Radiant Visage

Radiant Visage is a Tier 2 skill from the Monk's Skill Tree C, blinding non-boss opponents.

Archived Article [e] Radiant Visage is an archived article about material previously included in Diablo 3. However, it has been removed or the article contains outdated facts. The information is stored in Diablo Wiki for posterity. Please note: Links in this article lead to both updated and archived material. This article was last up to date: BlizzCon 2008 Updated version of this article is: Blinding Flash Current information can be found at: Monk skills; or see Monk skill archive for all removed Monk skills

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Radiant Visage Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Monk
Skill Description:
A flash of light sears the eyes of all enemies within 20 feet, blinding them for a few seconds. If attacked they will fight back with a reduced chance to hit.
Skill Details:
Type:	Debuff
Quantity:	n/a
Effect:	AoE circle
School:	Holy
Mana cost:	15
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	1.5 sec
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Monk summons light from the source of all light, and unleashes it upon opponents, blinding them for a few seconds, making them very bad at attacking him.

Skill Design

A useful war cry-like attack, this one had a substantial radius, and blinded every non-boss in the area, stopping them in their tracks. I used this against every charge of Fallen Imps (performed when a Fallen Overseer got a mob of 6-12 amped up all at once). No, it wasn't really necessary, since a bunch of Imps were essentially walking health orbs/combo power-ups, but it was sometimes fun to pretend that strategy was required.[1]

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Blind for 2-4 sec, 40% less chance to hit for 15 mana. (presumed)
• Rank 2: Blind for 3-5 sec, 42% less chance to hit for 15 mana.
• Rank 3: Blind for 4-6 sec, 44% less chance to hit for 15 mana.
• Rank 4: Blind for 6-7 sec, 46% less chance to hit for 15 mana. (presumed)
• Rank 5: Blind for 7-8 sec, 48% less chance to hit for 15 mana. (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. It was renamed to Blinding Flash in the game demo that was presented at BlizzCon 2010.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Radiant Visage-specific gallery contents

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  Radiant Visage in action.

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  Radiant Visage Rune by Holyknight3000.

References

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