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[[File:IconDashingStrike.png|left]]
[[File:Dashing-strike-flying-side-kick-sequence.JPG|thumb|400px|The [[Flying Side Kick ]] rune effect.]]
'''Dashing Strike''' is a Techniques [[Monk skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 9. The Monk dashes forwards to attack his enemy, appearing behind them and inflicting a short confused debuff on the target.
This skill allows almost instantaneous movement to the target, but it is not a teleport. It can not be used to leap over bypass gaps or move over walls (such as from the [[Waller]] boss modifier). Interestingly, while Dashing Strike does not break the [[Jailer]] effect, the Monk will still move to the target; he'll just take the orange jailer circle with him.
Dashing Strike can be used to avoid some effects, if since the player times it properlyMonk is untouchable by spells and monsters during the dash. A monk can pass through [[Arcane Enchanted]] beams or over [[Plagued]] or [[Desecrator]] pits without taking damage, and can even avoid being hit by the [[Frozen]] explosion with a perfectly-timed Dashing Strike.
There are some pathfinding bugs when using Dashing Strike against targets on the other side of obstacles that can not be crossed directly, such as the gaps in the ground in the Act One [[Cemetery of the Forsaken]]. The Monk will target an enemy on the other side of the gap, but will then dash around the gap as though walking, and will stop and hit at the air before reaching the enemy.
==Background==
The Monk dashes forward to strike his enemy, dealing physical damage. This is a helpful movement skill, taking the Monk instantly to the targeted enemy. It befits his class build as a party leader and tank, with very fast hit and run abilities.
==Skill Rune Effects==
{{skill description header}}
<skill class="Monk" rune="Soaring Skull">Dashing Strike</skill>
<skill class="Monk" rune="Blinding Speed">Dashing Strike</skill>
==Development==
'''Dashing Strike''' was first revealed at [[BlizzCon 2010]] as a Tier 4 skill. There were no visuals available for the skill, and no reports on it from demo players. It but was revealed untestable in the skill treethat demo.
===Beta===
Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Dashing Strike became a level 6 skill. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Dashing Strike was classified as a Secondary skill and moved to level 2. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was re-classified as a Techniques skill and moved to level 9, and also [[buff]]ed a bit.
Testers found it a very nice skill during beta testing, as it let the Monk move so quickly between groups of overmatched enemies.
