I gotta ask.. what does it say? I can't seem to get in there..
T:LDR: its a mana/end debuff that ALL mobs will get (reg, named, raid, various strength), but, if you have done the quest/task/kills, when you get it cast on you, you click the ""bane" AA and it boost DPS instead of draining mana/end.
We're trying something new this year.
Some of you may have noticed a new entry in the Special AA tab called Aureate's Bane. Some of you may have also noticed a new debuff being cast by TOB rare NPCs called Curse of Subjugation. These two things are connected and are part of a new gameplay mechanic we're introducing for The Outer Brood.
The general overview of the new mechanic is this:
Rare NPCs in all TOB zones will periodically debuff all group/raid members on their hatelists with 1 of 3 ranks of the Curse of Subjugation debuff.
All Curse of Subjugation debuffs drain both mana and endurance over 1 minute, between 8% and 10% total over its duration based on rank. These debuffs are unresistable and cannot be dispelled. However, upon defeating all rares in any TOB zone (typically 8 – 10 total NPCs), you will be granted a rank of the new AA, Aureate's Bane, which can remove the debuffs.
Aureate's Bane is an activated AA that increases melee damage, spell damage and healing for 15 minutes by 3% to 18% for melee damage and 4% to 24% for spell damage/healing based on rank. There is no mana cost, reuse time, or cast limit associated with the AA but it can only be activated when you are under the effect of a Curse of Subjugation debuff. Consequently, activation of the AA also removes and prevents any further application of all Curse of Subjugation debuffs for its duration.
The last thing to share about Aureate's Bane and Curse of Subjugation is that neither the buff nor debuff will persist between zones, meaning this mechanic is limited solely to zones with NPCs that cast Curse of Subjugation, namely TOB zones.
Finally, as mentioned above, the only NPCs that currently cast Curse of Subjugation are TOB rares but we’re also planning to add different versions of the debuff to the rest of our TOB NPCs before the end of beta, including select raid NPCs. For normal zone population, the additional Curse of Subjugation spells will be much weaker, between 2% and 2.5% total resource drain per application. Alternatively, raid NPCs will likely get much stronger versions of the debuff, potentially in the range of 16% to 20% total resource drain per application, but this will depend significantly on how the debuff is ultimately added to a given raid. However, its important to note that these additional versions will all function identically to the initial iteration, meaning all ranks of Aureate's Bane will continue to remove and block all ranks of Curse of Subjugation, including those cast by raid NPCs.