Plagueborn

Plagueborn branch of Soul Tree is focused around manipulating and spreading Disease and Rot. Plagueborn also branches off into 2 more branches, Corruptive Epidemic and Withering Decay.

Plagueborn nodes allow players to apply additional debuffs when enemies are affected with Disease (Deals Disease damage for the duration), and Blood Plague (Stronger disease) and Rot (-3 walkspeed and -20 armour for the duration) debuff, which is applied from the Rotspike weapon, so getting it is a must if you plan on going with the Plagueborn.

Corruptive Epidemic sub-branch is about spreading Disease further and doing more damage. One of the more unique things about this branch is the Carrier of Corruption node, which has 20% to reanimate an enemy that dies while being inflicted with Disease, Rot or Blood Plague. The reanimated enemy will last for short duration and attack nearby enemies.

Withering Decay sub-branch on the other hand, is focused around debuffs, specifically reducing enemies mana, healing or increasing the damage the enemy takes.

There are a total of 22 nodes:

Plagueborn

Virulent Strain
Septic Wounds
Blood Plague Infusion
Contagion
Insidious Growth
Plagued Vitality

Corruptive Epidemic

Festering Blow
Pathogenic Pulse
Viral Cascade
Pestilent Wave
Carriers of Corruption
Ravenous Outbreak
Ravenous Outbreak II Alpha
Ravenous Outbreak II Beta
Epidemic Catalyst

Withering Decay

Withering Soul
Crippling Infection
Sapping Plague
Erosion
Virulent Suppression
Blighted Endurance
Decay’s Embrace

To unlock these nodes, you will need Soul Points.

Plagueborn

All Plagueborn Nodes All Corruptive Epidemic Nodes All Withering Decay Nodes

All Plagueborn Nodes

Name	Description	SP Required
Virulent Strain	Disease damage has a 10% chance to apply Disease for 5 seconds.	1
Septic Wounds	Enemies affected by Rot take 5% more damage from you.	1
Blood Plague Infusion	Critical strikes on enemies affected by Rot will apply Blood Plague for 4 seconds.	3
Contagion	When an enemy affected by Rot dies, they will release a Rot Cloud, infecting nearby enemies with Rot.	2
Insidious Growth	Each tick of Rot and Disease has a 5% chance to spread Rot to a nearby enemy.	2
Plagued Vitality	While near an enemy affected by Rot, Disease, or Blood Plague, you regenerate and additional 1.25% of your maximum mana per second.	2

All Corruptive Epidemic Nodes

Name	Description	SP Required
Festering Blow	Striking a Disease-affected enemy increases their Disease duration by 0.2 seconds. *Locks Out Withering Soul*	1
Pathogenic Pulse	Every time Rot or Disease spread to a new enemy, the new host will take 10% Increased Disease Damage for 10 seconds.	2
Viral Cascade	When Rot spread to 3 or more enemies at once, it will cause a Rot Explosion, dealing 10 Disease Damage and applying Blood Plague to nearby enemies.	3
Pestilent Wave	Every time Blood Plague is applied, it increases your attack speed by 5% for 4 seconds. (Stacks up to 15%)	2
Carriers of Corruption	If an enemy afflicted by Rot, Disease, or Blood Plague die, they have a 20% chance to reanimate for 10 seconds, attacking nearby enemies before collapsing.	2
Ravenous Outbreak	If the Rot Explosion affects at least 5 enemies, the effect will re-detonate after 2 seconds but deal half of the original damage.	2
Ravenous Outbreak II Alpha	Requirement reduced to 4 enemies. *Locks Out Ravenous Outbreak II Beta*	1
Ravenous Outbreak II Beta	Detonation now deals 75% of the original damage. *Locks Out Ravenous Outbreak II Alpha*	1
Epidemic Catalyst	Your Rot can spread 25% further. Your chances of “Insidious Growth” to trigger is now doubled.	3

All Withering Decay Nodes

Name	Description	SP Required
Withering Soul	Enemies affected by Blood Plague now regenerate mana 15% slower. *Locks Out Festering Blow*	1
Crippling Infection	Rot and Disease infected enemies now run 10% slower	2
Sapping Plague	Each tick of Blood Plague has a 12.5% chance to drain mana from the enemy, restoring 2% of your maximum mana.	2
Erosion	Enemies suffering from Rot or Disease will now take 5% Increased Damage from ALL Elemental Sources. (Stacks up to 15%)	2
Virulent Suppression	When you apply Blood Plague to an enemy, their healing received is reduced by 10% for 5 seconds.	2
Blighted Endurance	While within 15 studs of an enemy infected with Blood Plague you gain 5% damage resistance.	2
Decay’s Embrace	Your Disease ticks now have a 15% chance to consume 1% of the enemy’s maximum mana. If the enemy’s mana is above 30%, this effect is doubled.	3