Assassin's Mark
Mana Cost: (16-33)
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses a single enemy, making them more vulnerable to Critical Strikes. Killing the cursed enemy will grant life and mana, and a power charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed Enemies have a 0.25% chance to grant a Power Charge when HitCursed enemies take 0.2% increased DamageHits against Cursed Enemies have +0.01% to Critical Strike ChanceBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds
Hits against Cursed Enemies have +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Hits against Cursed Enemies have +1.5% to Critical Strike Chance
Cursed enemies grant (65-600) Life when Killed
Cursed enemies grant (25-80) Mana when Killed
Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Power Charge when slainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 24Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Alteration |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemCriticalWeakness

Assassin's Mark is a spell that marks a single target with a curse. Hits against the marked target have added critical strike chance and multipler. The marked target grants a power charge and life and mana recovery when killed.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
- Mark: 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 mark on one target.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Duration | Critical Strike Multiplier | Life per Kill | Mana per Kill | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 16 | 6s | 30% | 65 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 17 | 6.2s | 31% | 99 | 28 | 118,383 | 118,383 |
3 | 30 | 31 | 45 | 18 | 6.4s | 32% | 134 | 32 | 175,816 | 294,199 |
4 | 33 | 34 | 49 | 19 | 6.6s | 33% | 169 | 35 | 254,061 | 548,260 |
5 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 21 | 6.8s | 34% | 204 | 39 | 359,090 | 907,350 |
6 | 39 | 39 | 56 | 22 | 7s | 35% | 239 | 42 | 498,508 | 1,405,858 |
7 | 42 | 42 | 60 | 23 | 7.2s | 36% | 274 | 46 | 682,057 | 2,087,915 |
8 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 24 | 7.4s | 37% | 309 | 50 | 921,777 | 3,009,692 |
9 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 25 | 7.6s | 38% | 344 | 53 | 1,727,879 | 4,737,571 |
10 | 50 | 49 | 71 | 26 | 7.8s | 39% | 367 | 56 | 1,138,877 | 5,876,448 |
11 | 52 | 51 | 74 | 26 | 8s | 40% | 390 | 58 | 1,368,233 | 7,244,681 |
12 | 54 | 53 | 76 | 27 | 8.2s | 41% | 413 | 60 | 1,638,338 | 8,883,019 |
13 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 28 | 8.4s | 42% | 437 | 63 | 1,956,648 | 10,839,667 |
14 | 58 | 57 | 82 | 29 | 8.6s | 43% | 460 | 65 | 3,655,184 | 14,494,851 |
15 | 60 | 59 | 84 | 29 | 8.8s | 44% | 483 | 68 | 3,017,327 | 17,512,178 |
16 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 30 | 9s | 45% | 506 | 70 | 7,793,914 | 25,306,092 |
17 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 31 | 9.2s | 46% | 530 | 72 | 15,206,031 | 40,512,123 |
18 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 31 | 9.4s | 47% | 553 | 75 | 26,185,582 | 66,697,705 |
19 | 68 | 66 | 95 | 32 | 9.6s | 48% | 576 | 77 | 62,755,923 | 129,453,628 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 33 | 9.8s | 49% | 600 | 80 | 211,877,683 | 341,331,311 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 34 | 10s | 50% | 623 | 82 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 10.2s | 51% | 646 | 84 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 10.4s | 52% | 669 | 87 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 36 | 10.6s | 53% | 693 | 89 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 36 | 10.8s | 54% | 716 | 91 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 37 | 11s | 55% | 739 | 94 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 38 | 11.2s | 56% | 762 | 96 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 39 | 11.4s | 57% | 786 | 99 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 39 | 11.6s | 58% | 809 | 101 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 40 | 11.8s | 59% | 832 | 103 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 40 | 11.9s | 59% | 844 | 105 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 41 | 12s | 60% | 855 | 106 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 41 | 12.1s | 60% | 867 | 107 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 42 | 12.2s | 61% | 879 | 108 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 42 | 12.3s | 61% | 890 | 109 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 42 | 12.4s | 62% | 902 | 111 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 43 | 12.5s | 62% | 914 | 112 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 43 | 12.6s | 63% | 925 | 113 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 43 | 12.7s | 63% | 937 | 114 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 44 | 12.8s | 64% | 948 | 115 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 superior gem (Q20) | Automatic |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Lost in Love Act 3 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Mods
