Online:Off Balance

This article is about The effect in combat. For Scribing script, see Off Balance (script).

An Off Balance enemy

Off Balance is a debilitating effect in itself but it is mostly used to trigger other negative effects. It can be caused by various attacks, but most commonly by Blocking a melee Heavy Attack.

Applying Off Balance stuns the target. When an enemy is Off Balance, they can be knocked down with a Heavy Attack whose damage is boosted by 70%. Both the knockdown and the stun will not occur if the target is immune to crowd control. You cannot get rid of Off Balance by breaking free of the crowd control or by using a cleansing ability.

Off Balance will last 7 seconds regardless of the source or the target and gives an Off Balance Immunity of 14 seconds when it ends.

Off Balance debuff icon: ​

Off Balance Immunity icon: ​

Skills

Skill		Affects	Cost	Notes
Lava Whip (Ardent Flame)		Single Target	2700 Magicka	Target must be stunned or immobilized first.
	Flame Lash (morph)			If target is already Off Balance, does more damage and heals you.
Deep Breath (Draconic Power)		Nearby Enemies	4320 Magicka	Target must be interrupted while spellcasting.
Shattering Rocks (Earthen Heart)		Single Target	3510 Magicka	Occurs after 20 sec., 50% chance.
Veiled Strike (Shadow)		Single Target	2295 Magicka	Must cast while flanking.
	Surprise Attack (morph)		2295 Stamina
	Concealed Weapon (morph)		2295 Magicka
Focused Charge (Aedric Spear)		Single Target	3510 Magicka	Includes Explosive charge morph, Target must be interrupted while spellcasting.
	Toppling Charge (morph)			Stuns and sets Off Balance, interrupts if casting.
Dive (Animal Companions)		Single Target	2700 Magicka	Target must be at least 7 meters away.
Death Scythe (Bone Tyrant)		Enemies in Range	3240 Magicka	Only Ruinous Scythe apply off balance.
	Ruinous Scythe (morph)		2754 Stamina	Applying the Hemorrhaging status effect, and setting them Off Balance.
Venom Arrow (Bow)		Single Target	2430 Stamina	Target must be interrupted while spellcasting.
Crushing Shock (Destruction Staff)		Single Target	2700 Magicka	Target must be interrupted while spellcasting.
Wall of Elements (Destruction Staff)		Enemies in Range	3510 Magicka	Must use Lightning Staff, target must be Concussed first
Savage Feeding (Vampire)		Single Target	Passive	When Feeding on a target, must be from stealth
Pounce (Werewolf)		Nearby Targets	4050 Stamina	Also stuns targets.
Roar (Werewolf)		Nearby Targets	4163 Stamina	Also inflicts Fear.
Uppercut (Two Handed)		Single Target	2700 Stamina	Only the morph (Dizzying Swing) applies the Off Balance.
	Dizzying Swing(morph)			Hitting an enemy that is already Off Balance stuns them for 2 seconds. Targets that are immune to Off Balance are snared by 40% for 2 seconds.

Notes

• With Update 34, Champion Points in the Exploiter perk under Extended Might in the Warfare tree will increase your damage done against Off Balance enemies by up to 10%.
• Prior to Update 29, Champion Points provided the following effects:
  • The Tactician perk from 120 points in The Atronach will set enemies Off Balance when you perform a Roll Dodge near them.
  • The Exploiter perk from 75 points in The Ritual will increase your damage done against Off Balanced enemies.