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An interesting sort of combo attack, since it's about defensive bonuses. The damage is lower than any other [[Monk]] attacks, lower even than just plain attack (which I never used once during my BlizzCon play time). Like [[Inner Sanctuary]], this one was never needed at BlizzCon. There's no big end boss anywhere, and the only dangers came from large mobs. This skill could be useful against those, but they were generally easier to just destroy with many fast hits than to weaken first. This one seems like it would be very useful against big bosses, since it makes them susceptible to damage, while making them deal less to you. Throwing in stage 2 or 3 of this in the midst of other more useful combo attacks could be helpful, now and then, since the curse-like [[debuff]] can hit multiple enemies in close proximity.{{Combo history notes}}
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[[File:Monk_-_Crippling_Wave.jpg|thumb|300px|Crippling Wave in action.]]
'''Crippling Wave''' is a Primary [[Monk skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 11. The Monk performs a sweeping attack on all nearby enemies. Every third hit debuffs them by reducing reduces their movement and attack speed.
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==Skill Design==
===Video===
===Beta===
The [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Crippling Wave became a level 8 skill. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Crippling Wave was classified as a Techniques skill and moved to level 14. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was re-classified as a Primary skill, moved to level 11, and [[buff]]ed a bit.
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==Trivia==
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==Media==
Crippling Wave can be seen in action on video here: