Penance Brand

Penance BrandSpell, AoE, Physical, Lightning, Duration, Brand
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-27) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (470-570)%Requires Level 28Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy. It periodically activates while attached, adding energy to the branded enemy. When the branded enemy reaches 20 energy, a large explosion occurs and the brand is removed. All energy is removed from the enemy when the brand is detached.Deals (177-2541) to (265-3811) Physical Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Activates every 0.1 seconds while Attached
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
30% less Damage with Ailments
Can be Detached for a total Duration of 6.00 seconds

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Deals +(0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits against Branded EnemyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 28Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPenanceBrand

Penance Brand is a spell that creates a brand at the target location, which when attached to an enemy adds Energy stacks which cause the enemy to explode at 20 Energy.

Skill functions and interactions

• Energy: Penance Brands apply a stack of Energy to targets they are attached to on each activation, up to a cap of 20. Upon reaching 20 Energy, an explosion will occur at the monster's location, dealing damage to it and nearby enemies. After the explosion, Energy resets to 0 and all attached brands are removed.
  • If brands are removed before reaching 20 (e.g. via Brand RecallBrand RecallBrand, Spell
    Level: (1-6)
    Cost: (7-16) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Recall your brands to you, detaching them from enemies and increasing attachment range until they next attach to an enemy. Spends a portion of each recalled brand's cost to cause it to activate.(0-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Spends 20% of Brand's Cost
    Brands gain (25-45)% increased Attachment Range
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.), the enemy does not explode but will retain its current Energy stacks.
  • If an enemy dies before accumulating 20 Energy, the brands will detach and deal no damage, being unable to explode. As the Energy count is stored on the target instead of the brand, so if the brand re-attaches to a new enemy it will have to start from 0 again.
  • Unlike Penance Brand's transfigured gem counterparts, Brands Attach to a new Enemy each time they Activate, no more than once every 0.3 seconds Brand Mastery would result in Penance Brand dealing no damage unless activation speed is less than 0.005 seconds.
• Multiple brands: If multiple Penance Brands are attached to an enemy simultaneously (via Runebinder), each brand will add Energy stacks towards the 20 cap. Only a single explosion occurs regardless of the number of brands; however, increasing the number of atttached brands does increase the relative rate of Energy increase.
• Duration: Once attached, Penance Brand does not have an attached duration and will remain on the enemy until the enemy dies, the brand is recalled, or the brand is removed.
  • Casting speed of the brand itself, as well as its activation frequency, can be increased by cast speed modifiers. Scaling cast speed will affect the rate at which Energy is added, and therefore the delay before enemies explode.
  • Swiftbrand SupportSwiftbrand SupportBrand, Support
    Icon: t
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports skills which create brands.Supported Skills have 65% less Attached Duration
    Supported Skills have 65% less Detached Duration
    Supported Skills have (30-44)% more Activation frequency
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% more Activation frequencyThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.'s attached duration penalty is effectively ignored, making it a synergistic support gem choice.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Physical Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	29	42	15	470%	177 to 265	0	0
2	31	32	46	15	480%	219 to 328	199345	199345
3	34	35	50	16	480%	269 to 404	285815	485160
4	37	37	54	17	490%	330 to 495	401344	886504
5	40	40	58	18	500%	403 to 604	554379	1440883
6	42	42	60	19	500%	459 to 689	477437	1918320
7	44	44	63	19	510%	523 to 784	583786	2502106
8	46	46	66	20	510%	594 to 891	710359	3212465
9	48	48	68	21	520%	674 to 1011	1355511	4567976
10	50	49	71	21	520%	764 to 1146	1138877	5706853
11	52	51	74	22	530%	865 to 1297	1368233	7075086
12	54	53	76	22	530%	978 to 1467	1638338	8713424
13	56	55	79	23	540%	1105 to 1658	1956648	10670072
14	58	57	82	24	540%	1248 to 1872	3655184	14325256
15	60	59	84	24	540%	1408 to 2111	3017327	17342583
16	62	60	87	25	550%	1586 to 2380	7759995	25102578
17	64	62	90	25	550%	1787 to 2680	15138193	40240771
18	66	64	92	26	560%	2010 to 3016	26083825	66324596
19	68	66	95	27	560%	2261 to 3391	62620247	128944843
20	70	68	98	27	570%	2541 to 3811	211708088	340652931
21	72	70	100	28	570%	2853 to 4280	—	—
22	74	—	—	28	570%	3203 to 4804	—	—
23	76	—	—	29	570%	3593 to 5389	—	—
24	78	—	—	30	570%	4028 to 6042	—	—
25	80	—	—	30	570%	4514 to 6771	—	—
26	82	—	—	31	570%	5056 to 7583	—	—
27	84	—	—	31	570%	5660 to 8490	—	—
28	86	—	—	32	570%	6333 to 9500	—	—
29	88	—	—	32	570%	7084 to 10626	—	—
30	90	—	—	33	570%	7920 to 11880	—	—
31	91	—	—	33	570%	8373 to 12559	—	—
32	92	—	—	34	570%	8851 to 13277	—	—
33	93	—	—	34	570%	9356 to 14033	—	—
34	94	—	—	34	570%	9888 to 14832	—	—
35	95	—	—	35	570%	10450 to 15674	—	—
36	96	—	—	35	570%	11042 to 16563	—	—
37	97	—	—	35	570%	11667 to 17501	—	—
38	98	—	—	35	570%	12327 to 18490	—	—
39	99	—	—	36	570%	13022 to 19534	—	—
40	100	—	—	36	570%	13756 to 20634	—	—

Item acquisition

Penance Brand can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Penance Brand can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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	A
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	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem 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 gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand 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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Penance Brand.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Penance Brand Cast Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Penance Brand has 8% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Penance Brand Cast Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Penance Brand has 12% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Penance Brand Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Penance Brand deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Penance Brand Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Penance Brand deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Penance Brand Radius 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Penance Brand has 16% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Penance Brand Radius 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Penance Brand has 24% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Penance Brand has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Celestial Brand EffectCelestial Brand EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Brand becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Brand becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has 470% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 570% at gem level 20 (previously 570% at all gem levels).
3.24.0	Fixed a bug where Penance Brand (and its transfigured versions) could fail to remove energy from a target when detaching.
3.23.0	Penance Brand has been significantly simplified. It no longer spreads energy to nearby enemies or causes regular pulses while at maximum energy. It now immediately causes an explosion when the branded enemy reaches maximum energy. It no longer causes an explosion when it expires or detaches from an enemy. It no longer has an attached duration - instead, it remains attached to the enemy until it reaches maximum energy, then expires immediately once the explosion occurs. It no longer gains damage or radius per energy. It now deals 177-265 base Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 18-27), scaling up to 2541-3811 gem level 20 (previously 170-254), has an added damage effectiveness of 570% (previously 40%), activates every 0.1s while attached (previously every 0.5s) and has a base radius of 2.8 metres (previously 0.8 metres). It now deals 30% less Damage with Ailments. Quality now causes the skill to deal +0-10% more Damage with Hits against Branded Enemies, instead of providing 0-10% increased Area of Effect.
3.17.0	Penance Brand explosions now deal 90% more Damage with Ailments per Energy after the first (previously 60%).
3.16.0	Now has “Explosions deal 60% more Damage with Ailments per Energy after the first” (previously 100%). Because of base Ignite damage changes, Ignite with the skill is now 54.8% higher.
3.11.0	Penance Brand has been added to the game.