Nidus

Details

Abilities

Passive

If Nidus is killed with at least 15 stacks of Mutation, those 15 stacks are consumed; this grants 5s of invulnerability and restores Health to 50%.

1Virulence

Rupture the ground with a damaging fungal growth that steals energy from each enemy it strikes. For every five enemies hit, the Infestation mutates, multiplying its destructive force.

2Larva

Spawn an Infested pod that erupts with tendrils, latches onto nearby enemies and pulls them in. Enemies killed while held have a chance of generating a Mutation stack.

3Parasitic Link

Bind to a target with parasitic link. When cast on an ally, both the host and Nidus have their Ability Strength and Weapon Damage increased. Linked enemies take some of the damage inflicted on Nidus.

4Ravenous

Gluttonous maggots swarm nearby enemies, feasting until they are hit with Virulence and burst with Infestation. The maggots benefit from Mutation and each enemy hit adds to the Mutation stack.

Polarities

Aura polarity

Madurai

Mod slots

Madurai Vazarin

Components

Blueprint

• Cephalon Simaris, Complete The Glast Gambit100 %

Chassis

• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation C14.29 %
• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation A7.69 %
• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation B7.14 %

Kuva ×2,000

• Demolisher Bailiff100 %
• Demolisher Heavy Gunner100 %
• Demolisher Kuva Guardian100 %
• Demolisher Nox100 %

+4 more sources

• Kuva Fortress/Tamu (Disruption), Rotation A100 %
• Kuva Fortress/Tamu (Disruption), Rotation B100 %
• Steel Meridian, General100 %
• Kuva Fortress/Tamu (Disruption), Rotation C95 %

Neuroptics

• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation C14.29 %
• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation A7.69 %
• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation B7.14 %

Systems

• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation C14.29 %
• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation A7.69 %
• Eris/Oestrus (Infested Salvage), Rotation B7.14 %

Foundry

Market

History · 53

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1. Update 44: Iceblade of Narin23 Sept 2026
   • FixedFixes towards Nidus’ Ravenous not moving with the elevator in Ascension.
2. Update 43: Jade Shadows: Constellations17 Jun 2026
   • AddedImage Description: Nidus stares off into the distance with his helmet open while standing among his Ravenous Infestation.
   • ChangedVirulence is often cast over and over to quickly build Mutation Stacks. Our aim with the following changes were to make Virulence more impactful when building Mutation Stacks, while hopefully reducing the need to spam-cast.
   • ChangedVirulence now does damage upon initial hit, and then continues to do damage over time for any enemies touched by Virulence during its duration.
   • ChangedThis initial damage and the damage over time both contribute towards Mutation Stacks, meaning Virulence won’t have to be spammed to quickly gain Mutation Stacks.
   • ChangedAlso slightly increased the base Duration of Virulence growths.
   • ChangedImproved Virulence’s ability to move across surfaces of varying heights.
   • ChangedLarva is a crowd control tool that synergizes with Virulence, but it was in need of a slight quality of life lift:
   • ChangedLarva can now be recast, which will remove the previous Larva in the process.
   • ChangedThe most pressing issue to address with Parasitic Link was its ease of use, especially for controller/mobile players. The goal of these changes is to make Parasitic Link more forgiving to cast and maintain.
   • ChangedImproved the targeting on Parasitic Link, as it would often require too much precision for a fast-moving game.
   • ChangedRecasting will also now immediately move the Parasitic Link to the new target.
   • ChangedPlayers can recast Parasitic Link on the same target to refresh duration.
   • ChangedParasitic Link no longer costs Mutation Stacks to cast. It now costs 25 Energy.
   • ChangedRecasting Ravenous to refresh its duration (while you’re standing on it) will now cause Maggots to explode.
   • ChangedPreviously they would use the Stack count when Ravenous was initially cast.
3. Update 39: Isleweaver25 Jun 2025
   • FixedFixed Nidus’ Ravenous Maggots not triggering Arcane Camisado.
4. Techrot Encore: Hotfix 38.5.109 Apr 2025
   • ChangedAdded Protea, Gyre, and Nidus Community Customizations from Prime Time 431.
5. Update 38.5: Techrot Encore19 Mar 2025
   • FixedFixed players experiencing a loss of function if Nidus gained stacks with the Parasitic Vitality Augment while they were downed.
6. Abyss of Dagath: Update 3418 Oct 2023
   • ChangedLavos, Nidus, Nidus Prime, and Kullervo all have buffs to their Armor values as a result of this change.
7. Update 33.5: The Seven Crimes of Kullervo21 Jun 2023
   • FixedFixed Nidus missing his Mutation Stack UI after replacing his Virulence at Helminth.
8. Echoes of Veilbreaker: Hotfix 32.1.24 Nov 2022
   • ChangedAdjusted more offsets for the Shard Bane Ephemera on Nidus, Gendel, Chroma, Lavos, Frost, Hildryn, Atlas, Rhino, Ash, and Vauban.