What Is Crowd Control in Diablo 4?

By Shivam Sharma / General / February 23, 2025

Crowd control is an excellent way to restrict movement of enemies in Diablo 4. Read this article to learn more about these abilities.

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Crowd control is an ability that helps in stunning or hindering motion for a short time. These abilities help in getting out of sticky situations in various games. Diablo 4 is an RPG game filled with plenty of enemies, each having unique mechanics. To deal with some difficult enemies, the game has implemented various crowd control abilities.

In this article, we are going to explain what crowd control is in Diablo 4 and how to use these abilities effectively.

What Is Crowd Control in Diablo 4?

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To simplify, a crowd control ability limits the movement of the affected individual. In Diablo 4, players can inflict this status with the help of various spells and utilities. There are two types of crowd control in Diablo 4, and we have listed all of them below:

Slow: Slows the movement of the affected target.
Stun: Halt the movement and attack of the target.
Immobilize: Stops the target from moving.
Knockdown: This CC knocks the enemy on the ground and stops it from moving or attacking.
Knockback: The target gets pushed with the help of this crowd control ability.
Taunt: Use this ability to force the enemy to attack the source of Taunt’s caster.
Pull In: Pulls the enemy in.
Tether: This unique CC binds the enemy to a specific object or location.
Fear: A CC that forces the target to move away from the caster.
Chill: A slow CC that can freeze the target when applied many times.
Daze: Prevents an enemy from attacking.
Freeze: Stops the target at a position.

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Crowd Control Abilities in Diablo 4

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Each class in Diablo 4 has its own way of applying crowd controls. There are various skills, passives, items, and weapons that can inflict CC on enemies. Here are some CC abilities in Diablo 4:

SKILL	CLASS	EFFECT
Kick	Barbarian	Throws a powerful kick that causes a knockback.
Arc Lash	Sorcerer	A stun CC caused by lightning attacks.
Decrepify	Necromancer	This skill slows enemies for 10 seconds.
Poison Creeper	Druid	An immobilize CC that stops the movement for 2 seconds.
Puncture	Rogue	Throws blades that slows hit enemies.

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