Stunning Blow
Monk skill · Fists line · tier 3
One precise punch, and the enemy stands still, seeing stars.
It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 12 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.
Values by rank
Stunning Blow scales with Chill. Its value at each rank is 171 + 49 × rank:
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 220 | 269 | 318 | 367 | 416 | 465 | 514 | 563 | 612 | 661 |
| Chill | +2.2% | +2.69% | +3.18% | +3.67% | +4.16% | +4.65% | +5.14% | +5.63% | +6.12% | +6.61% |
Chill is a percentage stat, so the value is used as written (in basis points, shown here as a percentage), times the skill power.
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Fists skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it
How to unlock it
- 1 Rank 5 in Iron Palm Tier 1 of the Fists line.
- 2 Hero level 12 at the earliest There is no level requirement, but a hero gets one skill point every 2 levels.
- 3 One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.
Rank 5 in Stunning Blow opens Devastating Combo.
Mastery and synergies
Line mastery: every point in the other Fists skills makes Stunning Blow 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.
Stunning Blow has no synergies: no skill boosts it and it boosts no other skill.
Fists line
| Skill | Tier | Type | Cooldown | Scales with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct damage | 6 s | Attack | |
| 2 | Direct damage | 6 s | Attack | |
| 3 | Control | 12 s | Chill | |
| 4 | Area damage | 9 s | Attack | |
| 5 | Ultimate | 16 s | Attack |
Other Monk skills
Source: closed-beta game client 0.7.2. Data from the closed beta, so values may change at launch.