Sniper's Mark

Sniper's MarkSpell, Curse, Mark
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Curses a single enemy, increasing the damage they take from projectiles, and making projectiles split when hitting them, to hit other targets around them. You can only have one Mark at a time.Cursed enemies take (10-29)% increased Damage from Projectile Hits
Projectiles which Hit Cursed Enemies Split towards 2 additional targets

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Cursed enemies take (0.25-5)% increased Damage from Projectile HitsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 4Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemProjectileWeakness

Sniper's Mark

Debuff

You are cursed. You take increased damage from projectiles, and projectiles that hit you will split. You grant flask charges to the enemy who cursed you when hit.

Sniper's Mark is a spell that marks a single target with a curse. The marked target takes increased damage from projectiles and causes projectiles that hit the marked target to split.

Skill functions and interactions

Only one mark (regardless of source) can be active at all times. Increasing the curse limit will allow you to apply additional hexes on top of a mark but does not let you apply additional marks on different targets or apply multiple marks on one target.

Increased curse effect can increase the ammount of splits based on the following formula

$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}{\text{Total Splits}}=\left({\text{Base splits of Sniper's Mark}}(2)\times {\text{Increase curse effect}}\right)$

resolving this we can work out the required curse effect for each split

$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}{\text{Increase curse effect}}={{TotalSplits} \over {BasesplitsofSniper'sMark}}$

Splits Increase	Curse Effect Required
+1	150% (3 splits)
+2	200% (4 splits)
+3	250% (5 splits)
+4	300% (6 splits)
+5	350% (7 splits)
+6	400% (8 splits)
+7	450% (9 splits)
+8	500% (10 splits)
+9	550% (11 splits)
+10	600% (12 splits)

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Increased Projectile Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	16	16	10%	0	0
2	6	20	17	11%	841	841
3	9	27	18	12%	3099	3940
4	12	33	19	13%	7433	11373
5	16	41	21	14%	22895	34268
6	20	50	22	15%	49725	83993
7	24	58	23	16%	95714	179707
8	28	67	24	17%	169595	349302
9	32	75	25	18%	283759	633061
10	36	83	26	19%	453996	1087057
11	40	92	26	20%	703128	1790185
12	44	100	27	21%	1061223	2851408
13	48	109	28	22%	2065870	4917278
14	52	117	29	23%	2507110	7424388
15	55	123	29	24%	2573731	9998119
16	58	130	30	25%	7611351	17609470
17	61	136	31	26%	13437908	31047378
18	64	142	31	27%	25052147	56099525
19	67	148	32	28%	43869436	99968961
20	70	155	33	29%	242081178	342050139
21	72	159	34	30%	—	—
22	74	—	34	31%	—	—
23	76	—	35	32%	—	—
24	78	—	36	33%	—	—
25	80	—	36	34%	—	—
26	82	—	37	35%	—	—
27	84	—	38	36%	—	—
28	86	—	39	37%	—	—
29	88	—	39	38%	—	—
30	90	—	40	39%	—	—
31	91	—	40	39%	—	—
32	92	—	41	40%	—	—
33	93	—	41	40%	—	—
34	94	—	42	41%	—	—
35	95	—	42	41%	—	—
36	96	—	42	42%	—	—
37	97	—	43	42%	—	—
38	98	—	43	43%	—	—
39	99	—	43	43%	—	—
40	100	—	44	44%	—	—

Item acquisition

Sniper's Mark can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Sniper's Mark can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
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:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Related modifiers

The following mods are related to Sniper's Mark:

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
HellscapeUpsideGrantsLevel1SnipersMark	Scourge Benefit	1	Grants Level 1 Sniper's Mark Skill	quiver 200
HellscapeUpsideGrantsLevel10SnipersMark	Scourge Benefit	45	Grants Level 10 Sniper's Mark Skill	quiver 200
HellscapeUpsideGrantsLevel20SnipersMark	Scourge Benefit	68	Grants Level 20 Sniper's Mark Skill	quiver 200
HellscapeUpsideGrantsLevel22SnipersMark	Scourge Benefit	68	Grants Level 22 Sniper's Mark Skill	quiver 200

Legacy mods

The following mods can only be find in legacy item in permanent leagues:

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Projectile Weakness Duration 1	Enchantment	66	Sniper's Mark has 30% increased Duration	helmet 0
Enchantment Projectile Weakness Duration 2	Enchantment	75	Sniper's Mark has 45% increased Duration	helmet 0
ProjectileWeaknessSkillCorrupted	Corrupted	58	Grants Level 15 Sniper's Mark Skill	quiver 0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Sniper's Mark.

