Punish
Punish is a rune effect in Bash, a Fury-generating Barbarian skill.
This rune effect increases the damage of all Barbarian skills for five seconds after each Bash, and can be stacked up to three times for a total damage boost of 24%. This rune is basically being used as a buff to other skills, almost like a very short duration war cry. Players want to alternate this with their other main skills, to keep the 3 stacked damage while taking advantage of the other skills, such as Cleave or Frenzy, that have a higher damage output than Bash.
Post Release Changes
The v1.0.4 patch buffed the base skill Bash, and improved the damage for this rune effect as well.[1]
- Fury generated increased from 6 to 8
- Weapon damage increased from 150% to 165%
- Skill Rune – Punish
- Bonus damage per stack increased from 6% to 8%
Skill Rune Effects
The following is a very quick summary. See the Bash rune effects page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
Name | Level | Description |
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<skill class="Barbarian">Bash</skill> <skill class="Barbarian" rune="Punish">Bash</skill>
Media
Screenshots and Videos will be added post-release.
Development
Prior to the February 2012 skill and rune system revision, this effect was enabled by the Indigo Rune which created the following effect.
Punish |
[e] Each attack grants a 10% damage boost for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 8 times. |
Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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The Barbarian | Fury - Barbarian Active Skills (Archive) | Barbarian Passive Skills (Archive) [e] | |||
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Primary Might |
Secondary Tactics |
Defensive Rage |
Pound of Flesh (10) |
Superstition (30) |
(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked. |
Barbarian skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Might Tactics Rage |
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Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |