Stun

Unable to act. — In-game description

Stun

Effect type

Control effect

Stacking

No

Game link

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Unable to act.

— In-game description

Stun is a control effect that disables all skills and interrupts any current action. Characters who become stunned cannot move or activate skills, except those without an activation time, e.g. shouts and some signets. Stun breakers will restore one's freedom to act. The duration of stun does not stack.

A stunned human.

The Stun effect is shown as swirling white lines and dots around the head. It also appears as a white border on the edge of your screen.

Stuns, like all other hard control effects, deals 100 defiance bar damage per second of stun duration, with a minimum of 100 defiance bar damage.

Stun break

Primary article: Stun break

Skills that break stun cancel most control effects, including stun.

Related skills

Skills that stun

Weapon skills that stun

•   Shield Bash — Shield
•   Static Shield — Shield
•   Thunderclap — Hammer
•   Rocket Fist Prototype — Mace
•   Hilt Bash — Greatsword
•   Concussion Shot — Short bow
•   Counterstrike — Spear
•   Pistol Whip — Sword
•   Shocking Aura — Dagger, when attuned to air
•   Transmute Lightning — Dagger, when attuned to air
•   Static Field — Staff, when attuned to air
•   Lightning Cage — Trident, when attuned to air
•   Earthen Synergy — Scepter, when attuned to air and earth
•   Absolute Zero — Trident, when attuned to air and water
•   Shock Blast — Hammer, when attuned to air
•   Magic Bullet — Pistol
•   Tides of Time — Shield
•   Wave of Panic — Trident
•   Vile Blast — Pistol

Bundle skills that stun

•   Artillery Slash — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Deep Freeze — Frost Bow
•   Static Field — Lightning Hammer

Transform skills that stun

•   Throw Boulder — Rampage
•   Mind Shock — Enter Shadow Shroud
•   Executioner's Scythe — Reaper's Shroud

Utility skills that stun

•   Heel Crack — Physical
•   Deploy Mine — Gadget
•   Detonate
•   Throw Mine — Gadget
•   Electrified Net
•   Blast Gyro — Well
•   Spike Trap — Trap
•   Palm Strike — Physical
•   Signet of Domination — Signet

Elite skills that stun

•   Head Butt — Rage
•   Supply Crate — Turret
•   Supply Crate — Turret
•   Basilisk Venom — Venom
•   Shocking Bolt
•   "Chilled to the Bone!" — Shout

Profession mechanic skills that stun

•   Earthshaker — Burst, Hammer
•   Skull Crack — Burst, Mace
•   Whirling Strike — Burst, Spear
•   Static Shock — Tool belt, A.E.D.
•   Bone Crack — Stolen skill
•   Throw Gear — Stolen skill
•   Use Scepter — Stolen skill
•   Use Staff — Stolen skill

Pet skills that stun

•   Icy Roar — Juvenile Polar Bear
•   Lashtail Venom — Juvenile Lashtail Devourer
•   Stunning Rush — Juvenile Armor Fish

