Deserter

• Deserter
• You left a battleground before it was complete and must wait before entering another one.
• Duration: 15 minutes

Deserter (also known as "Battleground Deserter") is the debuff a player receives after becoming AFK, Reported AFK and successfully kicked, or prematurely leaving a battleground. It exists to deter players from gaining honor at a battleground by attending but not participating. It also prevents players from leaving a battleground due to an unfavorable matchup, and instantly joining another with the hope of a better matchup.

There is also a version of this that is obtained from leaving a Random dungeon before the end.

Patch Changes

• Patch 1.12.1 (26-Sep-2006): The deserter debuff will now continue to expire even while you are offline.
  
• Patch 1.11.0 (20-Jun-2006): Players can no longer queue up other players with the deserter debuff for a battleground by forming a raid and having the leader in a different subgroup, and joining as a group.
  
• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Added.
  

See also

• [Deserter]^ω τ ϖ - debuff for failing to defend during  [85] Defend the Rebel Camp or  [85] Defend Grom'gol during the Rise of the Zandalari (Patch 4.1) quest chains.
• [Dungeon Deserter]

External links

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