Launch

Launch

Effect type

Control effect

Stacking

No

This article is about the game mechanic. For the skill available when using a Hylek Fire Turret, see Launch (turret).

Launch is a control effect that causes the affected target to be thrown backwards into air and remain stuck on the ground. It is mechanically similar to a combination of knockback and knockdown with these differences: affected targets are moved farther away from their original position and disabled for a longer period, it can affect downed players, and it can affect foes with resistance to knockback, such as Risen Abominations. Like any control effect, it can be countered by stability.

Related skills

Weapon skills that launch

•   Banish — Hammer
•   Spear Swipe — Spear
•   Overcharged Shot — Rifle
•   Roiling Skies — Spear
•   Updraft — Dagger, when attuned to air

Bundle skills that launch

•   Wind Blast — Lightning Hammer

Transform skills that launch

•   Holographic Shockwave — Engage Photon Forge
•   Dust Charge — Tornado

Utility skills that launch

•   Stomp — Physical
•   Detonate Cartridges
•   Personal Battering Ram — Gadget
•   Thump
•   Spike Trap — Trap
•   Shadow Gust — Cantrip

Elite skills that launch

•   Chaotic Release — Legendary Dragon Stance, Consume
•   Prime Light Beam — Exceed
•   Uppercut
•   Tornado — Cantrip
•   Charge

Profession mechanic skills that launch

•   Big Ol' Bomb — Tool belt, Bomb Kit
•   Core Reactor Shot — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Crash Down
•   Sky Circus — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Slam
•   Wing Buffet
•   Branch Bash — Stolen skill
•   Shoot Rifle — Stolen skill
•   Throw Enchanted Ice — Stolen skill

Pet skills that launch

•   Dimension Breach — Juvenile Aether Hunter
•   Head Toss — Juvenile Rock Gazelle
•   Lightning Assault — Juvenile Electric Wyvern
•   Slam — Turtle
•   Wing Buffet — Wyvern
•   Wing Buffet — Juvenile Phoenix

Racial skills that launch

•   Charge — Become the Bear
•   Howl — Become the Wolf

Related traits

See also: Traits related to disable (Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.)

Traits that launch

• Gadgeteer (Tools) — Gadget skills are more powerful.

Traits that improve launch

• Dispelling Force (Spellbreaker) — Dazes, stuns, pulls, knockdowns, knockbacks, and launches remove boons.

Notes

• Immobilize does not prevent being moved by Launch.
• Launch still affects downed characters, including both NPCs and players.

Version history

Patch	Changes
May 11, 2021	(Wiki notes) The icon has been changed slightly.
October 15, 2013	Stun breakers will now break launch effects.
April 30, 2013	Blowout effect: Renamed to Launch.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Blowout has been added to the game.

Trivia

• Prior to the April 30, 2013 update, some skills used the term blowout instead of launch.
• Activating a Box of Fun twice in quick succession will launch the player.

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