Focus Recovery 5

Searing Palm

Inflicts enemy with Searing Palm for 12 sec.

Inflicts [10.0] damage

Pierces Defense and Parry skills

-10% Movement Speed for enemies affected by Searing Palm
Driven effect for 3 sec. when attacking an enemy afflicted by Searing Palm
Critical Damage +2.5% during Driven effect (max 10 stacks)
Triggers Continuum effect for 12 sec.
Recovers 1 Focus per sec. during Continuum effect

Damage Reduction +20% during Continuum effect

Range	Area	Cast	Cooldown
3m	Target	Instant	30 sec.

Skill Requirements

On using

Leading Palm /

Pivot Kick

When using Searing Dragon
On a hit with Avenging Fist
On accurate Hellfire Kick
When resisted with Shadow Dance or Footwork

Upon Resist by

Flurry or

Backstep

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

Buffs[]

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[]

Searing Palm 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 Dragon Fist talent Warrior's Will improves the CC of Searing Palm 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[]

Searing Palm can only be used after one of the following conditions:

Condition	Skill
On Use	Leading Palm Searing Dragon Pivot Kick
On Hit	Hellfire Kick Avenging Fist Comet Strike
On Resist	Shadow Dance Footwork Backstep Flurry

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

Skill	Additional Damage (xAP)
Cyclone Kick	2.5
Awakened Cyclone Kick	3.75
Cyclone Kick ( )	2.9
Awakened Cyclone Kick ( )	4.3
Burning Fist	1.8
Awakened Burning Fist	2.8
Comet Strike ( / )	6
Comet Strike ( )	7.8
Burning Fist ( )	2.3
Awakened Burning Fist ( )	3.3

The cooldown of Searing Palm can be reduced by the following:

Skill	Cooldown Reduction (sec.)
Cyclone Kick	5
Avenging Fist	5
Backstep	5
Flurry (EXCEPT )	8
Quick Kick	7
Hellfire Kick	9
Smolder	7
Pivot Kick	8

Item Synergies[]

Some items (weapons, soul shields, accessories, etc.) can further improve Searing Palm and related skills.

Weapons[]

No known synergies.

Bracelet[]

Item	Bonus
Divine Dragon Bracelet - Stage 1+	Additional damage for skills during Continuum: Dragon Claw +[0.7~2.6] Burning Fist / Smolder +[0.9~3.2] Searing Dragon +[3.9~13]
Tiger Bracelet - Stage 1+	Additional damage for skills during Continuum: Iron Shoulder / Roundhouse +[0.5~1.65] Cyclone Kick +[1.05~3.4]
Starbreaker Bracelet - Stage 1+	Triggers Starbreaker effect for 12 sec. on Searing Palm use: Dragon Claw +[2.85~3.95] Burning Fist / Smolder +[3.5~4.85] Searing Dragon +[14.25~16.5]
Divinity Bracelet - Stage 1+	Triggers Divinity effect for 12 sec. on Searing Palm use: Iron Shoulder / Roundhouse +[1.7~2] Cyclone Kick +[3.6~4.2]