Punishment

PunishmentSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, causing them to be debilitated when they hit enemies and increasing damage they take while on low life.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds
+(0-1) metre to radius
Cursed Enemies take (30-58)% increased Damage while on Low Life
Cursed Enemies are Debilitated for 2.00 Seconds when they Hit

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Cursed Enemies are Debilitated for +(0.05-1) Seconds when they HitPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 24Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPunishment

Punishment is a hex spell that applies a curse to all targets in an area, causing them to take increased damage while on low life and receive the Debilitate debuff when they land a hit.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Punishment aura

Punishment

Debuff

You are cursed. You will take increased damage while on low life and be debilitated when you hit enemies. Overkill damage from the hit which kills you will be reflected to nearby targets.

• Punishment can be turned into an aura by linking it with either Blasphemy SupportBlasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
  Icon: A
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 35% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 31Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
  Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
  Using Supported Skills is Instant
  25% less Effect of Supported Curses
  (0-76)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse SkillsThis 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. or Awakened Blasphemy SupportAwakened Blasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
  Icon: A
  Level: (1-5)
  Reservation: (34-32)% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 72Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
  Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
  Using Supported Skills is Instant
  25% less Effect of Supported Curses
  (80-88)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
  +(0-1) to Level of Supported Curse Skill Gems
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse SkillsThis 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..

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Base duration	Base Duration	Radius	Increased Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	37	25	16	8.00 sec	8.00	—	30%	0	0
2	27	41	28	17	8.20 sec	8.20	+0.1m	31%	118383	118383
3	30	45	31	18	8.40 sec	8.40	+0.1m	33%	175816	294199
4	33	49	34	19	8.60 sec	8.60	+0.2m	34%	254061	548260
5	36	52	36	21	8.80 sec	8.80	+0.2m	36%	359090	907350
6	39	56	39	22	9.00 sec	9.00	+0.3m	37%	498508	1405858
7	42	60	42	23	9.20 sec	9.20	+0.3m	39%	682057	2087915
8	45	64	45	24	9.40 sec	9.40	+0.4m	40%	921777	3009692
9	48	68	48	25	9.60 sec	9.60	+0.4m	42%	1727879	4737571
10	50	71	49	26	9.80 sec	9.80	+0.5m	43%	1138877	5876448
11	52	74	51	26	10.00 sec	10.00	+0.5m	45%	1368233	7244681
12	54	76	53	27	10.20 sec	10.20	+0.6m	46%	1638338	8883019
13	56	79	55	28	10.40 sec	10.40	+0.6m	48%	1956648	10839667
14	58	82	57	29	10.60 sec	10.60	+0.7m	49%	3655184	14494851
15	60	84	59	29	10.80 sec	10.80	+0.7m	51%	3017327	17512178
16	62	87	60	30	11.00 sec	11.00	+0.8m	52%	7793914	25306092
17	64	90	62	31	11.20 sec	11.20	+0.8m	54%	15206031	40512123
18	66	92	64	31	11.40 sec	11.40	+0.9m	55%	26185582	66697705
19	68	95	66	32	11.60 sec	11.60	+0.9m	57%	62755923	129453628
20	70	98	68	33	11.80 sec	11.80	+1m	58%	211877683	341331311
21	72	100	70	34	12.00 sec	12.00	+1m	60%	—	—
22	74	—	—	34	12.20 sec	12.20	+1.1m	61%	—	—
23	76	—	—	35	12.40 sec	12.40	+1.1m	63%	—	—
24	78	—	—	36	12.60 sec	12.60	+1.2m	64%	—	—
25	80	—	—	36	12.80 sec	12.80	+1.2m	66%	—	—
26	82	—	—	37	13.00 sec	13.00	+1.3m	67%	—	—
27	84	—	—	38	13.20 sec	13.20	+1.3m	69%	—	—
28	86	—	—	39	13.40 sec	13.40	+1.4m	70%	—	—
29	88	—	—	39	13.60 sec	13.60	+1.4m	72%	—	—
30	90	—	—	40	13.80 sec	13.80	+1.5m	73%	—	—
31	91	—	—	40	13.90 sec	13.90	+1.5m	74%	—	—
32	92	—	—	41	14.00 sec	14.00	+1.5m	75%	—	—
33	93	—	—	41	14.10 sec	14.10	+1.5m	75%	—	—
34	94	—	—	42	14.20 sec	14.20	+1.6m	76%	—	—
35	95	—	—	42	14.30 sec	14.30	+1.6m	77%	—	—
36	96	—	—	42	14.40 sec	14.40	+1.6m	78%	—	—
37	97	—	—	43	14.50 sec	14.50	+1.6m	78%	—	—
38	98	—	—	43	14.60 sec	14.60	+1.7m	79%	—	—
39	99	—	—	43	14.70 sec	14.70	+1.7m	80%	—	—
40	100	—	—	44	14.80 sec	14.80	+1.7m	81%	—	—

Item acquisition

Punishment can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Punishment 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 ↓
Lost in Love 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 ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Related passive skills

Name	Stats
Doedre's Gluttony	Punishment can affect Hexproof Enemies You have Culling Strike against Cursed Enemies [1]

