Putrid Defense

Poison damage is increased. Applying poison grants carapace. — In-game description

Putrid Defense

Specialization

Death Magic (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Putrid Defense

Poison damage is increased. Applying poison grants carapace.

 Poison Damage Increased: 15%

 Death's Carapace (10s): 20 Toughness

 Death's Carapace (10s): 10 Toughness

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Putrid Curse — Scepter
•   Chillblains — Staff
•   Foul Current — Trident
•   Vile Blast — Pistol

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Dark Water — Death Shroud
•   Soul Spiral — Reaper's Shroud

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Elixir of Promise — Elixir

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Corrosive Poison Cloud — Corruption
•   Necrotic Traversal
•   Signet of Spite — Signet
•   Serpent Siphon — Punishment

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Plaguelands — Corruption
•   Elixir of Ambition — Elixir

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Fetid Ground

Drowning skills that are improved by this trait

•   Death Curse

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Poison Nova — Death Nova

Notes

• Stacks of carapace are gained for each stack of poison applied, e.g.   Chillblains will cause you to gain 2 stacks of carapace per enemy hit.
• Stacks with  Corrupter's Fervor, e.g. with both traits, Chillblains will cause you to gain 5 stacks of carapace per enemy hit.
• Stacks are not gained when spreading poison with   Epidemic.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 01, 2019	This trait has changed positions and its functionality has changed. It now causes poison to deal 15% more damage and grants 1 Death's Carapace stack when applying poison.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Putrid Defense has been added to the game.