Puncture

PunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Melee, Strike, Physical, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (134-164)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-165)%Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4PhantasmalBleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 0.5% fasterProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsMelee Strikes target 0.1 additional nearby Enemies0.5% chance to Maim on HitDeals (134.74-164.56)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 8 seconds
(3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
(30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
Causes Bleeding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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1x Scroll of Wisdom

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

Puncture is an attack skill that applies the Bleed ailment to enemies it hits, causing them to take physical damage over time that increases while the target is moving. Bleed applied with this skill deals more damage than usual.

Mechanics

Unlike other sources of bleed, Puncture's bleed ailment lasts 8 seconds and is affected by % increased Skill Effect Duration modifier, including the Increased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% increased Duration of Ailments on EnemiesSupported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect DurationThis 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. support gem.

For mechanics of the bleed effect itself, see Bleed.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Physical Damage	Bleeding Damage	Range	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	135%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	134.74%	0.00 sec	0%	3 to 4	30%	N/A	0	0
2	6	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	136%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	136.28%	0.00 sec	0%	3 to 5	31%	N/A	841	841
3	9	17	0	0	0%	0%	0	138%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	137.82%	0.00 sec	0%	4 to 7	32%	N/A	3099	3940
4	12	21	0	14	0%	0%	0	140%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	139.45%	0.00 sec	0%	5 to 8	33%	N/A	7433	11373
5	16	26	0	18	0%	0%	0	141%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	140.99%	0.00 sec	0%	7 to 11	34%	N/A	22895	34268
6	20	31	0	22	0%	0%	0	142%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	142.54%	0.00 sec	0%	9 to 13	35%	N/A	49725	83993
7	24	37	0	25	0%	0%	0	144%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	144.16%	0.00 sec	0%	11 to 17	36%	1	95714	179707
8	28	42	0	29	0%	0%	0	146%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	145.71%	0.00 sec	0%	14 to 20	37%	1	169595	349302
9	32	47	0	33	0%	0%	0	147%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	147.25%	0.00 sec	0%	16 to 25	38%	1	283759	633061
10	36	52	0	36	0%	0%	0	149%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	148.88%	0.00 sec	0%	20 to 30	39%	1	453996	1087057
11	40	58	0	40	0%	0%	0	151%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	150.42%	0.00 sec	0%	24 to 35	40%	1	703128	1790185
12	44	63	0	44	0%	0%	0	152%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	151.96%	0.00 sec	0%	28 to 42	41%	1	1061223	2851408
13	48	68	0	48	0%	0%	0	153%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	153.59%	0.00 sec	0%	33 to 49	42%	1	2065870	4917278
14	52	74	0	51	0%	0%	0	155%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	155.14%	0.00 sec	0%	39 to 58	43%	2	2507110	7424388
15	55	78	0	54	0%	0%	0	157%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	156.68%	0.00 sec	0%	43 to 65	44%	2	2573731	9998119
16	58	82	0	57	0%	0%	0	159%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	158.31%	0.00 sec	0%	49 to 73	45%	2	7611351	17609470
17	61	86	0	60	0%	0%	0	160%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	159.85%	0.00 sec	0%	54 to 82	46%	2	13437908	31047378
18	64	90	0	62	0%	0%	0	161%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	161.39%	0.00 sec	0%	61 to 91	47%	2	25052147	56099525
19	67	94	0	65	0%	0%	0	163%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	163.02%	0.00 sec	0%	68 to 102	48%	2	43869436	99968961
20	70	98	0	68	0%	0%	0	165%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	164.56%	0.00 sec	0%	75 to 113	49%	2	242081178	342050139
21	72	100	0	70	0%	0%	0	166%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	166.11%	0.00 sec	0%	81 to 122	50%	3	-342050139	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	168%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	167.73%	0.00 sec	0%	87 to 130	51%	3	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	170%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	169.28%	0.00 sec	0%	93 to 140	52%	3	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	171%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	170.82%	0.00 sec	0%	100 to 150	53%	3	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	172%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	172.45%	0.00 sec	0%	107 to 160	54%	3	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	174%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	173.99%	0.00 sec	0%	114 to 172	55%	3	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	176%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	175.53%	0.00 sec	0%	123 to 184	56%	3	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	177%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	177.16%	0.00 sec	0%	131 to 197	57%	4	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	179%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	178.71%	0.00 sec	0%	140 to 210	58%	4	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	180%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	180.25%	0.00 sec	0%	150 to 224	59%	4	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	181%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	181.11%	0.00 sec	0%	155 to 232	60%	4	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	182%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	181.88%	0.00 sec	0%	160 to 240	61%	4	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	183%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	182.65%	0.00 sec	0%	165 to 248	62%	4	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	183%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	183.42%	0.00 sec	0%	171 to 256	63%	4	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	184%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	184.19%	0.00 sec	0%	176 to 265	64%	5	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	185%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	184.96%	0.00 sec	0%	182 to 273	65%	5	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	186%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	185.82%	0.00 sec	0%	188 to 282	66%	5	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	187%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	186.59%	0.00 sec	0%	194 to 292	67%	5	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	188%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	187.36%	0.00 sec	0%	201 to 301	68%	5	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	189%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	188.13%	0.00 sec	0%	207 to 311	69%	5	0	0

Related helmet enchantments

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(30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 135% at gem level 1 (from 100%), up to 165% at gem level 20 (from 123%). Now adds 3 to 4 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20. Now deals 30% more damage with bleeding at gem level 1, up to 49% more at gem level 20. Now has an attack speed multiplier of 70%. Now causes bleeding inflicted by the skill to deal damage 0.5% faster per 1% gem quality (previously gained 1% increased skill duration per 1% gem quality).
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
3.0.0	Puncture's description has been updated. Puncture now applies Bleeding for 8 seconds.
2.0.0	Now grants 1% increased skill effect duration per 1% quality (was 1.5% per 1% quality).
1.3.0	Puncture now bleeds for 10% of hit damage at all levels and 50% of hit damage while moving.
1.2.0	Fixed a bug where Puncture did not benefit from Increased Item Rarity or Increased Item Quantity.
1.0.2	Generic modifiers to damage dealt will now apply to damage over time that your character causes. Damage over time is not spell damage, nor attack damage, so modifiers specific to those types will not apply. Non-specific "increased damage" modifiers will apply to damage over time. Type-specific modifiers will apply as well.
1.0.0d	Fixed a bug where monster deaths from Puncture were not awarded as kills correctly.
0.10.8	Increased damage at high levels and Physical Damage % added to it that increases each level, to match other similar skills. May now be used with Two Handed Swords.
0.10.0	Increases to physical damage taken now apply correctly to physical degeneration (such as damage from Puncture).
0.9.13	Puncture is now scaled to start much stronger with a flatter progression to match other melee skills that scale weapon damage.
0.9.11j	Fixed Puncture's quality bonus so that it now works.
0.9.11	Fixed a bad interaction between on-drink flask effects and Puncture.
0.9.10	Fixed a rare bug that would cause you to take damage from Puncture indefinitely until you left the instance. Fixed a bug where being punctured multiple times would cause incorrect behaviour.
0.9.7b	Removed the 1% pierce chance.
0.9.7	Puncture has been added to the game.