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'''Fists of Thunder ''' (known as "Hands of Lightning" prior to July 2011, ) is a [[Monk]] Tier 1 [[Monk skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 21. The Monk charges his strikes with [[lightning]] in a three-stage attack.
This is a [[combo]] skill, delivering three successive strikes of increasing damage and lightning effect. Combo skills are used to generate [[Spirit]], the Monk's resource.
|name= Hands of Lightning
|user= Monk
|tierclvl= 1|clvl= 2
|description= Charge your attacks with lightning to damage your foes.
|type= [[AoE]] [[Damage]]/[[Combo]]
==Trait Synergies==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.)* No [[Precisionsynergies]]: Increase melee damage for each point in dexterity.* [[Intimidation (trait)|Intimidation]]: Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs.* [[Cruelty (trait)|Cruelty]]: Increases chance with any of critical strikes.* the [[Weak Spot (trait)|Weak Spotpassive skill]]: Increases critical strike damage.* [[Rapid Strikes]]: Increases attack speed.* [[Frenzied Attacks (trait)|Frenzied Attacks]]: Increases chance of critical strikes as well as their damage.'''Note:''' The current [[trait]] list is very out-of-date and will no doubt be overhauled before game releases are yet known.
==Development==
'''Hands Fists of LightningThunder''' was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2010]], then named [[Hands of Lightning]]. Blascid reported on using the skill at BlizzCon:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2010-hand-on-blascid/]
<blockquote>''In the Monks case, with her actual lightning fist skill (I do not remember the name), the first hit would be a claw sweep with lightning damage, the second one granted more lightning damage with more lightning graphics, and the third hit was a lightning blast that created a nice AOE arc. (The third move’s animation {Monk’s move and spell effect} reminded me of how Ryu and Ken’s Hadouken looked in Street Fighter 2 {Sorry, I have not played any more recent than that) if your opponent was right in front of you.)</blockquote>
<blockquote>''The only drawback of Hands of Lightning was the fun factor. It was a fairly plain attack. It looks pretty with the big lightning blasts, but it’s basically just a straight ahead right, left, right combo. It doesn’t hit multiple enemies, it doesn’t debuff them, it doesn’t let you dash across the screen to start hitting, etc. It’s the lowest level combo skill for a reason; it’s just a damn powerful attack to use against a single or a few enemies, and sure, killing them quickly and efficiently is fun. But if I were playing for real, I’d probably respec it to another combo when I had the chance. (Though it might be handy long term for the huge lightning damage.)</blockquote>
Before the July 2011 Press Event, [[Hands of Lightning]] was renamed Fists of Thunder. Skill tiers were also removed, and Fists of Thunder became a level 1 skill.
===Previous Versions===
See [[Hands of Lightning]] for the original version of this skill.
[[File:Lightning-fists-sequence1.jpg|center|thumb|700px|Compilation image showing the three hits of Hands of Lightning, with the big blast on the final hit.]]
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