Vile Blast

Fire a dart that shatters on impact, releasing noxious liquid that stuns, weakens, and poisons foes in the area. Gain life force for each target struck. — In-game description

Vile Blast

Profession

Necromancer (skill list)

Specialization

Harbinger

Weapon

Main hand pistol

Game link

API

62511

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Vile Blast

Fire a dart that shatters on impact, releasing noxious liquid that stuns, weakens, and poisons foes in the area. Gain life force for each target struck.

 Damage: 367 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

₅ Poison (6s): 1,005 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

 Poison (1s): 34 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

 Weakness (5s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

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

 Life Force Gain per Target: 4%

 Life Force Gain per Target: 3%

 Stun: 1 second

 Stun: 10.25¼ seconds

 Radius: 180

 Defiance Break: 100

 Defiance Break: 125

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Curses

• Insidious Disruption — Disabling a foe inflicts torment on them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Parasitic Contagion — A percentage of your condition damage heals you. Healing will not occur while life force replaces health.
• Target the Weak — Increases critical-hit chance for each condition on the foe. Gain condition damage based on your precision.

Death Magic

• Putrid Defense — Poison damage is increased. Applying poison grants carapace.
• Corrupter's Fervor — Inflicting a condition on a foe grants carapace. Gain pulsing protection while at or above the carapace threshold.

Harbinger

• Dark Gunslinger — Pistol skills gain reduced recharge. Gain expertise based on your vitality.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 20, 2024	Janthir Wilds release: Increased the cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds in PvP only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Vile Blast has been added to the game. (Undocumented) Increased poison stacks from 3 to 5 in PvE.
November 30, 2021	Vile Blast was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Fixed a bug causing this skill to apply one stack of Poison in PvE instead of the intended 3.
August 17, 2021	Vile Blast was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.