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.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Projectile Weakness Curse Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Sniper's Mark has 10% increased Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Projectile Weakness Curse Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Sniper's Mark has 15% increased Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Projectile Weakness Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Sniper's Mark has 30% increased Duration	helmet 0
Enchantment Projectile Weakness Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Sniper's Mark has 45% increased Duration	helmet 0

Related Unique items

Item		Stats
Mercenary's LotMercenary's Lot Slink GlovesEvasion: (322-398)Requires Level 70, 95 Dex+(80-120) to Evasion Rating (5-8)% increased Attack and Cast Speed Mark Skills have (10-15)% increased Cast Speed (30-50)% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Marked Enemy Your Mark Transfers to another Enemy when Marked Enemy diesThe target changes, but the job's always the same.	70	+(80-120) to Evasion Rating (5-8)% increased Attack and Cast Speed Mark Skills have (10-15)% increased Cast Speed (30-50)% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Marked Enemy Your Mark Transfers to another Enemy when Marked Enemy dies

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	Now causes Cursed Enemies to take 10% increased Damage from Projectile Hits at gem level 1 (unchanged), scaling up to 29% at gem level 20 (previously 35%). Projectiles which Hit Cursed Enemies now Split towards 2 additional targets at all gem levels (previously 2 at gem level 1, scaling up to 4 at gem level 20).
3.21.0	Sniper's Mark now has a level requirement of 4 at gem level 1 (previously 24) and scales like other Skill Gems that start with a level requirement of 4. Cursed Enemies now take 10% increased Damage from Projectile Hits at gem level 1 (previously 16%), up to 35% at gem level 20 (unchanged). Projectiles which Hit Cursed Enemies now Split towards 2 additional targets at gem level 1 (previously 3), up to 4 at gem level 20 (unchanged). Sniper's Mark is now offered to the Duelist and Ranger for completing Breaking Some Eggs, and can be purchased from Nessa by the Shadow and Scion. Sniper's Mark is no longer offered to the Duelist or Ranger for completing Lost in Love, and can no longer be purchased from Clarissa by the Shadow or Scion.
3.19.1	Marks applied to you by a monster are now removed if you move a great distance away from the monster.
3.19.0	Removed the life and mana flask charge generation from Sniper's Mark.
3.12.0	Enemies afflicted by Sniper's Mark grant charges to Life and Mana flasks when hit, and cause projectiles that hit them to split towards other enemies. Renamed from Projectiles Weakness to Sniper's Mark. No longer causes projectiles to pierce or knock back cursed enemies. Cursed enemies now take 16% increased damage from projectile hits at gem level 1, up to 35% at gem level 20. Cursed enemies now grant a Life Flask charge and a Mana Flask charge when you hit them, no more than once every 0.5 seconds at all gem levels. Note that this only applies to hits from the source of the mark (and not, for example, your minions). Projectiles which hit cursed enemies now split towards 3 additional targets at gem level 1, up to 4 additional targets at gem level 20. Cursed enemies now take 1% increased damage from projectile hits per 4% gem quality (from 1% increased damage from projectile hits per 2% gem quality). The Putrid CloisterThe Putrid Cloister Museum MapMap Level: 79 Map Tier: 12 Guild Character: Õ Item Quantity: +90% Item Rarity: +45%Players are Cursed with Vulnerability Players are Cursed with Conductivity Players are Cursed with Flammability Players are Cursed with Frostbite Players are Cursed with Despair Unique Boss drops divination cardsPlease take out your blades, your whips, and your spikes. Class is now in session.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.: No longer applies Projectile Weakness to players. Now applies DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(15-30)% to Chaos Resistance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Effect of CursePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. instead.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 16 (was 24). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 33 (was 50).
3.0.0	Now causes projectiles to pierce cursed enemies (up from 50% chance).
2.6.0	Increased Area of Effect mod and its progression per level doubled.
2.2.0	Now always causes enemies to have a 50% chance to be pierced. Enemies cursed with Projectile Weakness take a further 5% increased damage from projectiles at all gem levels.
2.0.0	Pierce chance is now 50% at all levels. Knockback chance is now 25% at all levels. Mana cost reduced at all levels. Area of effect increases per gem level reduced, but the base area of effect has been increased by 37.5% (from 16 to 22). Normalised the increased duration per gem level. It now grants 0.5% chance to pierce cursed enemies per 1% quality (was 0.75% per 1% quality).
1.2.0	No longer reduces the enemy's chance to evade projectile attacks. This ability has been moved to the new skill Poacher's Mark.
1.1.0	Projectile damage taken changed from "more" to "increased". [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
0.9.5	Now increases damage taken from projectiles.
0.9.2	Projectile Weakness has been added to the game.