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'''Black Mark''' is a [[demonspawn mutation]] and monster spell which inflicts one of three random status effects.  
  
'''Black Mark''' is a monster-only spell that applies the ''black mark'' [[status effect]] to any creature in the LOS of the caster that is hostile to the player. When a monster with this enchantment deals some damage in melee to the player or another monster, it will be healed for a random amount 2d(DamageDone/2) and one of the following effects will be applied to the defender:
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==Player Mutation==
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[[Black Mark (mutation)|Black Mark]] is a demonspawn mutation with 3 levels. The second level of this mutation has the eponymous 'Black Mark' effect.
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If you have level 2 of this mutation, when attacking a monster in melee, there's a 20% chance that you inflict one status effect of:  
 
*[[Antimagic]]
 
*[[Antimagic]]
*[[Slow]]
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*[[Weak]]
*[[Draining|Experience drain]]
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*[[Draining]]
 
 
The following monsters are able to cast Black Mark:
 
  
{{monsterlink|Black sun}}
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If a status would be useless, it is rerolled.
  
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==History==
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*Prior to [[0.32]], Black Mark was also a monster spell, which was replaced by [[Sign of Ruin]].
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*Prior to [[0.28]], Black Mark would not reroll if it got a useless effect.
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*Prior to [[0.27]], the player version was the third rank of the demonspawn mutation, not the second.
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*Gloorx Vloq had this spell in [[0.18]].
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*Since [[0.17]], black Mark no longer has vampiric effect (healing the player for 1d(damage done-1)); its other effects are now stronger. Also, the set of effects had [[slow]] instead of [[weak]].
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*Black Mark was added in [[0.14]].

Latest revision as of 08:17, 25 June 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

Black Mark is a demonspawn mutation and monster spell which inflicts one of three random status effects.

Player Mutation

Black Mark is a demonspawn mutation with 3 levels. The second level of this mutation has the eponymous 'Black Mark' effect.

If you have level 2 of this mutation, when attacking a monster in melee, there's a 20% chance that you inflict one status effect of:

If a status would be useless, it is rerolled.

History

  • Prior to 0.32, Black Mark was also a monster spell, which was replaced by Sign of Ruin.
  • Prior to 0.28, Black Mark would not reroll if it got a useless effect.
  • Prior to 0.27, the player version was the third rank of the demonspawn mutation, not the second.
  • Gloorx Vloq had this spell in 0.18.
  • Since 0.17, black Mark no longer has vampiric effect (healing the player for 1d(damage done-1)); its other effects are now stronger. Also, the set of effects had slow instead of weak.
  • Black Mark was added in 0.14.