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Comment by shadowpowerx

dispellable ? no please... if is , i want aimed back xp

Comment by 215281

Well, so hunters need spent 1 shot to apply a non damage debuff, while all other classes do the same effect plus damage.

Nice nerf.

Comment by 559706

Widow Venom is not exclusive with serpent sting, both can be applied to a target at the same time. In comparison with other MS mechanics, W venom does not auto-apply or deal damage and is able to be cleansed. Aimed shot does not apply a MS effect anymore. If you want a non cleans-able auto applying MS, go BM.

Comment by JustAnt

This new poison will replace the old Aimed Shot effect, Hunters now having a dispelleble MS effect!

-edit : by the time this post was made, it was still considered poison, and thus it could be abolished!

Comment by Omgomgesiuol

It's every 30 seconds now.

Just sayin'

Comment by 585305

RIP actual healing reductions. 10%, non-stacking, is hardly felt by anyone anywhere. Barely a dampening ability now. Absolutely no point of using it in PvE, and it wastes precious focus in PvP. (I say waste due to the fact that the effect is marginal and this much focus denies you an arcane shot at least). 25% was at least viable, and 50% (if this had a cooldown and/or much shorter duration) was a tactical godsend that kicked double-healer-3's to the floor.

Suffice to say I've never had the courage to use this as anything more than what it is: A joke. Have it on your bars if you want to deny players a fifth of a swing from that 10k heal they're about to get. Otherwise, don't expect it to see much use until Blizzard brings it back to a usable level.

Or hey, if you want to test how hard your Wild Quiver can hit on a dummy, spam this to get it to proc more. *Shrug*

edit: Yay, back to 25%! It's now usable! Good for Blood DKs particularly.

Comment by 102520

It hasn't been mentioned yet, but Widow Venom is no longer a poison (instead is a physical debuff similar to therefore to Mortal Strike) and therefore can not be dispelled through any means.

Comment by Makhunty

Since Patch 4.3
Widow Venom now reduces the target’s healing received by 25%, up from 10%.

Comment by SoooWhoCares

I'm not a great fan of this. It costs focus and blocks a GCD despite the fact that it deals no damage and it's only purpose is to apply the debuff. Although I see it's necessity I'm not quite happy with the way it's designed.

From my experience I can say that it's a pain in the ass when I have to kite a PVP target, keep this debuff up and maybe dispell certain buffs. There's so little time to reg focus and deal damage then. Also no-dmg abilities like this are a dps grave and other classes have far less of a problem to apply this effect or to keep it up. Only thing on the plus side: 40y range on a -25% healing received debuff. Meh.

Comment by PortageLakes

here's a fun question: does it stack with a Rogue's Wound Poison :)

Comment by WyvernVJ

Buffs and debuffs map (5.4.2)

Buffs

Stats
Effect: +5% Strength, Agility, and Intellect
Brought by: Any Druid (Mark of the Wild), any (), and any Paladin (Blessing of Kings).

Stamina
Effect: +10% Stamina
Brought by: Any Priest (Power Word: Fortitude), any Warlock (), and any Warrior (Commanding Shout).

Attack Power
Effect: +10% melee and ranged attack power
Brought by: Any Death Knight (Horn of Winter), any Hunter (Trueshot Aura), and any Warrior (Battle Shout).

Spell Power
Effect: +10% spell power
Brought by: Any Mage (Arcane Brilliance/Dalaran Brilliance), any Shaman (Totemic Wrath), and any Warlock ().

Haste
Effect: +10% melee and ranged haste
Brought by: Frost and Unholy Death Knights (Improved Icy Talons), any Rogue (), and Enhancement Shamans ().

Spell Haste
Effect: +5% spell haste
Brought by: Balance Druids (Moonkin Aura), Shadow Priest (Shadowform), and Elemental Shamans (Elemental Oath).

Critical Strike
Effect: +5% ranged, melee, and spell critical chance
Brought by: Guardian and Feral Druids (Leader of the Pack), windwalker s () and any Mage (Arcane Brilliance/Dalaran Brilliance).

Mastery
Effect: +3000 mastery
Brought by: Any Paladin (Blessing of Might), and any Shaman ().

Debuffs

Weakened Armor
Effect: -12% armor
Brought by: Any Druid (Faerie Fire), any Rogue (Expose Armor), and any Warrior (Sunder Armor).

Physical Vulnerability
Effect: +4% physical damage taken
Brought by: Frost and Unholy Death Knights (Brittle Bones and Ebon Plaguebringer), Retribution Paladins (), and Arms and Fury Warriors (Colossus Smash).

Magic Vulnerability
Effect: +5% spell damage taken
Brought by: Any Rogue (Master Poisoner), and any Warlock (Curse of the Elements).

Weakened Blows
Effect: -10% physical damage done.
Brought by: Blood Death Knights (Scarlet Fever), Feral and Guardian Druids (Thrash and ), Brewmaster s (), Protection or Retribution Paladins (Hammer of the Righteous), any Shaman (Earth Shock), any Warlock (), and any Warrior (Thunder Clap).

Slow Casting
Effect: -50% casting speed (-25% on players)
Brought by: Any Death Knight (Necrotic Strike), Arcane Mages (Slow), any Rogue (Mind-numbing Poison), and any Warlock ().

Mortal Wounds
Effect: -25% healing received
Brought by: Arms or Fury Warriors (Mortal Strike and ), any Rogue (Instant Poison), any Hunter (Widow Venom), and Windwalker s ().

Note: Buffs and debuffs provided by pets, profession perks, items and any other NPC are left out on purpose.

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Widow Venom

Widow Venom

15 Focus	40 yd range

Instant cast

A venomous shot that reduces the effectiveness of any healing taken for 30 sec.

Buff

Spell Details

Duration

30 seconds

School

Physical

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

15 Focus

Range

40 yards (Long)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1 second

Effect

Apply Aura: Mod Healing Taken - % (Arcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Nature, Physical, Shadow)
Value: -24%
PVP Multiplier: 1

Flags

Requires a ranged weapon
Cannot be used while shapeshifted
Initiates Combat (Enabled Auto-Attack)
Do Not Reset Combat Timers
Taps immediately
Do Not Auto Select Target with Initiates Combat
Aura Points On Client

Widow Venom

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