Tick

Overview
A tick refers a single event that occurs within the duration of a channel or DoT/HoT effect. There may be multiple ticks within an effect, or a single tick.

Tick Rate
Tick rate is the amount of times that a tick will occur within the duration of a channel or DoT/HoT effect. Average tick rates for DoT/HoT effects are 1 tick every second, and average tick rates for channeled abilities are 1 tick every 0.5 seconds.

Channeled Ticks
During a channel, ticks will occur corresponding with their tick rate. A channel that is 2 seconds long with a 0.5 second tick rate will have 4 ticks.

DoT/HoT Ticks
During a DoT/HoT effect, ticks will occur corresponding with their tick rate. A DoT/HoT effect that is 10 seconds long with a 1 second tick rate will have 10 ticks.