What does it mean – Aura Stacking?

Aura Stacking refers to the mechanic in World of Warcraft where multiple instances or applications of the same or different auras combine to increase their overall effect, either by intensity (multiplicative or additive) or duration. It plays a vital role in raid optimization, DPS ramp-up, and PvP burst setups, where timing and layering buffs or debuffs can dramatically enhance performance.

There are two primary types of aura stacking:

• Stackable Auras: Effects like Maelstrom Weapon, Bleeds, or Renewing Mist that build in stacks (e.g., 1–5) with increased power per stack.
• Multiplicative Buffs: Separate auras that can overlap without replacing each other, like Bloodlust, Trinket Procs, and External Buffs (Power Infusion, Dark Archangel).

Some auras do not stack and will overwrite or refresh each other—commonly seen with raid-wide buffs (e.g., only one Mark of the Wild active at a time). Proper aura stacking strategy involves cooldown alignment, proc monitoring, and burst window optimization, particularly in Mythic raids, high keys, and PvP kill setups.

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