Raid Buffs and Debuffs in Wrath of the Lich King Classic

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Last updated on Aug 28, 2023 at 12:40 by Abide 11 comments

Welcome to our Wrath of the Lich King raid buffs and debuffs guide. On this page you will find out which buffs and debuffs provide the same effect, which stack or do not stack with each other, and which class and spec provides each specific buff. Use this list in combination with our Raid Compositions guide to help decide which classes and specs bring the most benefit to your raiding group.

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1. Wrath of the Lich King Buffs

2. Wrath of the Lich King Debuffs

Below you will find a comprehensive list of all available buffs and debuffs in Wrath of the Lich King. Spells and talents that are listed under the same category, like those under "Attack Power" provide the same buff, meaning they do not stack with each other. However, not all buffs and debuffs are of equal value. Some provide more stats, some have a longer duration, and some even have multiple benefits. In general, the most powerful buff will overwrite all others, providing you with the best possible stats.

If you would like to see how to best coordinate all of these buffs and debuffs among your own groups, we recommend checking out our guide to Group Compositions in Wrath of the Lich King Classic below.

Optimizing Group Compositions in WotLK

Wrath of the Lich King Buffs

Buff	Spell	Class & Spec
Agility and Strength	Horn of Winter Strength of Earth Totem Enhancing Totems	Any Death Knight Any Shaman Any Shaman
Attack Power	Battle Shout Commanding Presence Blessing of Might Improved Blessing of Might	Any Warrior Fury Warrior Any Paladin Ret or Prot Paladin
Attack Power Increase	Trueshot Aura Unleashed Rage Abomination's Might	Marksmanship Hunter Enhancement Shaman Blood Death Knight
Damage Increase	Arcane Empowerment Ferocious Inspiration Sanctified Retribution	Arcane Mage Beast Mastery Hunter Retribution Paladin
Damage Reduction	Blessing of Sanctuary Renewed Hope	Protection Paladin Discipline Priest
Haste	Improved Moonkin Form Swift Retribution	Balance Druid Retribution Paladin
Healing Received Increase	Improved Devotion Aura Tree of Life	Holy Paladin Restoration Druid
Health	Commanding Shout Commanding Presence Improved Imp	Any Warrior Fury Warrior Destruction Warlock
Intellect	Arcane Intellect Fel Intelligence	Any Mage Affliction Warlock
Mana per 5	Blessing of Wisdom Improved Blessing of Wisdom Mana Spring Totem Restorative Totems	Any Paladin Holy Paladin Restoration Shaman Restoration Shaman
Melee Haste	Improved Icy Talons Windfury Totem Improved Windfury Totem	Blood or Frost Death Knight Any Shaman Enhancement Shaman
Physical Crit	Leader of the Pack Rampage	Feral Druid Fury Warrior
Physical Damage Reduction	Ancestral Healing Inspiration	Restoration Shaman Disc or Holy Priest
Replenishment	Enduring Winter Hunting Party Improved Soul Leech Judgements of the Wise Vampiric Touch	Frost Mage Survival Hunter Destruction Warlock Retribution Paladin Shadow Priest
Spell Crit	Elemental Oath Moonkin Aura	Elemental Shaman Balance Druid
Spell Haste	Wrath of Air Totem	Any Shaman
Spell Power	Demonic Pact Flametongue Totem Totem of Wrath	Demonology Warlock Any Shaman Elemental Shaman
Spirit	Divine Spirit Fel Intelligence	Any Priest Affliction Warlock
Stamina	Power Word: Fortitude Improved Power Word: Fortitude	Any Priest Any Priest
Stats	Mark of the Wild Improved Mark of the Wild	Any Druid Any Druid
Stats %	Blessing of Kings Blessing of Sanctuary	Any Paladin Protection Paladin

Wrath of the Lich King Debuffs

Debuff	Spell	Class & Spec
Armor Reduction (20%)	Acid Spit Expose Armor Sunder Armor	Beast Mastery Hunter Any Rogue Any Warrior
Armor Reduction (5%)	Curse of Weakness Faerie Fire Sting	Any Warlock Any Druid Any Hunter
Attack Power Reduction	Curse of Weakness Improved Curse of Weakness Demoralizing Roar Feral Aggression Demoralizing Shout Improved Demoralizing Shout Vindication	Any Warlock Affliction Warlock Feral Druid Feral Druid Any Warrior Any Warrior Ret or Protection Paladin
Attack Speed Reduction	Icy Touch Improved Icy Touch Infected Wounds Judgements of the Just Thunder Clap Improved Thunder Clap	Any Death Knight Blood or Frost Death Knight Feral Druid Protection Paladin Any Warrior Arms or Prot Warrior
Bleed Damage Increase	Mangle Stampede Trauma	Feral Druid Beast Mastery Hunter Arms Warrior
Cast Speed Reduction	Curse of Tongues Lava Breath Mind-numbing Poison Slow	Any Warlock Beast Mastery Hunter Any Rogue Arcane Mage
Crit Chance	Heart of the Crusader Master Poisoner Totem of Wrath	Retribution Paladin Assassination Rogue Elemental Shaman
Healing Reduction	Aimed Shot Furious Attacks Mortal Strike Wound Poison	Any Hunter Fury Warrior Arms Warrior Any Rogue
Health Restoration	Judgement of Light	Any Paladin
Mana Restoration	Judgement of Wisdom	Any Paladin
Melee Hit Reduction	Insect Swarm Scorpid Sting	Balance Druid Any Hunter
Physical Damage Increase	Blood Frenzy Savage Combat	Arms Warrior Combat Rogue
Spell Crit	Improved Scorch Improved Shadow Bolt Winter's Chill	Fire Mage Affliction or Demo Warlock Frost Mage
Spell Damage Increase	Curse of the Elements Earth and Moon Ebon Plaguebringer	Any Warlock Balance Druid Unholy Death Knight
Spell Hit Chance	Improved Faerie Fire Misery	Balance Druid Shadow Priest

Changelog

28 Aug. 2023: Updated for Phase 4 release.
18 Nov. 2022: Attack Power Increase fixed.
07 Nov. 2022: Added missing Vindication debuff.
22 Sep. 2022: Page added.

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This guide has been written by Abide, TBC and WotLK veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina Horde. You can find him in the Icy Veins Discord if you have any questions or concerns.

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