Explosive Fist

For the Blazing Heart skill by the same name, see Explosive Fist (Elesis).

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	[Active] Punch enemies with an explosive fist.
	Destruction Skill Consumes Destruction gauge and acquire Vitality gauge Attack Power ↑ when Destruction is activated
	Final Enhanced Skill Number of hits is increased.

Requirements

Class	Level Required
Magic Knight	15

Mode	Damage (Magical)			MP Burn Per Hit	Max Hits			MP Usage	Cooldown
Mode	Punch	Flame Injection	Explosion	MP Burn Per Hit	Punch	Flame Injection	Explosion	MP Usage	Cooldown
Normal
PvE	375%	765%	123%	2 MP	1	1	7	50 MP	6 Seconds
PvP	142%	292%	46%	2 MP	1	1	7	50 MP	6 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	375%	765%	123%	2 MP	1	1	11	50 MP	6 Seconds
PvP	142%	292%	46%	2 MP	1	1	11	50 MP	6 Seconds

Powerful Explosive Fist		Critical Explosive Fist
Attribute Effect	Cooldown	Attribute Effect	MP Usage
Super Armor added to the skill Cooldown increased to 150%	9 Seconds	MP Usage increased to 120% Skill will ignore 50% defense (25% defense in PvP)	60 MP

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Average damage is tested on small (e.g., Lowe) to medium targets (e.g., Wooden Doll) with realistic positioning.
Maximum damage for large-hitbox skills may be unattainable in-game and is estimated.
Timed buffs are included only if they alter skill function or appear in the tooltip; permanent boosts are always included.

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The first hit binds and heavily staggers enemies.
The explosion hits all deal hitstun, so even if you miss the initial hit, enemies that come near the explosion area will still be inflicted with hitstun, allowing for further combos.
- This also allows the skill to very easily catch any launched enemies.
For some reason, the number of hits from the explosion is reduced if used on multiple targets. At [Enhanced], it will deal 16 hits with 2 enemies (8 each), 12 hits with 3 enemies (4 each), 14 hits with 4 enemies (a mix of 3 and 4 hits each), and 13 hits with 5 enemies (a mix of 2 and 3 hits each).
When used on a single target, the high number of hits makes it rather effective in filling the Awakening Gauge and activating the Magic Chain passive.
The fast hit rate of the skill can sometimes prevent someone from mana breaking it thanks to the MP burn.
This skill cannot be countered.

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
08/06/2009	05/04/2011	Explosive Fist added.
03/29/2012	-	Changed from Vitality to Destruction.
02/14/2013	-	▲ Each explosion burns 2 MP at lvl 5.
07/23/2015	12/16/2015	Visual effects updated.
06/30/2016	07/13/2016	▲ Changed to "can give additional damage after first hit" structure. Damage and hitbox readjusted. ▲ Later multi hit amount increased. Empowered trait changed to Powerful. Persistent trait changed to Critical.
01/12/2017	01/24/2017	▲ Damage increased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ Damage increased.	▼ Initial Hit damage decreased.
07/27/2017	08/09/2017	▲ Retreat distance decreased.
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	▲ Fire Injection damage increased. ▲ Fire Explosion damage increased. ▼ Fist Attack damage decreased.	▼ Fist Attack damage decreased. ▼ Fire Injection damage decreased.