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Punishment

templar / Mastery

Punishment

What it does

Charged area attack that grants Executor (also translated Executioner), increasing accuracy and damage amplification.

Recommended Specialty

Group PvE Dungeon first choice · select only when unlocked.

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Specialty · first pick+30% Skill Speed

Faster charge makes the Executor refresh easier to fit inside a safe damage window.

Switch when: Apply the 20-second Executor buff in a safe opening. Refresh before it expires when possible. Pummel 12 option 4 shortens this skill’s cooldown, not Empyrean Lord’s Punishment.

Total 8 · 1 slot
3 +30% Skill Speed
Total 12 · 2 slots
3 +30% Skill Speed4 Changes to mobile skill
Total 16 · 2 slots
3 +30% Skill Speed4 Changes to mobile skill
Total 20 · 3 slots
3 +30% Skill Speed4 Changes to mobile skill5 Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical Hit
All 5 options

1 Absorbs 10% HP Requires total 8

2 Inflicts Damage over Time to target on hit Requires total 8

3 +30% Skill Speed Requires total 8

4 Changes to mobile skill Requires total 12

5 Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical Hit Requires total 16

Line numbers identify the options from top to bottom. At total 16, all five options are available, but you still have two slots. The third slot opens at total 20. These are optional later setups, not a requirement to raise this skill to 20.

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This is a short functional summary of the reference-client guide entry. Trigger conditions, available specializations and rank-dependent values should be checked in the current client before investing.

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How to use it

Apply the 20-second Executor buff in a safe opening. Refresh before it expires when possible. Pummel 12 option 4 shortens this skill’s cooldown, not Empyrean Lord’s Punishment.

Upgrade milestones

  • Early specialty: Faster charge to fit safe boss windows.
  • Developed total ranks 16–20: Reach the useful option/slot on each skill; do not mistake this for spending 20 basic points.
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