Name | Generation Type | Group | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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of Shaping | Suffix | CurseOnHitLevel | 75 | Trigger Level 8 Assassin's Mark when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy | ring_shaper 200 default 0 |
of Shaping | Suffix | CurseOnHitLevel | 80 | Trigger Level 12 Assassin's Mark when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy | ring_shaper 200 default 0 |
The new version use Assassin's Mark (id: AssassinsMarkTriggered) The old version is not tested, but at least the new version can be supported by support gem when the mod is found on
Unset RingUnset RingRequires Level 5Has 1 Socket
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Legacy mods
The following mods can only be find in legacy item in permanent leagues:
Name | Generation Type | Group | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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of Shaping | Suffix | CurseOnHitLevel | 75 | Trigger Level 8 Assassin's Mark when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy | ring_shaper 0 default 0 |
of Shaping | Suffix | CurseOnHitLevel | 80 | Trigger Level 12 Assassin's Mark when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy | ring_shaper 0 default 0 |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Assassin's Mark.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Assassins Mark Curse Effect 1 | 66 | 20% increased Assassin's Mark Curse Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Assassins Mark Curse Effect 2 | 75 | 30% increased Assassin's Mark Curse Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Assassins Mark Duration 1 | 66 | 30% increased Assassin's Mark Duration | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Assassins Mark Duration 2 | 75 | 45% increased Assassin's Mark Duration | helmet 100 default 0 |
Related Unique items
Item | ![]() | Stats |
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Oskarm![]() Nubuck GlovesQuality: +20% Evasion: 130Requires Level 52, 50 Dex(30-40)% increased Global Accuracy Rating +(40-50) to maximum Life -(20-10)% to Chaos Resistance (7-8)% chance to Dodge Spell Hits Trigger Level 10 Assassin's Mark when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy 2% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance per 200 Accuracy RatingLand and sea did not dissuade, nor did the Kelpie's maw; the wild beast crossed half the world to sate his hungry claw. ![]() | 52 | (30-40)% increased Global Accuracy Rating +(40-50) to maximum Life -(20-10)% to Chaos Resistance (7-8)% chance to Dodge Spell Hits Trigger Level 10 Assassin's Mark when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy 2% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance per 200 Accuracy Rating |
Mercenary's Lot![]() Slink GlovesQuality: +20% Evasion: (386-434)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 |
Monster version
Some monster also curse the enemies with Assassin's Mark:
Monster names | skill ids |
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<<HRB19>> | AvatarAssassinsMarkAura |
<<HRB19>> | AvatarAssassinsMarkAura |
<<HRB19>> | AvatarAssassinsMarkAura |
<<HRB24>> | AvatarAssassinsMarkAura |
<<HRB27>> | AvatarAssassinsMarkAura |
Artensia, Vault Binder | PerandusAssassinsMark |
Belatra, Hired Assassin | PerandusAssassinsMark |
Daemon | DaemonAssassinsMark |
Nemesis Daemon | MonsterAssassinsMark |
Shrine Daemon | AssassinsMark |
Vagan's Companion | MonsterAssassinsMark |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.12.0 |
Enemies afflicted with Assassin's Mark will always grant a power charge and significant amount of life and mana when slain.
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3.6.0 |
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2.6.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.2.0 |
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1.0.0 |
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0.10.7 |
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0.9.2c |
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0.9.2 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bex_GGG (September 17, 2020). "Alternate Quality Gems in Path of Exile: Heist". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved January 19, 2021.