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Burst damage is a term used to describe dealing high amounts of damage in a very short period of time. Any class designed around killing instead of tanking or healing is referred to as a DPS. A burst damage class is still considered a DPS even if their actual damage per second is quite low. Skills which qualify for burst damage usually disallow any response as the damage is dealt instantly opposed to DPS which sustain their damage over time.

Skills that can be used to do burst damage normally cause unusually high damage quickly. However, the downside to burst classes is that they often have a longer cool down and will need to wait out their time before being able to deal significant damage again. Its main purpose is to bring an enemy down fast, often combined with other buffs and damage dealers, giving enemies less chance to respond.

Certain classes are better at bursting than others, and some are able to burst to some degree despite not being classified as a burst class. Some of the known classes are:

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