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'''Crowd Control (CC)''' refers to [[Status Effects|effects]] that alter an opponent's capability to function, including their movement, ability use, weapon firing, and many others. | '''Crowd Control (CC)''' refers to [[Status Effects|effects]] that alter an opponent's capability to function, including their movement, ability use, weapon firing, and many others. | ||
They can be applied both by [[Heroes|Hero]] | They can be applied both by [[Heroes|Hero]] abilities and [[Items]] from the [[Shop]]. | ||
==Types of Crowd | ==Types of Crowd Control== | ||
===Movement Slow=== | ===Movement Slow=== | ||
Reduces the target's movement speed | Reduces the target's movement speed by a percentage. | ||
For example, a 30% slow reduces a 10 meters / second movement speed to 7 m/s. | For example, a 30% slow reduces a 10 meters / second movement speed to 7 m/s. | ||
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Prevents the target from shooting, using abilities, using items, and moving. Stun also causes the target to be [[Crowd Control#Interrupt|Interrupted]]. | Prevents the target from shooting, using abilities, using items, and moving. Stun also causes the target to be [[Crowd Control#Interrupt|Interrupted]]. | ||
Examples | Examples include {{HeroIcon|Infernus}}' {{AbilityIcon|Concussive Combustion}}, {{HeroIcon|Ivy}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Stone Form}}, and {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Singularity}}. | ||
===Sleep=== | ===Sleep=== | ||
Similar to [[Crowd Control#Stuns|Stun]], it prevents the target from shooting | Similar to [[Crowd Control#Stuns|Stun]], it prevents the target from shooting and using abilities. However, unlike Stun, it '''does not''' prevent movement; instead, it slows the target to 2m/s. | ||
Sleep does not [[Crowd Control#Interrupt|Interrupt]] channels. Receiving any damage wakes the target instantly. | |||
The only source of Sleep is {{HeroIcon|Haze}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Sleep Dagger}}. | The only source of Sleep is {{HeroIcon|Haze}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Sleep Dagger}}. | ||
===Immobilize=== | ===Immobilize=== | ||
Reduces all speed to 0 and stops all movement | Reduces all speed to 0 and stops all voluntary movement, though the target can still be displaced by others. Additionally, it prevents the use of movement related abilities. It removes all upwards acceleration, making airborne targets fall to the ground. | ||
Examples include {{HeroIcon|Warden}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Binding Word}}, {{HeroIcon|Paige}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Captivating Read}}, and {{ItemIcon|Arctic Blast}}. | |||
===Silence=== | ===Silence=== | ||
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A common cause of confusion is that {{Silenced|Silence}} does not [[Crowd_Control#Interrupt|Interrupt]], meaning abilities that have started will always continue through Silence, such as {{HeroIcon|Seven}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Storm Cloud}}. | A common cause of confusion is that {{Silenced|Silence}} does not [[Crowd_Control#Interrupt|Interrupt]], meaning abilities that have started will always continue through Silence, such as {{HeroIcon|Seven}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Storm Cloud}}. | ||
Examples include {{ItemIcon|Silence Wave}}, {{ItemIcon|Silencer}}, {{ItemIcon|Focus Lens}}, {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Telekinesis}}, and more. | |||
===Item Silence=== | ===Item Silence=== | ||
Prevents the target from using [[Items|Item]] actives, though they can still use abilities. | Prevents the target from using [[Items|Item]] actives, though they can still use abilities. | ||
Examples include | Examples include {{ItemIcon|Curse}} (disables all items) and {{ItemIcon|Slowing Hex}} (disables movement items). | ||
===Disarm=== | ===Disarm=== | ||
Prevents the target from firing their main weapon but melee attacks can still be used. Note that abilities that use weapon-damage can still be used while {{Disarmed|Disarmed}}, such as {{HeroIcon|Haze}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Bullet Dance}}. | Prevents the target from firing their main weapon but melee attacks can still be used. Note that abilities that use weapon-damage can still be used while {{Disarmed|Disarmed}}, such as {{HeroIcon|Haze}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Bullet Dance}}. | ||
Examples | Examples include {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Sand Blast}} and {{ItemIcon|Disarming Hex}}. | ||
===Interrupt=== | ===Interrupt=== | ||
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Become immune to all forms of crowd control. | Become immune to all forms of crowd control. | ||
For example the {{ItemIcon|Unstoppable}} [[Items|Item | For example the {{ItemIcon|Unstoppable}} [[Items|Item]], {{HeroIcon|Abrams}}' {{AbilityIcon|Seismic Impact}} (Tier 3), and {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Shadow Transformation}}. | ||
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Revision as of 20:19, 19 November 2025
See also Status Effects for a comprehensive list of all sources of Crowd Control and other Status Effects.
