Knockdown

A knockdown is an effect, during which a character cannot move, attack, or activate skills aside from those with instant activations (such as stances or shouts). A Knockdown is indicated by the knocked down character falling down to the ground. Usually targets will get up quickly, but some knockdowns last for a longer time (Backbreaker for example). The standard knockdown time is two seconds. Wearing a Stonefist Insignia, or being under the effects of Earthbind can extend this to a maximum of three seconds. Knockdowns are not considered as interrupts in the game mechanics, so using skills such as Mantra of Resolve will not prevent a Knockdown from stopping a particular skill from activating.

A skill disrupted by a knockdown must recharge before being used again.

There are only eleven knockdown prevention skills (see below). On the flip side, skills that cause knockdowns are usually elite, slow to activate, are conditional, or cause exhaustion (or some combination of the four).

Some creatures cannot be knocked down, see below.

Skills that knockdown

Name		Target	Dur	Stats	Notes	Skill type	Attr	Cam
	Backbreaker	Foe	2s OR 4s	9	+1...16 damage, 4 seconds only with Strength 8 or higher	Elite Hammer Attack	Hammer	P
	Counter Blow	Attacking foe	2s	4		Hammer Attack	Hammer	C
	Devastating Hammer	Foe	2s	7	Inflict weakness (5...17s)	Elite Hammer Attack	Hammer	C
	Earth Shaker	Foe & adjacent foes	2s	8	50% fail with Hammer Mastery 4 or less. "Adjacent" range rather than "Adjacent to foe" range	Elite Hammer Attack	Hammer	P
	Enraged Smash	Moving foe	2s	5   5	+10..34 dmg if moving. Gain 1..3 adrenaline	Elite Hammer Attack	Hammer	F
	Hammer Bash	Foe	2s	6	Lose all adrenaline	Hammer Attack	Hammer	C
	Heavy Blow	Foe	2s	5	If foe has weakness, knockdown & +1..24 damage. Lose all adrenaline	Hammer Attack	Hammer	C
	Irresistible Blow	Foe	2s	5   6	If blocked, knockdown and 5..17 damage. +5..17 damage	Hammer Attack	Hammer	C
	Magehunter's Smash	Foe	2s	8	Unblockable if target foe is enchanted.	Elite Hammer Attack	Hammer	N
	Bull's Charge	Moving Foe	2s	5   20	melee attacks knock down moving foes, movement speed +33%, ends if a skill is used	Elite Stance	Str	P
	Bull's Strike	Moving foe	2s	5   10	+5..25 dmg if moving	Melee Attack	Str	C
	Griffon's Sweep	Foe	2s	5   8	If blocked, knockdown & 10..29 damage. +5...17 damage	Melee Attack	Str	P
	Leviathan's Sweep	Foe	2s	5   8	If blocked, knockdown & 10..29 damage. +5...17 damage	Melee Attack	Str	F
	Shield Bash	Next attacking foe	2s	5   20	For 5...10s, while wielding shield, block next attack skill, if melee skill, knockdown & disable that skill for an additional 15s	Skill	Str	C
	"None Shall Pass!"	Nearby moving foes	2s	5   45		Shout	Tact	F
	Desperation Blow	Self	2s	5   7	+10...34 damage & random chance of causing deep wound (20s), bleeding (25s), crippled (15s) or weakness (20s)	Melee Attack	Tact	P
	Drunken Blow	Self	2s	5   7	+10...34 damage & random chance of causing deep wound (20s), bleeding (25s), crippled (15s) or weakness (20s)	Melee Attack	Tact	F
	Shove	Touched foe	2s	5 ¾ 15	Lose all adrenaline. your non attack skills are disabled for 10...6s, damage 15...63	Elite Skill	Tact	F
	"Coward!"	Moving foe	2s	4 2		Elite Shout	None	F
	Grapple	Foe & Self	2s	5 ¾ 12	Removes your stance after knockdown.	Skill	None	E
	Bestial Pounce	Foe	2s	5   10	Pet attack +5...17 damage, if foe casting a spell, knockdown	Pet Attack	Beast	P
	Pounce	Foe	2s	5   20	Pet attack +5...17 damage, if foe is moving, knockdown	Pet Attack	Beast	F
	Savage Pounce	Foe	2s	5   10	Pet attack +5...17 damage, if foe casting a spell, knockdown	Pet Attack	Beast	F
	Spike Trap	Foes near location	2s	10 2 20	Each second for 2 seconds; also 10...34 damage, inflicts Crippled 3...21s	Elite Trap	WS	C
	Tripwire	Foes near location	2s	10 2 30	If foe is crippled. 5..17 damage	Trap	WS	N
	Balthazar's Pendulum	Foe	2s	5 ¼ 5	Next time ally would be knocked down by a foe, that foe is knocked down instead	Elite Enchantment Spell	Smite	N
