Stun break

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 and  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

•  Daze — Disables all skills for a short duration.
•  Stun — Prevents movement and actions for a short duration.
•  Knockdown — Knocks the target on the ground, preventing movement and actions for a short duration.
•  Pull — Pulls the caster to the target or the target to a specific location and disables them for a short duration.
•  Knockback — Knocks back the target away and on the ground, preventing movement and actions for a short duration.
•  Launch — Throws the target in the air over a short distance, preventing movement and actions for a short duration. Can move Downed targets.
•  Float — Causes the underwater target to move upwards.
•  Sink — Causes the underwater target to move downwards.
•  Fear — Disables all skills and causes the target to flee directly away from the caster for a short duration.
•  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.
•  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

Bundle skills that break stun   Chapter 4: Stalwart Stand — Tome of Courage   Smoke Vent — Flamethrower Utility skills that break stun   Contemplation of Purity — Meditation   Judge's Intervention — Meditation   "Save Yourselves!" — Shout   "Stand Your Ground!" — Shout   Signet of Judgment — Signet   Fragments of Faith — Trap   Roiling Light — Physical   Riposting Shadows — Legendary Assassin Stance   Pain Absorption — Legendary Demon Stance   Gaze of Darkness — Legendary Dragon Stance, Consume   Darkrazor's Daring — Legendary Renegade Stance   Awakening — Legendary Alliance Stance, Kurzick   Reaver's Rage — Legendary Alliance Stance, Luxon   Banner of Tactics — Banner   Stomp — Physical   "Shake It Off!" — Shout   Dolyak Signet — Signet   Balanced Stance — Stance   Endure Pain — Stance   Frenzy — Stance   Outrage — Rage   Featherfoot Grace — Meditation   Dragonspike Mine — Armament   Elixir S — Elixir   Elixir U — Elixir   Utility Goggles — Gadget   Spectrum Shield — Exceed   Shift Signet — Signet   "Protect Me!" — Command   Signet of Renewal — Signet   Lightning Reflexes — Survival   Quickening Zephyr — Survival   Glyph of Equality — Glyph   Glyph of Equality — Glyph   Dolyak Stance — Stance   Mutate Conditions — Cantrip   Blinding Powder — Deception   Shadow Return — Deception   Shadowstep — Deception   Infiltrator's Signet — Signet   Haste — Trick   Roll for Initiative — Trick   Bandit's Defense — Physical   Mercy — Cantrip   Arcane Shield — Arcane   Armor of Earth — Cantrip   Mist Form — Cantrip   Glyph of Elemental Power — Glyph   Glyph of Elemental Power — Glyph, when attuned to air   Glyph of Elemental Power — Glyph, when attuned to earth   Glyph of Elemental Power — Glyph, when attuned to fire   Glyph of Elemental Power — Glyph, when attuned to water   Signet of Air — Signet   "Eye of the Storm!" — Shout   Twist of Fate — Stance   Invigorating Air — Augment   Decoy — Clone   Mirror Images — Clone   Blink — Manipulation   Power Break   Signet of Midnight — Signet   Well of Precognition — Well   Sand through Glass — Deception   Psychic Force — Psionic   Necrotic Traversal   Plague Signet — Signet   Spectral Armor — Spectral   Spectral Walk — Spectral   Well of Power — Well   "You Are All Weaklings!" — Shout   Trail of Anguish — Punishment   Elixir of Ignorance — Elixir Elite skills that break stun   Signet of Courage — Signet   Portent of Freedom   Unhindered Delivery — Final Charge   Rite of the Great Dwarf — Legendary Dwarf Stance   Head Butt — Rage Profession mechanic skills that break stun   Healing Mist — Elixir, Tool belt, Elixir Gun   Rumble — Tool belt, Thumper Turret   Superspeed — Tool belt, Slick Shoes   Toss Elixir U — Elixir, Tool belt, Elixir U   Bypass Coating — Tool belt, Blast Gyro   Crisis Zone — Tool belt, Mech Command   Unflinching Fortitude — Beast   Overload Air — Overload, when attuned to air   Overload Earth — Overload, when attuned to earth   Overload Fire — Overload, when attuned to fire   Overload Water — Overload, when attuned to water Common skills that break stun   Absorption Shield — Ships of the Line Cannon   Become the Wolf   Blinding Flash — Spirit Axe   Boar's Resilience   Dip   Dive   Dodge   Duck   Enhanced Reflexes   Flash Discharge   Go with the Flow   Health Potion   Hypernova Launch   Like the Wind   Might of the Ox — The Ox's Yoke   Nova Launch   Nova Launch   Nova Launch   Orb Leap — Altar of Ascension   Ox's Resilience — The Ox's Yoke   Pillow Pounce — Dropped Items   Quantum Mass Displacement — Blish's Arm   Return to Checkpoint   Sanctuary — Charr Assault Turret   Shadow Walk   Shadowstep — White Mantle Disguise   Smash Shard — Branded Shard (bundle)   Smoke Form — Inferno Hound   Throw Fast — Ball   Throw Gently — Ball   Throw Normally — Ball   Walk It Off   Wings of Aurene

Utility skills that break stun on allies   Awakening — Legendary Alliance Stance, Kurzick   Banner of Tactics — Banner   "Shake It Off!" — Shout   "Protect Me!" — Command   Glyph of Equality — Glyph   "Eye of the Storm!" — Shout Elite skills that break stun on allies   Portent of Freedom   Unhindered Delivery — Final Charge Profession mechanic skills that break stun on allies   Toss Elixir U — Elixir, Tool belt, Elixir U   Bypass Coating — Tool belt, Blast Gyro   Crisis Zone — Tool belt, Mech Command

Related traits

Traits that break stun

• Indomitable Courage (Virtues) — The active effect of Virtue skill 3 breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Its passive effect gains a shorter interval.
• Savage Instinct (Berserker) — Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage.
• Mental Defense (Inspiration) — Shatter skill 4 grants boons and breaks allies out of stuns.

Trait skills that break stun

•   Rite of the Great Dwarf (Versed in Stone) — Legendary Dwarf. Channel the power of the Rite of the Great Dwarf to turn yourself and nearby allies to stone to reduce incoming damage.
•   Lesser Haste (Burst of Agility) — Trick. Gain quickness, fury, and swiftness.

Traits that improve stun breaks

• Glaring Resolve (Invocation) — Gain stability and heal yourself when you break stuns.
• Contained Temper (Invocation) — Gain energy when you break stun.

Traits that cause skills to break stun

• Indomitable Courage (Virtues) — The active effect of Virtue skill 3 breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Its passive effect gains a shorter interval.
• Hunter's Determination (Dragonhunter) — Activating your elite skill breaks stuns.

Trivia

• Prior to the game update of July 2021, using a stun break while dodging would not remove daze.

See also

• Interrupt

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