Punishment

PunishmentSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (24-50) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, causing them to grant a buff to anyone they hit with melee attacks. The buff grants more Melee Damage and increased Attack Speed.Base duration is (9-10.9) seconds
Cursed enemies grant (25-35)% more Melee Physical Damage on Melee hit
Cursed enemies grant (10-19)% increased Attack Speed on Melee hit
Buff is applied for a Base Duration of 4 seconds
+(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 24Vendor Prices

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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPunishment

Punishment is a spell that curses all targets in an area, causing them to grant the Punisher buff to others they hit with melee attacks. Punisher grants more melee physical damage and increased attack speed.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Punishment can be turned into an aura by linking it with the Blasphemy SupportBlasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
  Icon: A
  Level: (1-20)
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 31Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of Supported Curses0.5% reduced Effect of Supported Curses
  Supported Skills have 2% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.1% reduced Mana ReservedSupported Skills apply their Curse as an Auras
  Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
  Using Supported Skills is Instant
  (0-76)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Punishment and the Punisher buff interact normally with curse effect. Both the duration and magnitude of the Punisher buff are affected by it.
• As the curse requires a "melee hit" in order to apply the buff, the hit can be blocked and still provide the buff application.

  

  The aura version of Punishment

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Base Duration	Added Radius	more Physical Damage on Melee hit	Attack Speed on Melee hit	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	37	25	16	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0
2	27	41	28	17	9.1	1	N/A	N/A	118383	118383
3	30	45	31	18	9.2	1	N/A	N/A	175816	294199
4	33	49	34	19	9.3	2	N/A	N/A	254061	548260
5	36	52	36	21	9.4	2	N/A	N/A	359090	907350
6	39	56	39	22	9.5	3	N/A	N/A	498508	1405858
7	42	60	42	23	9.6	3	N/A	N/A	682057	2087915
8	45	64	45	24	9.7	4	N/A	N/A	921777	3009692
9	48	68	48	25	9.8	4	N/A	N/A	1727879	4737571
10	50	71	49	26	9.9	5	N/A	N/A	1138877	5876448
11	52	74	51	26	10	5	N/A	N/A	1368233	7244681
12	54	76	53	27	10.1	6	N/A	N/A	1638338	8883019
13	56	79	55	28	10.2	6	N/A	N/A	1956648	10839667
14	58	82	57	29	10.3	7	N/A	N/A	3655184	14494851
15	60	84	59	29	10.4	7	N/A	N/A	3017327	17512178
16	62	87	60	30	10.5	8	N/A	N/A	7793914	25306092
17	64	90	62	31	10.6	8	N/A	N/A	15206031	40512123
18	66	92	64	31	10.7	9	N/A	N/A	26185582	66697705
19	68	95	66	32	10.8	9	N/A	N/A	62755923	129453628
20	70	98	68	33	10.9	10	N/A	N/A	211877683	341331311
21	72	100	70	34	11	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	34	11.1	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	35	11.2	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	36	11.3	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	36	11.4	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	37	11.5	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	38	11.6	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	39	11.7	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	39	11.8	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	40	11.9	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	40	11.95	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	41	12	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	41	12.05	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	42	12.1	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	42	12.15	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	42	12.2	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	43	12.25	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	43	12.3	17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	43	12.35	17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	44	12.4	17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Unique items

Item		Stats
Sentari's AnswerSentari's Answer Brass Spirit ShieldQuality: +20% Chance to Block: 30% Energy Shield: 39 Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 33, 82 Int10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse LimitOpen your eyes and you will see the cracks in your enemy's walls. Open your mind and you will see the cracks in your enemy's plans.	33	10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Punishment.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Punishment Curse Effect 1	66	20% increased Punishment Curse Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Punishment Curse Effect 2	75	30% increased Punishment Curse Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Punishment Duration 1	66	30% increased Punishment Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Punishment Duration 2	75	45% increased Punishment Duration	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	Increased Area of Effect mod and its progression per level doubled.
2.0.0	Punishment now causes cursed enemies to grant a buff to anyone they hit with melee attacks. The buff grants more Melee Damage and increased Attack Speed. It no longer reflects damage.
1.0.5	Punishment has had its base damage reflection increased by a flat 6%. Damage reflection against higher rarity monsters has been also been increased. For example, damage reflection against unique monsters has been increased by a flat 11%.
0.10.0e	Fixed the gem quality bonuses for the Punishment skill.
0.10.0	The Punishment curse has returned after being disabled for a long time.
0.9.5	Disabled the Punishment skill gem from being found until we have it working properly.
0.9.2	Punishment has been added to the game.