Finalized Raid Buffs/Debuffs for Cata (Updated 10/6/10)

[Cryptwidget]

Old post was getting kinda long, and was outdated. Here's an updated version I crafted this morning. It does not include Hunter pets, as pretty much there's a pet for every buff and debuff now, so if you want to know, let me WoWHead that for you.

BUFFS
+10% Melee Speed
Shamans (Windfury Totem)
Frost Death Knights (Improved Icy Talons)
Survival Hunters (Hunting Party)

+5% Crit
Feral Druids (Leader of the Pack)
Elemental Shaman (Elemental Oath)
Subtlety Rogues (Honor Among Thieves)
Fury Warriors (Rampage)

+10% Attack Power
Enhancement Shamans (Unleashed Rage)
Marksman Hunter (Trueshot Aura)
Blood Death Knights (Abomination's Might)
Paladins (Blessing of Might)

+5% Spell Haste
Balance Druids (Moonkin Form)
Shadow Priests (Shadow Form)
Shamans (Wrath of Air Totem)

+10% Spell Power
Demonolgy Warlocks (Demonic Pact)
Elemental Shamans (Totemic Wrath)

+6% Spell Power (Why there's a difference here, I don't know...just make them the same, Bliz...)
Mages (Arcane Brilliance)
Shamans (Flametongue Totem)

+3% to all damage
Arcane Mages (Arcane Tactics)
Beast Master Hunters (Ferocious Inspiration)
Retribution Paladins (Communion)

+5% to all base stats
Druids (Mark of the Wild)
Paladins (Blessing of Kings)

+Strength and Agility
Shamans (Strength of Earth Totem)
Death Knights (Horn of Winter)
Warriors (Battle Shout)

+Stamina (Provides X Stamina, all previous +health buffs now provide Stamina instead)
Priests (PW:Fortitude)
Destruction Warlocks (Imp provides the buff, but Destro actually uses it all the time)
Warriors (Commanding Shout)

+Max Mana (Provides X maximum mana, all previous +Intellect buffs now do this instead)
Mages (Arcane Brilliance)
Affliction Warlocks (Felhunter provides the buff, Afflic actuall uses it all the time)

Combat Resurection
Druids (Rebirth)
Warlocks (Soulstone)
Shamans (Reincarnation)

Major Haste buff
Shamans (Bloodlust/Heroism)
Mages (Time Warp)

+Armor
Shamans (Stoneskin Totem)
Paladins (Devotion Aura)

Spell Resistances
Shamans (Elemental Resistance Totem brings Fire/Frost/Nature)
Hunters (Aspect of the Wild brings Nature)
Paladins (Resistance Aura brings Fire/Frost/Shadow) and Blessing of Kings brings all magic types)
Priests (Shadow Protection brings Shadow)
Druids (Mark of the Wild brings all magic types)

Spell Pushback Resist
Paladins (Concentration Aura)
Shamans (Totem of Tranquil Mind)

Minor mana replenishment
Shadow Priests (Vampiric Touch)
Frost Mage (Enduring Winter)
Destruction Warlocks (Soul Leach)
Restoration Druid (Revitalize)
Retribution Paladins (Communion)

Major Mana Replenishment
Druids (Innervate)
Restoration Shamans (Mana Tide Totem)
Priests (Hymn of Hope)

+MP5
Affliction Warlocks (Felhunter provides the buff, Afflic actually uses it all the time)
Shamans (Mana Spring Totem)
Paladins (Blessing of Might)

DEBUFFS
Armor Debuff
Rogues (Expose Armor)
Warriors (Sunder Armor)
Druids (Faerie Fire/Feral Faerie Fire)

+30% bleed damage
Feral Druid (Mangle (Bear)/Mangle (Cat))
Subtlety Rogues (Hemorrhage)
Arms Warriors (Blood Frenzy)

+5% crit for spells only
Fire Mages (Critical Mass)
Destuction Warlocks (Shadow and Flame)

-20% melee haste debuff
Feral Druids (Infected Wounds)
Death Knights (Frost Fever)
Protection Paladins (Judgements of the Just)
Protection Warriors (Thunder Clap)
Shamans (Earth Shock)

