Festering Strike

Festering Strike
Festering Strike Row 1 Unholy death knight talent Replaces [Rune Strike] Melee range 2 Runes Instant Requires Melee Weapon Strikes for (116% of Attack power) Physical damage and infects the target with 2-3 Festering Wounds. Festering Wound A pustulent lesion that will burst on death or when damaged by Scourge Strike, dealing (22.77% of Attack power) Shadow damage and generating 3 Runic Power.
Properties
Class	Death knight
School	Physical
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Improvements	[Bursting Sores], [Festermight], [Improved Festering Strike], [Necrotic Wounds], [Reaping]
Related debuff
Festering Wound Suffering from a wound that will deal (22.77% of Attack power) Shadow damage when damaged by Scourge Strike. Duration: 30 seconds

Festering Strike is a Unholy death knight ability that applies Festering Wound.

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2023-07-31): Festering Wound damage is now increased by 230% in PvP combat (was 250%).
  
• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Festering Wound damage is now increased by 250% in PvP combat.
  
• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Festering Wound damage increased by 10%.
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 Unholy talent (was a level 10 Unholy ability).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 10 (was 55).
  
• Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Festering Strike and Festering Wounds damage increased by 15%.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned. Now deals Physical damage and infects the target with 2 to 4 stacks of Festering Wound.
  
• Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Damage has been increased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2015-01-13): Festering Strike's damage has been increased by 28%.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Damage increased by 12.5%. Now has a new icon.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now an Unholy specialization ability. Weapon damage increased from 150% to 200%.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.
  

External links

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