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[Wavebend]

Disruption Field is arguably one of the best sources of control against enemies. However, its absurd mechanics are often misunderstood and can lead to frustration, especially when fighting against ranged enemies.This short guide aims to explain how this ability works to aid players in making the best use of this spell.

 

Ability description

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1. Core ability

 

Disruption Field: You fill an area with magical energy that slows and weakens your enemies. Enemies larger than the field are immune.

- [Tooltip error] Disruption Field does not inflict Weakened

 

Stasis Lock: Enemies caught in Disruption Field are slowed to a stop over the course of several seconds. Striking them ends the effect.

- [Tooltip error] Stasis Lock doesn't affect skill duration despite tooltip description

 

2. Related notes

• As of Patch 10, the Enhanced Disruption Field ring increases effect duration to 13 seconds and power to 99%. In other words, you can safely discard the point for Stasis Lock if you equip the ring.
• As of Patch 10, striking enemies affected by Disruption Field now temporarily ends the effect.

 

Effect on vulnerable enemies

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1. Vulnerability list

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Green = Enemy is vulnerable

Brown = Enemy is vulnerable but certain conditions may apply (refer to footnote)

Red = Enemy is immune

• Red Templars

Red Templar Guard, Red Templar, Red Templar Marksman, Red Templar Horror, Red Templar Knight, Red Templar Shadow, Red Templar Behemoth, Red Templar Commander

• Venatori

Venatori Zealot, Venatori Marksman, Venatori Gladiator, Ice Venatori Spellbinder, Fire Venatori Spellbinder, Electric Venatori Spellbinder, Venatori Brute, Venatori Stalker, Ice Venatori Mage, Fire Venatori Mage, Electric Venatori Mage, Venatori Commander

• Demons

Lesser Shade, Terror, Spirit Wraith, Ice Wraith, Fire Wraith, Electric Wraith, Rage Demon, Despair Demon, Fear Demon, Fearling, Pride Demon, Demon Commander

• Darkspawn

Genlock, Genlock Alpha, Hurlock (archer), Hurlock (guard), Hurlock Alpha, Shriek, Emissary, Sha-Brytol Earthshaker*, Sha-Brytol Bolter**, Sha-Brytol Stonestalker, Sha-Brytol Revered Defender, Emissary Alpha

• Qunari

Ben-Hassrath Agent, Ben-Hassrath Assassin, Qunari Spearman, Qunari Defender, Qunari Shock Trooper, Saarebas, Qunari Commander

• Creatures

Deepstalker, Black Wolf, Hyena, Gibbering Horror, Druffalo, Bronto, Giant

 

*Disruption Field ineffective against Earthshaker's (ranged) basic attack

**Disruption Field ineffective against Bolter's knockblast attack.

 

2. Mechanics

• When enemy is affected (see vulnerability list above), Disruption Field will reduce both movement and attack speed by 50%. If Stasis Lock is active, reduction effectiveness is increased to 99%.
• When the intent is exclusively to reduce enemy speed (most common usage), Disruption Field can not be stacked. Attempting to stack Disruption Field will end the speed reduction effect. A delay of approximately 2 seconds is needed between each cast for maximum effectiveness.

3. Related notes

• Disruption Field and Pitch Grenade are the only tools which can be used to reduce enemy attack speed. A common misconception is that Chilled, Slowed, Slow Dancing, Hamstring [passive], Cripple [passive] can be used to reduce attack speed. None of them can.
• Disruption Field, unlike Slowed, stacks with all speed reduction effects, including Pitch Grenade (hint: great for transitions), reducing movement and attack speed even further.

[unknownexorcist]

nice explanation look like it time to rebuild my keeper  

[Angelus_de_Mortiel]

Always been a big user of Disruption Field, but used Stasis Lock until I found out about the ring.

 

It's good to note that I usually place DF in between myself/team and ranged attackers if needed, and not stand inside it, although I have learned the hard way not to place it in a doorway. The caught projectiles will stay there permanently and still damage teammates, and it can be impossible to walk around the projectiles in a doorway. Ok, so maybe it's a good tool if you want to troll your team.

[llandwynwyn]

Honestly, I don't understand it, and just use it sometimes because is a pretty ****** barrier and it both amuses me and looks cool in the victory screen.

 

I'll read and watch this later. ty as always wavebend.

[Yallegro]

And slow dancing doesn't reduce speed at all

 

Nothing here works as intended

[Pork]

I love how there is 4 sentences for the skill and upgrade and 3 of them are just wrong. Nice write up.

[kaileena_sands]

I love how there is 4 sentences for the skill and upgrade and 3 of them are just wrong. Nice write up.

 

GG, biower.

 

Thanks, Wavebend, I actually never tried DF but now that I actually understand how it works it looks like it's respeccing Keeper time.

[Wavebend]

And slow dancing doesn't reduce speed at all
 
Nothing here works as intended

Slow Dancing does reduce movement (not attack speed) by 20%, but the effect is almost unnoticeable. If you try it against a running genlock, run across the map and use it a few times you'll eventually notice it.

[Samahl na Revas]

Mind blown: "As of Patch 9, the Enhanced Disruption Field ring increases effect duration to 13 seconds and power to 99%. In other words, you can safely discard the point for Stasis Lock if you equip the ring."

