Knockback

Some monsters have special attacks that are so strong they knock your character backwards, sliding you back a little bit (or quite far away in the case of some mobs). In addition to moving you backwards, these attacks interrupt spells and ranged attacks and often deal significant damage.

The Knockback effect will not move a character backwards if it is completely absorbed by shadows. A resting character that takes 0 points of damage from a Knockback special move (due to a buff such as Stoneskin) will be moved along the ground but will not stand up and continue to rest. It is also possible to move your character forward to counter the knockback while casting, returning to the same position, resulting in no interruption of the spell.

Monsters that use Knockback

Family	Special Attack	Distance
Antica	Shoulder Slam
Beetle	Rhino Attack
Behemoth	Shock Wave
Birds	Helldive
Buffalo	Snort
Bugbears	Heavy Whisk
Craver	Carousel (NM Only)
Doll	Panzerfaust Typhoon
Doomed	Whip Tongue
Ghrah (Bird Form)	Damnation Drive
Goblin	Goblin Rush
Goobbue	Uppercut
Hippogryph	Back Heel
Lamiae	Gusting Gouge
Lizard	Blockhead
Mamool Ja	Somersault Kick
Mandragora	Head Butt
Moblin	Goblin Rush
Pixie	Cyclonic Turmoil Lethe Arrows Zephyr Arrow
Puk	Crosswind Wind Shear
Quadav	Head Butt Wrath of Gu'Dha (Dynamis and Campaign Quadav Leaders Only)
Ram	Ram Charge
Raptor	Scythe Tail
Receptacle	Empty Seed
Sheep	Sheep Charge
Worm	Full-Force Blow
Wyrm	Dexter Wing Sinister Wing
Xzomit	Siphon Discharge
Yovra	Concussive Oscillation