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Vital Mark 2014

3rd-level transmutation (ritual)

Casting time
10 minutes or ritual
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
24 hours

You mark an unattended magic item (including weapons and armor) with a clearly visible stain of your blood. The exact appearance of the bloodstain is up to you. The item’s magical abilities don’t function for anyone else as long as the bloodstain remains on it. For example, a +1 flaming longsword with a vital mark functions as a nonmagical longsword in the hands of anyone but the caster, but it still functions as a +1 flaming longsword for the caster who placed the bloodstain on it. A wand of magic missiles would be no more than a stick in the hands of anyone but the caster.

At higher levels

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher on the same item for 28 consecutive days, the effect becomes permanent until dispelled.

Source: Deep Magic for 5th Edition (Kobold Press) · License: OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a details