Puncture

Attack, Projectile, Duration, Melee, Strike, Physical, Bow

Level: (1–20)

Cost: 6 Mana

Attack Speed: 70% of base

Attack Damage: (135–165)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135–165)%

Requires Level (4–70), (10–98) Dex, (7–68) Int

Punctures 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
(30–49)% more Damage with Bleeding
Causes Bleeding

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0–20)% more Damage with Bleeding

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Quest Reward	Ranger · Duelist
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Nessa	Duelist · Ranger · Shadow

Genus

Puncture

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Cost: 6 Base duration is 8 seconds Causes Bleeding (Bleeding deals Physical Damage over time, based on the base Physical Damage of the Skill. Damage is higher while moving)

Level	Requires Level	Int	Dex	Base Damage	3 to 4 Added Attack Physical Damage	30% more Damage with Bleeding	Experience
1	4	7	10	134.7%	3, 4	30, 1	841
2	6	9	13	136.3%	3, 5	31, 1	3,099
3	9	12	17	137.8%	4, 7	32, 1	7,433
4	12	14	21	139.5%	5, 8	33, 1	22,895
5	16	18	26	141%	7, 11	34, 1	49,725
6	20	22	31	142.5%	9, 13	35, 1	95,714
7	24	25	37	144.2%	11, 17	36, 1	169,595
8	28	29	42	145.7%	14, 20	37, 1	283,759
9	32	33	47	147.3%	16, 25	38, 1	453,996
10	36	36	53	148.9%	20, 30	39, 1	703,128
11	40	40	58	150.4%	24, 35	40, 1	1,061,223
12	44	44	63	152%	28, 42	41, 1	2,065,870
13	48	48	68	153.6%	33, 49	42, 1	2,507,110
14	52	51	74	155.1%	39, 58	43, 1	2,573,731
15	55	54	78	156.7%	43, 65	44, 1	7,611,351
16	58	57	82	158.3%	49, 73	45, 1	13,437,908
17	61	60	86	159.9%	54, 82	46, 1	25,052,147
18	64	62	90	161.4%	61, 91	47, 1	43,869,436
19	67	65	94	163%	68, 102	48, 1	242,081,178
20	70	68	98	164.6%	75, 113	49, 1
21	72			166.1%	81, 122	50, 1
22	74			167.7%	87, 130	51, 1
23	76			169.3%	93, 140	52, 1
24	78			170.8%	100, 150	53, 1
25	80			172.5%	107, 160	54, 1
26	82			174%	114, 172	55, 1
27	84			175.5%	123, 184	56, 1
28	86			177.2%	131, 197	57, 1
29	88			178.7%	140, 210	58, 1
30	90			180.3%	150, 224	59, 1
31	91			181.1%	155, 232	60, 1
32	92			181.9%	160, 240	61, 1
33	93			182.7%	165, 248	62, 1
34	94			183.4%	171, 256	63, 1
35	95			184.2%	176, 265	64, 1
36	96			185%	182, 273	65, 1
37	97			185.8%	188, 282	66, 1
38	98			186.6%	194, 292	67, 1
39	99			187.4%	201, 301	68, 1
40	100			188.1%	207, 311	69, 1

Attribute /10

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xScroll of Wisdom
Acronym	Bleeding
DropLevel	4
BaseType	Puncture
Class	Skill Gems
Weapon	Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, Bows, Two Hand Swords, Rune Daggers
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Totemable, MeleeSingleTarget, Multistrikeable, Melee, DamageOverTime, Triggerable, Physical
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPuncture
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Crucible Weapon /1

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	Enemies you Kill with Puncture or Ensnaring Arrow Hits Explode, dealing 10% of their Life as Physical Damage

