Special Attacks

This page lists many (but by no means all) of the Special Attacks used by mobs with some information about what they do and how to counter them.

Buffs

Mobs can also buff themselves (did you really think only you could do that?). Here are some of them.

Sticky Jacket

The body is covered by a sticky sheath which prevents direct attacks.

100% of all physical attacks are absorbed until a limit is reached or the timer expires.

Thorny Vine

You have been pierced by Thorny Vines...

Any melee attacker physically hitting the protected mob will take damage.

Stealth

The mob is, unless you are much higher level or very close to him, invisible.

Debuffs

Many mobs have brief-duration debuffs that can slow you or decrease your resistances to their other attacks.

Helpless

Reduces your Physical Defense.

Snare

Reduces movement rate.

Slow

Same as Snare.

Root

Prevents movement.

Absolute Freezing

Applies Frost Frost (Frozen and cannot move)

Stun

Same as Root, except that it also prevents all skill use.

Snake Bind

It is the nature of snakes to bind up their prey.

Roar

Short-duration Snare. Your movement rate is reduced.

Wings Flapping

Causes the effects Strong Flow and Disturbing Flow. Strong Flow carries a chance of being Stunned. Disturbing Flow is a Movement Impairing Effect, reducing movement speed and attack speed.

Giant Palm Smash

Some damage with a short-duration Stun.

Silence

Like the name says, this prevents you from using any Skill with a vocal component which includes most spells. The duration is usually very brief.

Source of Chaos

Reduces casting speed, attack speed and movement speed.

Wither

Lowers your Strength.

DOTs

Damage Over Time. These attacks do a small amount of damage every few seconds of a period of time, such as Poison attacks. Some of them can be "Cured" by an alert healer.

Bleed

350 damage every 2 seconds

Corpse Poison

500 damage every 2 secs and reduces attack power and attack speed.

Double Stinger

Applies 2 stacks of Poison at a time. "Cure" this asap.

Flame

You run around randomly, slapping at yourself because you are covered in flames. Sorta like you would if you were all covered in bees.

Snake Venom

A Strong Snake Venom that deals 250 damage every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. Can usually be "Cured".

Rot

Applies Corrosion to the target. This is a weak toxin, and can be "Cured".

Spider Venom

Most examples of this poison can be "Cured".

Quake

This ability has a long Casting-Bar and begins to do damage and knock down everyone in melee range shortly after he starts doing it. On the up side he cannot move while casting it, so back up fast as soon as he starts! The further you are from the epicenter the less you feel the effects!

Direct Damage

Rising Tide

Elemental Water attack dealing large instant damage.

Area Attacks

Commonly called AEs, these do damage to all players within the Area of Effect.

Quake

Melee-range long-duration stun with damage tick. He cannot move while casting this, and the farther you are from the epicenter the less damage you take, so back the heck up!

Other

Blessing

A 100% Self-heal, usually cast automatically when he reaches 50% health. If you cannot do enough DPS to kill him in less time than the cooldown+casttime of this skill, you never will. It may be time to consider an exit strategy. Thankfully, most monsters with this skill are not overly fond of long chases.

Catch

We do not know what this does. It may be a Snare, reducing your movement rate.

Charge

Instantly rushes the mob to you. He cannot be damaged or bespelled while charging. Opening with a stun attack may prevent him from doing this.

Cure Injuries

Instantly heals the caster and may also remove a DoT or Debuff from him (such as a Poison attack).

Deep Ichor

Used by Transmutated Maggots when they are hurt (50% HP), this is an escape skill. If you do not kill it within 4 seconds of the beginning of the cast, the Transmutated Maggot will escape.

Desperate Rescue

We don't know what this does as we have always killed the Ice Dwarf Gladiator before he could complete the casting time. It is probably a heal or it allows him to fight on for a short time after his HP reaches zero.

Imprisonment

A "root" skill.

Mana Rift

Drains Mana slowly over time, so long as the mob continues to chant. Silence or Interrupt him to stop it.

Rune Repair

A 100% Self-heal, usually cast automatically when he reaches 50% health, common to the Runic Guards of the Demon Mountains. If you cannot do enough DPS to kill him in less time than the cooldown+casttime of this skill, you never will. This is a good reason to avoid Rune Transmutors and Rune Wardens. At the very least, this will be a LONG fight. This is basically the same as Blessing.