Stun break

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Breaks stun.png Breaks stun is a skill effect that removes most control effects like stun or knockdown from affected characters or NPCs, restoring their ability to move and use skills. This effect is indicated by the "Breaks stun" skill fact in the skill's tooltip, and allows these skills to be used while under the effects of crowd control. Additionally, certain traits can also break stun through their passive trait skills, while others can improve skills with the breaks stun property.

Stun breaks work on control effects which last for a duration. This includes Fear.png Fear and Taunt.png Taunt, which are considered both conditions and control effects and can thus be cleared by both condition removal and stun break, or temporarily negated by the boon Resistance. Most stun breaks can be used in mid-air, allowing recovery when thrown in the air or during a fall.

Stun-breakable effects[edit]

  • Daze.png Daze — Disables all skills for a short duration.
  • Stun.png Stun — Prevents movement and actions for a short duration.
  • Knockdown.png Knockdown — Knocks the target on the ground, preventing movement and actions for a short duration.
  • Pull.png Pull — Pulls the caster to the target or the target to a specific location and disables them for a short duration.
  • Knockback.png Knockback — Knocks back the target away and on the ground, preventing movement and actions for a short duration.
  • Launch.png Launch — Throws the target in the air over a short distance, preventing movement and actions for a short duration. Can move Downed targets.
  • Float.png Float — Causes the underwater target to move upwards.
  • Sink.png Sink — Causes the underwater target to move downwards.
  • Fear.png Fear — Disables all skills and causes the target to flee directly away from the caster for a short duration.
  • Taunt.png Taunt — Forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breaks disabled while using their auto-attack skill.
  • Stun.png Petrified — Functions like a stun and prevents movement and actions for a short duration. Applied by a thief's Basilisk Venom elite skill.

Related skills[edit]

Bundle skills that break stun

Utility skills that break stun

Elite skills that break stun

Profession mechanic skills that break stun

Common skills that break stun

Utility skills that break stun on allies

Elite skills that break stun on allies

Profession mechanic skills that break stun on allies

Related traits[edit]

Traits that break stun

Trait skills that break stun

Traits that improve stun breaks

Traits that cause skills to break stun[edit]

Trivia[edit]

See also[edit]