What does it mean – Add Spawn Rate?

Add Spawn Rate refers to the frequency at which additional enemies (adds) appear during a boss encounter, dungeon pull, or open-world event in World of Warcraft. This mechanic is crucial for determining cooldown planning, AoE rotation timing, tank positioning, and healer throughput, particularly in Mythic+, raids, and wave-based scenarios.

Add spawn rates are typically:

• Scripted, with fixed timers or event triggers (e.g., every 30 seconds)
• Conditional, based on boss health thresholds or player actions
• Incremental, with increased frequency over time as part of soft-enrage mechanics
• Wave-based, where a new group spawns only after the previous is cleared

Understanding Add Spawn Rate is essential for preemptively rotating AoE cooldowns, assigning interrupts, and stacking defensive utilities during peak pressure windows. Raid leaders and Mythic+ groups often build entire combat strategies around managing this timing effectively to avoid group overwhelm or healer burnout.

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References

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