Caustic Wounds ability icon in Vesteria

Caustic Wounds

Equipment Passive Hunter Book id: 201 Updated Jul 17, 2026

Granted while Spider Fang Dagger is equipped.

Basic attacks poisons your target, dealing damage over time. Requires Spider Fang Dagger equipped. Does not work Offhand.

Version history

Version Date Change What changed
v1311 Jul 17, 2026 Updated Spider Fang Poison now calculates poison tick damage from the final poison duration, including Royalty’s duration bonus.
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  • Poison duration falls back to 1 second when no duration stat is present.
  • The Royalty perk’s longer poison duration now affects the per-tick damage calculation.
  • Poison damage per tick is now based on the final poison duration rather than the raw ability stat.
v1306 Jul 3, 2026 Updated Caustic Wounds poison was rebalanced into a passive with longer, stronger poison that scales PvP damage down harder and can deal physical or magical DoT based on the user’s stats.
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  • Ability is now marked and its description no longer mentions Spider Fang Dagger or offhand restrictions.
  • PvP modifier changed from 80% normal damage to 50%.
  • Base poison duration increased from 3s to 10s and damage multiplier increased from 5 to 10.
  • Poison DoT damage type now becomes magical when INT is higher than STR, otherwise physical.
  • Royalty perk now gives poison ticks 40% more damage; poison ticks are no longer explicitly forced to be non-critical in this script.

Stats

Power: 500 Poison Duration: 3

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