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{{Skill infobox
| id = 2234
| name = Ebon Vanguard Sniper Support
| campaign = Eye of the North
| attribute = Ebon Vanguard rank
| type = Spell
| target = foes
| activation = 1
| recharge = 15
| energy = 10
| pve-only = y
| causes1 = Bleeding
| causes2 = Piercing Damage
| description = [[Spell]]. [[Target]] [[foe]] is struck for {{gr2|54|90}} [[piercing damage]] and begins [[Bleeding]] for {{gr2|5|25}} seconds. This attack has a 10% chance of doing an additional {{gr2|540|900|+}} piercing damage. If this attack hits a [[Charr]] it has a 25% chance of doing an additional {{gr2|540|900|+}} piercing damage.
| concise description = Spell. Deals {{gr2|54|90}} piercing damage and inflicts Bleeding condition ({{gr2|5|25}} seconds). 10% chance of {{gr2|540|900|+}} piercing damage. 25% chance of {{gr2|540|900|+}} piercing damage if target foe is a Charr.
}}

{{Skill progression max10
|title track = [[Ebon Vanguard rank]]
|var1 name = Piercing damage
|var1 at0 = 54
|var1 at10 = 90
|var2 name = Additional piercing damage
|var2 at0 = 540
|var2 at10 = 900
|var3 name = Bleeding [[duration]]
|var3 at0 = 5
|var3 at10 = 25
}}

== Acquisition ==
'''[[Skill quest]]s'''
* [[Falling Out]] (from [[Corpse of Brave Brent Poltroon]] in [[Dalada Uplands]])

== Related skills ==
* {{skill icon|Keiran's Sniper Shot (Hearts of the North)}}

== Notes ==

* When combined with skills which alter the type of damage dealt to elemental damage, such as [[Stone Striker]], this skill synergizes with [[Intensity]].

== Trivia ==
* The [[skill icon]] is a male [[Ebon Vanguard]] [[Ranger]].
** Based on events in [[Hearts of the North]] (and other sources), some believe that the sniper is [[Keiran Thackeray]] and that the icon is a small portrait of him.
* When you successfully inflict the additional damage, one of a number of quotes appears in the [[chat window]]. Each is a reference to a movie, a game, and/or the [[w:Bible|Bible]]:
** ''"'''Snap! Headshot!'''"'' is a reference to ''"Boom Headshot!!,"'' a common phrase in many [[Wikipedia:first person shooter|first person shooter]] games.
** ''"'''One arrow one kill''',"'' is a reference to ''"One shot, one kill,"'' a phrase made popular in films that include snipers as important characters.
** ''"'''Balthazar bless my strength, teach my hands to war, and my fingers to fight''',"'' is a reference to the 144th Psalm in the Bible, which includes the phrase, ''"Blessed be the Lord, my strength, who teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight."'' Notably, the movie [[w:Saving Private Ryan|Saving Private Ryan]] includes a sniper who recites similar lines.
** ''"'''I am a Stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.'''"'' is a quotation from the movie [[w:Enemy at the Gates|Enemy at the Gates]], a World War II movie about snipers in the Battle of Stalingrad.

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gww>Smiley-1 at 16:49, 4 July 2026