Killing Palm

Killing PalmAoE, Melee, Strike, Physical
Tier: 1
Level: 1
Cost: 12 Mana
Attack Speed: 75% of base
Attack Damage: 147% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 147%Dash to an enemy and Strike them down with an unarmed Attack, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge. Enemies around you that can be culled will be highlighted. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.(24) to (36) Added Attack Physical Damage
Culling Strike
Can't be Evaded
+7% to Critical Hit ChancePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemKillingPalm

Killing Palm is an unarmed strike skill. The users dashes towards a target enemy and strikes them with their palm. The hit has added physical damage and Culling Strike, and culling an enemy with this skill grants the user a power charge. This skill can be used while having quarterstaff equipped.

Skill functions and interactions

This skill always uses the user's unarmed damage. When used with a quarterstaff, the weapon's local stats are ignored.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Attack Damage
1	0	0	0	6	90%
2	3	0	0	7	99%
3	6	9	9	8	109%
4	10	13	13	9	119%
5	14	17	17	10	128%
6	18	20	20	11	138%
7	22	24	24	13	147%
8	26	28	28	14	156%
9	31	32	32	16	164%
10	36	37	37	17	172%
11	41	41	41	19	181%
12	46	46	46	21	190%
13	52	51	51	23	199%
14	58	57	57	25	209%
15	64	62	62	28	220%
16	66	64	64	30	231%
17	72	70	70	33	242%
18	78	75	75	36	255%
19	84	80	80	38	267%
20	90	86	86	42	281%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	InnervateInnervateSupport, Attack, Lightning, Duration Category: Innervate Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills infuses all of your Attacks with Lightning damage for a short time.Attacks gain 25% of Damage as Lightning Damage for 5 seconds on killing a Shocked enemy with Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Life DrainLife DrainSupport Category: Life Drain Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing you to recover Life when it Culls an enemy.Recover 12% of maximum Life over four seconds when Supported Skills Cull an EnemyPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II		FerocityFerocitySupportSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills that you use yourself. Supported Skills will consume a Frenzy Charge on use if possible, and will gain significant Skill Speed if they do. Supported Skills cannot generate Frenzy Charges.Supported Skills cannot generate Frenzy Charges Supported Skills will consume a Frenzy Charge on use if possible Supported Skills have 40% more Skill Speed when consuming Frenzy ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	MomentumMomentumSupport Category: Momentum Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.After moving at least 2 metres during a single use of a Supported Skill, the rest of that use deals 40% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III		Life BountyLife BountySupportSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing enemies it kills to grant more Life Flask charges.Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Life Flask ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Soul DrainSoul DrainSupport Category: Soul Drain Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing you to recover Mana when it Culls an enemy.Recover 12% of maximum Mana over four seconds when Supported Skills Cull an EnemyPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
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Item acquisition

Killing Palm has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Killing Palm has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	The player's base attack speed while Unarmed is now 1.4 attacks per second (previously 1.2). Killing Palm, Shattering Palm, Staggering Palm and Hand of Chayula now have 25% less Attack Speed to compensate for this change (previously 10%).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.