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.
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.
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. [confirmation needed]
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.[1]
Unlike Penance Brand's transfigured gem counterparts, Brands Attach to a new Enemy each time they Activate, no more than once every 0.3 secondsBrand 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
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
28
570%
3203 to 4804
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
29
570%
3593 to 5389
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
30
570%
4028 to 6042
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
30
570%
4514 to 6771
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
31
570%
5056 to 7583
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
31
570%
5660 to 8490
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
32
570%
6333 to 9500
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
32
570%
7084 to 10626
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
33
570%
7920 to 11880
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
33
570%
8373 to 12559
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
34
570%
8851 to 13277
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
34
570%
9356 to 14033
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
34
570%
9888 to 14832
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
35
570%
10450 to 15674
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
35
570%
11042 to 16563
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
35
570%
11667 to 17501
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
35
570%
12327 to 18490
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
36
570%
13022 to 19534
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
36
570%
13756 to 20634
N/A
N/A
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 corruptedlevel 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:
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.
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.
Brand RecallBrand RecallBrand, Spell
), the enemy does not explode but will retain its current Energy stacks. [confirmation needed]
Swiftbrand SupportSwiftbrand SupportBrand, Support
's attached duration penalty is effectively ignored, making it a synergistic support gem choice.
The Cataclysm
The Cataclysm
13Level 21 Spell Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Celestial Brand EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Brand becomes a Celestial Effect.