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Nidus

Nidus draws strength from the Infestation. It bolsters him with survivability as he deals high damage and provides crowd control. Plague your enemies.

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Nidus

(Base stats)

Health
675
Shield
0
Armor
350
Energy
100
Sprint
1
Mastery
0

Values as reported by the game export at max rank · snapshot 18 Sept 2026

(Passive)

If Nidus is killed with at least _ stacks of Mutation, those _ stacks are consumed; this grants _s of invulnerability and restores Health to _%.

(Abilities)

  1. 01

    Virulence

    Rupture the ground with a damaging fungal growth that steals energy from each enemy it strikes. For every five enemies hit, the Infestation mutates, multiplying its destructive force.

  2. 02

    Larva

    Spawn an Infested pod that erupts with tendrils, latches onto nearby enemies and pulls them in. Enemies killed while held have a chance of generating a Mutation stack.

  3. 03

    Parasitic Link

    Bind to a target with parasitic link. When cast on an ally, both the host and Nidus have their Ability Strength and Weapon Damage increased. Linked enemies take some of the damage inflicted on Nidus.

  4. 04

    Ravenous

    Gluttonous maggots swarm nearby enemies, feasting until they are hit with Virulence and burst with Infestation. The maggots benefit from Mutation and each enemy hit adds to the Mutation stack.