Punishment

PunishmentSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
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. Some overkill damage from a killing blow on a cursed enemy will be reflected to surrounding targets.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of CurseCurse has 2% increased Doom gain rate1% increased Area of EffectBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds
10% of Overkill Damage from Killing Blows on Cursed Enemies is Reflected to other Enemies as Physical Damage
Cursed Enemies take (40-78)% increased Damage while on Low Life
Cursed Enemies are Debilitated for 2 Seconds when they Hit
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
+(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 24Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPunishment
Punishment is a hex spell that applies a curse to all targets in an area, causing them to receive Debilitate debuff when hit, take increased damage while on low life, and when killed, deals physical Reflected damage equal to overkill damage.

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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of Supported Curses0.5% reduced Effect of Supported Curses
  Supported Skills have 2% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.2% increased Reservation EfficiencySupported Skills apply their Curse as Auras
  Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
  Hexes from Supported Skills do not gain Doom over time
  Using Supported Skills is Instant
  (0-76)% 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 Active 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Effect of Supported Curses(80-88)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
  Supported Skills apply their Curse as Auras
  Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
  Hexes from Supported Skills do not gain Doom over time
  Using Supported Skills is Instant
  +(0-1) to Level of Supported Curse Skill GemsThis 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..

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Base Duration	Added Radius	Increased Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	37	25	16	9	N/A	40%	0	0
2	27	41	28	17	9.1	1	42%	118383	118383
3	30	45	31	18	9.2	1	44%	175816	294199
4	33	49	34	19	9.3	2	46%	254061	548260
5	36	52	36	21	9.4	2	48%	359090	907350
6	39	56	39	22	9.5	3	50%	498508	1405858
7	42	60	42	23	9.6	3	52%	682057	2087915
8	45	64	45	24	9.7	4	54%	921777	3009692
9	48	68	48	25	9.8	4	56%	1727879	4737571
10	50	71	49	26	9.9	5	58%	1138877	5876448
11	52	74	51	26	10	5	60%	1368233	7244681
12	54	76	53	27	10.1	6	62%	1638338	8883019
13	56	79	55	28	10.2	6	64%	1956648	10839667
14	58	82	57	29	10.3	7	66%	3655184	14494851
15	60	84	59	29	10.4	7	68%	3017327	17512178
16	62	87	60	30	10.5	8	70%	7793914	25306092
17	64	90	62	31	10.6	8	72%	15206031	40512123
18	66	92	64	31	10.7	9	74%	26185582	66697705
19	68	95	66	32	10.8	9	76%	62755923	129453628
20	70	98	68	33	10.9	10	78%	211877683	341331311
21	72	100	70	34	11	10	80%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	34	11.1	11	82%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	35	11.2	11	84%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	36	11.3	12	86%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	36	11.4	12	88%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	37	11.5	13	90%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	38	11.6	13	92%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	39	11.7	14	94%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	39	11.8	14	96%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	40	11.9	15	98%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	40	11.95	15	99%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	41	12	15	100%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	41	12.05	15	101%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	42	12.1	16	102%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	42	12.15	16	103%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	42	12.2	16	104%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	43	12.25	16	105%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	43	12.3	17	106%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	43	12.35	17	107%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	44	12.4	17	108%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Punishment can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Punishment can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem 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
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersQuality GemRight 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 superior 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
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
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 superior gem with 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	✓

Unique items

Item		Stats
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 (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, with 60% increased Effect and 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 (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Punishment.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Punishment Curse Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Punishment Curse Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Punishment Curse Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Punishment Curse Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Punishment Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	30% increased Punishment Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Punishment Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	45% increased Punishment Duration	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Cursed Enemies now 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	Punishment has been added to the game.

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