Painforged

Painforged

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

+10% Chance to Block Attack Damage
Cannot be Stunned by Hits you Block
Your Counterattacks deal Double Damage [1]

Painforged is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Gladiator that grants additional chance to block. It also causes blocked hits to not apply any stun and doubles the damage of counterattacks.

This also includes damage added to counterattacks by items like LycosidaeLycosidae
Rawhide Tower ShieldChance to Block: (29-31)%
Armour: (173-226)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 11, 33 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life+(120-160) to Armour
+(30-40) to maximum Life
Your hits can't be Evaded
+(3-5)% Chance to Block
Adds 250 to 300 Cold Damage to CounterattacksA true predator does not chase; It waits..

List of counterattacks

Gem
RiposteRiposteTrigger, Attack, Melee, Strike, Physical Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0.80 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Damage: (160-230)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-230)%Requires Level 4Perform a deadly counter-attack when you block. Uses both weapons while you're dual wielding.(2-56) to (3-85) Added Attack Physical Damage Trigger this Skill when you Block Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	4	N/A		N/A
ReckoningReckoningTrigger, Attack, AoE, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0.40 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Damage: (115-175)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-175)%Requires Level 4Perform a swift counter-attack against enemies in a cone shape when you block with your shield.(2-56) to (3-85) Added Attack Physical Damage Trigger this Skill when you Block Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	4		N/A	N/A
VengeanceVengeanceTrigger, Attack, AoE, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Damage: (170-255)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-255)%Requires Level 24Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. Requires a Melee Weapon.(8-56) to (12-85) Added Attack Physical Damage 30% chance to Trigger this Skill when Hit Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to Trigger this Skill when HitPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	24		N/A	N/A

Ruthless mode

Painforged (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

+5% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage Cannot be Stunned by Hits you Block

Painforged in Ruthless mode does not interact with counterattacks and does not grant attack block chance. Instead, it grants maximum attack block chance that was removed from Reigning Veteran.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	No longer provides "Your Counterattacks deal Double Damage" or "+10% Chance to Block Attack Damage" in Ruthless. It now provides "+5% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage."
3.16.0	Now has +10% chance to Block Attack Damage, Cannot be Stunned by Hits you Block, and Counterattacks deal Double Damage
3.13.0	Removed 40% increased Damage if you've taken no Damage from Hits Recently
3.2.0	Added Cannot be Stunned by Hits you Block and Your Counterattacks deal Double Damage.
2.2.0	Added to the game.