Latest revision as of 20:40, 8 September 2026

Stone Fist
Job	Champion
Type	Active (offensive)
Target	Single enemy, 5×5 area
Element	Weapon
Max level	5
SP cost	15
Spirit Spheres	2
Range	7 cells
After-cast delay	1 s
Requires	Tempered Will Lv 5

Stone Fist

Overview

Stone Fist is a custom Vortex Legends skill and the Champion's half of the iron stance line. It slams a ki-charged fist into a target and everything around it, and it is written to reward a Champion who is holding ground rather than chasing damage. Under Tempered Will it hits considerably harder, drags monsters onto the caster and starts building a stacking damage reduction.

Mechanics

Damage formula: 80 × SkillLv + DEF (% of ATK), where DEF is the Champion's own defence.

Damage formula under Tempered Will: 100 × SkillLv + (DEF × Tempered Will level) ÷ 2 (% of ATK).

The Tempered Will bonus uses the level the buff was cast at, not the level learned. The blow is weapon property and strikes everything in a 5×5 area centred on the target.

Under Tempered Will only, the skill gains two further effects:

Every monster hit is provoked, pulling its attention onto the Champion. Players are not affected.
The Champion gains Stone Guard, a damage reduction that builds up as enemies are hit: 2% for each ordinary enemy and 10% for a boss, up to a maximum of 10%. It lasts 3 + SkillLv seconds and applies to physical, magical and miscellaneous damage alike.

Without the buff the skill is a plain area strike with the lower formula: no provoke and no Stone Guard.

Leveling

Level	SP cost	Damage (% of ATK)	Under Tempered Will	Stone Guard duration
1	15	80% + DEF	100% + DEF × TW ÷ 2	4 s
2	15	160% + DEF	200% + DEF × TW ÷ 2	5 s
3	15	240% + DEF	300% + DEF × TW ÷ 2	6 s
4	15	320% + DEF	400% + DEF × TW ÷ 2	7 s
5	15	400% + DEF	500% + DEF × TW ÷ 2	8 s

Notes

Because the damage scales with the Champion's own defence, gear taken for survival also raises the output of this skill.
A single boss hit reaches the Stone Guard cap in one cast, while ordinary monsters need five to get there.
The 7-cell range makes it a pull rather than a melee opener: the Champion can gather a group before the fight closes in.
Casting it without Tempered Will running is a waste of two spheres in most situations, since the whole tanking half of the skill is gated behind the buff.

