The Torturer talent does not work with knockdown effects from the Warfare skill tree. The Torturer talent specifically affects status effects such as burning, poison, bleeding, necrofire, acid, and other damage-over-time effects caused by elemental spells or abilities.
Knockdown is a crowd control effect that temporarily incapacitates an enemy, preventing them from taking any actions. It is a form of physical control rather than a damage-over-time effect. Therefore, the Torturer talent does not have any effect on knockdown or other physical crowd control effects.
The Torturer talent is primarily useful for characters who specialize in dealing damage over time. For example, if you have a character with high-level pyrokinetic spells, the Torturer talent will allow you to apply the burning status for a longer duration on enemies, increasing the damage they take over time. Similarly, if you have a character who focuses on poison or necromancy abilities, Torturer will enhance the effectiveness of these damage-over-time effects.
It’s important to note that the Torturer talent does not increase the damage of the DoT effects themselves, but rather extends their duration or bypasses certain resistances. This can be particularly useful against enemies with high resistance to elemental or status effects.
The Torturer talent does not have any effect on knockdown or other physical crowd control effects from the Warfare skill tree. It specifically enhances damage-over-time effects caused by elemental spells or abilities.