Puncture of Shanking

Puncture of ShankingAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-14) Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (170-437)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-437)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 6.00 seconds
(80-118)% increased Critical Strike Chance against Bleeding Enemies
(30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
Causes Bleeding

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

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 5
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Puncture of Shanking is a melee 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.

It is a transfigured version of PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Physical, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-14) Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (168-205)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (168-205)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies with your Bow, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration.Base duration is 8.00 seconds
(30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
Causes Bleeding

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

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version is a strike skill and can only be used with claws, daggers, and swords. It has a lower bleed duration, but has greater damage effectiveness, more damage with bleeding, and has increased critical strike chance against bleeding enemies.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Critical Strike Chance against Bleeding Enemies	Bleeding Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	0	0	8	170.3%	170.3%	80%	30%	0	0
2	6	0	0	8	178.6%	178.6%	82%	31%	841	841
3	9	17	0	9	187.6%	187.6%	84%	32%	3099	3940
4	12	21	14	9	197%	197%	86%	33%	7433	11373
5	16	26	18	9	207.3%	207.3%	88%	34%	22895	34268
6	20	31	22	10	218.1%	218.1%	90%	35%	49725	83993
7	24	37	25	10	229.5%	229.5%	92%	36%	95714	179707
8	28	42	29	10	241.5%	241.5%	94%	37%	169595	349302
9	32	47	33	11	254%	254%	96%	38%	283759	633061
10	36	52	36	11	267.1%	267.1%	98%	39%	453996	1087057
11	40	58	40	12	281%	281%	100%	40%	703128	1790185
12	44	63	44	12	295.6%	295.6%	102%	41%	1061223	2851408
13	48	68	48	12	311%	311%	104%	42%	2065870	4917278
14	52	74	51	13	327%	327%	106%	43%	2507110	7424388
15	55	78	54	13	343.4%	343.4%	108%	44%	2573731	9998119
16	58	82	57	13	360.5%	360.5%	110%	45%	7611351	17609470
17	61	86	60	14	378.4%	378.4%	112%	46%	13437908	31047378
18	64	90	62	14	397.3%	397.3%	114%	47%	25052147	56099525
19	67	94	65	14	417.1%	417.1%	116%	48%	43869436	99968961
20	70	98	68	14	437.9%	437.9%	118%	49%	242081178	342050139
21	72	100	70	15	458.9%	458.9%	120%	50%	—	—
22	74	—	—	15	480.9%	480.9%	122%	51%	—	—
23	76	—	—	15	504%	504%	124%	52%	—	—
24	78	—	—	15	528.3%	528.3%	126%	53%	—	—
25	80	—	—	15	553.6%	553.6%	128%	54%	—	—
26	82	—	—	15	580.2%	580.2%	130%	55%	—	—
27	84	—	—	16	608%	608%	132%	56%	—	—
28	86	—	—	16	637.2%	637.2%	134%	57%	—	—
29	88	—	—	16	667.8%	667.8%	136%	58%	—	—
30	90	—	—	16	699.7%	699.7%	138%	59%	—	—
31	91	—	—	16	748.4%	748.4%	139%	60%	—	—
32	92	—	—	16	766.4%	766.4%	140%	61%	—	—
33	93	—	—	16	784.7%	784.7%	141%	62%	—	—
34	94	—	—	17	803.6%	803.6%	142%	63%	—	—
35	95	—	—	17	822.8%	822.8%	143%	64%	—	—
36	96	—	—	17	842.4%	842.4%	144%	65%	—	—
37	97	—	—	17	862.6%	862.6%	145%	66%	—	—
38	98	—	—	17	883.2%	883.2%	146%	67%	—	—
39	99	—	—	17	904.3%	904.3%	147%	68%	—	—
40	100	—	—	17	925.9%	925.9%	148%	69%	—	—

Item acquisition

Puncture of Shanking has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Puncture of Shanking can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
4	The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality	A
3	Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +20% Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% quality	A
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem 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.	level 19 transfigured gem with 19% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Puncture.

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 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 of Shanking has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Stygian Puncture EffectStygian Puncture EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Puncture becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Puncture becomes a Stygian Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Added to the game.