do not stack with eachother. Prior to the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, a single target could have at most 40 debuffs at one time. There is no effective limit on the number of debuffs that may be applied to a creature at one time. 6 List of shared (non-stacking) debuffs. 4 Examples of Abilities that Cure or Dispel. Hunter's Mark, being in the Arcane school, is removable with Cloak of Shadows and other skills and talents which remove magical debuffs.ĭebuffs come in many varieties and most of them are race/class specific spells or abilities.ĭebuffs are also color coded, with poison debuffs having a green border, magic debuffs a blue border, physical debuffs a red border, diseases a brown border, and curses a purple border.
All attackers on that target gain increased ranged attack power additionally the target cannot hide from the Hunter, no matter if they stealth, turn invisible, or morph into beast form. Another popular name for removing debuffs is decurse.Ī good example for a multi-function debuff is the Hunter's Mark. Sometimes the term debuff is also used to describe the act of removing buffs on hostile targets, but it is better to refer to such an action as a dispel or cure after the common spells that remove such effects. Among other effects, debuffs frequently lower attributes, hinder the effectiveness of the target's actions, or cause damage over time.
It is an effect that while it persists hampers the target in some way.