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Interrupts in Mythic+

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Special thanks to the /r/wownoob community for providing feedback on my original post . The term "interrupt" can sometimes mean different things in World of Warcraft. In this post, I'll categorise "interrupts" as either interrupts or crowd control - often, when the term "interrupt" is used in-game, the player is referring to the former; but, sometimes, the player is referring to the latter — there are subtle differences between the two, but both can be used to stop an enemy's cast or channel. It is important to understand the difference between the types of abilities that can stop a cast or channel when running Mythic+. It is equally important to understand which ability is your interrupt, and all of the crowd control abilities available to your class or spec.  If you are asked to "interrupt" something, you will want to know which of the two you are being asked to do. A good rule of thumb is, use your interrupt if it is appropriate; o
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Interrupts and Pseudo-interrupts in Mythic+

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Due to the feedback provided by /r/wownoob , I have published an updated version of this post.  The feedback was that the term pseudo-interrupt is unnecessary as these abilities are crowd control - a better known term in WoW. The use and definition of the term "interrupt" is sometimes vague in World of Warcraft.  In this post, I'll categorise "interrupts" as either interrupts or pseudo-interrupts - often, when the term "interrupt" is used in-game, the player is referring to the former; but, sometimes, the player is referring to the latter — herein lies the confusion. It is important to understand the difference between the types of abilities that can stop a cast or channel when running Mythic+. It is equally important to understand which ability is your interrupt, and all of the pseudo-interrupt abilities available to your class or spec.  If you are asked to "interrupt" something, you will want to know which of the two you are being asked
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