Dazes

Apply Daze with a guaranteed source such as Wind Blast or Nazir's Judgement, with chance to Daze on Hit from weapons and passives, or through a conditional support such as Opening Move. While Dazed, every qualifying Hit applies 50% more Stun Buildup. Use the window either to reach Heavy Stun sooner or to trigger a payoff such as Vaulting Impact's Broken Stance.

Daze lasts 8 seconds

The default duration on an enemy is 8 seconds. Duration modifiers such as Seeing Stars can extend it, while effects that consume or remove Daze can end the window early.

Dazed targets take 50% more Stun Buildup

The multiplier applies to Stun Buildup received while Dazed. Because it is a more modifier, 100 buildup from the same Hit becomes 150 before other relevant multipliers are considered.

Daze is not itself a Stun

Applying Daze does not perform a Light Stun, fill the Heavy Stun bar, or interrupt an action by itself. It makes subsequent Heavy Stun buildup faster and can satisfy effects that explicitly check for Dazed enemies.

Current sources mostly use chance to Daze on Hit

In 0.3.0, many former Daze Buildup sources were replaced by a direct chance to Daze on Hit. A 40% chance checks when the Hit occurs; it is not a buildup bar that accumulates across four or more Hits.

Guaranteed and conditional sources bypass the random roll

Wind Blast Dazes on Hit. Nazir's Judgement also Dazes on Hit. Opening Move Dazes with supported Travel Skill Hits against full-Life enemies, while Concussive Spells Dazes when a supported Spell Critically Hits with Physical damage.

Chance from separate sources adds when it modifies the same Hit

Global chance to Daze on Hit and applicable weapon, passive, or skill chance contribute to the Hit's total Daze chance. Conditional wording still has to match the Hit.

Vaulting Impact is a payoff, not a setup skill

Vaulting Impact cannot inflict Daze. Its shockwave must Hit an enemy that is already Dazed to apply Broken Stance.

Broken Stance stores part of the setup Hit

Broken Stance stores 10% of the pre-mitigation Physical Hit damage that applied it. Subsequent Hits by the inflicter gain that stored amount as unscaleable added Physical damage. It lasts up to 60 seconds, ends after 10 Hits by default, or ends when Daze is removed.

Broken Stance prevents another Daze

An enemy with Broken Stance cannot be Dazed again. Apply Daze first, use Vaulting Impact, then spend the Broken Stance hit window rather than trying to refresh Daze immediately.

Players can also be Dazed

Overextend makes supported self-used Attack Skills deal more Critical Hit damage, but a Critical Hit with the supported skill Dazes the player for a short time. This is a drawback, not a way to Daze the enemy.