PoE2 skill gem

Skeletal Sniper

Activate to summon long-ranged, Reviving Skeletal Snipers that can fire a gas arrow on Command.

Current data

Catalog version 0.5.4d

No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.

Effects

7 effects

Command

  • Cost: (8-85) Mana

Impact

  • Rain an arrow down from above, creating a cloud of flammable poisonous gas where it lands. The cloud will detonate if hit by a Detonator skill or if an Ignited enemy touches it, creating a fiery explosion.
  • Cooldown Time: 6.00 s
  • Attack Speed: 120% of base
  • Attack Damage: 80% of base
  • Projectile Speed: 7.5 metres per Second
  • Impact radius is 1.4 metres

Poison Cloud

  • Does not Hit, but Poisons enemies as though Hitting them
  • Gains 20% more Radius per second, up to a maximum of 80%
  • Cloud radius is 1.4 metres
  • Cloud duration is 8 seconds

Explosion

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-157) Int
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int

Gem level progression

40 levels
Skeletal Sniper levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageMinion Level
10490100%, 100%, 100%, 100%2
23965100%, 100%, 100%, 100%4
361450100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6
4102141100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8
5142837100%, 100%, 100%, 100%10
6183537100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12
7224135100%, 100%, 100%, 100%14
8264835100%, 100%, 100%, 100%16
9315735100%, 100%, 100%, 100%18
10366533100%, 100%, 100%, 100%20
11417433100%, 100%, 100%, 100%22
12468233100%, 100%, 100%, 100%24
13529231100%, 100%, 100%, 100%26
145810331100%, 100%, 100%, 100%28
156411331100%, 100%, 100%, 100%30
166611631100%, 100%, 100%, 100%32
177212630100%, 100%, 100%, 100%34
187813730100%, 100%, 100%, 100%36
198414730100%, 100%, 100%, 100%38
209015730100%, 100%, 100%, 100%40
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Skeletal Sniper levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageMinion Level
21Not applicableNot applicable29100%, 100%, 100%, 100%42
22Not applicableNot applicable29100%, 100%, 100%, 100%44
23Not applicableNot applicable29100%, 100%, 100%, 100%46
24Not applicableNot applicable29100%, 100%, 100%, 100%48
25Not applicableNot applicable29100%, 100%, 100%, 100%50
26Not applicableNot applicable28100%, 100%, 100%, 100%52
27Not applicableNot applicable28100%, 100%, 100%, 100%54
28Not applicableNot applicable28100%, 100%, 100%, 100%56
29Not applicableNot applicable28100%, 100%, 100%, 100%58
30Not applicableNot applicable28100%, 100%, 100%, 100%60
31Not applicableNot applicable27100%, 100%, 100%, 100%62
32Not applicableNot applicable27100%, 100%, 100%, 100%64
33Not applicableNot applicable27100%, 100%, 100%, 100%66
34Not applicableNot applicable27100%, 100%, 100%, 100%68
35Not applicableNot applicable27100%, 100%, 100%, 100%70
36Not applicableNot applicable26100%, 100%, 100%, 100%72
37Not applicableNot applicable26100%, 100%, 100%, 100%74
38Not applicableNot applicable26100%, 100%, 100%, 100%76
39Not applicableNot applicable26100%, 100%, 100%, 100%78
40Not applicableNot applicable26100%, 100%, 100%, 100%80

Quality effects

3 effects

Minion Info standard quality

Impact standard quality

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Minion, MinionsCanExplode, CreatesMinion, CreatesUndeadMinion, CreatesSkeletonMinion, HasReservation, Persistent, MultipleReservation, Physical, Chaos, Fire, CommandableMinion

Minion Type: Attack, Projectile, Duration, Area, CreatesGroundEffect

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Occult, tier 1

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 1 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Occult

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Skeletal Sniper. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

3 changes
0.3.0
Direct change

Skeletal Sniper: Command: Gas Arrow cooldown is now 6 seconds (previously 8). Gas Cloud now deals 80% Attack Damage (previously 70%).Quality now provides Minions deal 0-20% more Damage, instead of 0-10% reduced Reservation.

0.2.0
Direct change

Skeletal Warrior can no longer be engraved in the Gemcutting menu, as it was only provided as a stop-gap until this functionality was implemented. Existing copies of the Skeletal Warrior skill gem have been turned into Skeletal Sniper gems. The Skeletal Warrior skill granted by some sceptres now allows you to summon additional skeletons by reserving spirit, in addition to the two free skeletons it grants automatically.

0.2.0
Direct change

The Poison Cloud from Skeletal Sniper now gains 20% more Radius per second, up to a maximum of 80% (previously 40%, up to a maximum of 200%).