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)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 8 seconds
(3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Causes Bleeding
(30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
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: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Supported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 0.5% 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | Physical Damage | Bleeding Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135% | 134.74% | 3 to 4 | 30% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136% | 136.28% | 3 to 5 | 31% | 841 | 841 |
3 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 138% | 137.82% | 4 to 7 | 32% | 3099 | 3940 |
4 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 140% | 139.45% | 5 to 8 | 33% | 7433 | 11373 |
5 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 141% | 140.99% | 7 to 11 | 34% | 22895 | 34268 |
6 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 142% | 142.54% | 9 to 13 | 35% | 49725 | 83993 |
7 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 144% | 144.16% | 11 to 17 | 36% | 95714 | 179707 |
8 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 146% | 145.71% | 14 to 20 | 37% | 169595 | 349302 |
9 | 32 | 47 | 33 | 147% | 147.25% | 16 to 25 | 38% | 283759 | 633061 |
10 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 149% | 148.88% | 20 to 30 | 39% | 453996 | 1087057 |
11 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 151% | 150.42% | 24 to 35 | 40% | 703128 | 1790185 |
12 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 152% | 151.96% | 28 to 42 | 41% | 1061223 | 2851408 |
13 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 153% | 153.59% | 33 to 49 | 42% | 2065870 | 4917278 |
14 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 155% | 155.14% | 39 to 58 | 43% | 2507110 | 7424388 |
15 | 55 | 78 | 54 | 157% | 156.68% | 43 to 65 | 44% | 2573731 | 9998119 |
16 | 58 | 82 | 57 | 159% | 158.31% | 49 to 73 | 45% | 7611351 | 17609470 |
17 | 61 | 86 | 60 | 160% | 159.85% | 54 to 82 | 46% | 13437908 | 31047378 |
18 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 161% | 161.39% | 61 to 91 | 47% | 25052147 | 56099525 |
19 | 67 | 94 | 65 | 163% | 163.02% | 68 to 102 | 48% | 43869436 | 99968961 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 165% | 164.56% | 75 to 113 | 49% | 242081178 | 342050139 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 166% | 166.11% | 81 to 122 | 50% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 168% | 167.73% | 87 to 130 | 51% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 170% | 169.28% | 93 to 140 | 52% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 171% | 170.82% | 100 to 150 | 53% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 172% | 172.45% | 107 to 160 | 54% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 174% | 173.99% | 114 to 172 | 55% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 176% | 175.53% | 123 to 184 | 56% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 177% | 177.16% | 131 to 197 | 57% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 179% | 178.71% | 140 to 210 | 58% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 180% | 180.25% | 150 to 224 | 59% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 181% | 181.11% | 155 to 232 | 60% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 182% | 181.88% | 160 to 240 | 61% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 183% | 182.65% | 165 to 248 | 62% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 183% | 183.42% | 171 to 256 | 63% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 184% | 184.19% | 176 to 265 | 64% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 185% | 184.96% | 182 to 273 | 65% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 186% | 185.82% | 188 to 282 | 66% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 187% | 186.59% | 194 to 292 | 67% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 188% | 187.36% | 201 to 301 | 68% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 189% | 188.13% | 207 to 311 | 69% | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | Bleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 0.5% faster | 50 |
Anomalous | Projectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets | 20 |
Divergent | Melee Strikes target 0.1 additional nearby Enemies | 20 |
Phantasmal | 0.5% chance to Maim on Hit | 50 |
Item acquisition
Puncture can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Puncture can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Usage in recipes
Puncture is used in the following recipes:
Result | Amount | Part | Notes | Description | Meta |
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![]() Icon: B Level: (1-20)Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Overpowered applies -5% chance to Block Attack and Spell Damage Supported Skills inflict Overpowered for 4 seconds when Blocked Enemies have -(10-20)% chance to Block Attack or Spell Damage from Supported Skills Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Supported Skills have 0.25% reduced Enemy Block ChanceThis 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. ![]() | 1 | ![]() Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (134-164)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-165)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 8 seconds (3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage Causes Bleeding (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Bleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 0.5% fasterPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | plus any dexterity shield with 20% quality | vendor recipe | M |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Puncture.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Puncture Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Puncture Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Puncture Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Puncture Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Puncture Duration 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 30% increased Puncture Duration | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Puncture Duration 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 45% increased Puncture Duration | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Puncture Maim On Hit Percent Chance 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% Chance for Puncture to Maim on hit | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Puncture Maim On Hit Percent Chance 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% Chance for Puncture to Maim on hit | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Puncture has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Stygian Puncture Effect![]() ![]() | Your Puncture becomes a Stygian Effect. |
Version history
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3.16.0 |
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3.7.0 |
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3.4.0 |
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3.0.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.3.0 |
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1.2.0 |
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1.0.2 |
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1.0.0d |
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0.10.8 |
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0.10.0 |
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0.9.13 |
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0.9.11j |
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0.9.11 |
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0.9.10 |
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0.9.7b |
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0.9.7 |
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