Common skills that stun

•   Assault Dash — Illusory Essence
•   Bash — Powder Keg (Caudecus's Manor)
•   Become the Wolf
•   Belly Flop — Nuhoch Tonic
•   Bone Crack — Bone (consumable), Bone (bundle)
•   Bone Crack — Bone (Lunatic Inquisition)
•   Bonk! — Frying Pan
•   Break Free — Champion Blossom Weaver
•   Counter Blow — Frying Pan
•   Dig — Mecha Siege Devourer
•   Dig — Mechanical Devourer Suit
•   Dimensional Banishment — Dimensional Anchor
•   Disrupt — Dimensional Anchor (On Red Alert)
•   Dragon Talon — Dragon Banner
•   Dragon Talon — Dragon Banner
•   Dragon Talon — Dragon Banner
•   Dragonsblood Bolt — Ballista (Thunderhead Keep)
•   EAR Piercing Rounds
•   Electromagical Pulse
•   Electromagical Pulse 2.0
•   EMP Grenade — EMP Grenade
•   Energy Shield
•   Explosive Leap
•   Fire Missile — Pact Bazooka
•   Flash Discharge
•   Freezing Blast — Enchanted Armor
•   Freezing Blast — Enchanted Armor
•   Ghostbore Powder Blast — Ghostbore Musket (weapon)
•   Hammer Smash — Experimental Hammer
•   Head Crack — Keg, Keg (keg brawl training)
•   Koda's Rebirth — Koda's Flame
•   Locomotion Impediment Dynamo — Inquest Keypad
•   Orb Strike — Orb of Power, Altar of Ascension
•   Pounce — Dune Roller
•   Pounce — Unoccupied Dune Roller
•   Prod — Cattle Prod, Cattle Prod (bundle)
•   Radiate — Cold Light
•   Release the Hound
•   Repulsor Bolt — Safety Shield
•   Rifle Butt — Vlast Avenger
•   Roar of Applause
•   Seeking Shot — Ghostbore Musket (weapon)
•   Slam — Siege Turtle
•   Spiral Strike — Herding Crop
•   Static Field — Asura Lightning Turret, Pact Lightning Cannon, Lightning Turret
•   Stomp — Nuhoch Tonic
•   Stunning Strike — Metal Bar
•   Throw Gear — Gear (Forager Hitkiti), Shiny Stolen Gear, Rat Cache, Gear (Qabb), Gear (bundle)
•   Throw Poison — Itzel Poison Jar
•   Tiger's Claw
•   Turtle Siege — Siege Turtle
•   Use Scepter — Scepter (bundle)
•   Use Staff — Staff (bundle)

Skills that reduce the effects of stun

•   Signet of Humility

Related traits

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

Traits that stun

• Unyielding Dragon (Bladesworn) — Dragon Slash becomes unblockable and ignores blindness. Gain might whenever you convert flow into charges.

Traits that improve stun

• No Escape (Spellbreaker) — Dazes and stuns inflict immobilize.
• Dispelling Force (Spellbreaker) — Dazes, stuns, pulls, knockdowns, knockbacks, and launches remove boons.
• Moment of Clarity (Marksmanship) — Gain an attack of opportunity for you and your pet on interrupting a foe. Daze and stun durations that you inflict last longer. This trait can only grant an attack of opportunity against enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Predator's Onslaught (Marksmanship) — You and your pet deal increased strike damage to disabled, defiant, or movement-impaired foes. Affected conditions are stun, taunt, daze, cripple, fear, immobilize, and chilled.
• Blood Moon (Druid) — Daze enemies when you become a celestial avatar. Inflict bleeding on enemies you immobilize or disable.
• Stormsoul (Air) — Deal increased strike damage to disabled or defiant foes. Outgoing stun duration increased. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Dazzling (Domination) — Dazing or stunning a foe also applies vulnerability.

Related equipment

Relics that stun

• Relic of the Citadel — After using an elite skill, call down an artillery strike on the skill target or nearest enemy that inflicts stun.

Upgrade components that affect stun on foes

Sigils

• Superior Sigil of Paralyzation (+30% Duration)
• Superior Sigil of Impact (+7% damage to stunned or knocked-down foes)
• Sigil of Savagery (PvP) (+30% Duration, 3% Damage against Stunned Foes)

Related consumables

Consumables that decrease stun duration

• Cup of Potato Fries
• Mashed Potato
• Turnip Casserole
• Bowl of Mashed Yams
• Bowl of Spiced Mashed Yams
• Roasted Rutabaga
• Roasted Parsnip
• Bowl of Roasted Lotus Root
• Mashed Purple Potatoes

Consumables that reduce damage received while stunned

• Cheese Triangle
• Slice of Cinnamon Toast
• Slice of Garlic Bread
• Loaf of Rosemary Bread
• Slice of Spiced Bread
• Loaf of Tarragon Bread
• Loaf of Saffron Bread

Version history

Patch	Changes
July 07, 2020	Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
April 14, 2020	Removed incorrect text from the tooltip that indicated this effect stacks duration.
October 15, 2013	The stun and dazed debuffs are now properly removed after using a stun break skill.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Stun has been added to the game.

Trivia

• The July 7, 2020 game update changed the stun icon in skill and trait tooltips from gray to purple.

See also

• Jade
• Petrified
• Temporal Stasis

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