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11Overview22Focused Force Palm is a Spirit Skill Tree ability exclusive to Kliff. While in Focus mode, you unleash a Force Palm that penetrates the target. This ability also shatters magical walls and barriers scattered throughout the world, making it essential for accessing hidden areas, secret rewards, and the Greymane Camp fast travel point. It is widely considered one of the most important abilities in the first third of the game.66Skill Details88PropertyDetailSkill TreeSpiritSpirit Cost5 SpiritCharactersKliff, Damiane, and Oongka (equivalent skill added in Patch 1.04)Parent SkillFocus / Force PalmUnlock TypeWatch and Learn (observation only)1010Available Characters1111Focused Force Palm itself began as a Kliff exclusive on the Spirit Skill Tree. Patch 1.04 added a companion skill to both Damiane and Oongka that produces the same effect. The in-game skill entry for each character may carry a different display name, but functionally they shatter the same Axiom Force walls, open the same puzzle gates, and interact with the shimmering multicolored stone barriers in the same way. This removes a long-standing gate where any save swapped to a non-Kliff character could not progress through wall-locked exploration content.1313CharacterAccessAdded InKliffLearned in Chapter 4 by observing a spirit demonstrate the ability near the Institute of Scholastein.LaunchDamianeGains an equivalent skill on her own skill tree that produces the same wall-breaking effect as Focused Force Palm.Patch 1.04OongkaGains an equivalent skill on his own skill tree that produces the same wall-breaking effect as Focused Force Palm.Patch 1.041515How to Unlock1616Focused Force Palm cannot be purchased with Abyss Artifacts. It can only be learned by observing a spirit using the ability during Chapter 4's quest line. Here is how to find it:1818Complete the House Roberts faction questline, which requires clearing Fort Perwin (southwest of Hernand) and defeating the Red Nightmare boss and his bandit army.After clearing Fort Perwin, travel west on the main path toward the Institute of Scholastein.You will reach a small passage through a mountain. Inside, a spirit stands before a rock wall with shimmering multicolored stone.Observe the spirit as it demonstrates Focused Force Palm. Kliff automatically learns the skill. The screen darkens and a "Learning in Progress..." notification appears.2020Warning: This skill is missable. If you take an alternate route to Scholastein and advance past this point in the main quest, you will not encounter the spirit guide until Chapter 9. Prioritize unlocking it during Chapter 4 to avoid a long wait.2222How to Use2424Focused Force Palm requires entering Focus mode first, then aiming and releasing:2626PlatformFocusAim / ReleasePlayStationL3 + R3Hold R3 to aim, release R3 to fireXboxLS + RSHold RS to aim, release RS to firePCX keyHold middle mouse to aim, release to fire2828When breaking magical walls, a green clover-shaped icon is your aiming reticle. Position the green clover inside the circle on the wall. Once the circle flashes with a yellow light, release the attack to shatter the wall.2929Uses3131Combat3333The penetrating effect hits through enemies, making it effective against tightly grouped foes. It also temporarily reduces enemy defense values, similar to standard Force Palm. Against certain bosses, you must hit them with normal Force Palm four to five times first to break their posture before Focused Force Palm can deal damage.3535Exploration3737Focused Force Palm breaks through magical stone walls with shimmering multicolored surfaces. These walls hide rewards, shortcuts, and key items throughout the world. Notable rewards behind breakable walls include:3939The item required to activate the Greymane Camp fast travel teleporterAbyss Artifacts hidden in sealed chambersEquipment, consumables, and crafting materials in hidden roomsThree of the four Skyblazer Armor Set pieces are gated behind Focused Force Palm: the cloak panel on the central tower of Fort Wind Ridge, the suspicious orb wall in the cliff crevice that hides the helm, and the rotating wall on the upper floor of the central tower at the Sanctum of Devotion. The Skyblazer leather gloves are the lone exception (they need a Stab attack through a waterfall instead).4141Combat Tips4343At only 5 Spirit per use, Focused Force Palm is extremely cheap. You can use it repeatedly without worrying about resource management.4545Whenever you see a wall with shimmering, distorted, multicolored stone, try using Focused Force Palm on it. Many hidden rewards are tucked behind these walls throughout every region of the game.4747Focused Force Palm pairs naturally with other Focus-branch abilities like Focused Repulsion and Focused Insight. A Focus-centric playstyle lets you slow time, break defenses, counter attacks, and shatter walls all from the same stance.4949Walkthrough Uses: Skyblazer Set5151Focused Force Palm is the central skill that unlocks the open-world Skyblazer Armor Set, a popular alternative cloth-and-leather