Bloodhound's Mark

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Bloodhound's MarkMark, Attack, AoE, Physical, Duration, Payoff
Tier: 9
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (18-79) ManaMark a target, making them suffer Heavy Stun build up from Blood Loss. If they suffer enough Blood Loss while Marked, the Mark is Consumed and they will release an explosion of blood when killed or Heavy Stunned. The Mark duration doesn't tick while the Marked target is suffering Blood Loss.Mark duration is 8 seconds
Marked target releases a blood explosion when Heavy Stunned
Marked target releases a blood explosion on death if they had at least 5% Heavy Stun buildup from Blood Loss
Marked target receives Heavy Stun buildup equal to
300% of Blood Loss
Limit 1 Marked target

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Marked target receives Heavy Stun buildup equal to
(2.5-50)% of Blood LossSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemBloodhoundsMark

Bloodhound's Mark is a mark skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost
1	0	0	18
2	3	9	20
3	6	14	23
4	10	21	25
5	14	28	28
6	18	35	31
7	22	41	33
8	26	48	36
9	31	57	39
10	36	65	42
11	41	74	46
12	46	82	49
13	52	92	52
14	58	103	56
15	64	113	59
16	66	116	63
17	72	126	67
18	78	137	71
19	84	147	75
20	90	157	79

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Brutality IBrutality ISupport, Physical Category: Brutality Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Supported Skills deal 25% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Pin IPin ISupport, Physical Category: Pin Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing its Physical damage to Pin enemies but making it unable to Stun.Modifiers to Stun Buildup for Supported Skills instead apply to Pin Buildup Supported Skills cannot cause Stun Buildup Physical Damage from Supported Skill is PinningPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Life Leech ILife Leech ISupport, Attack, Physical Category: Life Leech Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Leech 12% of Physical Attack Damage from Supported Skills as LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Mark for DeathMark for DeathSupport, Mark, Physical Category: Single Out Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Enemies Marked by Supported Skills have Armour Broken equal to 10% of Physical Damage takenPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Close Combat IClose Combat ISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 20% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	RuptureRuptureSupport, Physical Category: Rupture Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports skills that Hit Enemies. Supported skills Aggravate Bleeding on Hitting Heavily Stunned Enemies.Supported Skills Aggravate Bleeding on Hitting Heavy Stunned EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Execute IIExecute IISupport Category: Execute Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Supported Skills deal 50% more Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Brutality IIIBrutality IIISupport, Physical Category: Brutality Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types, as well as giving Hits from that skill a chance to ignore Physical Damage reduction.Supported Skills deal 30% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage Hits with Supported Skills have 20% chance to ignore Enemy Physical Damage reductionPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Physical MasteryPhysical MasterySupport, Physical Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Physical skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Physical SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Bloodhound's Mark has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Bloodhound's Mark has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Mark Skills are no longer Spells.
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.