Incapacitate or Knockout, previously called Disorient, is a form of crowd control that render a player or NPC unable to move or act for a short period of time. Incapacitate differs from Stun in that Incapacitate effects always break on damage, while Stun effects don't. Incapacitate effects are also often harder to break free from; a mage can for example break a stun by using Blink, but will be unable to do so if incapacitated.
Example of Incapacitate effects:
- Rogue: Gouge
- Paladin: Repentance (Talent)
- Druid: Maim
- Engineering gizmo Goblin Rocket Helmet and most bombs and grenades.
- Horned Viking Helmet, a drop from Eric "The Swift", an elite dwarf only killable by Horde characters in Uldaman.
Counters[]
- Ways to remove Incapacitate effects:
- The PvP trinkets
- The Warrior's Berserker Rage
- The Paladin's Divine Shield
- The Hunter's The Beast Within (talent) and Bestial Wrath (talent for pet). Neither break Incapacitate already cast.
Patch Changes[]
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- Patch 1.9.0 (patch date:2006-01-03): "All Disorient effects have been renamed Incapacitate effects. This includes Gouge, Sap, etc."
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