kit found in the Dewhaven area of Delesyia. Three of the set's four pieces sit behind puzzles that this skill solves, and each puzzle uses a slightly different application of the ability. The combination makes the Skyblazer run a useful teaching loop for new players who have just unlocked Focused Force Palm in Chapter 4: The Price of Knowledge Walkthrough.5353Piece-by-Piece Application5555Skyblazer Cloth Cloak: on top of the central tower at Fort Wind Ridge, a suspicious square panel sits flush with the roof. Crouch (L3) on top of the panel, then fire Force Palm straight down with R3 while still crouched; the panel rotates to expose a hidden chest room. This is a crouch + Force Palm combo, not a Focused Force Palm wall-break, so it works on any save that has Force Palm unlocked.Skyblazer Cloth Helm: in a rock crevice west of Fort Wind Ridge, a sparkling suspicious orb is embedded in one of the breakable walls. Fire Focused Force Palm at the orb while it is shining; line the green clover reticle inside the highlighted circle and release on the yellow flash to shatter the wall. This is the standard wall-break interaction.Skyblazer Cloth Armor: on the central tower of the Sanctum of Devotion, one floor below the roof, a suspicious wall sits on the side of the tower. Hold L2 to lock onto the wall, then fire Focused Force Palm with R3; the section spins around with you and exposes the chest chamber. The witch encounter for the sanctum does not need to be unlocked to reach this chest.5757The fourth piece, the Skyblazer Leather Gloves, does not use Focused Force Palm at all; it is gated behind a charged Stab through a waterfall curtain. A player who has Force Palm but not Focused Force Palm yet can still grab the cloak and the gloves; the helm and chest are gated until Focused Force Palm is learned.5959Why the Skyblazer Loop Pairs Well With This Skill6161All three Skyblazer puzzles are in the same Dewhaven sub-region, so the skill gets multiple reps in one short session.The wall-break variant (helm) and the wall-rotate variant (armor) are both in the loop, which exposes the two distinct visual cues (sparkling orb versus suspicious wall section) back to back.The crouch + Force Palm variant (cloak) demonstrates that not every panel needs the Focused version. New players often assume every suspicious surface needs the wall-break input; the cloak puzzle is a counterexample.Total Spirit cost across the three Force-Palm puzzles is minimal (5 Spirit per Focused-class cast, with no charge time), so the loop never strains the Spirit budget even on a fresh Chapter 4 save.6363See the Skyblazer Armor Set page for the full pickup route, prerequisites, and a piece-by-piece summary table.6565Patch 1.04 Changes6767Patch 1.04 extended wall-breaking puzzle access to Damiane and Oongka. Before the update, only Kliff could destroy the shimmering multicolored stone barriers that seal hidden chambers and shortcuts, because Focused Force Palm lived exclusively on his Spirit Skill Tree. Any save that needed to break a wall was forced to swap to him, even mid-dungeon, which created friction for parties built around the other two characters.6969What Changed7171Damiane and Oongka now have a new skill on their own trees that produces the same effect as Focused Force Palm. The in-game name may differ per character, but mechanically it shatters the same Axiom Force walls, reveals the same hidden rooms, and interacts with the same green clover aiming reticle and yellow-flash release timing.Both characters also received Ambush in the same patch. Ambush is unrelated to wall breaking, but since it arrived together with the Focused Force Palm equivalent, any save rolling into 1.04 should check both characters' skill trees for two new unlocks at the same time.Existing Kliff behavior is unchanged. The observation-based unlock during Chapter 4, the 5 Spirit cost, and the pairing with other Focus-branch abilities all work exactly as before for him.Other Kliff-side skills also received Patch 1.04 attention worth cross-referencing: attack speed on base Force Palm went up, Force Palm Pulse gained charging stages so it can now be held up to three levels with increasing damage, and Force Current no longer causes Kliff to fall off ledges when used near an edge.7373Impact on Exploration7575Puzzle sections are no longer character-locked. Any save that has progressed far enough for Damiane or Oongka to access the new skill can clear shimmering wall barriers with whichever character is currently active, so mid-dungeon swaps are no longer forced by wall-break gates.The aiming approach is the same across all three characters. Position the green clover reticle inside the circle on the wall, wait for the yellow flash, and release. Mechanical timing and hitbox behavior transfer straight over.Missable-unlock warnings from the Chapter 4 Kliff unlock do not apply to Damiane or Oongka. Their versions are reached through their own skill tree progression rather than a one-time observation window, so they cannot be permanently skipped by advancing the main story past a specific quest node.
