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What Maim does

Current rules

Use Maim when you need both movement control and an Evasion penalty. Its 30% movement penalty is a Slow, so Slow Magnitude and the target's reduced Slow effect apply to that part. Its separate 15% reduced Evasion Rating penalty is not increased by Slow Magnitude.

Maim has two effects: A Maimed target has 30% slower movement speed and 15% reduced Evasion Rating.
The normal duration is 4 seconds: Maim lasts for 4 seconds unless the source specifies another duration.
Only movement is slowed: Maim does not slow attack, cast, or other action speed. It affects movement speed and separately reduces Evasion Rating.
Slow Magnitude does not scale Evasion loss: Slow Magnitude scales the movement Slow. It does not scale Maim's 15% reduced Evasion Rating because that is a separate magnitude.
The strongest Maim applies: Multiple Maim debuffs do not add together unless a source explicitly says otherwise. The strongest applicable Maim controls the effect.

Effect by item type

3 cases

01

Movement

30% slower movement speed before modifiers to Slow magnitude or effect.

Related: Slow, Slow Magnitude

02

Defence

15% reduced Evasion Rating. This can make the target easier to hit but does not make hits guaranteed.

Related: Evasion

03

Duration

4 seconds unless the source specifies another duration.

Related: Duration

Limits and exceptions

4 rules

Maim is not Hinder. Both slow movement, but Maim also reduces Evasion Rating.
Maim does not stop movement and does not make a target Immobilised.
Maim does not prevent Evasion. Pin prevents Evasion while the target is Pinned.
Immunity to Maim prevents Maim specifically, not every movement Slow.

Related pages

8 connections

mechanicSlow

A Slow makes an action take longer. A Slow can affect a named speed such as movement speed, or affect everything the target does when no speed is specified.

mechanicSlow Magnitude

This is modifier applies to Debuffs you inflict that Slow enemies, and scales only the specific Magnitude that slows the target. It will not affect any other Magnitudes that Debuff has if it does other things in addition to the Slow.

mechanicDebuffs

Debuffs are negative effects that deal damage or penalise stats for a duration or while a condition is met.

mechanicHindered

Hinder is a debuff that normally slows movement speed by 30% for 4 seconds.

mechanicEvasion

Evasion Rating grants an entropy-based chance to Evade enemy Hits completely. The actual chance compares the defender's Evasion Rating with the Accuracy Rating of the attacker.

mechanicDuration

Duration is the length of time a skill component, Buff, Debuff, Ailment, Curse, Mark, Minion, Totem, Flask effect, Charm effect, Hazard, or delayed event remains active. Each duration modifier applies only to the effect type it names.

mechanicPin

Pin is a buildup-based control mechanic. When Pin buildup reaches the target's threshold, the target is Pinned for 3 seconds.

mechanicMaim

Maim is a debuff that slows movement speed by 30% and reduces Evasion Rating by 15%. It normally lasts 4 seconds.