Punishment

"A trick often employed by masters of minion control, the feared Punishment curse has brought down entire armies. The malady causes afflicted targets to suffer a substantial amount of the damage they deal from their own attacks, so the harder they hit, the faster they die. The secret is in making sure that incoming blows land on the dry bones and withered flesh of enemies rather than on the caster of the Curse."

— Description on the official Path of Exile website

Punishment is a curse that causes enemies to grant a buff to anyone they hit with melee attacks. The buff grants more melee damage and incresed attack speed.

Mechanics

This curse will cause affected ennemies to apply a buff on you, granting more physical melee damage and increased attack speed for a short duration.

Gem level progression

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Version history

Version	Changes
-	Values of Punishment have been decreased.
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.