Fester

This article is about the PvE action. For the PvP action, see Fester (PvP).

 

Fester

Acquired

ACN (actions)

Level

10

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

1s

Range

25y

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

2.0

“

Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 340.
Aetherflow Gauge Cost: 1

— In-game description

Fester is an action unlocked at level 10. It is available for Arcanist / Summoner.

Related traits

•   Enhanced Fester (Lv. 92) - Upgrades Fester to Necrotize.
  

Related actions

•   Energy Drain
•   Necrotize

Notes

• Can be cast off-GCD, as an Ability-type action.
• Requires Aetherflow from Energy Drain to use.

Gallery

• 

  Fester sequence animation.

History

• Patch 6.28 (2022-10-31): Potency has been increased from 300 to 340.
• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
  • Now acquired at level 10 (previously level 18).
  • Potency has been changed from 100 to 300.
  • Removed additional effects.
  • Recast time has been decreased from 5s to 1s.
• Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29): Fixed an issue wherein using Fester immediately after inflicting a damage over time effect caused Fester to have no effect.
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Now acquired by the arcanist class.
  • Now acquired at level 18 (previously level 35).
  • Now deals damage with a potency of 100.
  • Potency when target is inflicted with either Bio or Miasma effects has been increased from 150 to 200.
  • The additional effect "Aethertrail Attunement" has been removed.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20):
  • Recast time reduced from 10 to 5 seconds.
  • Potency dealt for one effect increased from 100 to 150.
  • Potency dealt for two effects increased from 200 to 300.
  • No longer gains potency for third effect.
• Patch 2.0 (2013-08-27): Added with the original description, "Causes wounds inflicted by Bio, Bio II, and Miasma to fester, dealing damage with a potency of 100 for each effect."