Stacking Debuff

The boss or his adds have a debuff which they can place on some (or all) members of the raid. In some variants, this is actually a buff on the boss. Either way, it has multiple levels and the raid must take care not to do things which exacerbate it.

Raiders can sometimes Stand in the Good Stuff or Hide Behind the Pillar to eliminate or reduce the debuff. When inflicted only on tanks, this is a common mechanic for enforcing a Tank Swap.

Examples

• Throne of the Four Winds
  • Anshal's adds stack up a debuff which will overwhelm DPS on their platform unless they are killed.
  • Nezir has a debuff which amplifies frost damage, necessitating that tanks and healers periodically get off his platform.