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I am playing a level 5 great weapon fighter and had a question that hasn't come up yet, but I wanted clarification in case it did.

One of my at-will powers is Cleave. My question is if I am marked and use Cleave on someone other than the marker while the marker is adjacent to me:

  1. Will this trigger the mark if it hits, and I do damage to the marker?
  2. Will this trigger the mark if it misses?

I realize its often better to attack the marker, but I could see a scenario where it would be to my benefit to take the penalty.

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Most marks are triggered by the marked creature making an attack that does not include its marker. Cleave damages an enemy adjacent to you if the attack hits, but you do not specifically attack that creature. In fact, the power's target is "one creature." That would definitely trigger a mark. You'd take your -2 penalty to the attack roll with cleave along with any other effects triggered by the mark.

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    \$\begingroup\$ @waxeagle Of course, if you attacked the marker and dealt the secondary damage to the unmarked target, you'd be fine. \$\endgroup\$
    – AceCalhoon
    Commented Mar 3, 2011 at 14:42

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