Blinding Flash

Blinding Flash is a Monk Tier 3 skill unlocked at level 6. The Monk blinds his enemies with a flash of light.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Blinding Flash
Used by:	Monk
Enabled at:	Clvl 6
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. There are currently no visuals available for the skill.

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.

Trait Synergies

• No synergies with any of the traits are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

• No rune effects for Blinding Flash are known.

Development

Blinding Flash was first revealed at BlizzCon 2010. 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.

It is the replacement for the removed skill Radiant Visage.

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