Rabies

Rabies is a Druid skill from the Wrath skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Poison Dmg	N/A
Werewolf
Shapeshifting

Rabies Details and Upgrades

Rabies Shapeshift into a Werewolf and perform an infectious bite against enemies in front of you, dealing 28% damage, and applying an additional 23% Poisoning Damage over 6 seconds. Infected enemies spread Rabies to other surrounding targets. Type: Shapeshifting Damage: Poison Cooldown: 12 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Tags: Wrath, Werewolf, Shapeshifting

Upgrades

Enhanced Rabies Rabies' Poisoning Damage also increases over the lifetime of the disease, dealing x60% bonus damage at maximum duration.	Natural Rabies Rabies spreads 50% faster.
	Savage Rabies Rabies deals its total Poisoning Damage in 4 seconds instead of 6.

Other Skills that work with Rabies

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Rabies can exploit
• Exploit a condition Rabies creates

Core Tree
Digitigrade Gait You gain + 4 / 8 / 12% Movement Speed while in Werewolf form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werewolf form. Requires a point in Predatory Instinct. Passive
Companion Tree
Enhanced Wolf Pack Wolves deal x25% increased damage to Immobilized, Stunned, Slowed, or Poisoned enemies. Skill
Wrath Tree
Neurotoxin Poisoned enemies are Slowed (CC) by 8 / 16 / 24%. Passive
Envenom You and your Companions gain x 10 / 20 / 30% bonus Critical Strike Damage against Poisoned enemies.. Requires a point in Neurotoxin. Passive
Toxic Claws Critical Strikes with  Werewolf skills deal 8 /16 / 24% of their Base Damage as Poisoning Damage over 4 seconds. Requires a point in Neurotoxin. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Quickshift When Shapeshifting into a new animal form, you deal 1% increased damage for 3 seconds, up to 6%. Passive
Natural Fortitude Shapeshifting Fortifies you for 2 / 4 / 6% Maximum Life. Requires a point in Quickshift. Passive
Heightened Senses When Shapeshifting into an animal form, Werebear grants 2% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 2% Movement Speed, each for 6 seconds. Bonuses are doubled while both are active. Requires a point in Quickshift. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Bestial Rampage After being a Werewolf for 2 seconds, gain +30% Attack Speed for 15 seconds. After being a Werebear for 2 seconds, deal x50% increased damage for 15 seconds. Passive
Lupine Ferocity Every 6th Werewolf skill hit Critically Strikes and deals x 140% increased damage. Passive

Items that work with Rabies

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Rabies
• Create a condition Rabies can exploit
• Exploit a condition Rabies creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Nature's Savagery	Offensive	Werewolf Skills function as Storm Skills and Werebear Skills function as Earth Skills for the Nature's Fury Key Passive. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Aspect of the Blurred Beast	Offensive	While dashing, Shred seeks out Nearby Poisoned enemies and deals x20 – 40% increased damage to them. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Aspect of the Changeling's Debt	Resource	Damaging a Poisoned enemy with a Werebear Skill will instantly deal 120 - 150% of the Poisoning damage and consume the Poisoning. Ring	Conclave (Map)	Kehjistan	Druid
Aspect of the Dark Howl	Utility	Debilitating Roar is now a Werewolf Skill. In addition, Debilitating Roar will Immobilize Poisoned enemies for 2 - 4 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Aspect of the Unsatiated	Resource	After killing an enemy with Shred, your next Werewolf Skill generates 30 - 40% more Spirit and deals 30 - 40% increased damage. Ring	Tormented Ruins (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Druid
Skinwalker's Aspect	Defensive	When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, gain .07 - .12 Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Fading Echo (Map)	Kehjistan	Druid
Stormshifter's Aspect	Utility	While Hurricane is active, gain + 2 Ranks to your Shapeshifting Skills. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Crusaders' Cathedral (Map)	Kehjistan	Druid
Subterranean Aspect	Offensive	Poison Creeper’s active also casts Landslide in a circle around you. Earth Skills deal 10 - 20% increased damage to Poisoned enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Vigorous Aspect	Defensive	Gain 10 - 15% Damage Reduction while Shapeshifted into a Werewolf. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Steadfast Barracks (Map)	Hawezar	Druid

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Mad Wolf's Glee “He was not a victim of the curse - he sought it out. As his skin split and his bones cracked, his laughter never ceased." – Tale of the Mad Nobleman Type: Chest Armor Class: Druid Description: Werewolf form is now your true form, and you gain +3 Ranks to all Werewolf Skills.	Affixes: + # Maximum Life + % Damage % Damage Reduction from Poisoned Enemies + % Movement Speed
	Hunter's Zenith "By fang, claw, spear, or sword - send the bastards back to the flames from which they crawled! Soak the peat with their blood! For Fiacla-Géar! For Scosglen!" - Nafain, during the Days of Ash Type: Ring Class: Druid Description: Gain a bonus when you kill with a Shapeshifting Skill: Werewolf: Your next Non-Ultimate Werebear Skill costs no Resource and has no Cooldown. Werebear: Your next Werewolf Skill will Heal you for # when damage is first dealt.	Affixes: + % All Resistances + % Lightning Resistance + % Damage while Shapeshifted + % Critical Strike Chance + # Ranks in Heightened Senses Passive + # Ranks in Quickshift Passive
	Fleshrender This weapon is a reminder of the unbridled savagery of our druidic ancestors, the wisdom of which I see more clearly with every day that passes." - Moreg, Druidic Scholar Type: One-handed Mace Class: Druid Description: Debilitating Roar and Blood Howl deal 0.5 - 1.0 damage to Nearby Poisoned enemies, increased by x 10% for every 100 Willpower you have. Fleshrender has a flat damage effect, which scales with power.	+ % Overpower Damage Affixes: + % Damage while Shapeshifted + % Damage to Poisoned Enemies + # Ranks of All Defensive Skills + % Core skill Damage

Changes to Rabies

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Damage increased from 1.1 to 1.4.
• Spread speed increased by 50%.
• Natural Rabies -Spread Speed bonus reduced from 100% to 50%.

Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023

• Damage over time increased from 76% to 110%.

Patch 1-0-3, June 27, 2023

• Base Poisoning damage increased from 53% to 76%.