Unique items

Item		Stats
The Balance of TerrorThe Balance of Terror Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers>Fellshrine stood as a holy bastion opposite the Chamber of Sins, and all that it represented. For one to rise, the other must fall.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers> Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Shock if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds Immune to Curses if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds Inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds Immune to Exposure if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds Gain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as a Random Element if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds +(30-40)% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Ignite if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds Cold Exposure on Hit if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Freeze if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds Immune to Reflected Damage if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds Intimidate Enemies on Hit if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds Action Speed cannot be modified to below Base Value if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds (20-25)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds (6-10)% chance to deal Double Damage if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Bleeding if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds
Sentari's AnswerSentari's Answer Brass Spirit ShieldChance to Block: 30% Energy Shield: (35-40) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 33, 83 Int10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, ignoring Curse LimitOpen your eyes and you will see the cracks in your enemy's walls. Open your mind and you will see the cracks in your enemy's plans.	33	10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, ignoring Curse Limit
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage over Time Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Despair has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage over Time Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Despair has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life (45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +(20-25)% to Cold Resistance Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life (45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +(20-25)% to Cold Resistance Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance Regenerate 1% of Life per second Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance Regenerate 1% of Life per second Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (10-13) to (43-47) Lightning Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Lightning Resistance Regenerate 1% of Energy Shield per second Conductivity has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (10-13) to (43-47) Lightning Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Lightning Resistance Regenerate 1% of Energy Shield per second Conductivity has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (12-16) to (20-25) Physical Damage +(400-500) to Armour +(50-70) to maximum Life (30-40)% increased Stun and Block Recovery Vulnerability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (12-16) to (20-25) Physical Damage +(400-500) to Armour +(50-70) to maximum Life (30-40)% increased Stun and Block Recovery Vulnerability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Punishment.

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 Punishment Curse Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Punishment Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Punishment Curse Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Punishment Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Punishment Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	30% increased Punishment Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Punishment Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	45% increased Punishment Duration	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Quality now causes Cursed Enemies to be Debilitated for +0.00-1.00 Seconds when they Hit, instead of 0-10% increased Effect of Curse.
3.20.0	Now causes Cursed Enemies to take (30-58)% increased Damage while on Low Life (previously 40-78%). No longer has 10% of Overkill Damage from Killing Blows on Cursed Enemies is Reflected to other Enemies as Physical Damage. Quality on the Anomalous Punishment Skill no longer has Curse has (0-40)% increased Doom gain rate. Instead, it now has (0-20)% increased Curse Duration. Divergent quality no longer provides (0-20)% increased Area of Effect. Instead, it now provides (0-10)% of Overkill Damage from Killing Blows on Cursed Enemies is Reflected to other Enemies as Physical damage. The following Skills now have a base duration of 8 seconds at gem level 1 (previously 9), up to 11.8 at gem level 20 (previously 10.9): ConductivityConductivitySpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (24-50) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their lightning resistance and giving them a chance to be shocked when hit.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(17-36)% to Lightning Resistance Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Shock Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Shocks on Cursed enemies have (1-20)% increased DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(15-30)% to Chaos Resistance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Effect of CursePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Elemental WeaknessElemental WeaknessSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their elemental resistances.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(15-30)% to Elemental Resistances Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Cursed enemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., EnfeebleEnfeebleSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, reducing their accuracy and making them deal less damage.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have (10-19)% reduced Accuracy Rating Cursed Normal or Magic enemies deal (15-29)% less Damage Cursed Rare or Unique enemies deal (9-18)% less Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Curse DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., FlammabilityFlammabilitySpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (24-50) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their fire resistance and giving them a chance to be ignited when hit.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(17-36)% to Fire Resistance Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Ignite Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Ignite on Cursed enemies has (1-20)% increased DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., FrostbiteFrostbiteSpell, AoE, Duration, Cold, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (24-50) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their cold resistance and giving them a chance to be frozen when hit.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(17-36)% to Cold Resistance Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Freeze Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Freezes on Cursed enemies have (1-20)% increased DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Punishment, and VulnerabilityVulnerabilitySpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curse all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage. Attacks against the cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies take (15-30)% increased Physical Damage Attack Hits against Cursed Enemies have 25% chance to inflict Bleeding Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Attack Hits against Cursed Enemies have (0.5-10)% chance to Aggravate BleedingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
3.17.3	The overkill explosion from the Punishment Curse no longer occurs if the curse is owned by the defender or one of their allies.
3.14.0	Now causes Cursed Enemies to take (40-78)% increased Damage while on Low Life (previously 50-88%). The definition of Low Life has changed to 50%
3.12.0	All curse skills have been reworked and are now divided into two categories: Hexes and Marks. No longer causes cursed enemies to grant more melee physical damage on melee hit. No longer causes cursed enemies to grant increased attack speed on melee hit. No longer causes enemies to have -20% to physical damage reduction. Now causes cursed enemies to take 50% increased damage while on Low Life at gem level 1, up to 88% increased damage at gem level 20. Now causes cursed enemies you hit to be Debilitated for 2 seconds. Now causes 10% of Overkill damage from killing blows against cursed enemies to be reflected to other enemies as physical damage. Now gains 1% increased effect of curse per 2% gem quality (previously caused cursed enemies to grant 1% increased attack speed on melee hit per 4% gem quality).
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 16 (was 24). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 33 (was 50).
2.6.0	Increased Area of Effect mod and its progression per level doubled.
2.0.0	Punishment now causes cursed enemies to grant a buff to anyone they hit with melee attacks. The buff grants more Melee Damage and increased Attack Speed. It no longer reflects damage.
1.0.5	Punishment has had its base damage reflection increased by a flat 6%. Damage reflection against higher rarity monsters has been also been increased. For example, damage reflection against unique monsters has been increased by a flat 11%.
0.10.0e	Fixed the gem quality bonuses for the Punishment skill.
0.10.0	The Punishment curse has returned after being disabled for a long time.
0.9.5	Disabled the Punishment skill gem from being found until we have it working properly.
0.9.2	Added new skill prototype - "Punishment": Curses all targets in an area, causing them to suffer some of the physical damage they deal with their attacks.