Lotus Poison

Weaken targets when you poison them. — In-game description

Lotus Poison

Specialization

Deadly Arts (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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10

Lotus Poison

Weaken targets when you poison them.

 Weakness (4s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Weakness (3s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Venomous Volley — Axe
•   Lotus Strike — Dagger
•   Choking Gas — Short bow
•   Poison Tip Strike — Spear
•   Ashen Assault — Spear
•   Entangling Asp — Spear
•   Falling Spider — Spear
•   Escape — Harpoon gun
•   Malicious Cunning Salvo — Axe
•   Malicious Shadowsquall — Scepter
•   Death's Retreat — Rifle
•   Malicious Ashen Assault — Spear
•   Shadowsquall — Scepter
•   Twilight Combo — Scepter

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Eternal Night — Enter Shadow Shroud

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Thousand Needles
•   Spider Venom — Venom
•   Impairing Daggers — Physical
•   Binding Shadow — Cantrip
•   Well of Sorrow — Well

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Exploding Venom Sack — Stolen skill
•   Rusty Scrap Strike — Stolen skill
•   Throw Cursed Artifact — Stolen skill
•   Throw Gunk — Stolen skill
•   Throw Scale — Stolen skill
•   Steal Defenses — Stolen skill

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Venomous Knife

Drowning skills that are improved by this trait

•   Cheap Shot

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Deadly Arts

• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Daredevil

• Weakening Strikes — Your next attack after dodging causes weakness to foes struck. Weakened enemies deal less damage to you, and you deal increased strike damage to them.

Traits that are improved by this trait

Deadly Arts

• Serpent's Touch — Stealing inflicts poison. While in the downed state, your attacks apply poison.
• Deadly Ambition — Inflict poison when striking a foe with a dual wield attack. Gain increased condition damage. Applies poison once per attack use.
• Panic Strike — Immobilizing a foe poisons them. Striking a foe below the health threshold immobilizes them.

Notes

• The recharge is set on each individual target that this trait triggers on.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Reduced the recharge to 10 seconds.
October 15, 2013	The recharge is now set on each individual target that this trait triggers on. Reduced the recharge to 15 seconds.
June 25, 2013	Increased the weakness duration to 4 seconds, but it can only apply once every 20 seconds per target.
April 30, 2013	Lotus Poison (thief minor trait, 15 in Deadly Arts) no longer applies to a trebuchet's poison shot.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Lotus Poison has been added to the game.