Bloodhound's Mark

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Bloodhound's MarkSpell, Attack, AoE, Mark, Physical, Duration, Nova, Payoff
Tier: 9
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (23-88) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secMark 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.Skills 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 spear skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost
1	0	0	23
2	3	9	25
3	6	16	27
4	10	25	29
5	14	34	31
6	18	43	33
7	22	52	35
8	26	61	38
9	31	72	41
10	36	83	44
11	41	95	47
12	46	106	50
13	52	119	54
14	58	133	58
15	64	146	62
16	66	160	67
17	72	173	72
18	78	189	77
19	84	205	82
20	90	221	88

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	Blood in the EyesBlood in the EyesSupport, Physical Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Hobble Bleeding Enemies based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Hobble equal to 15% of Physical Hit Damage dealt by Supported Skill against Bleeding EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	BrutalityBrutalitySupport, Physical 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	PinPinSupport, Physical Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing its Physical damage to Pin enemies but making it unable to Stun.Supported Skills do not 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Close CombatClose CombatSupport, Attack Tier: 2 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 25% 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Life ThiefLife ThiefSupport, Attack, Physical Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Leech 8% 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Single OutSingle OutSupport, Mark, Physical 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	HaemocrystalsHaemocrystalsSupport, Attack, AoE, Physical Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills Consume Bleeding on Hit to create explosive blood-filled crystals, but cannot themselves inflict Bleeding.Support Supported Attacks cannot cause Bleeding Supported Skills Consume Bleeding on Enemies they Hit, creating 4 Haemocrystal Maximum 20 active Haemocrystals Heamocrystals Deal Physical Area Damage based on a percentage of the expected Damage of the Consumed Bleed. Cannot cause Bleeding Heamocrystals radius is 1 metre Haemocrystals detonate after 1.5 seconds Haemocrystals are randomly created within 2.5 meters of he Consumed Bleed Haemocrystals deal Damage equal to 8% of the expected remaining Damage of the Consumed BleedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Physical MasteryPhysical MasterySupport, Physical Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Physical skills, granting them an additional level.+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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	RuptureRuptureSupport, Physical 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

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
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.