Knock down

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A knock down or KD causes a target to temporarily fall down. Knocked down characters cannot move, activate skills with an activation time or aftercast delay, or switch weapons. Knock downs mostly function the same as standard interrupts; however, since they are technically different game mechanics, KDs can interrupt through skills such as Mantra of Concentration.

Unless otherwise stated, a knock down lasts 2 seconds; it can be extended to 3 seconds using Stonefist Insignias or certain skills. Junundu Tunnel and Reaper's Sweep can knock down for 3 seconds; three other skills can knock down for 4 seconds (Choking Breath, Backbreaker, and Psychic Instability). A knocked-down target cannot be knocked down again until they get up; however, they can be knocked down again the instant they begin to rise (see quarterknocking).

Some foes carry Stun on Critical Hit, causing knock down to foes against whom they score a critical hit. Others carry Stun Immunity which prevents them from being knocked down. Characters inside a Siege Devourer or Desert Wurm are immune to knock downs.

A small number of foes, including Shiro Tagachi, can be difficult or impossible to knock down for other reasons.

Enhancements[edit]

  • The warrior armor upgrade component Stonefist Insignia increases the duration of all knock downs inflicted by the Warrior by 1 second. This upgrade cannot extend durations beyond 3 seconds.
  • The skill Earthbind sets a minimum duration of knock downs to 3 seconds. It also bypasses Stun Immunity, but has no effect on other skills that prevent knock downs.

Related skills[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Some creatures do not have an animation for being knocked down. Instead, they perform the animation for being interrupted and stand motionless until the knock down is over.
  • Knock downs are most often used as interrupts and snares.
  • Characters are knocked down when consuming Battle Isle Iced Tea.
  • Warriors and Elementalists have more knock down skills than the other professions.
  • Necromancers and Paragons are the only professions without any skills that can cause knock downs.
Anomaly Anomaly.When used on a foe during casting, they often keep casting for 1-2 seconds more, or until the cast finishes; then it spontaneously fails. This doesn't affect gameplay.
Anomaly Anomaly.Shadow stepping while knocked down effectively removes the knocked down state, but adds a delay on the effects of skills activated afterwards until their animations "catches up" (in a manner similar to activating skills after resurrection).
Bug Bug.If a creature is knocked down while their projectile attack is mid-flight, such as a bow projectile attack, the projectile will not hit its destination until that creature would no longer be stunned.

PvP tactics[edit]

As stated above, knocked down characters cannot use skills with an activation time or aftercast delay. Even a single knock down can make a difference in combat, and knock downs can be used for various purposes.

  • A common tactic is to knock down monks while spiking another character, to prevent monks from healing them.
  • Knocking down (and otherwise snaring) flag and relic runners and kiting players is a good tactic.
  • Knock-lock is the technique of repeatedly inflicting knock downs on targets to shut them down.

Trivia[edit]

  • The game sometimes refers to knock down as stun in some internal (and normally inaccessible) skill descriptions.