Knockdown

Knockdown

Effect type

Control effect

Stacking

No

Game link

Knockdown is a control effect which interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.

Related skills

Weapon skills that cause knockdown

•   Drop the Hammer — Hammer
•   Scorchrazor — Short bow
•   Tremor — Mace
•   Backbreaker — Hammer
•   Thump — Hammer
•   Hook Strike — Staff
•   Malicious Hook Strike — Staff
•   Earthquake — Dagger, when attuned to earth
•   Gale — Focus, when attuned to air
•   Mud Slide — Dagger, when attuned to water and earth
•   Wind Storm — Hammer, when attuned to air
•   Oppressive Collapse — Torch

Bundle skills that cause knockdown

•   Plank Smash — Wooden Plank, Plank (level 10 consumable), Pirate's Peg Leg, Pirate's Peg Leg (bundle), Plank (Tactician Megill), Splintered Gate Piece

Transform skills that cause knockdown

•   Seismic Leap — Rampage

Utility skills that cause knockdown

•   Bane Signet — Signet
•   Hammer of Wisdom — Spirit Weapon
•   Bull's Charge — Physical
•   Slick Shoes — Gadget
•   Explosive Rockets
•   Exploding Spores — Cantrip
•   Pitfall
•   Reflexive Strike — Physical
•   Binding Shadow — Cantrip

Elite skills that cause knockdown

•   Heaven's Palm — Physical
•   Energy Expulsion — Legendary Centaur Stance
•   Gravity Well — Well
•   Charge

Profession mechanic skills that cause knockdown

•   Throw Vine — Tool belt, Seed Turret
•   Bop
•   Brutal Charge
•   Brutal Charge
•   Club Shock Wave — Stolen skill
•   Throw Rock — Stolen skill

Pet skills that cause knockdown

•   Bop — Warclaw
•   Brutal Charge — Canine
•   Brutal Charge — Porcine

Racial skills that cause knockdown

•   Rocket Jump — Charrzooka
•   Leap — Become the Wolf
•   Throw Vine — Tool belt, Seed Turret

Related traits

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

Traits that improve knockdown

• Dispelling Force (Spellbreaker) — Dazes, stuns, pulls, knockdowns, knockbacks, and launches remove boons.

Related equipment

Upgrade components that affect knocked-downed foes

Sigils

• Sigil of Impact (+7% damage to stunned or knocked-down foes)

See also

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Knockdown.

• Control effect
• Stun break

Version history

Patch	Changes
May 11, 2021	(Wiki notes) The icon has been changed slightly.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Knockdown has been added to the game.

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Effects (stacking)