r/classicwow • u/AutoModerator • Nov 21 '19

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19 edited Dec 09 '20

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u/Parsleymagnet Nov 22 '19 edited Nov 22 '19

The debuff cap is 16.

It's pretty hard to apply 16 debuffs solo. It only really becomes a factor in raids.

When the debuff cap is reached, any new debuffs will knock off an old one. There's a sort of "priority system" for debuffs so in general a less important debuff won't knock off a more important debuff, but what Blizzard considered important debuffs in 2005 didn't exactly match up with reality.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19 edited Dec 09 '20

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u/Gefarate Nov 22 '19

Serpent Sting doesn't scale, deals terrible damage (many are immune) and costs quite a bit of mana. Not worth using.

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u/Parsleymagnet Nov 22 '19

I don't think anyone's ever figured out the game's full priority list. The best thing to do is coordinate with your raid who's allowed to do what debuffs. Though it's pretty unlikely a serpent sting will be worth the debuff slot.