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-[[Category:Champion skills]][[Category:Active skills]]
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 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Job</th><td>Champion</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Type</th><td>Active — Offensive</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Type</th><td>Active (offensive)</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Target</th><td>Single enemy (5×5 AoE)</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Target</th><td>Single enemy, 5&times;5 area</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Element</th><td>Weapon</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Max level</th><td>5</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">SP cost</th><td>15</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Spirit Spheres</th><td>1</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Spirit Spheres</th><td>2</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Range</th><td>5 cells</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Range</th><td>7 cells</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Cooldown</th><td>1 s</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">After-cast delay</th><td>1 s</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Stone Guard duration</th><td>15 s (refreshes per hit)</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Tempered Will Lv 5</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>[[Tempered Will]] Lv 5</td></tr>
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+= Stone Fist =
 == Overview ==
-Stone Fist is a custom Champion skill that releases a ki-charged palm strike targeting everything in a '''5×5 area''' around the impact point. Beyond its wide reach, it forces every monster struck to aggro onto the caster, and builds a stacking damage-reduction buff — '''Stone Guard''' — on the caster for each enemy hit. The skill scales with the caster's VIT and becomes significantly stronger when used under both [[Mental Strength]] (Steel Body) and [[Tempered Will]].
+Stone Fist is a custom Vortex Legends skill and the Champion's half of the iron stance line. It slams a ki-charged fist into a target and everything around it, and it is written to reward a Champion who is holding ground rather than chasing damage. Under [[Tempered Will]] it hits considerably harder, drags monsters onto the caster and starts building a stacking damage reduction.
 == Mechanics ==
-=== Damage ===
+'''Damage formula:''' 80 &times; SkillLv + DEF (% of ATK), where DEF is the Champion's own defence.
-Stone Fist deals a single physical weapon-property critical hit to every enemy in the 5×5 area. Damage is a percentage of ATK that grows with skill level and the caster's VIT:
-: '''Damage = (120 × SkillLv + VIT × 2) % ATK'''
+'''Damage formula under [[Tempered Will]]:''' 100 &times; SkillLv + (DEF &times; Tempered Will level) &divide; 2 (% of ATK).
-The 120 × SkillLv part increases each level. The VIT × 2 part is constant across levels — a caster with 80 VIT always adds +160% from VIT regardless of skill level.
+The Tempered Will bonus uses the level the buff was '''cast''' at, not the level learned. The blow is weapon property and strikes everything in a '''5&times;5''' area centred on the target.
-When the caster is simultaneously under '''Steel Body''' ([[Mental Strength]]) and the '''Tempered Will''' buff ([[Tempered Will]] active, not just learned), the VIT multiplier scales with the Tempered Will skill level:
+'''Under Tempered Will only,''' the skill gains two further effects:
-: '''Damage = (120 × SkillLv + VIT × (2 + TW SkillLv)) % ATK'''
+* Every monster hit is provoked, pulling its attention onto the Champion. Players are not affected.
+* The Champion gains '''Stone Guard''', a damage reduction that builds up as enemies are hit: '''2%''' for each ordinary enemy and '''10%''' for a boss, up to a maximum of '''10%'''. It lasts '''3 + SkillLv''' seconds and applies to physical, magical and miscellaneous damage alike.
-=== Leveling table ===
+Without the buff the skill is a plain area strike with the lower formula: no provoke and no Stone Guard.
-The table below shows the fixed level-scaling component and the total modifier at VIT 80 as an example. VIT is not shown in the table header because every player's VIT is different — add VIT × 2 (or VIT × (2 + TW Lv) under the combo) to the base column to get your actual modifier.
+== Leveling ==
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! Level !! Base (VIT 0) !! VIT 80, no combo !! VIT 80, TW Lv 5 combo
+! Level !! SP cost !! Damage (% of ATK) !! Under Tempered Will !! Stone Guard duration
 |-
-| 1 || 120% || 280% || 680%
+| 1 || 15 || 80% + DEF || 100% + DEF &times; TW &divide; 2 || 4 s
 |-
-| 2 || 240% || 400% || 800%
+| 2 || 15 || 160% + DEF || 200% + DEF &times; TW &divide; 2 || 5 s
 |-
-| 3 || 360% || 520% || 920%
+| 3 || 15 || 240% + DEF || 300% + DEF &times; TW &divide; 2 || 6 s
 |-
-| 4 || 480% || 640% || 1040%
+| 4 || 15 || 320% + DEF || 400% + DEF &times; TW &divide; 2 || 7 s
 |-
-| 5 || 600% || 760% || 1160%
+| 5 || 15 || 400% + DEF || 500% + DEF &times; TW &divide; 2 || 8 s
 |}
-=== Area of effect ===
+== Notes ==
-The damage, Provoke, and Stone Guard effects all hit every enemy within 5 cells of the target (a 5×5 square). The caster is excluded from the splash.
-=== Provoke (monsters only) ===
-Every '''monster''' in the area is forced into the Provoke status, causing it to aggro onto the caster. Players are unaffected by this component.
-=== Stone Guard ===
-Each enemy hit applies a stacking damage-reduction buff on the '''caster'''. These values are fixed — they do not change with skill level:
-{| class="wikitable"
+* Because the damage scales with the Champion's own defence, gear taken for survival also raises the output of this skill.
-! Condition !! Damage reduction gained
+* A single boss hit reaches the Stone Guard cap in one cast, while ordinary monsters need five to get there.
-|-
+* The 7-cell range makes it a pull rather than a melee opener: the Champion can gather a group before the fight closes in.
-| Normal enemy hit || +2%
+* Casting it without [[Tempered Will]] running is a waste of two spheres in most situations, since the whole tanking half of the skill is gated behind the buff.
-|-
-| MVP or Mini-Boss hit || +10%
-|}
-* Stacks additively up to a '''hard cap of 20%''' total.
+[[Category:Champion skills]]
-* Duration: '''15 seconds''', refreshed by each new hit.
+[[Category:Offensive skills]]
-* Applies to all incoming damage: physical, magic, and miscellaneous.
-* A special visual effect plays on the caster when the 20% cap is reached for the first time in the current stack.
-== Notes ==
-* The 1-second cooldown limits burst window; plan casts accordingly.
-* Hits are always critical, so CRIT avoidance on the target reduces effective damage.
-* The Tempered Will combo bonus requires the buff to be '''actively running''' — having Tempered Will learned but not buffed uses the baseline formula.
-* Hitting an MVP with Stone Fist grants +10% Stone Guard in one cast; hitting 2 normal mobs only gives +4%. Use MVP pulls to reach the cap quickly.