Diablo 4 (D4)

What is Stun?

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Stun is a crowd control effect in Diablo 4 (D4) which prevents movement and attacks. Read on to learn more applying and removing stuns, and how to stun bosses.

What is Stun?

A Paralyzing Crowd Control Effect

Diablo 4 - Landslide Stun

Players or enemies afflicted with stun cannot move, or attack for the duration of the effect.

How to Prevent or Cleanse Stun

Immune and Unstoppable

Diablo 4 - Unstoppable Buff from Skills

Using defensive abilities that apply Immune or Unstoppable can both prevent and cleanse debuffs such as stun.

How to Stun Bosses

Fill the Stagger Meter by Using Crowd Control Skills

Diablo 4 Ashava Staggered

While bosses are immune to all forms of crowd control, using abilities with crowd control effects will fill the bosses stagger gauge. Once filled the boss will temporarily enter a staggered state and will be unable to move or attack.

How to Stagger Bosses

All Stun Related Skills

Select a Class
Barbarian Druid Necromancer
Rogue Sorceror

Barbarian Skills

Skill Effect
BashBash Bash the enemy with your weapon, dealing XX% damage. After bashing enemies 4 times, your next Bash will Stun for 1.25 seconds, this increases to 2 seconds if using a Two-Handed weapon.
Ground StompGround Stomp Smash the ground, dealing XX% damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.
KickKick Throw a powerful kick that deals XX% damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional YY% damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
WallopWallop Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal XX% increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable.
Iron MaelstromIron Maelstrom Activate three times to attach chains to each of your weapons and perform an attack: First, your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon slams into the ground, dealing 60% damage and Stunning enemies for 2 seconds. Next, your Two-Handed Slashing weapon swipes in front of you, dealing 20% damage and inflicting 120% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Finally, your Dual Wield weapons swing around you, dealing 33% damage per hit.
ConcussionConcussion Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a XX% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds, or up to a YY% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.
No MercyNo Mercy You have XX% increased Critical Strike chance against Immobilized, Stunned, or Slowed enemies.

Druid Skills

Skill Effect
TrampleTrample Shapeshift into a Werebear, become Unstoppable, and charge forward, dealing XX% damage and Knocking Back enemies. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional YY% damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
PetrifyPetrify Encase all Nearby enemies in stone, Stunning them for 3 seconds. You deal 30% increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies affected by Petrify. Against Bosses, the Critical Strike Damage bonus is increased to 50% and its duration is increased to 6 seconds.
Earthen MightEarthen Might Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth Skills has up to a 5% chance to: • Restore all of your Spirit • Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds. This chance is increased by: • 10% for Critical Strikes • 10% if the target is Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
NatureNature's Reach Deal XX% increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
Crushing EarthCrushing Earth Earth Skills deal XX% increased damage to Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back enemies.
Bad OmenBad Omen Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized, or Stunned enemy that a Lightning Bolt also hits dealing XX% damage.
Natural DisasterNatural Disaster Your Earth Skills deal XX% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm Skills deal XX% increased damage to enemies that are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
Thick HideThick Hide Whenever you are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Down, Fortify for XX% Maximum life.

Necromancer Skills

Skill Effect
Corpse TendrilsCorpse Tendrils Veins burst out of a Corpse, Pulling in enemies, Stunning them for 3 seconds and dealing XX% damage to them. Does not consume the Corpse.
Crippling DarknessCrippling Darkness Lucky Hit: Darkness Skills have up to a 15% chance to Stun for XX seconds.
GolemGolem Passive: You are protected by a Golem with XX Life that attacks for 30% damage. Active: Command your Golem to go to the targeted area, they become Unstoppable and slam their fists into the ground, dealing 175% damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds. This has a 10 second cooldown. When your Golem dies, it respawns after 20 seconds.

