There’s a ton of terminology in Diablo 4, and the game doesn’t really take much time to talk you through it. One term that comes up a lot but isn’t really explained, at least not in a prominent way, is Crowd Control.

Crowd Control refers to a set of status effects that impede enemy movement and actions in some way. That’s a broad definition, and it can be tricky to know which effects count as Crowd Control and which don’t.

Here's our guide to Crowd Control in Diablo 4, explaining how to do it, what it does, and how to counter it when the enemies of humanity do it to you.

There are 11 status effects that count as Crowd Control in Diablo 4: Slow, Immobilize, Stun, Knockback, Knockdown, Taunt, Fear, Tether, Daze, Chill, and Freeze. Each status has different effects, but they all count as Crowd Control.