Crowd Control (CC) refers to effects that alter an opponent's capability to function, including their movement, ability use, weapon firing, and many others.
They can be applied both by Hero abilities and Items from the Shop.
Types of Crowd Control
Movement Slow
Reduces the target's movement speed by a percentage.
For example, a 30% slow reduces a 10 meters / second movement speed to 7 m/s.
Movement Slow cannot reduce a target's speed below 2 meters / second.
Stun
Prevents the target from shooting, using abilities, using items, and moving. Stun also causes the target to be Interrupted.
Examples include 
Infernus' 
Concussive Combustion, 
Ivy's 
Stone Form, and 
Dynamo's 
Singularity.
Sleep
Similar to Stun, it prevents the target from shooting and using abilities. However, unlike Stun, it does not prevent movement; instead, it slows the target to 2m/s.
Sleep does not Interrupt channels. Receiving any damage wakes the target instantly.
The only source of Sleep is 
Haze's 
Sleep Dagger.
Immobilize
Reduces all speed to 0 and stops all voluntary movement, though the target can still be displaced by others. Additionally, it prevents the use of movement related abilities. It removes all upwards acceleration, making airborne targets fall to the ground.
Examples include 
Warden's 
Binding Word, 
Paige's 
Captivating Read, and 
Arctic Blast.
Silence
Prevents the target from activating abilities, though they can still use Item actives.
A common cause of confusion is that 
Silence does not Interrupt, meaning abilities that have started will always continue through Silence, such as 
Seven's 
Storm Cloud.
Examples include 
Silence Wave, 
Silencer, 
Focus Lens, 
Wraith's 
Telekinesis, and more.
Item Silence
Prevents the target from using Item actives, though they can still use abilities.
Examples include 
Curse (disables all items) and 
Slowing Hex (disables movement items).
Disarm
Prevents the target from firing their main weapon but melee attacks can still be used. Note that abilities that use weapon-damage can still be used while 
Disarmed, such as Haze's 
Bullet Dance.
Examples include 
Mo & Krill's 
Sand Blast and 
Disarming Hex.
Interrupt
Interrupts instantly cancel all ability casts and channels. It alone does not prevent further use of abilities. When targets are Stunned they are also Interrupted.
Examples of Interrupt (other than Stun) include the Curse and 
Knockdown Items and 
Grey Talon's 
Spirit Snare.
Displace
Exerts some force on the target that modifies their acceleration or velocity, moving or knocking them around.
Examples include 
Lash's 
Ground Strike, 
Bebop's 
Exploding Uppercut and 
Grapple Arm, 
Vindicta's 
Stake, the 
Rescue Beam and Knockdown Items, and more.
Time Stop
The target acts as if time is frozen, pausing their movement, animations, casts, channels.
The effects of time stopped abilities can still function. For example, if Dynamo is time stopped during his Singularity channel, it still pulls and stuns enemies. Note that this technically lengthens the duration of the Singularity.
The only source of Time Stop is 
Paradox's 
Kinetic Carbine.
Hex
The target is transformed into a rabbit.
The target gains a smaller model and hitbox and moves faster, but will take increased damage. Hexed targets cannot use their weapon, melee, abilities, or items. Abilities and heavy melee attacks will not be interrupted when hexed.
The only source of Hex is 
Sinclair's 
Rabbit Hex.
Crowd Control Reductions and Immunities
Effects that reduce the intensity of crowd control, either partially or completely.
Slow Resistance
Reduce the effectiveness of slows.
For example, Infernus' 
Flame Dash normally moves at 12 meters per second, but with a 30% slow and its innate 50% slow resistance it is slowed down by 15% to 10.2m/s.
Invincibility
Become unable to be hit or targeted. All projectiles and area effects phase through while you also can not be targeted by Items such as Curse or Abilities such as Mo & Krill's 
Combo.
Examples include 
Ethereal Shift and 
Calico's 
Return to Shadows and the transformation phase of 
Yamato's 
Shadow Transformation.
While Yamato cannot move during the transformation phase, both Ethereal Shift and Return to Shadows allow limited movement.
Purge
Instantly remove all debuffs.
Some debuffs delay the crucial negative effect, such as Bebop's 
Sticky Bomb. Therefore, if the bomb is attached, then the target purges their debuffs, the bomb never explodes.
Examples include 
Viscous' 
The Cube (Tier 3), Yamato's Shadow Transformation, and 
Debuff Remover.
Unstoppable
Become immune to all forms of crowd control.
For example the 
Unstoppable Item, 
Abrams' 
Seismic Impact (Tier 3), and Yamato's Shadow Transformation.
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