	Bane Signet	Foe	2s	1 20	If foe attacking. 26..50 holy damage	Signet	Smite	C
	Shield of Judgment	Foe	2s	15 1 45	For 8...18s, anyone striking ally is knockdown and 5...41 damage	Elite Enchantment Spell	Smite	P
	Signet of Judgment	Foe	2s	1 20	Foe and adjacent foes take 15...63 holy damage	Elite Signet	Smite	C
	Psychic Instability	Foe	2...4s	5 ¼ 12	If interrupts a skill; affects foe and nearby foes. 50% failure chance with Fast Casting 4 or less.	Elite Spell	FC	F
	Gale	Foe	2s	10 1 5	50% failure rate (unless Air Magic = 5 or more)	Spell	Air	C
	Gust	Self + Ally	3s	10 ¾ 10	Doublecast, move 33% faster; initially deals 15...59 cold damage and knocks down attacking/moving foes	Elite Spell	Air	F
	Lightning Surge	Foe	2s	10 1 10	Hex 3s, effect on end; also 5...17s Cracked Armor, 14...83 lightning dmg (25% armor penetration)	Elite Hex Spell	Air	C
	Mind Shock	Foe	2s	5 1 8	10...42 lightning damage, if you have more energy then foe, 10...42 additional lightning damage & knockdown	Elite Spell	Air	P
	Shock	Touched foe	2s	5 ¾ 10	10...50 lightning damage	Skill	Air	P
	Teinai's Wind	Target foe + adjacent foes	{{{knockdownduration}}}	5 1 8		Spell	Air	F
	Whirlwind	Adjacent foes	2s	5 ¾ 8	If foe attacking. 15..75 cold damage	Spell	Air	P
	Churning Earth	Nearby foes location	2s	15 2 30	For 5s, 10...34 earth damage each second, if foe is moving faster then normal when struck by spell, knockdown foe	Spell	Earth	F
	Dragon's Stomp	Foe & nearby foes	2s	25 3 15	26...85 earth damage	Spell	Earth	F
	Earthquake	Foe & nearby foes	2s	25 3 15	26...85 earth damage	Spell	Earth	P
	Stoning	Foe	2s	15 1 5	45...93 earth damage, if foe has weakness, knockdown	Spell	Earth	C
	Unsteady Ground	Nearby foes location	2s	10 2 15	For 5s, nearby foes 10...34 earth damage, if a foe is attacking, knockdown foe	Elite Spell	Earth	F
	Meteor	Foe & adjacent foes	2s	5 2 30	7...91 fire damage	Spell	Fire	C
	Meteor Shower	Foes adjacent location	2s	25 5 60	For 9 sec, 7...91 fire damage & knockdown every 3s	Spell	Fire	P
	Slippery Ground	Foe	2s	5 1 10	If target is blind	Spell	Water	E
	Water Trident	Foe + 2 adjacent	2s	5 1 3	Only knockdown if moving; 10...74 cold dmg	Elite Spell	Water	P
	Horns of the Ox	Foe	2s	5   12	If foe not adjacent to any of his allies. +1..9 damage	Dual Attack	Dagger	F
	Trampling Ox	Foe	2s	5   8	If foe is crippled. +5..17 damage	Dual Attack	Dagger	E
	Entangling Asp	Foe	2s	10 1 20	Poison 5...17s	Spell	Deadly	F
	Iron Palm	Touched foe	2s	5 ¾ 20	If foe hexed or under a condition. 5..41 damage, counts as a lead attack	Skill	Deadly	F
	Scorpion Wire	Foe	2s	5 1 10	For 8...18s, if foe is more then 100' away from you, you shadow step to target and foe is knockdown	Hex Spell	Deadly	F
	Mark of Instability	Foe	2s	10 ¼ 20	For 20s, next time you hit target with a dual attack, knockdown	Hex Spell	None	F
	Wastrel's Collapse	Foe	2s	5 ¼ 20	If foe not using a skill. All non-dagger attack skills disabled. Shadow steps to target	Elite Skill	None	N
	Grasping Was Kuurong	Nearby foes	2s	15 1 20	Hold ashes for 15...51s, when dropped, 15...63 damage & knockdown	Elite Item Spell	Chan	F
	Wanderlust	Attacked stationary foe	2s	10 1 45	If foe knocked down by attack, spirit loses 70...54 health	Elite Binding Ritual	Comm	F
	Shield of Force	Next attacking foe	2s	10   12	Knocks down adjacent attacking foes and applies Weakness	Flash Enchantment Spell	Earth	E
	Reaper's Sweep	Foe	2...3s	8	If a Dervish Enchantment is removed.	Elite Scythe Attack	Scythe	N

PvE only

Name		Target	Duration	Stats	Notes	Skill type	Attr	Cam
	"You Move Like a Dwarf!"	foe	2s	10   10	+damage, +crippled.	Shout	Norn	E
	Brawling Headbutt	touched foe	2s	7 ¾	45...70 damage	Skill	Deldrimor	E
	Club of a Thousand Bears	foe	2s	5   12	if target is non-human.	Melee Attack	Norn	E
	Great Dwarf Weapon	Target foe of ally	2s	10 1 5	For 20 seconds, target's weapon has +15...20 damage and 28...40% chance to knockdown	Weapon Spell	Deldrimor	E
	Weakness Trap	nearby Charr	2s	10 2 30	+weakness, +lightning damage.	Trap	Vanguard	E

