Festersting is one of two paths an Awakened dirk can take toward Poison. A silent poison blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks.
Infusion starts it at +6% Poison Damage, and by Spirit Level 5 it reads +26% Poison Damage, +13% Attack Speed and +11% Status Effect.
This one is pure stats: nothing ever procs from it.
Poison builds around Venom and the Contagion payoff.
Step by step
Infusion, then 5 Spirit Levels
Infusion
+6% Poison Damage
Poison Damage 6
Spirit Level 1
+9% Poison Damage
Poison Damage 9
Spirit Level 2
+12% Poison Damage
Poison Damage 12
Spirit Level 3
+12% Poison Damage
+5% Attack Speed
Poison Damage 12Attack Speed 5
Spirit Level 4
+18% Poison Damage
+7% Attack Speed
Poison Damage 18Attack Speed 7
Spirit Level 5
+26% Poison Damage
+13% Attack Speed
+11% Status Effect
Poison Damage 26Attack Speed 13Status Power 11
How the numbers grow
Spirit Level by Spirit Level
| Stat | Inf | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Damage | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 26 |
| Attack Speed | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Status Power | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Gear that can take this path
30 bases across 13 lines
Arcflash Dirk
Off Hand · 3 tiers
Bloodwaltz Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Bramble Dirk
Off Hand · 3 tiers
Eclipse Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Fanned Dirk
Off Hand · 6 tiers
Hailburst Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Inkstep Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Lancet Dirk
Off Hand · 3 tiers
Magpie Dirk
Off Hand · 2 tiers
Midnight Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Plaguewing Dirk
Off Hand · 1 tier
Shadow Dirk
Off Hand · 6 tiers
+1 more lines
The other Dirk paths
16 to choose between
| Path | Affinity | At Spirit Level 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Redsting A silent blood blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Blood | +26% Blood Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Blood | Thirstkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for blood builds. | Blood | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Fire | Brandkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for fire builds. | Fire | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Fire | Flaresting A silent fire blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Fire | +26% Fire Damage +13% Attack Speed +10% Burn Effect |
| Frost | Frostkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for frost builds. | Frost | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Frost | Icesting A silent frost blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Frost | +26% Frost Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Holy | Beaconkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for radiant builds. | Holy | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Holy | Goldsting A silent radiant blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Holy | +26% Holy Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Poison | Festersting A silent poison blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Poison | +26% Poison Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Poison | Nettlekiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for poison builds. | Poison | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Stone | Obsidiansting A silent stone blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Stone | +26% Stone Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Stone | Terrakiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for stone builds. | Stone | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Storm | Sparksting A silent storm blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Storm | +26% Storm Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Storm | Stormkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for storm builds. | Storm | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |
| Void | Dusksting A silent void blade: steady damage and speed, no tricks. | Void | +26% Void Damage +13% Attack Speed +11% Status Effect |
| Void | Netherkiss Off-hand precision: crit chance and crit damage tuned for void builds. | Void | +8% Critical Chance +17% Critical Damage +13% Attack Speed |