Fester (PvP)

Retired Content

• The subject of this article was retired or removed from the game in patch 6.1, and is no longer available to players.
• Retired items may still be kept in inventory but can no longer be renewably obtained. Tradable items may still be obtained from the Market Board or directly trading with other players.
• The information in this article is kept and maintained for historical purposes.

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

 

Fester (PvP)

Acquired

SMN (actions)

Level

30

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

15s

Range

25y

Radius

0y

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

4.0

“

Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000.
Potency increases up to 8,000 as the target's HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 50% HP or less.
Maximum Charges: 2

— In-game description

Fester (PvP) is an action unlocked at level 30. It is available for Summoner.

History

• Patch 7.1 (2024-11-12): Removed and replaced with   Necrotize (PvP).
• Patch 6.18 (2022-07-04):
  • Base potency has been increased from 3,000 to 4,000.
  • Maximum potency has been increased from 6,000 to 8,000.
• Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12):
  • Potency has been increased from 1,000 to 3,000.
  • Aetherflow cost has been removed.
  • Now a charged action with a maximum of 2 charges.
  • The additional effect "If target is suffering from a Bio effect inflicted by you, Fester potency is doubled" has been removed.
  • Potency now increases up to 6,000 as the target's HP decreases, reaching its maximum value when the target has 50% HP or less.
• Patch 5.3 (2020-08-11): Potency has been increased from 800 to 1,000.
• Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29):
  • Potency is now only affected by Bio effects inflicted by you.
  • Potency has been changed from 500, 1,000, and 1,500 to 800 and 1,600.
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Now deals damage with a potency of 500.
  • Potency when target is inflicted with either Bio or Miasma has been increased from 750 to 1,000.
  • The additional effect "Aethertrail Attunement" has been removed.
  • Recast time has been reduced from 5 to 15 seconds.
• Patch 4.18 (2017-12-11): Fixed an issue wherein using   Cover (PvP) on a target afflicted with a damage over time effect would prevent summoners from gaining aetherial attunement with this action.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): Added.