About Diminishing Returns

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Diminishing Returns

Dimishing returns means that certain spells and abilities are less effective against player characters if they are used frequently within a short period of time.

The spells and abilities that fall under these catagories usually involve some sort of incapacitate, stun, or snare.

• When a spell with diminishing returns is used against a target in PvP, the first effect has full duration.
• On the second use of the same category of spell (e.g. slowing), that spell's duration is reduced by 50%.
• On the third use, the duration is reduced by 75%.
• On the fourth attempt, the target becomes immune to the spell.
• Spells must be used on the same target within 15 seconds of the *end* of the duration in order to be diminished. In other words, if a target hasn't had a slowing spell active on them for more than 15 seconds, the next slowing spell will have full effect.

Diminishing Returns Table

Gouge | Polymorph | Sap
Hungering Cold - Death Knight
Polymorph - Mage
Repentance - Paladin
Sap - Rogue
Gouge - Rogue

Cheap Shot | Pounce
Pounce - Druid
Cheap Shot - Rogue

Stun
Gnaw - Death Knight
Bash - Druid
Maim - Druid
Intimidation - Hunter
Deep Freeze - Mage
Impact - Mage [Proc]
Stoneclaw Totem - Shaman [Proc]
Improved Fire Nova Totem - Shaman
Hammer of Justice - Paladin
Holy Wrath - Paladin
Seal of Justice - Paladin [Proc]
Kidney Shot - Rogue
Shadowfury - Warlock
Charge - Warrior
Intercept - Warrior
Concussion Blow - Warrior

Root
Entangling Roots - Druid
Frost Nova - Mage
Frostbite - Mage [Proc]
Storm, Earth, and Fire - Shaman

Sleep | Freeze
Hibernate - Druid
Freezing Trap - Hunter
Wyvern Sting - Hunter

Fear | Blind | Charm
Turn Evil - Paladin
Psychic Scream - Priest
Mind Control - Priest
Blind - Rogue
Fear - Warlock
Seduction - Warlock
Howl of Terror - Warlock
Intimidating Shout - Warrior

Disarm
Chimera Shot - Hunter
Dismantle - Rogue
Disarm - Warrior

Silence
Counterspell - Mage
Silence - Priest
Spell Lock - Warlock

Banish
Cyclone - Druid
Banish - Warlock

Horror
Death Coil - Warlock

For assistance in PvP:
DiminishingReturns - WoW AddOns - WowAce.com
This mod tracks CD's on all forms of DR and places an icon relating to that form of DR next to the relevant frame [Target, Target of Target, Focus, Gladius, etc]

I realize that there is a good chance that this list is incomplete. If you know of a spell that should be on here, please list it in a reply and I'll give you Rep + Credit in this list.


Credit:
Diminishing returns - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft
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[connoromg]

Useful addon i am currently already using it

[heyya]

pve mole gets better in this game?

[noes]

The Stun of the DK Ghoul?

[ßetray]

The Stun of the DK Ghoul?

Good catch. +Rep.

And it goes under the main Stun group

And under the same category: Hunter Intimidation

Not on the list but still for consideration:

Hunter class pet items that go on the list:
*Sonic Blast - Bat - Stun
*Snatch - Bird of Pray - Disarm
*Charge - Boar - Stun
*Pin - Crab - Root
*Pummel - Gorilla - Interrupt {Unknown if it's on DR}
*Nether Shock - Nether Ray - Interrupt {Also unkown}
*Ravage - Ravager - Stun
*Venom Web Spray - Silithid - Root
*Web - Spider - Root

Warlock pets:
*Intercept - Felguard - Stun

[Hi on helium]

what about Seduce - Succubus - warlock?

[ßetray]

Thats already up on the original list under Fear | Blind | Charm, except listed under warlock, not succubus.

[Liqi]

Succubus = cast seduce that is a charm effect