Thousand Palms
- Automation
- Skill
- Sealed Health
- Bossing
A TierBossing · Endgame
Overview
Overview
Palm of the Open Eye (3 s, zero cost) fires on its own through Will — and under Agony, Skill Echo repeats one Palm in five for free, bigger.
Good for: Echo bosses T12–T20 without pressing the Palm.
Strengths
- High boss damage with no Rupture and no crit
- Clears far more waves than Ceaseless Palm
- Hands-free
Weaknesses
- Loses a fair amount of health on the bench
- Little available health
- Less boss damage than the original
Loadout
What the build carries
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- Inheritance
- Continuous MotionMonk of the Empty Iris
- Mastery
- Monk of the Full IrisLV 17 · 80 points
- Iris Links
- AgonyTrigger Gem
- Skill EchoLinked
- Sealed Health
78.8%Agony always on
Relics12
Core
- Short Focus
- Fine Point
- Two Hands
Recommended
- Last Breath
- New Shell
- Guardian's Shell
Optional
- Hollow Orbit
- Early Verdict
- Heavy Fist
- Trained Hand
- Long Stride
- Plain Edge
Sets
Reflex of the Iris
The body reacts before the decision.
- Tireless Pupil
- Predatory Nerve
2 pieces: Your basic attacks happen on their own, whenever a target is in range.
Will of the Iris
The Iris casts without waiting for you.
- Arcane Synapse
- Seal of the Omen
2 pieces: Your class skill is used on its own as soon as it is ready. The Inheritance stays yours.
Progression
Progression trees
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Iris Fragments: 1,679
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Body
- Hardened Bark8/8+80% health (max +80%)
- Restoring Sap3/5+24% healing received
Power
- Sharp Gaze8/8+48% damage (max +48%)
- Steady Rhythm5/5+35% on basic attacks
- Elite Hunter4/4+36% against elites
- Crownbreaker4/4+36% against bosses
Focus
- Reservoir5/5+50% maximum resource
- Serene Flow5/5110% of natural flow
- Lasting Mark4/4+48% effect duration
- Measured Haste4/4-20% cooldown (max -20%)
Fortune
- Hole in the Pocket, Reversed1/5+12% gold
- Deep Pocket4/4+4 relic slot
Constellation Point: 63
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Speed
- TIRELESS IRISGAINS: +25% MORE action speed. · LOSES: Cooldowns run 15% slower.
- +5% Attack Speed · +6% Cooldown ×2 · +4% Movement Speed ×2 · +5% Attack Speed with Skills · +8% Attack Speed after a kill
Damage
- Weight of the Hand+18% Damage
- Second Intent+22% Damage with Skills
- Brute Force+26% Damage
- HEART OF GLASSGAINS: +45% MORE damage. · LOSES: Seals 15% of Maximum Health.
- +6% Damage ×2 · +8% Damage with Basic Attacks · +8% Damage with Skills · +8% Damage in Melee ×2 · +9% Damage after a kill
Defense
- Skin of the Iris+16% Maximum Health · +15% Resistance · +8% Affliction Avoidance
- Shell of the Void-9% Damage Taken · +12% Maximum Health · +8% Affliction Avoidance
- Deep Root+18% Maximum Health · +15% Recovery
- +5% Maximum Health ×4
Special Node
- LAST VISIONGAINS: At low health: +40% MORE damage. · LOSES: Above that, nothing. The node costs 3 points and does nothing while you are fine.
RELIC SLOTS: +4
Vision Point: 35
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Blessings & Sets
- Blessed AwakeningTurns on Blessed Relics: in Tier 7 Echoes and above, 6% of relics come Blessed, and the chance climbs with every Tier. Commons can already be blessed.
- +6% Blessed chanceMore relics come Blessed.
- +6% Blessed chanceMore relics come Blessed.
- Blessing: UncommonUncommon relics can now come out Blessed.
- Blessing: RareRare relics can now come out Blessed.
- +10% Set Piece chanceEcho bosses drop more Set Pieces.
- Sets of the GazeTurns on Set Pieces: bosses in Tier 10 Echoes and above can now drop them, and every piece you find is yours for good.
- Advanced SetsThe advanced Sets can now drop.
- Sets of the VeilThe Sets from Beyond the Veil can now drop.
- Language of the IrisTurns on Iris Links: bosses in Tier 15 Echoes and above drop Gems, and every one you find is yours for good.
Inheritances
- +1 Archive slotThe Archive of Memories holds more Inheritances.
- Relics of the Great GazeEchoes start holding the relics that exist only in the Great Gaze, beginning with the commons.
- Uncommons of the GazeThe exclusive uncommons start showing up in Echoes.
- Rares of the GazeThe exclusive rares start showing up in Echoes.
- Epics of the GazeThe exclusive epics start showing up in Echoes.
Monk of the Full Iris
The iris filled.
Passive
- Full BreathingThe resource comes back on its own and cooldowns get shorter.
- Empty PalmMuch faster attacks and more melee damage.
In practice
How to play
Open by moving in close.
Stay glued to the target.
Against packs, Palm the strongest one.
Against bosses, it's the specialty.
Careful: little health to spare and plenty of damage taken.
To keep
The build card
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Open the cardMeasured on Sep 28, 2026 · game v1.0.1 · test bench v8
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