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SnipeAttack, Projectile, Channelling, Physical, Bow Level: (1-20)Requires Level 34Channel to charge up your bow, gaining stages. Release to trigger one supported bow skill for each stage gained. If there are no supported skills, but at least one stage was gained, this skill will fire its own arrow instead. Cannot be used by Totems.Maximum 6 Stages (50-80)% more Damage with Ailments per Snipe Stage (70-108)% more Damage with Hits per Snipe Stage (50-80)% more Damage with Ailments per Snipe Stage Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage Supported Skills deal (70-108)% more Damage with Hits per Snipe Stage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Snipe is a skill gem that supports linked bow skills. It is a channellingbowattack that gains stages while channelling. When released, it triggers a linked non-channelling bow skill for each stage stored and deals more damage per stage. If Snipe is not linked to any applicable skills, it instead fires its own arrow.
Channel to charge up your bow, gaining stages. Release to trigger one supported bow skill for each stage gained. If there are no supported skills, but at least one stage was gained, this skill will fire its own arrow instead. Cannot be used by Totems.
Maximum 6 Stages
This Skill's Arrows deal (70–108)% more Damage with Hits per Stage
This Skill's Arrows deal (50–80)% more Damage with Ailments per Stage
The lines referring to "This Skill's Arrows" are only relevant if no compatible bow skills are linked to Snipe.
As Snipe Support:
Supports bow attack skills. Cannot support channelled skills, instant skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
(50–80)% more Damage with Ailments per Snipe Stage
Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage
Supported Skills deal (70–108)% more Damage with Hits per Snipe Stage
Supported skills also have a 50% cost/reservation multiplier and a cooldown time of 0.05 seconds (50 ms).
Mechanics
Higher attack speed reduces the time it takes for Snipe to reach maximum stages.
Snipe cannot be supported by Ballista Totem SupportBallista Totem SupportBow, Projectile, Support, Totem Icon: R Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons Supported Skills deal (32-24)% less Damage Supported Skills will summon a Ballista Totem which uses that Skill Totem lasts 8 seconds Supported Skills have +2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems Supported Skills have 50% less Attack Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Totem Placement speedThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Damage with Ailments
Damage with Hits
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
34
79
4
50%
70%
0
0
2
36
83
4
51%
72%
252595
252595
3
38
88
4
53%
74%
314394
566989
4
40
92
4
54%
76%
388734
955723
5
42
96
4
56%
78%
477437
1433160
6
44
100
4
58%
80%
583786
2016946
7
46
104
4
59%
82%
710359
2727305
8
48
109
4
61%
84%
1355511
4082816
9
50
113
4
62%
86%
1138877
5221693
10
52
117
4
64%
88%
1368233
6589926
11
54
121
4
66%
90%
1638338
8228264
12
56
125
5
67%
92%
1956648
10184912
13
58
130
5
69%
94%
3655184
13840096
14
60
134
5
70%
96%
3017327
16857423
15
62
138
5
72%
98%
3576232
20433655
16
64
142
5
74%
100%
9164731
29598386
17
66
146
5
75%
102%
17861428
47459814
18
68
151
5
77%
104%
46032386
93492200
19
69
153
5
78%
106%
87248039
180740239
20
70
155
5
80%
108%
157972052
338712291
21
72
159
5
82%
110%
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
5
83%
112%
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
5
85%
114%
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
5
86%
116%
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
5
88%
118%
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
5
90%
120%
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
5
91%
122%
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
6
93%
124%
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
6
94%
126%
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
6
96%
128%
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
6
97%
129%
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
6
98%
130%
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
6
98%
131%
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
6
99%
132%
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
6
100%
133%
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
6
101%
134%
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
6
102%
135%
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
6
102%
136%
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
6
103%
137%
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
6
104%
138%
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
+(0.05-1) Maximum Stages
1
Item acquisition
Snipe can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Snipe can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
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
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 gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% 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:
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Introduced to the game as a skill granted by AssailumAssailum Sinner TricorneEvasion: (719-925)Requires Level 64, 138 DexGrants Level 30 Snipe Skill Socketed Non-Channelling BowSkills are Triggered by Snipe Socketed Triggered BowSkills gain a 0.05 second Cooldown +(350-500) to Accuracy Rating +(350-500) to Evasion Rating +2 to maximum Snipe Stages +(14-20)% chance to Suppress Spell Damage while ChannellingA moment of calm before the battle can end the war.. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]