DPS race

In some boss fights it is important to quickly kill the boss before he kills the raid. This type of fight is sometimes referred to as a DPS Race, and usually has the following characteristics:
 * Usually has an effect that guarantees a wipe if the encounter takes too long (i.e., some periodic/stacking effect which kills player or an enrage effect (enrage timer) that significantly boosts damage taken in the encounter.
 * Often a simple tank and spank style encounter (no difficult positioning or evasion needed).
 * Not aggro capped (i.e., the boss only attacks targets in melee range).

DPS Race fights usually exist to prevent undergeared players/groups from progressing into higher-end content. Most recently, examples of DPS races include Argaloth and Halfus Wyrmbreaker, both of which feature extremely short enrage timers. Chimaeron, the Ascendant Council, and Cho'gall all have soft enrage mechanics.