Taunt - Target has boosted DEF and forces all enemies to attack them for 3 turns.
Type: buff - Category: Crowd Control
See also: | 
Aversion | 
Cloned Hero | 
Divine Intervention | 
Frostbite Taunt | 
Taunt
Taunt and Provocation
Taunt is a form of crowd control as it forces enemies to attack the taunting hero with attacks. That way the taunter (often it's a tank) can protect their allies from single, focused attacks.
However, enemies can still use AoE attacks that hit all their opponents or use multi-target attacks (rampage) to bypass the taunting hero.
The 
Provoked debuff is another form of Taunt. It works only against a single attacker and forces the attacker to target the provoker next turn. If Taunt and Provoked are both active then Provoked takes precedence.
The trait 
Turn a Blind Eye grants immunity to Taunt, Provoked and Aversion.
Taunt invalidates the Aversion effect as long it is active.
The Taunt effect of 
Tank Runes lasts only 1 round. The use of several Tank Runes extends the duration of Taunt by +1 round for each rune, but the 
DEF+ side-effect of Taunt does not stack.
The use of an Aversion Rune on 3 allies can give the 4th hero on the team an effect similar to Taunt that can't be purged and that doesn't expire. The reason is that Aversion can't be purged and doesn't expire and the 3 allied heroes can't be attacked as long the 4th ally (without Aversion) is alive.
| Ability icon | Ability details | Hero | Extras |
 Bring It On
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, buffs DEF, and gains a Pumped Buff (will Revenge all attacks done on him). |  Sir William
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Buffs DEF and will revenge any atttack. Starts powered.
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 Burning Taunt
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, and gains a chance to Burn Melee attackers when hit. Starts Powered. |  Pignius Maximus
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Chance to Burn melee attackers.
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 Energizing Taunt
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, buffs Max HP and gains 2 Energy. Starts Powered. |  Alexandros
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Boosts max HP and gains 2 energy. Starts powered |
 Frostbite Taunt
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Taunts, forcing enemies to target this Hero with attacks, buffs +DEF, and has a chance to apply Frostbite to attackers when hit. Starts Powered. |  IGOROK
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Buffs DEF and chance to apply Frostbite to melee attackers. Starts powered. |
 Gimme Gimme
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Taunts and heals self and Goblin allies. |  Cruel King Bramble
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Heals Goblin allies. |
 Scale Mail
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Cleanses all Debuffs on self. Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, and buffs +DEF. Starts Powered. |  General Krexx
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Removes all debuffs ???at the begin of the turn???.
Venom on attackers mitigates damage ( Passive trait |
 Ground Pound
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Taunts all enemies and buffs +DEF. Allies take reduced damage for the duration of the effect. Melee attackers become Swamped. The next attack on a Swamped target heals the attacker. (not a debuff, can't be purged.) Starts Powered. Snow Day: Consume Snow Day to buff allies +DEF. |  Jumbeaux
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Buffs DEF, apply Swamped to melee attackers and allies take reduced damage while effect is active. Starts powered. Consume Snow Day to buff ally DEF |
 Hearty Taunt
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, and buffs +Max HP. Starts Powered. |  Yokozuna
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Boosts max HP. Starts powered.
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 Jiggle
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Cleanses all Debuffs on self. Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, heals, and heals more HP split over 3 turns. Starts Powered. |  Phenol Thoxian
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 Mammoth Guard (passive)
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Starts the battle with +DEF, Taunts, and reduces damage dealt to all allies. Effects are reduced as Momentum increases. Taunt is removed at 3 Momentum. |  Goretusk
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 Misdirect
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Target ally Taunts, forcing all enemies to target them with attacks, with +DEF. |  Icebloom
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 Monkey See
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, buffs +DEF, and will follow up ally attacks. Starts Powered. |  Julius
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 Beastly Taunt When on a team with Solaris, starts the dungeon Taunting.
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 Rage Heart
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, and increases Max Health. Each stack of Rage further increases Max Health by 15%. Starts Powered. |  Balog the Loud
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 Slippery When Wet
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Starts dungeons with Taunt on the ally with the highest HP, and takes 35% less damage from AOE attacks. |  Marrow
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 Stoke the Boiler
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Taunts, forcing enemies to target this hero with attacks, increases Pressure, and self and allies deal boosted Fire damage. Starts Powered. |  The Furnace
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 The Guardian
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Forces enemies to target single attacks on this char and adds an anti-magic aura to team, 9% (scales) damage reduction from magic attacks. Starts Powered. |  Leonidus
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 Void Taunt
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, and has a chance to Debilitate attackers when hit, reducing their ATK, DEF, SKL, and CRIT. Starts Powered. |  Overlord Executum
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 Water on Rock
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Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, buffs +DEF and lowers ATK of Melee attackers when hit. Starts Powered. |  Stone Fist
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Taunt Counters
Some heroes are immune to taunt and some deal boosted damage to taunting heroes.
| Trait | Effect | Hero(es) |
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 Turn a Blind Eye
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Immune to taunt, provoke and aversion. | |
 Challenge Accepted
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Boosted damage (2/2.5×) damage to taunting enemies. | |
 Reckoning of the Wicked
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Allied Demons are immune to taunt, provoke and aversion. |  Emperor Zulkodd
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Purges taunt if active. |  Hansuke Undying |
Immune to Taunt
The following heroes are immune to Taunt:
Turn a Blind Eye (Trait): Immune to Taunt and Provoke.
You Dare Challenge Me?! (Trait): Immune to Taunt and Provoke, and deals 2x damage against Taunting enemies.
Reckoning of the Wicked (Trait): Self and Demon allies ignore Taunt and Provoke, and cannot be Retaliated against.
Turn a Blind Eye (Trait): Immune to Taunt and Provoke.
Turn a Blind Eye (Trait): Immune to Taunt and Provoke.
Turn a Blind Eye (Trait): Immune to Taunt and Provoke.
You Don't See Me (Trait): Takes reduced damage from Fire heroes.
Turn a Blind Eye (Trait): Immune to Taunt and Provoke.Aversion
Aversion is like a reverse taunt: the effective hero can't be targetted unless they taunt or provoke an enemy or are the only target remaining.
| Source | When? |
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| Aversion rune | When entering the dungeon. |
| Divine Intervention
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Until  Grondar is slain.
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 Stage Fright
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When (60/40/30)% of health is lost from a single hit. Requirement reduces with level (I/II/III) |
