Fester

Fester Icon.pngFester
Action

Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 340.
Aetherflow Gauge Cost: 1

Patch Changes
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Patch 6.28
  • Potency has been increased from 300 to 340.
Patch 6.0 Endwalker release:
  • Now acquired at level 10 (previously level 18).
  • Potency changed from 100 to 300.
  • Removed additional effects.
  • Recast time changed from 5s to 1s.
Patch 5.1
  • Fixed an issue wherein using Fester immediately after inflicting a damage over time effect caused Fester to have no effect.
Patch 5.0 Shadowbringers release:
  • Now acquired by the arcanist class.
  • Now acquired at level 18 (previously level 35).
  • Now deals damage with a potency of 100.
  • Potency when target is inflicted with either Bio or Miasma effects has been increased from 150 to 200.
  • The additional effect "Aethertrail Attunement" has been removed.
Patch 4.0 Stormblood release:
  • Recast time reduced from 10 to 5 seconds.
  • Potency dealt for one effect increased from 100 to 150.
  • Potency dealt for two effects increased from 200 to 300.
  • No longer gains potency for third effect.
  • A PvP-specific version of this action has been added to the game and can be found at Fester (PvP).
Patch 2.0 A Realm Reborn release:
  • Fester has been added to the game.

Acquired: Arcanist Icon 1.png Arcanist (Lv. 10)
Affinity: Arcanist Icon 1.png ACNSummoner Icon 1.png SMN
Potency: The mathematical base strength of an ability.340
Cast: The amount of time it takes from pressing an ability, to when the ability activates.Instant
Recast: The amount of time it takes from using an ability, to being able to use it again.1s
Cost: The cost associated with the use of the ability.1 Aetherflow
Range: The range of an ability, measured between player and target, in yalms.25y
Radius: Single Target: Ability which targets a single target.0y