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June 27, 2023

  • Epidemic: Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from functioning against downed enemies.
Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
4 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability to yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes at a reduced duration.
WvW only: does not affect structures or targets with resistance.

Damage.png Damage: 27 (0.1)?
Vulnerability.png3 Self Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration Decreased: 50%
Radius.png Radius: 900
Critical Chance.png Cannot Critical Hit
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

February 28, 2022

  • Epidemic: The maximum number of stacks of each condition that are applied to targets has been reduced from 25 to 5.

July 10, 2018

  • Epidemic: Increased the travel speed of epidemic projectiles by 33%. This skill now reduces the duration of conditions it copies by 50%.
Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
4 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes at a reduced duration.
WvW Only: Does not affect structures or targets with resistance.

Damage.png Damage: 27 (0.1)?
Vulnerability.png3 Self Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration Decreased: 50%
Radius.png Radius: 900
Critical Chance.png Cannot Critical Hit
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

May 18, 2017

  • Epidemic: Fixed a bug that caused conditions to not transfer on the fifth missile.
    • The missiles fired from this ability will now pierce targets already struck by the skill.
    • Removed the new functionality that caused condition durations to affect newly transferred conditions.

May 16, 2017

  • Epidemic: This ability now fires slow-arcing projectiles from its initial target to up to 5 targets in range.
    • Foes hit by the projectiles gain all conditions from the original Epidemic target.
    • Projectile strikes are unblockable but cannot critically hit.
    • Increased radius to 900.
    • Fixed a bug that allowed this skill to affect allies.
Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
4 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes.
WvW Only: Does not affect structures or targets with resistance.

Damage.png Damage: 27 (0.1)?
Vulnerability.png3 Self Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 900
Critical Chance.png Cannot Critical Hit
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

March 07, 2017

Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
4 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes.
WvW Only: Does not affect structures or targets with resistance.

Vulnerability.png3 Self Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

June 23, 2015

  • Epidemic: With the changes to condition stacking, Epidemic now only applies up to 25 stacks of any given condition.
    • Increased recharge to 20 seconds.
Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
4 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes.

Vulnerability.png3 Self Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

July 01, 2014

  • Epidemic: Added a missing skill fact for number of targets (5).
Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
1 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes.

Vulnerability.png3 Self Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

April 30, 2013

Epidemic.png

Epidemic

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Corruption
Training cost
1 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes.

Vulnerability.png3 Self vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

March 26, 2013

  • Epidemic skill: Now requires line of sight of the main target to spread conditions to nearby enemies.

October 01, 2012

  • Epidemic: This skill no longer has infinite range.

Original version

15 Recharge time  
Epidemic

Corruption. Apply vulnerability on yourself. Spread conditions on a target foe to all nearby foes.

Vulnerability.png3 Self vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description