Puncture Monster /74 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Kraityn's Stalwart	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Kraityn's Stalwart	monster no drops or experience [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Guard Stalwart	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Shadow Stalker	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Heartless Deserter	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Kraityn's Thrall	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Devoted Bandit	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
The Animal Pack		Y
Rotting Stalwart	20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Spectral Bowman		Y
Spectral Bowman	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	Y
Spectral Bowman	Gain 100% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage	Y
Deathless Buccaneer	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	Y
Deadly Buccaneer		Y
Lost Buccaneer		Y
Dune Hellion	monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Dire Wolf	monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Winterfang		Y
Brittle Bleeder	undead description [1] monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Unresting Bleeder	undead description [1] monster casts puncture text [1] corpse cannot be destroyed [1]	Y
Azmeri Ancestor	undead description [1]	Y
Brittle Bandit	undead description [1] monster casts puncture text [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Seleslatha		Y
Crypt Stalker		Y
Sire of the Falling Skies	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [11] 20% increased Projectile Damage display monster uses far shot text [1] monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [60] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Towering Figment	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Giant Gladiator Statue	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]	Y
Giant Statue	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]	Y
Undying Impaler	monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Lord of the Bow	Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped 40% increased Attack Speed Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Armios Bell	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]	Y
Armios Bell	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] 100% increased maximum Life 100% increased Area of Effect 80% increased Character Size	Y
Antonio Bravadi	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] Traps cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being thrown kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Monsters grant 200% increased Experience % increased Rarity of Items Dropped Hex Reflection elemental damage taken % to deal to attacker [100] physical damage taken % to deal to attacker [100] Action Speed cannot be modified to below 70% of base value monster no drops or experience [1] Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Coniraya, Shadow of Malice	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage % increased Rarity of Items Dropped monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Coniraya, Shadow of Malice	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage % increased Rarity of Items Dropped monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Coniraya, Shadow of Malice	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage % increased Rarity of Items Dropped monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Wiraqucha, Ancient Guardian	% increased Rarity of Items Dropped avoid damage % [25] disable light [1] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Wiraqucha, Ancient Guardian	% increased Rarity of Items Dropped avoid damage % [25] disable light [1] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Serpentine Construct		Y
Wonderwalker	monster gain power charge on kin death [1] monster uses flicker strike text [1] monster casts discharge text [1] 300% increased Quantity of Items Dropped 800% increased Rarity of Items Dropped 50% chance to gain a Power Charge on Hit Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster no map drops [1] monster casts puncture text [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Tailsinger	300% increased Quantity of Items Dropped 800% increased Rarity of Items Dropped Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Rotting Zombie	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] 40% increased Attack Speed monster no map drops [1] monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Bound Seeker	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage monster no map drops [1]	Y
Gut Flayer	monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Arranged Anatomy	monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Rudiarius Felix	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] 20% increased Attack Speed Traps cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being thrown kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Rudiarius Felix	30% increased Movement Speed Traps cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being thrown	Y
Avatar of the Huntress	30% increased Movement Speed Monsters grant 100% increased Experience 15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped Traps cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being thrown kill traps mines and totems on death [1] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Unbound Hellion	monster casts puncture text [1] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Spectral Artisan	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage damage taken +% from spike traps final [-80] immune to labyrinth degen effect [1]	Y
Skulking Dweller	monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Shaped Shadow Stalker	monster no drops or experience [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
It That Whispers	monster casts puncture text [1] monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66] monster hellscape charge +% [-66] monster no map drops [1]	Y
It That Whispers	monster casts puncture text [1] monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66] monster hellscape charge +% [-66]	Y
Chayula's Ideal	monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66] monster hellscape charge +% [-66] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Chayula's Ideal	monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66] monster hellscape charge +% [-66]	Y
Chayula's Ideal		Y
Chayula's Ideal	monster no drops or experience [1] cannot be used as minion [1]	N
It That Whispers	monster casts puncture text [1] cannot be used as minion [1] monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66] monster hellscape charge +% [-66] monster no map drops [1]	N
Chayula's Ideal	cannot be used as minion [1] monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66] monster hellscape charge +% [-66] monster no map drops [1]	N
Saqawine Blood Viper	30% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage	Y
Farric Shredder	% increased Rarity of Items Dropped monster no map drops [1]	Y
Fenumal Hybrid Arachnid		Y
Vaal Serpent	cannot be used as minion [1]	N
Rattling Slave	undead description [1] monster casts puncture text [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Rattling Slave	undead description [1] monster casts puncture text [1]	Y
Blighted Thug	monster casts puncture text [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Blighted Fiend		Y
Effigy of the Buccaneer	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	Y
Effigy of Artifice	monster gain power charge on kin death [1] monster uses flicker strike text [1] monster casts discharge text [1] 50% chance to gain a Power Charge on Hit Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage	Y
Effigy of Menace	Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield	Y
Forged Slithering Snake		Y
Whipleg Arachnid		Y

