One Ilm Punch, any useful use of that skill?

[Shinkyo]

Hi all,

So I have a MNK alt at 50 and have DPS all content.
I have this one skill on my hotbar that I've never ever used and that's bugging me, One Ilm Punch...
I know what it does, I know the buff removal effect but I haven't found any situation where it's actually effective.

Any experienced MNK could enlight me on situation in the current PvE content where it's actually useful? I hear it was a big help on the Lightning event fates but that's about it...

[Jerrybeanman]

Go in pvp
One ilm punch
Take off opponents blood for blood

[RoxasXIII]

I use 1IP in HmHm to take off helicarnsssus's SS after the warden. I also have a theory for turn 4 that I want to test (just hit i78 so I have not been able to run it) in terms of the specialized SS in there, if anyone can confirm that for me I'd be grateful. But other than that I use it very rarely. It stays though just in case.

[Nutz]

I use 1IP in HmHm to take off helicarnsssus's SS after the warden. I also have a theory for turn 4 that I want to test (just hit i78 so I have not been able to run it) in terms of the specialized SS in there, if anyone can confirm that for me I'd be grateful. But other than that I use it very rarely. It stays though just in case.

I removed this skill a long time ago now. I'm not sure what you're referring to in Turn 4, but the only buff I can think of that would certainly be worthwhile to remove would be the +XX% damage from absorbing spiders that the [big guys] get. It doesn't remove that. If by specialized SS you meant on the clockwork knights/ soldiers, I don't think that is a buff so much as their behavior. I don't recall ever seeing an icon to denote a SS-like buff when fighting them. In any case it wears off in less than 1 rotation so it would barley be worth it anyway.

[SeraviEdalborez]

If by specialized SS you meant on the clockwork knights/ soldiers, I don't think that is a buff so much as their behavior. I don't recall ever seeing an icon to denote a SS-like buff when fighting them.

Look closer next time. They definitely have buffs. Can't be removed by One-Ilm all the same.

[Calyanare]

This probably doesn't count, but when I do the beastmen dailies on my MNK I use it to remove buffs. I don't generally play MNK in groups, though.

[Nutz]

Look closer next time. They definitely have buffs. Can't be removed by One-Ilm all the same.

I stand corrected then. In any case, yeah, it seems SE decided to give MNKs a fairly unique dispel move (does any other class have dispel at all..?) and then make any even remotely difficult enemies completely immune to it.

[Umero]

Go in pvp
One ilm punch
Take off opponents blood for blood

hmm, can't judge if it's useful or the exact opposite because blood for blood is a tricky buff/debuff.

[RoxasXIII]

ah ok, thanks for the clarification guys. im about to go into t4 so its good to know not to waste my time on 1ip. also, glory slash on PLD's have dispel.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

I was looking at this the other day and from all the stuff in the game so far, I could only think of it removing a FATE boss's Stoneskin if the silence or stun fails.

I think from what I'm reading here, it'll probably go on an obscure hotbar after I get it.