Knockback Shot

Knockback Shot

An active ability found on the second slot of Crossbows.

It is unlocked at mastery level 1.

Knockback Shot	Energy Cost	23	Deal 178 physical damage, and knock an enemy 14.35m back, while also increasing your cast and attack speed by 50% for 5s.
	Cast Time	0s
	Range	14m
	Cooldown	12s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1100 item power. Affected values are in bold.

Equipment

Ranged Weapon Elder's Boltcasters Elder's Crossbow Elder's Energy Shaper Elder's Heavy Crossbow Elder's Light Crossbow Elder's Siegebow Elder's Weeping Repeater

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 18.040.1	6 May 2021	Call to Arms Patch 4 (Balance Patch)	Crossbows The projectiles of Noise Eraser and Knockback Shot had misleading hitboxes. Noise Eraser in particular would hit even when it appeared to be dodged, due to a too-wide hitbox. Both projectiles can now be tracked more reliably. Noise Eraser (all Crossbows): Reduced size of projectile hitbox; adjusted projectile position to better match it Knockback Shot (all Crossbows): Reduced size of projectile hitbox; adjusted projectile position to better match it Slightly increased projectile speed
Version 1.17.404.173341	27 August 2020	Rise of Avalon Patch 2	Crossbows Knockback Shot (all Crossbows): Ability is now an aimed skillshot instead of a direct enemy-targeted cast Range: 8m → 14m Hit delay: 0.1s → 0.2s Standtime: 0.2s → 0.4s Cooldown: 8s → 12s Exploding Shot (Light Crossbow): No longer classified as DoT, meaning it can no longer be removed by Emergency Heal Explosion Damage: 201.96 → 180.00
Version 1.14.381.140241	10 April 2019	Oberon Patch 2 / Free-to-Play Launch	Crossbows Removed the Passive "Aggressive Caster" Added the New Passive "Well-Prepared" Every 4 activated spells, your Q-slot spell cooldown is instantly reset Auto Fire (all Crossbows) Shot interval: 0.5s → 0.3s Damage per Tick: 28.01 → 37.00 Explosion Damage: 67.22 → 89.00 Range: 11m → 13m Explosive Bolt (all Crossbows): Energy cost: 4 → 3.5 Hitdelay: 0.5s → 0.4 Standtime: 0.5s → 0.4 Knockback Shot (all Crossbows): Now also increases Attack and Cast Speed by 50% for 4s Cooldown: 10s → 8s Knockback Distance: 5.27 → 10.00 Damage: 41.13 → 62.00 Hit Delay: 0.2s → 0.1s Standtime: 0.4s → 0.2s Snipeshot (regular Crossbow): Damage: 380.25 → 418.00 Range: 15m → 16m Standtime: 0.6s → 0.4s Sweeping Bolt (Heavy Crossbow): Hit Delay: 0.4s → 0.3s Standtime: 1s → 0.7s Cooldown: 20s → 18s