Fist of the Valar

General Information

Class: Brawler

Rank Needed: 30 (trait Fist of the Valar)

Effects

Using this skill consumes all of the Brawler's Mettle, and deals 15% bonus damage for each point consumed.

Skill Interactions

When Low Strike is the most recent setup skill, using this skill restores Power to the Brawler. When traited, this skill also has up to a 50% chance to apply Vulnerable.
When Dextrous Hook is the most recent setup skill, the damage of this skill is increased.
When Sinister Cross is the most recent setup skill, this skill tiers up Heavy Innate Strength by 2 stacks.

Trait Interactions

The set bonus Innate Strength: Precision in the Maelstrom trait tree makes this skill tier up the Innate Strength: Precision effect by 1 stack, up to 4 times.
The trait Latent Light in the Maelstrom trait tree makes this skill have a 25% chance to deal bonus Light damage.
The trait Latent Light Chance Increase in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the chance to deal bonus Light damage by up to 25%.
The trait Light Damage Increase in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the damage of Latent Light by up to 50%.
The set bonus Light and Devastation in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the damage of Latent Light by 25%.
The trait Critical Chance Increase in the Maelstrom trait tree makes this skill generate 1 Mettle upon Critical Hit.
The trait Vulnerability Chance in the Fundament trait tree makes this skill have up to a 50% chance to apply Vulnerable when Low Strike is the most recently used Set-up skill.
The trait Lasting Weakness in the Fundament trait tree increases the duration of Vulnerable by up to 15 seconds.

Tracery Interactions

Fist of the Valar Cooldown reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 5.5 seconds and increases the damage by up to 38.5%.
Finishing Attack Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 27.5%.
Innate Strength: Criticals/Mitigation increases the duration of Innate Strength: Precision by up to 3.3 seconds and improves the potency by up to 11%.
Latent Light Proc Chance & Damage increases the proc chance of Latent Light by up to 11% and the potency of the bonus damage by up to 22%.

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Concussion armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the damage of this skill by 5%.
Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Concussion armour set makes this skill consume all stacks of Pummeling Fists to gain extra Critical Hit chance.

Tactical Information

Fist of the Valar is the Red-line Brawler's hardest hitting skill. It should be used off-cooldown, and when using it, make sure to have as much Mettle stored up as possible.