• Junundu Smash knocks down adjacent foes.
• Junundu Tunnel knocks down adjacent foes when this skill ends.
• Choking Breath knocks down foes casting spells.
• Agnar's Rage knocks down nearby foes.
• Giant Stomp knocks down smaller creatures in the area.
• Argo's Cry knocks down target and adjacent foes every 3 seconds for 9 seconds.
• Juggernaut Toss knocks down a foe for 5 seconds.
• Jade Fury knocks down all foes in the area.
• Dark Chain Lightning deals huge damage and knocks down foes.
• Trample knocks down touched and adjacent foes.
• The Eye of Janthir will shoot out a shockwave while in battle that knocks down enemies.
• Temple Guardians, Rot Wallows and Tundra Giants are known to knockdown a player if they score a Critical Hit.

Skills that prevent knockdown

• Balanced Stance prevents the user from being knocked down.
• Dolyak Signet prevents the user from being knocked down.
• Steady Stance prevents user from being knocked down once and gives energy and adrenaline when the user would be knocked down.
• Aura of Stability prevents an other ally from being knocked down.
• Balthazar's Pendulum the next time a foe would knockdown target ally, that foe is knocked down instead.
• Ward of Stability prevents allies from being knocked down in an area.
• "Brace Yourself!" prevents an other ally from being knocked down then deals damage to a nearby foe.
• Fleeting Stability prevents the user from being knocked down, but then knocks the user down if the enchantment reaches its full duration.
• Dwarven Stability prevents knock down when Drunk.(GWEN Deldrimor Title Track)
• "I Am Unstoppable!" prevents knock down and cripple.(GWEN Norn Title Track)
• "Don't Trip!" prevents knock down of party members within earshot.(GWEN Deldrimor Title Track)

Skills that require or enhance knockdown

• "I Meant to Do That!" gives adrenaline if its user is knocked down.
• "On Your Knees!" recharges all stances if any adjacent foes are knocked down.
• Belly Smash blinds adjacent foes if its target is knocked down.
• Crushing Blow causes a deep wound if its target is knocked down.
• Pulverizing Smash causes a deep wound and weakness if its target is knocked down.
• Lacerating Chop causes bleeding if its target is knocked down.
• Steelfang Slash gives adrenaline if its target is knocked down.
• Bestial Mauling dazes a knocked down foe.
• Brambles damages and causes bleeding to anyone who is knocked down in its area of effect.
• Melandru's Shot causes bleeding and additionally cripples target foe if it's moving or knocked down.
• Holy Strike/Stonesoul Strike does extra damage to a knocked down foe.
• Supportive Spirit heals an ally who takes damage while knocked down.
• Fetid Ground deals damage then poisons that foe if knocked down.
• Aftershock deals extra damage to knocked down foes. See KD/AS.
• Ash Blast blinds knocked down foes.
• Bed of Coals sets knocked down foes in an area on fire.
• Falling Lotus Strike will only hit a knocked down foe, but does extra damage and gives energy.
• Falling Spider will only hit a knocked down foe, but does extra damage and causes poison.
• Lift Enchantment removes an enchantment from a knocked down foe.
• Earthbind increases minimum knockdown length to three seconds.
• Awe dazes a knocked down foe.
• Rending Aura makes attack skills remove enchantments on knocked down foes.
• Junundu Bite heals you when hitting a knocked down foe.
• Low Blow deals extra damage and inflicts Cracked Armor if touched foe is knocked down.
• A Touch of Guile prevents touched foe from attacking if foe is knocked down.

Creatures with Stun Immunity

Certain creatures have equipped the Stun Immunity passive skill that permanently makes them invulnerable to knockdowns unless they are affected by a Earthbind spirit. These creatures are listed below. This list does not include creatures that use other skills to temporarily protect themselves from knockdowns.

The following are all giant creatures though not necessarily of the species "giant":

• All Giants EXCEPT Awakened Gray Giants.
• All Dolyak-riding Stone Summit units:
  • Dolyak Master
  • Dolyak Rider
  • Stone Summit Heretic
• All beast-riding Stone Summit units:
  • Summit Beastmaster
  • Stone Summit Herder
• The large- and medium-sized Titans:
  • Burning Titan
  • Frost Titan
  • Risen Ashen Hulk
  • Rotting Titan
  • Wild Growth
• Some Trees.
• Island Guardians
• All Wurms.
• Dragon Liches.
• Glint the dragon.
• All Hydras
• Siege Ice Golems
• Stone Crushers
• Zhu Hanuku
• Shiro Tagachi
• Sandstorm Crag
• Shambling Mesa
• Abaddon
• Berserking Bison
• All Jotun
• Dhuum