Cease

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Cease
Release								12 July 2021 (Update)
Members								No
Skill								Defence
Level								0
Type								Utility
Target								Self-target
Adrenaline								0%
Equipment								None
								None
Cooldown								0 seconds (0 ticks)
Description
Stops all current and pending attacks. Stops any in use channelled ability. Cancels any queued abilities, including those queued by revolution. Disables auto-retaliate for 6s (10 ticks). Prevents familiars from attacking for 6s (10 ticks). Attacking an enemy will cancel the effect. Revolution mode will not trigger this ability. Generates no adrenaline.
Advanced data
Struct ID								45340
Links								Struct45340

Cease is a basic ability of the Defence skill that stops all current and pending attacks. It has no level requirement. Despite being a basic ability, Cease does not generate adrenaline. It has the following effects:

• Stops any in-use channelled abilities
• Cancels any queued abilities, including those queued by Revolution
• Disables auto-retaliate for 6 seconds
• Prevents summoning familiars from attacking for 6 seconds
• Prevents conjured spirits from attacking for 6 seconds.

Attacking an enemy cancels these effects. Revolution mode will not trigger Cease. It has no animation.

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• hidden 30 March 2026 (Update):
  • The tooltip for this ability was updated:
    • The spelling of "channeled" was changed to "channelled".

• patch 19 July 2021 (Update):
  • The Cease ability no longer causes the player character to forget their main target, which was causing unintended effects.
  • The Cease ability buff is now correctly removed after attacking again.

• ninja 12 July 2021 (Update):
  • Added to game.
    • Added the 'Cease' combat ability.
      • The ability will last for six seconds, or until the player attacks again, and will:
        • Pause Revolution
        • Pause auto-retaliate
        • Pause familiar auto-attacks
        • Cancel a queued ability or special attack
        • Immediately end an active channelled ability
        • Cancel a charging Detonate ability
      • When the effect ends:
        • Revolution will begin again
        • Auto-retaliate will re-activate if it was turned on previously
        • Familiars will resume auto-attacking