Threat can be added or removed from the threat table of a mob, although threat does not decay.

In a raid dungeon, all players are automatically put in combat with a mob or boss is engaged.

If the mob casts a cleave or AoE spell and it hits a player that was not in combat.

Healing or buffing a player that is currently in combat.

Any mobs that are not pulled directly will not add the player to their threat table if someone else pulls them instead.

Dealing damage to engage a mob, or dealing damage to pull link mobs (attacking one mob will aggro others).

Generally the player with the highest threat value will be the mob's primary target, although other factors are taken into account such as: A threat table is a list of all players that are currently in combat with the mob, which the mob uses to determine who to attack. ** 'Mob' is a generic term for any non-player entity whose primary purpose is to be killed for experience, loot, or a quest objective.Īny player that is engaged in combat with a mob will be added to the mob's threat table. * The origin of the jargon word 'aggro' is assumed to be derived from the English words 'aggravation' or 'aggression', and used since approximately the 1960's in British slang. A critical part of a dungeon or raid group's success is the ability for all players to adequately manage their threat levels, and avoid aggroing additional mobs.

Several classes also have abilities that can be used to manage their threat level, such as. The amount of threat generated can be modified by talents and spells, and many abilities inherently generate additional threat such as.

This behavior can vary based on the encounter, as many mobs in dungeons and raids have special targeting procedures. Aggro* is defined as the condition of a particular mob** attacking a particular player, whereas threat is defined as the numerical value that each player generates through items, spells, damage, casting beneficial buffs and removing harmful debuffs during an encounter which the mob(s) will use to determine which player(s) to attack.

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