Searing Palm

is a Kung Fu Master skill gained at level 45. It does instant damage and applies a debuff to a single target in melee range, piercing Parry and Defense skills, and restores Focus. must be Readied by another skill before it can be used, and has a 30 second cooldown. The default hotkey is X.

Its significant damage boosts position to setup short burst windows, with various CDR and setup skills allowing a consistent rotation. Stun talents and pierce ensure its viability in PvP content as well.

=Mechanics= Without using any training points, deals [10.00] damage and recovers 5 focus. [10.00] is the Attack Power modifier. The damage can be enhanced with HM Skill Points, by 4.0% per point up to 5 times (20.0% / [12.00]).

Debuff
On hit, inflicts the enemy with the Searing Palm debuff, reducing Movement Speed by 10%. Attacking an enemy with this debuff stacks the Driven buff.

Driven
Attacking an enemy with the Searing Palm debuff grants the Driven buff for 3 sec. This buff can be stacked up to 10 times, for +2.5% Critical Damage per stack.

Continuum
also triggers the Continuum effect for 12 sec., giving +20% Damage Reduction and recovering 1 focus per second over its duration.

Unleashed
At level 60, Continuum is upgraded to the Unleashed effect, which additionally grants +10% Critical Damage and Boss Attack Power (+200 for Dragon Fist, +145 for Flying Kick).

Talents
The talent  improves the CC of  for a more PvP-oriented playstyle. Increasing the slow from 10% to 50%, it also consumes the Searing Palm debuff after 5 hits to stun the enemy.

Combo Skills
can only be used after one of the following conditions:

The following skills deal increased damage when used on a target afflicted by the Searing Palm debuff:

The cooldown of can be reduced by the following:

=Item Synergies= Some items (weapons, soul shields, accessories, etc.) can further improve and related skills.

Weapons
No known synergies.

Soul Shields
No known synergies.

Mystic Badges
No known synergies.