Stability

This article is about the boon. For other uses, see Stability (disambiguation).

Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted. — In-game description

Stability

Effect type

Boon

Stacking

Intensity

Max. stacks

25

Game link

Effect ID

1122

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Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

— In-game description

Stability is a boon that protects against control effects (full list above in description) that would otherwise interrupt or disable the character. Unlike stun break, stability does not remove effects already in place. However, many skills which grant stability also evoke the stun break effect. Stability stacks in intensity up to 25 times, and each incoming control effect removes a stack. In contrast, boon removal skills (boon strip/boon steal/boon corrupt) void all stacks of stability at once. Stability does not negate movement impairing conditions including  Crippled,  Immobile,  Chilled, and  Slow.

Mechanics

• Only one stack of Stability can be removed every .75 seconds.
• The final stack removed does not provide a .75 second window of immunity to control skills and the target will still be affected by all incoming control attacks.
• Stability does not prevent the activation of traits that trigger when disabled, such as Autodefense Bomb Dispenser, even though the character is not disabled. This may not be true for all traits of this kind^{[verification requested]}.
• Stability does not prevent the translocation of a character such as via slippery floor effects or special skills like wrenching gaze from an Incarnation of Judgement, gravity field from Sorrow, or deadly sandstorm from Awakened Hierarchs as these effects do not technically interrupt or otherwise disable the target.

Related skills

See also: Boon#Related skills

Weapon skills that grant stability

•   Thistleguard — Mace
•   Relentless Whirl — Hammer
•   Etching: Haboob — Spear (on land), when attuned to earth
•   Transmute Earth — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Flowing Finesse — Pistol, when attuned to air and water
•   Glacial Drift — Scepter, when attuned to air and water
•   Grinding Stones — Dagger, when attuned to air and earth
•   Lahar — Staff, when attuned to water and earth
•   Lava Skin — Sword, when attuned to fire and earth
•   Molten Burst — Trident, when attuned to fire and earth

Bundle skills that grant stability

•   Epilogue: Unbroken Lines — Tome of Courage

Transform skills that grant stability

•   Natural Convergence — Celestial Avatar
•   Natural Convergence — Celestial Avatar
•   Mind Shock — Enter Shadow Shroud
•   Infusing Terror — Reaper's Shroud

Healing skills that grant stability

•   "We Heal As One!" — Command
•   Perilous Gift — Cantrip

Utility skills that grant stability

•   Hallowed Ground — Consecration
•   "Stand Your Ground!" — Shout
•   Fragments of Faith — Trap
•   Valorous Stance — Stance
•   Inspiring Reinforcement — Legendary Dwarf Stance
•   Inspiring Reinforcement — Legendary Dwarf Stance
•   Darkrazor's Daring — Legendary Renegade Stance
•   Awakening — Legendary Alliance Stance, Kurzick
•   Reaver's Rage — Legendary Alliance Stance, Luxon
•   Balanced Stance — Stance
•   Banner of Tactics — Banner
•   Dolyak Signet — Signet
•   Stomp — Physical
•   Shattering Blow — Rage
•   Elixir U — Elixir
•   Spectrum Shield — Exceed
•   Solid State — Stance
•   Glyph of Equality — Glyph
•   Glyph of Equality — Glyph
•   Dolyak Stance — Stance
•   Well of Bounty — Well
•   Armor of Earth — Cantrip
•   "Eye of the Storm!" — Shout
•   Stone Resonance — Stance
•   Mantra of Concentration — Mantra
•   Power Break —
•   Signet of Inspiration — Signet
•   Well of Precognition — Well
•   Tale of the Valiant Marshal — Tale
•   Well of Power — Well
•   Trail of Anguish — Punishment

Elite skills that grant stability

•   Signet of Courage — Signet
•   Portent of Freedom —
•   Unhindered Delivery — Final Charge
•   Twin Moon Sweep — Legendary Entity Stance
•   Rampage — Physical
•   Plague —
•   "Strength of the Pack!" — Command
•   Glyph of the Stars — Glyph
•   Glyph of the Stars — Glyph
•   Forest's Fortification — Cantrip
•   Tornado — Cantrip
•   Whirlpool — Cantrip
•   "Rebound!" — Shout
•   Charge —
•   Lich Form — Spectral
•   "Chilled to the Bone!" — Shout
•   Elixir of Ambition — Elixir
•   Xinrae's Weapon — Weapon spell

Profession mechanic skills that grant stability

•   Crashing Courage — Virtue
•   True Nature — Legendary Dragon Stance, Consume
•   Full Counter — Burst
•   Chant of Freedom — Burst, Chant
•   Rumble — Tool belt, Thumper Turret
•   Toss Elixir B — Elixir, Tool belt, Elixir B
•   Defense Field — Tool belt, Bulwark Gyro
•   Defense Field — Tool belt, Bulwark Gyro
•   Crisis Zone — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Offensive Protocol: Demolish — Morph
•   Consume Plasma — Stolen skill
•   Detonate Plasma — Stolen skill
•   Throw Enchanted Ice — Stolen skill
•   Overload Earth — Overload, when attuned to earth
•   Innervate Preservation —

