Hurl a single payload Spear that pierces through enemies and lodges in terrain where it lands. The Spear will explode at the end of its Detonation Time or if Detonated. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if you have one to explode immediately, dealing more damage in a cross-shaped area and creating Ignited Ground.
Whip up a twister with a flick of your Spear. The twister moves forward erratically, Blinding and repeatedly Hitting enemies within. If a twister touches a Whirlwind from your other skills, it Consumes the Whirlwind to create additional twisters that deal more damage. Passing over Elemental Ground Surfaces or Consuming an elemental Whirlwind will grant twisters extra damage of that element.
Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.
Perform a circular slash that kicks up a Whirlwind around you, Slowing enemies and Blinding them in its area of effect. Leaving the area collapses the storm, dealing damage and causing Knockback.
Dash to an enemy and run them through, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. If this Attack kills at least one enemy, it grants you a Frenzy Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.
Perform an icy stab that exploits enemies who are already off balance. Hitting a Parried target Consumes the Debuff to cause an explosion of frost and leave Chilled Ground.
Throw a single copy of your spear. When it hits an enemy it bursts, firing secondary lightning bolt Projectiles at multiple other enemies within a large area around it. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to cause the main spear to split into multiple copies on impact, each of which then bursts.
While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies. This damage is not based on your Weapon, but is partially based on their accumulated Blood Loss. The explosion destroys their Corpse if the enemy was Normal or Magic, and has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.
While active, periodically grants stages of a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by an Enemy while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Requires Level
41
Dex
74
Base Damage
100%, 100%, 100%, 66%
Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next 3 Attack Hitsafter killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage
Throw an electrified Spear that lodges in the ground and periodically zaps nearby enemies with Lightning bolts. If the Spear is Detonated by another Skill, it immediately unleashes a volley of bolts and expires. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to fire bolts more frequently for a shorter duration, automatically Detonate at the end of its duration, and create Shocked Ground on Detonation.
Ready a volley of arrows or spears, Empowering your next Repeatable Bow or Projectile Spear Attack to Repeat multiple times. Consumes your Frenzy Charges on use to add additional repeats.
Requires Level
41
Dex
74
Mana
29
Base Damage
100%
500% of Empowered Skill's attack time is added to this skill's cooldown, to a maximum of 30 seconds
Perform a series of six rapid stabs. The final stab inflicts Bleeding and leaves a spearhead stuck in the target, Maiming them for a duration. Detonator Skills will cause the stuck spearheads to explode, dealing further damage to the target and other nearby enemies.
Stab the ground causing multiple spears to burst out of the ground in front of you in a large area. The spears remain for a duration, or explode when enemies touch them, damaging and Maiming them.
Conjure Azmeri wisps to engulf a Rare Beast for a duration, Hindering them. If you defeat the Beast while it is engulfed in wisps, it will be captured by this gem, transforming the gem to instead allow you to summon the Beast as a Reviving Companion.
Lunge at a target and skewers them. Hitting an enemy that has suffered Blood Loss will cause a blood explosion and also Consume Bleeding. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.
Requires Level
41
Dex
74
Mana
17
Base Damage
113%, 113%, 113%, 226%
79% more area of effect per 1 Blood Loss Consumed, up to 500%
Throw a single Piercing lance that leaves icy fragments in its wake. The fragments Chill nearby enemies. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to cause the glacial fragments created by the first Projectile to explode outwards after a short duration, peppering enemies with shrapnel.
Mark a target, making them suffer Heavy Stun build up from Blood Loss. The Mark will Activate, Consuming itself to Trigger Blood Explosion, when they are Heavy Stunned, or when they are killed if they suffered enough Blood Loss. The Mark's duration does not expire while the Marked target is suffering Blood Loss.
Perform a Lightning-charged stab that can be chained into a combination of up to three attacks. The first two attacks conjure a charging Wildwood spirit if they Hit a Shocked enemy and refresh Shock duration. The third attack is a large swipe that inflicts Elemental Exposure, and can Consume Shock to conjure a stampede of spirits.
Plunge your Spear into the ground to emit a pulse that Consumes Freeze, Shock and Ignite on a number of nearby enemies, Allies and Corpses. The pulse itself deals no damage, but each Ailment Consumed causes an explosion of the corresponding elemental damage type.
Throw a Spear with enough force to kick up a Whirlwind where it lands, Slowing enemies and Blinding them in its area of effect. Entering the Whirlwind collapses it, dealing damage and causing Knockback. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to create the Whirlwind with one more than its normal maximum number of stages.
Requires Level
41
Dex
74
Mana
21
Base Damage
221%, 221%, 221%, 125%
Engraving rosterCurrent skill roster
The eight current engravable category rosters were checked 2026-07-27. Each card uses the selected skill's exact level table. Current detail pages independently confirm 256 of 257 tier placements; Skeletal Sniper's detail page does not publish its tier.
Tier 1, level 11Explosive SpearAttack, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration
