Diablo 4 Crowd Control Overview and Interactions - Season 3

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What is Crowd Control?Item AffixesGems

Gem Type

Effect

EffectExplained

While slotted into a weapon you do +#% increased Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies.

This Gem applies the "Any Crowd Controlled" effect to your additive damage multiplier. This gem functions just like the affix in the weapon above.

While slotted into Any armor, gain +#% Damage Reduction while Control Impaired.

This Gem when slotted into the armor slots gives +#% damage reduction to any CC on you! This is more "effective" Health than rubies when you are Crowd Controlled.

Crowd Control Types and Effects

Crowd Control Type

Effect

Effect Explained

Chill

Chills targets and slowing them, repeatedly chilling a target will freeze them.

Chill functions like an intermediary Crowd Control, where you slow, "chill", and eventually freeze a target. This means that you can apply three different Crowd Controls to a target and stack the benefits from them.

Daze

Daze prevents the target from attacking for a period of time.

Daze is similar to Stun. However, you can move while Dazed; you just aren't able to attack.

Fear

Compels the target to run away from the source.

This Crowd Control operates the opposite of Taunt. Where taunt wants to force attacks to a location, this CC wants to force targets to run away.

Freeze

Prevents the target from moving or attacking, if killed while Frozen, it will shatter.

Freeze functions just like Stun, but is not a stun Crowd Control type. It also does NOT leave behind a corpse when you shatter enemies.

Immobilize

Prevents movement of any kind.

Immobilize restricts movement completely, however, you can still attack. The most common source of this CC are Spiders.

Knock Back

Knock Back pushes the target back some distance.

Knock Backs push the recipients away from the source. This CC is most commonly found in the Nightmare Sigil affix "Nudging Evade" and within some class abilities.

Knock Down

Knocks down you or your enemies, preventing movement or attack. This is similar to Stun, but does NOT count as a Stun and does not move the target in any way.

Knock Backs are fairly rare CC, only available to a select few classes or monsters that have access to this effect, such as Rogues and Druids.

Slow

Reduces the target's movement speed by #%.

Slow allows you or your enemies to reduce the target's movement speed by a percentage amount.

Stagger (Bosses only)

Bosses are un-Crowd Controllable; instead, repeated attempts to control a boss will inflict "Stagger", stunning the boss for some time.

This effect is how we can stun bosses, but is not counted as a stun CC type. Repeated attempts to control the boss will build up a bar underneath the Health Bar of the boss. Once filled up, the boss will be Staggered. The bar then changes from gold to blue and begins receding back to the middle. Once the bar has reached the center, the boss will regain control.

Stun

Prevents the target from moving, attacking, or most skills.

Stuns prevent all types of movement or attacks. There are some spells that can break Crowd Control.

Tether

Tether is a Crowd Control that prevents the target from walking out of a radius around a central point.

This Crowd Control is fairly rare. This occasionally shows up against bosses/monsters that summon totems.

Taunt

Redirects damage to the source of the Taunt.

Taunt is a special Crowd Control that manipulates the target to attack the source of the taunt, effectively preventing or forcing damage. The main sources of Taunt are the Barbarian's and the Necromancer's .

About Unstoppable

Spell

Effect

Class

Grants Unstoppable while Rallying Cry is active.

Barbarian

Become Unstoppable and rush forward, knocking enemies back

Barbarian

Knock enemies back, gaining Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 Seconds.

Barbarian

During Eathen Bulwark, you gain unstoppable.

Druid

Change into a Werebear, becoming unstoppable and charging forward, knocking enemies back.

Druid

During Grizzly Rage, gain unstoppable for 6 seconds.

Druid

Teleport behind an enemy, becoming unstoppable.

Rogue

Become unstoppable during Concealment, allowing you to move through enemies.

Rogue

Become unstoppable for 5 seconds after casting Shadow Clone.

Rogue

Teleport to a location, becoming unstoppable.

Sorcerer

About Immune Effects

Spell

Effect

Class

Change into a Werewolf becoming immune while you dash through 12 targets.

Druid

Become immune for 2 seconds after casting Flame Shield.

Sorceress

Become immune for 4 seconds after Casting Deep Freeze.

Sorceress

Transform into bloody mist becoming immune for 3 seconds.

Necromancer

Diablo 4 Crowd Control Overview and Interactions - Season 3

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