Understand Infectious Bite
Useful when…
- Give a Medjay Predasite the listed Finisher Damage and viral pustule attack.
- Raise the attack’s Finisher Damage bonus and pustule count through mod fusion.
Attack effect by rank
At rank 0, the attack deals +50% Finisher Damage and grows one volatile pustule on its target. At rank 2, it lists +150% Finisher Damage and three pustules; at rank 3, +200% and four. The pustules react to damage and explode, but their explosion damage and growth timing are not specified.
Compatibility and investment
This Rare, standard mod is compatible with Medjay Predasites. It has Penjaga polarity, base drain 0, and maximum rank 3. Mod fusion increases both the Finisher Damage bonus and pustule count from rank 0 through rank 3; the final rank step costs 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits.
Related Medjay Predasite precept
Paralytic Spores provides a different listed effect: it charges an enemy within 30m, releases spores affecting enemies within 15m, opens them to Melee Finishers, and slows them by 50% for 10 seconds. Consider that effect when the control and finisher-opening benefits are more relevant than Infectious Bite’s Finisher Damage bonus and damage-reactive pustules.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Higher ranks increase the Finisher Damage bonus and pustule count, at rising fusion cost.
- The pustule explosion damage and growth timing are unspecified.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming a specific explosion damage value or pustule growth timing; neither is given.
- Reading the rank progression as three rank levels; it runs from rank 0 through rank 3.