Skills that convert fear or taunt into stability

Primary article: Boon#Skills that convert conditions into boons

Racial skills that grant stability

•   Avatar of Melandru —

Related traits

See also: Boon#Related traits

Traits that grant stability

• Indomitable Courage (Virtues) — The active effect of Virtue skill 3 breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Its passive effect gains a shorter interval.
• Heavy Light (Dragonhunter) — Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased strike damage to disabled, exposed, or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Glaring Resolve (Invocation) — Gain stability and heal yourself when you break stuns.
• Spirit Boon (Invocation) — Invoking a legend grants boons to nearby allies based on the legend that was invoked.
• Found Purpose (Conduit) — Trigger the active portion of Numinous Gift when you invoke a legend while in combat. Triggering Numinous Gift grants boons to allies in an area around you, depending on which legends you have equipped.
• Numinous Gift (Conduit) — The third minor traits of other specializations you equip have improved effectiveness. Gain might and additional boons when you use Cosmic Wisdom, depending on which legends you have equipped.
• Shared Wisdom (Conduit) — Grant boons to allies whenever you use a Legendary Entity Skill, depending on which skill was used.
• Brave Stride (Strength) — Movement skills grant boons and adrenaline when used.
• Martial Cadence (Tactics) — Soldier's Focus grants boons to affected allies and removes conditions from them. Refresh Soldier's Focus when you swap weapons.
• Stalwart Strength (Defense) — Gain stability when you disable a foe. Deal increased strike damage while you have stability.
• Eternal Champion (Berserker) — Gain stability and endurance when entering berserk mode. Traits that trigger when entering berserk mode also trigger when exiting berserk mode. You can now exit berserk mode early.
• Dragonscale Defense (Bladesworn) — Gain boons when entering Dragon Trigger.
• Equal and Opposite Reaction (Alchemy) — Gain quickness and stability when you disable an enemy.
• Gadgeteer (Tools) — Gadget skills are more powerful.
• Juggernaut (Firearms) — Gain might while wielding a flamethrower. Might applied to you gains increased duration. Napalm grants you stability and a fire aura.
• Applied Force (Scrapper) — Gain stability when you gain might at or above the threshold. Might grants bonus power.
• Mass Momentum (Scrapper) — Gain might while you have stability. Your Function Gyro applies stability to allies when cast.
• New Genes (Amalgam) — Morph skills grants boons to allies. Grant an additional boon based on which morph skill was used.
• Fortifying Bond (Nature Magic) — When you gain a boon, it is shared with your pet.
• Fresh Reinforcement (Soulbeast) — Entering beastmode grants you the boons affecting your pet.
• Enhancing Impact (Untamed) — Disabling a foe grants you boons based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Arcane Lightning (Arcane) — Arcane skills grant increased ferocity and have additional effects.
• Rock Solid (Earth) — Grant stability to nearby allies when attuning to earth. Note: This effect will not trigger when attuning to the same element.
• Soothing Disruption (Water) — Cantrips grant boons.
• Harmonious Conduit (Tempest) — Gain stability and swiftness when starting an overload.
• Elemental Synergy (Catalyst) — Gain a bonus effect when you finish a combo. Bonuses can trigger once per attunement per interval.
• Altruistic Aspect (Evoker) — Meditation skills grant boons to allies.
• Bountiful Disillusionment (Chaos) — Gain stability when you use a Shatter skill. Grant an additional boon to nearby allies based on which Shatter is used.
• Transfusion (Blood Magic) — Marks can be triggered by allies to heal them and provide them with additional benefits. Create Lesser Chilblains at your location when you use your fourth shroud skill.
• Implacable Foe (Harbinger) — Gain stability and damage reduction when entering Harbinger Shroud. Gain ferocity based on your vitality.

Traits that improve stability

• Stalwart Speed (Firebrand) — When you grant aegis or stability, grant quickness. This can affect multiple targets simultaneously.
• Stalwart Strength (Defense) — Gain stability when you disable a foe. Deal increased strike damage while you have stability.
• Mass Momentum (Scrapper) — Gain might while you have stability. Your Function Gyro applies stability to allies when cast.
• Object in Motion (Scrapper) — Deal increased strike damage while you have stability, swiftness, or superspeed. This damage increase compounds for each boon you have.

Traits that convert fear or taunt into stability

Primary article: Boons#Traits that convert conditions into boons

Related equipment

See also: Boon#Related equipment

Relics that grant Stability

• Relic of the Centaur — Gain stability when you use a healing skill.

See also

• Defiance Bar
•  Indomitable

Version history

Patch	Changes
April 19, 2016	The frequency at which stability can be removed by control effects has been increased from 0.05 seconds to 0.75 seconds. A brief effect will now play on the character when stability is removed via control.
July 07, 2015	Fixed a bug that caused skills that convert boons to conditions to not properly convert stability to fear.
March 16, 2015	This boon has been changed from a duration stack type to an intensity stack type. Crowd-control effects will remove one instance of stability apiece each time they are applied.
May 20, 2014	Updated the description to include "pull" in the list of things that are ignored.
October 22, 2012	Updated the stability boon to stack duration up to 3 times. The icon for stability has changed.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Stability has been added to the game.

Trivia

• Prior to the October 22 2012 update, stability had effect monitor icon of retaliation, while retaliation had its own icon.
• Stability has changed from duration to intensity stacking with March 16 2015 update, while many skills have been updated to reflect this change.

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