'''Way of the Hundred Fists''' is a [[Monk]] Tier 4 [[Monk skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|character level]] 10. Enhances the combat speed of the Monk significantly, allowing him to pound his enemies to dust.<br> 

Various [[Monk traits]] augment this skill. (Since most Monk skills depend on base weapon damage and probably attack speed, traits which enhance those, and not the skill specifically, are also listed here.)<br>* [[Precision_(Monk_trait)|Precision]] :Increase melee damage for each point in dexterity.<br>* [[Intimidation]] :Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs.<br>* [[Cruelty]] :Increases chance of critical strikes.<br>* [[Weak Spot]] :Increases critical strike damage.<br>* [[Rapid Strikes]] :Increases attack speed.<br>* [[Frenzied Attacks]] :Increases chance of critical strikes as well as their damage.<br>'''Note:''' The current [[trait]] list is very out-of-date and will no doubt be overhauled before game release.

This skill '''Way of the Hundred Fists''' was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2009]] as one of the originals when the [[Monk]] was unveiled. [[Flux]] was able to try it out:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-monk-skill-tree-discussion-and-status/] <blockquote>''This one was a blast to use, and was about the most fun Monk skill. It’s just straight out of an action movie, or some game like Tekken 3. The Monk does a short dash to the first punch, throws a flurry of blows for the second stage, and then blasts an explosive, AoE attack. It’s an excellent crowd killer, and when used on a monster marked with the Explosive Palm 3rd stage, it’s almost certain to clear the room.</blockquote> This skill was one of the Monk's starting skills in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] gameplay demo. [[Flux]] described it again:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-monk/] <blockquote>''It was unnecessary, as well as Hands of Lightning was doing, but I wanted to compare the two. I hadn’t really noticed the skill levels at that point, and soon regretted my choice, since rank one Hundred Fists wasn’t nearly as effective as rank five HoL. Hundred Fists was more fun and flashier, with the Superman dashing first punch, and the ability to hit multiple enemies at once, but with just one point the damage was considerably lower than Hands of Lightning.</blockquote> ===Previous Versions===See the [[Monk skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Way of the Hundred Fists and other Monk skills.

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 III screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo 3 III screenshots and pictures]* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showgallerysearch.php?cat=all&sikeywords=Way+of+the+Hundred+Fists &cat=all '''Way of the Hundred Fists-''' specific gallery contents]

* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-monk-skill-tree-discussion-and-status/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Monk Skill Tree stats and discussion]<br>* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-monk/ BlizzCon 2010 Monk Hands-on Monk reportReport]