Punishing Benediction Templar passive skill · unlocks at level 9 · max level 40
Punishing Benediction is a Templar passive skill in AION 2 that unlocks at level 9 and can be raised to skill level 40.
Increases the caster's Critical Hit by 100 and grants Punishing Benediction for 10s when landing an attack. Punishing Benediction: Has a 50% chance to deal 69 (+38% Attack) extra damage to the target when landing an attack. Cooldown: 1s
- Class
- Templar
- Type
- Passive skill
- Learned at
- Lv. 9
- Max level
- 40
- Cooldown
- None
What Punishing Benediction does
The game's own tooltip at max level; drag the slider to see any level.
Increases the caster's Critical Hit by 490 and grants Punishing Benediction for 10s when landing an attack. Punishing Benediction: Has a 50% chance to deal 849 (+38% Attack) extra damage to the target when landing an attack. Cooldown: 1s
"+X% Attack" is the share of your Attack added to the base damage, so real damage depends on your gear.
- Damage type
- Physical
- Effect type
- Buff
Punishing Benediction by level
Character level needed, cooldown, MP cost and points for each of the 40 levels.
| Level | Damage | Required Level | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 9 | — |
| 2 | 93 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 9 | 1 |
| 3 | 123 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 12 | 1 |
| 4 | 158 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 15 | 1 |
| 5 | 188 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 217 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 21 | 2 |
| 7 | 247 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 24 | 2 |
| 8 | 277 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 27 | 4 |
| 9 | 312 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 30 | 4 |
| 10 | 342 (+38% Attack) | Lv. 33 | 4 |
| 11 | 363 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 12 | 379 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 13 | 401 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 14 | 422 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 15 | 444 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 16 | 466 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 17 | 482 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 18 | 498 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 19 | 514 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 20 | 530 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 21 | 546 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 22 | 562 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 23 | 577 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 24 | 593 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 25 | 609 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 26 | 625 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 27 | 641 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 28 | 657 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 29 | 673 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 30 | 689 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 31 | 705 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 32 | 721 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 33 | 737 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 34 | 753 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 35 | 769 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 36 | 785 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 37 | 801 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 38 | 817 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 39 | 833 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
| 40 | 849 (+38% Attack) | — | — |
★ = stigma points; other levels cost skill points.
Plan your Templar Daevanion boards node by node
The Daevanion Planner adds up every stat and skill level as you pick nodes, saves your builds and shares them as a MetaBot.GG link.
- All 5 boards per class with live stat and skill totals
- Shift-click finds the cheapest route to any node
- Save builds and copy a link that opens on MetaBot.GG
Gear that can roll Punishing Benediction
920 gear pieces and Arcana in 11 categories can roll Punishing Benediction as a random skill option for the Templar when soul-bound, up to Lv. 4.
| Category | Items | Chance | Max level | Highest item level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 8 | 20% | Lv. 4 |  Bell of Vigor |
| Chalice | 8 | 4.55% | Lv. 4 |  Chalice of Vigor |
| Shoes | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Boots |
| Cloak | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Cloak |
| Gloves | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Gloves |
| Helm | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm |
| Legs | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Greaves |
| Pauldrons | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Pauldrons |
| Top | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Breastplate |
| Earrings | 50 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Earrings |
| Necklace | 49 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Necklace |
Chance is the share of the class's skill option pool on one piece. Each category's highest item level piece is linked as an example.
Punishing Benediction: used by top players
Share of tracked top players of each class (level 45, highest combat power) who use Punishing Benediction.
Templar Passive skill3,952 of 3,952avg. Lv. 15.8100%
Pick rates, not a strength rating. Recomputed every 6 hours from the characters MetaBot tracks.
Other Templar skills of this type
| Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|
 Enhance Health | Lv. 1 |
 Warding Shield | Lv. 6 |
 Ironclad Defense | Lv. 11 |
 Guarding Seal | Lv. 13 |
 Impact Hit | Lv. 15 |
 Insulting Roar | Lv. 17 |
 Fury | Lv. 21 |
 Survival Willpower | Lv. 23 |
 Block Pain | Lv. 25 |
Data read from the AION 2 global client (build 0.0.4387.0). Updated for the Nov 4, 2026 patch. How we read the game files
Punishing Benediction is a passive skill for the Templar, learned at level 9 and raised to level 40. Its cooldown is —s at level 1 and —s at max level. It has 0 specializations and 4 Daevanion nodes that add extra levels.
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Punishing Benediction FAQ
What does Punishing Benediction do in AION 2?
At level 1: Increases the caster's Critical Hit by 100 and grants Punishing Benediction for 10s when landing an attack. Punishing Benediction: Has a 50% chance to deal 69 (+38% Attack) extra damage to the target when landing an attack. Cooldown: 1s
When does the Templar learn Punishing Benediction?
At character level 9. It can then be raised to level 40.
How do I raise Punishing Benediction above its max level?
Take its skill-level nodes on the Daevanion boards (Nezekan, Vaizel, and Triniel). There are 4 such nodes for Punishing Benediction.
Which gear can roll Punishing Benediction?
920 gear pieces and Arcana can roll Punishing Benediction as a random skill option, up to Lv. 4, mainly Bell, Chalice, Shoes, and Cloak.