Rogue Skills

Skill Effect
Shadow CrashShadow Crash Lucky Hit: Shadow damage has up to a 10% chance to Stun for XX seconds.
MomentumMomentum Cutthroat Skills grant a stack of Momentum for 8 seconds if they either: Hit a Stunned, Dazed, or Frozen enemy. Hit any enemy from behind. While at 3 stacks of Momentum you gain: 20% increased Damage Reduction. 30% increased Energy Regeneration. 15% increased Movement Speed.
ExposureExposure Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemy affected by a Trap Skill has up to a 25% chance to: Reduce the active Cooldowns of your Trap Skills by 20%. Drop a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal 40% total Physical Damage and Stun enemies for 0.50 seconds

Sorcerer Skills

Skill Effect
Arc LashArc Lash Unleash arcing lightning that deals XX damage to enemies in front of you. Every 10 times Arc Lash swipes, it Stuns all enemies hit for 2 seconds.
Shocking ImpactShocking Impact Every time you Stun an enemy, you deal XX Lightning damage to them.
ConvulsionsConvulsions Lucky Hit: Shock Skills have a XX% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds.

All Stun Related Aspects

Select a Class
Barbarian Druid Necromancer
Rogue Sorceror Generic

Barbarian Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of Anemia ImageAspect of Anemia Lucky Hit: Direct damage against bleeding enemies has up to a (20-30)% chance to Stun them for 2 seconds.
SkullbreakerSkullbreaker's Aspect Stunning a Bleeding enemy deals (22-40)% of their total Bleeding amount to them as Physical damage.
Weapon MasterWeapon Master's Aspect Your Weapon Mastery Skills have an additional Charge. Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Weapon Mastery Skill has up to a (37-55)% chance to Stun them for 2 seconds.

Druid Aspects

Currently No Aspects with This Ability or Status

Necromancer Aspects

Skill Effect
Torturous Aspect ImageTorturous Aspect Enemies afflicted by your Iron Maiden have a (15-25)% chance to be Stunned for 1 second when they deal direct damage.

Rogue Aspects

Skill Effect
OpportunistOpportunist's Aspect When you break Stealth with an attack, you drop a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades around your location that deal (XX) total Physical damage and Stun enemies for 0.50 seconds.
Aspect of Surprise ImageAspect of Surprise When you Evade or Shadow Step, you leave behind a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal XX total Physical damage and Stun enemies for 2 seconds.
TricksterTrickster's Aspect Caltrops also throw a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal (XX) total Physical damage and Stun enemies for 0.50 seconds.
Aspect of Artful Initiative ImageAspect of Artful Initiative When you spend 100 Energy you release a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal (0.2-0.3) total Physical damage and Stun enemies for 0.5 seconds. Your Grenade Skills deal 15% more damage.

Sorcerer Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of Control ImageAspect of Control You deal (25-35)% more damage to Immobilized, Stunned, or Frozen enemies.

Generic Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of Retribution ImageAspect of Retribution Distant enemies have a 8% chance to be Stunned for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal (10-20)% increased damage to Stunned enemies.
Aspect of Audacity ImageAspect of Audacity When there are at least 5 Close enemies, Stun them for (2-4) seconds. This can only occur once every 20 seconds.

Diablo 4 Related Guides

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Glossary: List of Diablo Terms

Glossary Term Guides

All Glossary Term Guides
Item Power and Breakpoints What is Critical Strike?
What is Crowd Control? What is Overpower Damage?
What is Lucky Hit Chance? What is Unstoppable?
How to Go Berserk What Does Vulnerable Do?
What are Thorns? What is Crackling Energy?
What Does Fortify Do? Is There Magic Find?
What is Barrier and Barrier Generation? What is Stun?
What is Chilled? What is Bleed?
What is Control Impaired? What is Darkness?
What is Dazed? What is Fear?
What is Frozen? What is Immobilized?
What is Immune? What is Knocked Back?
What is Knocked Down? What is Poisoned?
What is Stealth? What is Slowed?
What is Taunted? What is Tethered?
What is Non-Physical Damage? What is Attack Speed?

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