A cancel stance is a stance taken into battle to cancel the detrimental effects of another stance, such as the double damage from Frenzy, or to trigger end effects of the stance, such as the shadow step from Shadow of Haste. Cancel stances are most often used in PvP.

These skills are often used as cancel stances:

• Sprint
• Rush
• Dash
• Pious Haste

These skills are often used with cancel stances:

• Frenzy
• Primal Rage
• Shadow of Haste
• Shadow Walk
• Flail