Force Without Thought

This page archives the original version of a now-removed Monk skill, for future curiosity. This page is not to be updated with current info; see the Monk skills article for the latest information about this class' skills.

Force Without Thought is a Tier 2 skill from the Monk's Skill Tree A.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Force Without Thought Passive, 5 ranks
Used by:	Monk
Skill Description:
Counteract enemies without interrupting the normal flow of your attacks. When you dodge you automatically counter act the attacker for a percentage of your normal weapon damage.
Skill Details:
Type:	Reactive Damage Boost
Quantity:	None
Effect:	Self
School:	Physical
Resource cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Monk creates a state of mind where he automatically manages to counter any hit on himself with at least a weak hit back to his opponent where the enemy opened his defences in order to hit the Monk.

Skill Design

Not much to say about this one, since it had a point in it and I never added any more to see if I could discern the improvement. The Monk hits so fast and was overpowered for the BlizzCon 2009 build that needing to dodge or getting your hits interrupted wasn't a real major problem.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Counteract 10% of normal weapon damage.
• Rank 2: Counteract 20% of normal weapon damage.
• Rank 3: Counteract 30% of normal weapon damage.
• Rank 4: Counteract 40% of normal weapon damage.
• Rank 5: Counteract 50% of normal weapon damage. (presumed)

Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

This skill was first shown at BlizzCon 2009 as one of the originals when the Monk was unveiled.

Trivia

This spell is pretty similar to the Diablo II Paladin "Thorns" Aura in gameplay, even if it only activates when dodged.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Force Without Thought-specific gallery contents

References

• Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0032: Monk
• Full Monk Skill Tree Stats and Discussion