Blinding Flash

Blinding Flash is a Monk skill unlocked at level 1. The Monk blinds his enemies with a flash of light.

Contents

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Blinding Flash
Used by:	Monk
Enabled at:	Clvl 1
Skill Description
Blind your enemies with holy light.
Type:	AoE Debuff
Resource Use:	Costs Spirit
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

The Monk expends spirit energy to create a flash of light which blinds his enemies, preventing them from attacking unless attacked first.

Skill Design

This skill first appeared at BlizzCon 2010; in the demo, it was one of the skills the Monk already had points in. The Monk sends out a fast sphere of light which blinds nearby enemies, marking them with a special sign which appears above them.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Creates a flash of light that blinds all nearby enemies. Blinded enemies will not attack unless they are attacked first. Lasts for X-X seconds. Blinded enemies have a X% reduced chance to hit.

Synergies

• No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

• No rune effects for Blinding Flash are known.

Development

Blinding Flash was first revealed at BlizzCon 2010; it is the renamed and updated version of the skill Radiant Visage. Flux reported on using this skill in the demo:[1]

Quite likely you’ll want some of the defensive skills for very special occasions. This one sounds like it would help against a really nasty boss pack, or against a bunch of ranged attackers. And the defensive skills will probably be very useful later in the game; just not so much early on, as powerful as the Monk is in his killing techniques.

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Blinding Flash became a level 1 skill.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

• Diablo III screenshots and pictures
• Blinding Flash specific gallery contents

References

• BlizzCon 2010 Monk Hands-on Report
• JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Monk (Translated by Zediono)