Microtransactions /1 ⍟

Stygian Puncture Effect

Your Puncture becomes a Stygian Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Puncture Damage 1	25% increased Puncture Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Puncture Damage 2	40% increased Puncture Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Puncture Duration 1	30% increased Puncture Duration	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Puncture Duration 2	45% increased Puncture Duration	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Puncture Maim On Hit Percent Chance 1	20% Chance for Puncture to Maim on hit	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Puncture Maim On Hit Percent Chance 2	30% Chance for Puncture to Maim on hit	100

Supported By /134 ⍟

Active Type: Attack, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Totemable, MeleeSingleTarget, Multistrikeable, Melee, DamageOverTime, Triggerable, Physical

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Faster Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Pierce Support Supports projectile skills.
	Trap Support Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
	Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Increased Duration Support Supports any skill with a duration.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Bloodlust Support Supports melee attack skills, causing them to deal more damage against bleeding enemies, but preventing those skills from inflicting bleeding on enemies in any way.
	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Point Blank Support Supports projectile skills.
	Iron Grip Support Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	Blastchain Mine Support Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ballista Totem Support Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	Returning Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Melee Splash Support Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Cast on Melee Kill Support Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Slower Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Less Duration Support Supports any skill that has a duration.
	Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fortify Support Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Ruthless Support Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.
	Momentum Support Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
	Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
	Ancestral Call Support Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Mirage Archer Support Supports attack skills that can be used with bows. Supported skills can only be used with bows. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Close Combat Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Shockwave Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Pulverise Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Rage Support Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	High-Impact Mine Support Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
	Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Barrage Support Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Greater Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Ancestral Call Support Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Awakened Melee Splash Support Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
	Awakened Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Awakened Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Bloodthirst Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Behead Support Supports strike skills.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Manaforged Arrows Support Supports bow attack skills, causing them to trigger when you've spent enough mana in total on other bow attacks. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Cannot support totems, traps, mines, Vaal skills, or channelling skills
	Prismatic Burst Support Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Trauma Support Supports melee strike skills that do not inherently apply Trauma. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Locus Mine Support Supports attack skills that use bows or wands and fire projectiles ahead. Instead of using that skill, you will throw mines that will use the skill for you when you detonate them, targeting your location. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Controlled Blaze Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Volatility Support Supports attack skills.
	Sacred Wisps Support Supports attack skills that can be used with Wands. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.

Vendor recipe

Gem Recipe /1

Offer	Your Offer	Note
Block Chance Reduction Support	1x any dexterity shield with 20% quality 1x Puncture

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Puncture

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 Support support gem.

For mechanics of the bleed effect itself, see Bleed.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	The following Strike\|Skills no longer have “+0-2 to Melee Strike Range”: Dominating Blow, Double Strike, Vaal Double Strike, Dual Strike, Elemental Hit, Frenzy, Infernal Blow, Pestilent Strike, Puncture, Riposte, Static Strike, Smite, Viper Strike, and Wild Strike.
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.

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