+8% magic damage debuff
Warlocks (Curse of the Elements)
Balance Druids (Earth and Moon)
Unholy Death Knights (Ebon Plaguebringer)
Assassination Rogues (Master Poisoner)

+4% physical damage debuff
Combat Rogue (Savage Combat)
Frost Death Knights (Brittle Bones)
Arms Warriors (Blood Frenzy)

Healing Debuff
Rogues (Wound Poison)
Arms Warriors (Mortal Strike)
Fury Warriors (Furious Attacks)
Hunters (Widow Venom)
Shadow Priests (Improved Mind Blast)
Demonology Warlocks (Felguard's Legion Strike)

-10% physical damage output debuff
Warlocks (Curse of Weakness)
Feral Druids (Demoralizing Roar)
Blood Death Knights (Scarlet Fever)
Protection Paladins (Vindication)
Warriors (Demoralizing Shout)

Cast Speed debuff
Warlocks (Curse of Tongues)
Arcane Mages (Slow)
Rogues (Mind-Numbing Poison)
Death Knights (Necrotic Strike)

Let me know if something is missing or wrong!

[Consider]

Your missing Vindication (10% physical damage debuff) for Paladins.

Theoretically a DK can provide the cast speed debuff, at least in PvE, if the target isn't being healed.

[Cryptwidget]

Your missing Vindication (10% physical damage debuff) for Paladins.

Theoretically a DK can provide the cast speed debuff, at least in PvE, if the target isn't being healed.

Paladin Vindication added.

Necrotic Strike added.

[Frozen]

I've sad that we don't get Necrotic Strike until L83, I'd love to use it on LDW!

[Deathdanish]

I've sad that we don't get Necrotic Strike until L83, I'd love to use it on LDW!

Oh, I'm pretty sure we'll have plenty of cast-happy mobs that give us plenty of incentive to get our necrotic on.

In other news, still quite surprised how versatile the buffs brought by shaman are. No reason not to bring 3 shaman in a 10 man. Don't think the same can be said for any other class. TOTEMS!

[Cigaras]

You missed Felguards Legion Strike.

By the way, destruction warlocks do not use shadow bolt so no +5% spell crit vulnerability from them, only affliction and demo.

[Cryptwidget]

You missed Felguards Legion Strike.

Thanks

Updated:

- Demonology Warlocks added to health debuff
- Arms Warriors added to 30% bleed debuff
- Retribution Paladins added to Minor Replenish
- Added Blessing of Kings to Resistance buffs (provides resistance to all magic types.)

By the way, destruction warlocks do not use shadow bolt so no +5% spell crit vulnerability from them, only affliction and demo.

They may not use it, but it's in their tree and not all Affliction and Demos will subspec Destruct...would be beneficial for them to cast it at least once.

[Satorri]

Very nice, cleaned up list, thank you. =)


Might want to change the heading on "Major Mana Replenishment" to something other than "Replenishment" as that suggests the Replenishment buff given by the "minors."

[Droosh]

Might want to add 10% reduced physical damage taken from Inspiration(Holy Priest) and Ancestral Healing(Resto Shaman)

[theredsox]

This is a great resource, thank you. I've been looking for conversations discussing the best class-mix for a 10-man group. Has anyone come across any, the more technical and math filled the better

[Gravity]

the more technical and math filled the better

This one is mathyish.

[Cryptwidget]

the more technical and math filled the better

This one is mathyish.

Bink 'does' like math...

[theredsox]

Thanks for the link. I'll dig right in

[Wake]

Seeing as we share the Str/Agi buff with both Shamans and Warriors now, and both are considered superior to ours, you'll need a macro to be able to cast Horn of Winter freely to get the bonus RP.

Code: Select all

/cancelaura Battle Shout
/cast Horn of Winter

And, of course, you'll have to kindly ask your Shaman to use another totem instead of Strength of Earth.

[Insolence]

Actually I believe they changed it so that you can buff together, but you'll only get the effect from 1 Buff. Like if you have Battle Shout + Totem down and you drop Horn of Winter you'll get the buff, + rp, but it won't stack.

Not sure, the Blue post I read it on was quite old by now and I can't even remember where to link it. Can anyone confirm/deny?