Sap

Sap is a rogue class talent that incapacitates a single target for up to 1 minute. It is automatically learned for Subtlety.

• Sap has a PvP duration of 8 seconds, and is subject to diminishing returns, in its own category.
• Sap does not have a chance to break early, always lasting the full duration unless the sapped target is hit.
• Only works on Humanoids, Beasts, Demons and Dragonkin. (A good rule to remember is that it works on anything with a brain).
• Requires stealth, unless used with Shadow Dance.
• The target must not be in combat, and any damage caused will revive the target.
• Only 1 target may be sapped at a time.
• Despite the description, sap is not considered an incapacitate effect, but a sap effect.

• Sapping in a neutral town does aggro the guards.
• Sap is an effective crowd control technique. Don't forget to tell the party which mob you are sapping, as any damage breaks the effect.
• Sap does not cause threat, meaning that if you Sap a mob and then move out of normal aggro range, the mob will not attack you after the Sap effect is broken.
• Mobs that are Sapped won't be tagged as your kill until you deal damage to them. Be wary of other players stealing your kill.
• Sap can be useful in a PvP environment, to even out a 2-on-1, to take out a Shaman's totems before you fight them, to capture a flag quickly in battlegrounds, or even after a Vanish. Remember, like all crowd-control effects, Sap is limited to a reduced duration in PvP.
• Sapping a player of the opposite faction will turn on your PvP Flag. Be wary.

Upon release, monks were given a crowd control ability called Paralysis. Like Sap, this causes an incapacitate effect up to 60 seconds long, but was considered a magical effect that could be reflected, grounded, or dispelled. In patch 5.2.0 it was made physical, increasing the similarity to Sap. This section compares the two.

• No 15 second cooldown, aside from that imposed by Stealth/Vanish or Shadow Dance.

• Can be used while the Monk or the target is in combat.
• Can be used on any creature type.
• Does not require a specific stance or form.
• Does not require a melee weapon.
• Reaches 10 yards farther.
• Costs 15 less Energy.

• Sap is a basic Rogue spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "Rogues love sappy movies."

• Sap (The Hunt for Illidan), TCG card