Disease

The visual effect of a diseased character : a greenish shroud plagued with black flies surrounding the torso

Condition. While suffering from this ailment, you lose Health over time. Disease is contagious between creatures of the same kind.

Concise description: You have -4 Health degeneration. Disease is contagious between creatures of the same kind

— In-game description

Related skills

Skills that cause disease

The visual effect on the health bar of a diseased character : pale green color and four arrows of degeneration

• Putrid Flesh — infects nearby foes by destroying a minion.
• Rotting Flesh
• Tainted Flesh (elite) — causes disease when target ally is struck in melee.
• Virulence (elite) — causes disease if target is suffering any other condition.
• Avatar of Grenth (elite)
• Mystic Corruption
• Radiation Field (PvE-only) — end effect.
• Signet of Infection (PvE-only) — if target is Bleeding.
• Yellow Snow (used by Grentch from summoning stones and is only available to players during certain Wintersday minigames and quests)

Skills that benefit from disease

• Foul Feast

Skills with disease-dependent effects

• Toxicity

Skills that prevent disease

• Tainted Flesh (elite)
• Avatar of Grenth (elite)

Skills that specifically remove disease

See also: List of condition removal skills

• Antidote Signet
• Tainted Flesh (elite)
• Mystic Corruption

Skills that mimic the disease effect

• Miasma

Notes

• Like poison, disease is a condition which causes 4 pips of health degeneration to a character and turns the Health bar green. Diseased characters are surrounded by a green mist containing black flies.
• Unlike poison, it can spread between creatures of the same creature type which are nearby each other.
  • It is the only condition that transfers between creatures.
  • You can be diseased more than once by the spread of the disease from other characters.
• Like poison and bleeding, disease only affects fleshy creatures.
• A Rune of Purity or the inscription "Cast Out the Unclean" will reduce disease duration by 20%.
• In areas with numerous sources of Disease, you can reduce the threat of an epidemic by:
  • Bringing party-wide condition removal (e.g. Extinguish) to prevent an epidemic.
  • Using non-human heroes (Ogden Stonehealer, Zhed Shadowhoof, Vekk, Jora, Pyre Fierceshot and M.O.X.) or henchmen (Talon Silverwing, Brutus, Sheena).
  • Keeping your party spread out.
• The Chalice of Corruption causes a similar effect to disease:
  • The visual effects are identical and persist in towns and outposts;
  • Your character suffers from 2 pips of health degeneration in explorable areas;
  • The effects continue until you abandon the quest or complete its follow-up, Masters of Corruption.

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