 

Thanks.

[Beerfish]

The dilemma for me is what do I leave out of my build to try this?

 

I want Barrier.

I want Static Cage.

I feel the need to have either frost step or fade step.

Chain lightning or another attack spell so you can do some damage.

 

How often am I going to be using this in comparison to the other abilities?

 

I can see a build using this for a planned higher level match I suppose.

[Drasca]

I'm glad WB took the time to make a deeper write-up on DF.

 

I feel the need to have either frost step or fade step.

Chain lightning or another attack spell so you can do some damage.

 

How often am I going to be using this in comparison to the other abilities?

 

I can see a build using this for a planned higher level match I suppose.

 

Both of these are complete trash and unnecessary for a Barrier / Static Cage / Disruption field Keeper. The fourth usually goes to Veilstrike, Fade Cloak or Dispel.

[Wavebend]

I'm glad WB took the time to make a deeper write-up on DF.

 

Thanks!

 

The dilemma for me is what do I leave out of my build to try this?

 

I want Barrier.

I want Static Cage.

I feel the need to have either frost step or fade step.

Chain lightning or another attack spell so you can do some damage.

 

How often am I going to be using this in comparison to the other abilities?

 

I can see a build using this for a planned higher level match I suppose.

 

DF probably won't be as effective if your aim is to solo as a keeper. However it is extremely good when you coordinate with other players and manage Line of Sight at chokepoints, especially against ranged enemies. This is one scenario where the material of this guide would be useful.

 

One combo that I especially like is to trap enemies using Static Cage and start attacking enemies to reduce cooldown via Gathering Storm. After a few seconds, before SC runs out, use Fade cloak to stay unharmed, walk in the cage and put a Disruption Field under the lightning bulb (in the center of the cage), then quickly step out of the cage. When enemies try to walk out they'll be stuck in the Disruption Field for a good amount of time, leaving you a few seconds to regain the ability to cast SC

 

but yeah, pretty much Drasca said

[Drasca]

One combo that I especially like is to trap enemies using Static Cage and start attacking enemies to reduce cooldown via Gathering Storm. After a few seconds, before SC runs out, use Fade cloak to stay unharmed, walk in the cage and put a Disruption Field under the lightning bulb (in the center of the cage), then quickly step out of the cage. When enemies try to walk out they'll be stuck in the Disruption Field for a good amount of time, leaving you a few seconds to regain the ability to cast SC

 

but yeah, pretty much Drasca said

 

Ideally this is timed as barrier runs out WITH mana surge passive and static charge invested in, to freeze the enemies in between SC and DF, and FC upgraded to damage them, and paralyzed as you cast. I've written about this quite a bit, even on my bare minimum build list but not on DF in this much detail as I don't have the time and energy to. I'm really really glad WB did.

 

Enemies are Slowed, Paralyzed, Frozen, and Knocked up/down. There are very few enemies immune to all these (elites, mainly giants / druffy / gurn).

[ParthianShotX]

The dilemma for me is what do I leave out of my build to try this?

 

I want Barrier.

I want Static Cage.

I feel the need to have either frost step or fade step.

Chain lightning or another attack spell so you can do some damage.

 

How often am I going to be using this in comparison to the other abilities?

 

I can see a build using this for a planned higher level match I suppose.

 

I skip the frost step/fade step.  Always have so it's likely a case of I just don't know what I'm missing.

[Angelus_de_Mortiel]

Enemies are... Knocked up.

 

 

I told you know to leave Korbin alone with them... In some countries, Korbin's twerking is banned due to the risk of unexpected pregnancy, even in men.

[Caldyrvan]

Thank you great explanation

 

The saddness of wrong tooltips is hard ^^ ...

 

Looks like it became more a science than a game or at least a game where you can get lost if you do not understand the science behind it or not have the time to figure it out.

I know some/many enjoy this as WB does ... I do myself but imo it´s too much. It gets messy. You have to do all the match based on often limited information by BW and/or based on wrong information. So you have to figure out what is wrong and do the math again like Wavebend did. The time your need to find out about such mechanics, match and bugs is time you could have played the game

 

I´m happy for those who enjoy the science part of the game (including myself) but for those who do not it´s no fun sometimes. BW should write it on their games cover ^^ ... [Warning: Contains Violence, Nudity, Mature Laguage, requires an I.Q. of at least 120 and the ability to rage about bugs]

[JohnnyQPublic]

Has anyone tried disruption field since patch 9?  I'm getting shot by all sorts of projectiles through the DF (with and without the ring, with and without the upgrade) ever since the patch 9 release.  I thought it was my imagination at the time, but I came back to it tonight and, once again, archers were peppering me through the field, standing on flat terrain.  Something seems amiss.  What has everyone else experienced recently?

[Wavebend]

Has anyone tried disruption field since patch 9?  I'm getting shot by all sorts of projectiles through the DF (with and without the ring, with and without the upgrade) ever since the patch 9 release.  I thought it was my imagination at the time, but I came back to it tonight and, once again, archers were peppering me through the field, standing on flat terrain.  Something seems amiss.  What has everyone else experienced recently?

 

Guide is now obsolete. =[

 

I edited the OP but this will require more testing. Looks like they fixed a bunch of things