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Diminishing Returns


Deielrion

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We've seen some confusion recently about exactly which crowd control effects share diminishing returns. To hopefully clear that up, we're providing the following, categorized lists of all of the CC effects in the game.

 

For those who may be unaware of how the Diminishing Returns system works, here's a brief explanation: After you've been affected by a crowd control effect in PvP, there's a 15 second window for diminishing returns. The second effect of the same category (as listed below) that is used on you will only last for 50% of its normal duration, and the 15 second window will be restarted. Should you be affected by a third effect from the same category inside that window, it will only last for 25% of its initial duration. The 15 second window will once again be restarted, and you will be immune to any further effects of that category for the duration.

 

The lists below have been separated out into their specific diminishing returns categories. Each ability shares diminishing returns with the other abilities it has been listed with, and no others.

 

Table of Contents

  • Roots
  • Stuns
  • Mesmerizes
  • Fears and Horrors
  • Silences
  • Disarms
  • Knockbacks
  • Other Effects

 

Roots

Death Knight

  • Chains of Ice

Druid

  • Entangling Roots
  • Mass Entanglement

Hunter

  • Charge (Tenacity pet)
  • Narrow Escape
  • Pin (Crab pet)
  • Lock Jaw (Dog pet)
  • Web (Spider pet)
  • Web Spray (Silithid pet)

Mage

  • Freeze (Water Elemental)
  • Frost Nova

Monk

  • Disable

Priest

  • Glyph of Mind Blast
  • Void Tendrils

Rogue

  • Paralytic Poison (Shiv Effect)

Shaman

  • Frost Shock (including Frozen Power)

Warrior

  • Staggering Shout
  • Warbringer

 

 

Roots (Short)

(Note: this category does not share diminishing returns with the above Roots category)

Hunter

  • Entrapment

Mage

  • Ice Ward

Monk

  • Spinning Fire Blossom

Shaman

  • Earthgrab Totem

 

Stuns

Death Knight

  • Asphyxiate
  • Gnaw (Ghoul)
  • Monstrous Blow (Ghoul w/ Dark Transformation active)
  • Remorseless Winter

Druid

  • Bear Hug
  • Maim
  • Mighty Bash
  • Pounce

Hunter

  • Binding Shot
  • Intimidation
  • Bad Manner (Monkey pet)
  • Lullaby (Crane pet)
  • Petrifying Gaze (Basilisk pet)
  • Quill (Porcupine pet)
  • Sting (Wasp pet)
  • Sonic Blast (Bat pet)
  • Web Wrap (Shale Spider pet)

Mage

  • Combustion
  • Deep Freeze

Monk

  • Charging Ox Wave
  • Clash
  • Fists of Fury
  • Leg Sweep

Paladin

  • Blinding Light (Glyphed)
  • Hammer of Justice
  • Holy Wrath
  • Fist of Justice

Rogue

  • Cheap Shot
  • Kidney Shot

Shaman

  • Pulverize (Primal Earth Elemental)
  • Static Charge (Capacitor Totem)

Warlock

  • Axe Toss (Felguard)
  • Shadowfury
  • Summon Infernal

Warrior

  • Shockwave
  • Storm Bolt

Racial

  • War Stomp

 

Stuns (Short)

(Note: this category does not share diminishing returns with the above Stuns category)

Rogue

  • Paralytic Poison

Shaman

  • Earthquake

Warrior

  • Charge
  • Dragon Roar

 

Mesmerizes

Druid

  • Hibernate

Hunter

  • Freezing Trap
  • Wyvern Sting

Mage

  • Polymorph
  • Ring of Frost

Monk

  • Paralysis

Paladin

  • Repentance

Rogue

  • Gouge
  • Sap

Shaman

  • Bind Elemental
  • Hex

Warlock

  • Banish

Racial

  • Quaking Palm

 

Mesmerizes (Short)

(Note: this category does not share diminishing returns with the above Mesmerize category)

Druid

  • Disorienting Roar

Hunter

  • Scatter Shot

Mage

  • Dragon's Breath

Monk

  • Breath of Fire (Glyphed)

Priest

  • Holy Word: Chastise

 

Fears

Druid

  • Intimidating Roar

Hunter

  • Scare Beast

Paladin

  • Blinding Light
  • Turn Evil

Priest

  • Psychic Scream
  • Psychic Terror (Psyfiend)

Rogue

  • Blind

Warlock

  • Fear
  • Howl of Terror
  • Mesmerize (Shivarra)
  • Seduction (Succubus)

Warrior

  • Intimidating Shout

 

Horrors

Priest

  • Psychic Horror (Horror effect)

Warlock

  • Blood Horror
  • Mortal Coil

 

Silences

Death Knight

  • Asphyxiate (if target is immune to stun)
  • Strangulate

Druid

  • Glyph of Fae Silence

Hunter

  • Silencing Shot

Mage

  • Frostjaw
  • Counterspell

Monk

  • Ring of Peace (Silence effect)
  • Spear Hand Strike

Paladin

  • Avenger's Shield

Priest

  • Silence

Rogue

  • Garrote

Warlock

  • Spell Lock (Fel Hunter)
  • Optical Blast (Observer)

Racial

  • Arcane Torrent

 

Disarms

Hunter

  • Clench (Scorpid pet)
  • Snatch (Bird of Prey pet)

Monk

  • Grapple Weapon
  • Ring of Peace (Disarm effect)

Priest

  • Psychic Horror (Disarm effect)

Rogue

  • Dismantle

Warlock

  • Disarm (Voidwalker/Voidlord)

Warrior

  • Disarm

 

Knockbacks

Death Knight

  • Gorefiend's Grasp

Druid

  • Typhoon
  • Ursol's Vortex

Hunter

  • Explosive Trap

Shaman

  • Thunderstorm

Warlock

  • Fellash (Shivarra)
  • Whiplash (Succubus)

 

Cyclone

Druid

  • Cyclone

 

Charms

Priest

  • Dominate Mind

 

Note: This is direct from the Blizzard site.

Edited by Deielrion
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Does knockbacks have diminishing returns?

 

Now that's something I didn't see in a while.

 

I'll check the list later and edit this post.

 

@Edit

 

Everything seems right, also a note is that the Paralytic Poison is flagged as a non-controlled stun, thus not sharing DRs with the other stuns, which made it be removed later due to making it possible for a rogue to one shot someone without they even having the chance to react - given the chance of the proc, of course, so it was quite randomly.

Edited by Furmetal
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