Pain Suppression

Pain Suppression
Pain Suppression 40 yd  range 3 min cooldown 1.6% of base mana Instant cast Reduces all damage taken by a friendly target by 40% for 8 sec. Castable while stunned.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
Type	Defensive
School	Holy
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	3 min
Talents
Specialization	Discipline
Level required	58
Related buff
Pain Suppression All damage taken reduced by 40%. Duration: 8 seconds
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• Pain Suppression
• 40 yd  range
• 1.6% of base mana
• Instant cast
• Reduces all damage taken by a friendly target by 40% for 8 sec. Castable while stunned.

“

It's just a flesh wound. - TCG Fires of Outland

”

Pain Suppression is a priest ability learned at level 58 for those with the Discipline specialization. It is an eight second shield buff which reduces all damage taken by 40%.

Modified by

Talents

• Power Infusion

Notes

• This is an often life-saving shield, especially while being pounded on by multiple enemies, such as in arenas.

Strategy

Pain Suppression really shines in a PvP or Arena situation. No one likes to have their enemies healed, so healers are often "target #1" and focused on by many enemies at once. A common strategy for an opposing group is to all simultaneously blow their most powerful cooldowns and spells on the enemy's healer. To avoid being instantly knocked out of the game, a priest can pop this spell in an attempt to survive the onslaught. If used with any combination of [fear], [shield], or grenade, and heals it is possible to survive an otherwise hopeless situation. Hopefully, while the priest was the focus, enemies will have been destroyed or fairly weakened by teammates.

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Pain Suppression no longer reduces the target’s threat by 5%.
  
• Patch 5.2.0 (5-Mar-2013): Pain Suppression and Guardian Spirit can now always be cast while stunned.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Pain Suppression is no longer dispellable.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Moved to tier 5.
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): No longer can be cast while under the effects of Incapacitate or Cyclone.
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Cooldown increased to 3 minutes, up from 2.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (13-Nov-2007): Is now usable on friendly targets, instantly reduces the target's threat by 5%, reduces damage taken by 40% and its cooldown has been reduced to 2 minutes.
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (25-Sep-2007): This talent will now reduce the chance for any buff on the Priest to be dispelled, rather than reduce the chance of dispelling buffs cast while it is active.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (22-May-2007): Pain Suppression now reduces damage taken by 65% and increases resistance to Dispel mechanics by 65% for the duration.
  

External links

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