Crowd Control

Crowd Control (CC) is the ability to control multiple enemies for a short period of time, by stunning, making them flee, slowing or halting them entirely. This allows you time to attack a heftier foe whilst debilitating surrounding minions, reposition yourself or run away! The affected targets can no longer attack you.

Every class in Diablo 4 has skills that offer some form of Crowd Control all of which will have a cooldown.

Some enemies will be partially or fully immune to controlling effects.

Effects classed as Crown Control effects:

Listed below are all the skills that come with a crowd control component divided by class.

How does crowd control work with Bosses?

Bosses are not directly affected by crowd control effects, using crowd control skills will fill a boss's stagger meter. When the meter is full, all crowd control affects are applied all at once rendering the boss immobile.

Class crowd control skills

Barbarian crowd control skills


Brawling
Kick Throw a powerful kick that deals 18% damage and Knocks Back (CC) enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional 105% damage and are Stunned (CC) for 3 seconds. Damage: Physical Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 13 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Tags: Brawling
Mighty Kick Kicked enemies deal 54% damage to enemies they collide with while being Knocked Back. Enemies damaged this way are Knocked Down (CC) for 2 seconds. Requires point in Enhanced Kick.
Charge Become Unstoppable and rush forward pushing enemies with you then swinging through them for 180% damage and knocking them back (CC). Requires a complete Arsenal weapon. Cooldown: 17 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Tags: Brawling
Enhanced Charge Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain by Charge take 60% damage and are Stunned (CC) for 3 seconds. Requires point in Charge.
Leap Leap forward and slam down, dealing 33% damage and Knocking Back (CC) surrounding enemies on impact. Requires any complete Arsenal weapon. Damage: Physical Cooldown: 17 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 66% Tags: Brawling
Mighty Leap Enemies damaged by Leap are Slowed (CC) by 70% for 5 seconds. Requires point in Enhanced Leap.
Weapon Mastery
Steel Grasp Throw out a trio of chains that deal 23% damage and Pull In enemies. Damage: Physical Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 11 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tags: Weapon Mastery
Hamstring Your Bleeding effects Slow (CC) Healthy enemies by 20 / 40 / 60%
Ultimate
Supreme Call of the Ancients Each of the Ancients gains additional power: Korlic: You gain 10 Fury each time Korlic damages an enemy with Frenzy. Talic: Enemies are Slowed by 50% for 1 second when damaged by his Whirlwind. Madawc: 30% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds when using his Upheaval. Requires point in Prime Call of the Ancients.
Iron 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. Requires a Full Arsenal of weapons. Damage: Physical Cooldown: 45 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 24% Tags: Ultimate
Concussion Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a 10 / 20 / 30% chance to Stun (CC) enemies for 3 seconds, or up to a 15 / 30 / 45% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon. Requires a point in Wallop.

Rogue crowd control skills


Basic Tree
Fundamental Forceful Arrow Forceful Arrow Knocks Back (CC) Non-Elite enemies if they are Close. If they collide with another enemy, both are Knocked Down (CC) for 1.5 seconds.
Puncture Throw your blades a short distance, dealing 21% damage. Every 3rd cast Slows (CC) enemies by 20% for 2 seconds. Critical Strikes will always Slow. Requires Dual Wielded Weapons. Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Tags: Basic, Marksman, Chain (PP)
Core Tree
Improved Twisting Blades Enemies are Dazed (CC) while impaled with Twisting Blades.
Advanced Flurry Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal x30% increased damage and Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.
Advanced Penetrating Shot When cast with full Energy Penetrating Shot will Slow (CC) all enemies it hits by 50% for 3 seconds. Elite enemies will also be Knocked Down (CC) for 1.5 seconds.
Agility Tree
Methodical Shadow Step Enemies damaged by Shadow Step are Stunned (CC) for 2 seconds.
Caltrops Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing 40% damage and Slowing (CC) enemies by 50%. Lasts 7 seconds. Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tags: Agility, Mobility, Trap
Disciplined Dash Dash Slows (CC) enemies it hits by 30% for 3 seconds. Any enemy already Slowed will be Dazed (CC) for 2 seconds instead.
Subtefuge Tree
Smoke Grenade Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that Dazes (CC) them for 4 seconds. Dazed enemies cannot attack or use skills but are able to move. Cooldown: 13 seconds Tags: Subterfuge, Grenade
Enhanced Poison Trap Poison Trap Knocks Down (CC) enemies for 1.5 seconds when it activates.
Imbuement
Cold Imbuement Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next 2 Imbueable skills deal Cold Damage and Chill enemies for up to 25% per hit. Cooldown: 13 seconds Damage: Cold Tags: Imbuement
Blended Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 20% chance to instantly Freeze enemies for 3 seconds.
Chilling Weight Chilled enemies have their movement speed further reduced by up to 10/20/30%, and you gain 5/10/15%[x] increased Chill effect. Requires point in Frigid Finesse.
Ultimate Tree
Prime Death Trap Enemies are Pulled Into (CC) Death Trap when it activates.
Supreme Rain of Arrows Rain of Arrows' second wave Knocks Down (CC) enemies for 3 seconds.
Exposure Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to an 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 Stun Grenades that deal 40% total Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1 second.

Countering crowd control

When a player is affected by crowd control, there are skills that can counter the effect. These include the following skills:

Barbarian


Brawling
Charge Become Unstoppable and rush forward pushing enemies with you then swinging through them for 180% damage and knocking them back (CC). Requires a complete Arsenal weapon. Cooldown: 17 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Tags: Brawling
Defensive
Enhanced Rallying Cry Rallying Cry grants Unstoppable while active. Requires point in Rallying Cry.
Ultimate
Wrath of the Berserker Explode into a rage, Knocking Back surrounding enemies and gain Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 seconds. For the next 10 seconds, dealing Direct Damage with Basic skills grants Berserking for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds Tags: Ultimate

Druid


Defensive
Enhanced Earthen Bulwark Earthen Bulwark makes you Unstoppable while active.
Ultimate
Prime Grizzly Rage Grizzly Rage makes you Unstoppable for 6 seconds
Wrath
Trample Shapeshift into a Werebear, become Unstoppable, and charge forward, dealing 75% damage and Knocking Back (CC) enemies. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional 45% damage and are Stunned (CC) for 3 seconds. Damage: Physical Cooldown: 14 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Tags: Wrath, Werebear, Shapeshifting

Rogue


Subterfuge
Concealment Vanish from sight, gaining an advanced form of Stealth for 5 seconds that will not be removed by taking damage. Concealment also makes you Unstoppable, grants +30% Movement Speed, and allows you to move freely through enemies for its duration. Using an attack skill during Concealment will break Concealment. Cooldown: 20 seconds Tags: Subterfuge
Ultimate
Prime Shadow Clone You are Unstoppable for 5 seconds after casting Shadow Clone.
Agility
Shadow Step Become Unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows and stab your victim from behind for 72% damage. Gain 50% increased Movement Speed for 2 seconds afterwards. Requires Dual Wielded weapons Cooldown: 9 seconds. Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 100% Tags: Agility, Imbueable, Cutthroat, Mobility

Sorcerer


Defensive
Teleport Transform into lightning becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location dealing 25% damage around you upon arrival. Cooldown: 11 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Evade is replaced with a short-range Teleport on a 17 second cooldown. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 65% Tags: Defensive, Shock