Poisonous Ghost

Mobile: Kill Elite Catfish Warrior 5 times.

> "*+1 Blade Wave charge when you hit enemies 12 times within 10s.
> ? Release a blade wave that penetrates enemies. The higher the enemy's current total HP, the greater the DMG dealt.*"
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 This weapon cannot be used in  Dual-Wield.

Primary fire slashes quickly in a wide arc, hitting all enemies in front of you within a very short range. The first 2 slashes do not consume any ammo can be used even if the magazine is empty.  Decay? will not be inflicted if the magazine is empty however.

Every 3rd hit in rapid succession delivers a more powerful downwards strike with longer range, dealing +60% damage with a guaranteed Decay effect and staggering enemies, while consuming  3 in the process. If the magazine is empty, the bonus damage does not occur and Decay will not be inflicted.

Every time 12 hits are inflicted, 1 use is added to the  Weapon Skill?, up to 3. Failing to hit an enemy within 10 seconds after the last hit or swapping weapons will remove all progress made towards the next use, requiring another 12 hits.

Upon using the  Weapon Skill?, a massive green wave of energy is launched forward a moderate distance, piercing through solid objects and all enemies, staggering them dealing  True? damage based on the enemy's current  Health? and  Shields?/ Armor?. Normal enemies take 25%, Elites take 12% and Bosses take 5% of their current Health and Shields/Armor. Some enemies (such as those with physical shields like Shielded Crossbowmen) may get hit multiple times by each energy wave, dealing even more damage.

The weapon skill also deals 50% of the weapon's damage afterwards. Because of this, it may be worse than regular slashes when used against weak or injured enemies. It is best used against tough enemies that aren't very injured, or against large groups due to the piercing effect.

## Impactful Inscriptions

* ◆ +50% weapon DMG when attacking the enemy with decay effect increases damage greatly due to the very high elemental effect chance. (Inscription is Rare for melee weapons)
* ◆ *Spread elemental effects*(full text) allows spreading the  Decay? effect around extremely quickly, constantly slowing down every enemy nearby.
* ◆ *+Lucky Shot on ammo consumption*(full text) can be used at 0 ammo, granting the full bonus with the  Weapon Skill?.

## Ineffective Inscriptions.

Poisonous Ghost receives average bonuses from most inscriptions compared to other weapons.

## Possible Exclusive Inscriptions

Poisonous Ghost has more than one weapon-specific exclusive inscription:

* ◈ +100% Lucky shot chance on the next hit after hitting an enemy twice greatly increases the damage of the 3rd successful hit. This works perfectly for boosting the 3rd more powerful slash.
* ◈ Weapon skill deals +45% DMG for each enemy it passes through greatly increases the damage of the  Weapon Skill? based on the number of enemies hit, dealing massive damage against large groups.

It may instead have a common inscription:

* ◈ *+65% DMG vs any elemental effect*(full text) is very reliable because of its high elemental effect chance.
* ◈ *+30% Movement Speed, +100% Lucky Shot on kill*(full text) greatly improves mobility and the damage output of the next hit, making chaining kills extremely effective.
* ◈ *50% multi hit*(full text) increases DPS by 70% against enemies that are alone, such as elites and bosses.
* ◈ *+50% DMG vs groups*(full text) increases DPS by 50% against enemies that are together in groups.
* ◈ *+15% total DMG each elemental effect*(full text) stacks very quickly because of its high elemental effect chance.
* ◈ +10% Lucky Shot Chance for 3s whenever hit an enemy (up to 150%). stacks at a quick rate, stacking even faster when hitting multiple enemies.

## Notes

* Despite Dragon Qian taking less damage from other percentage-based attacks such as  Miasma?, they do not take less damage from Poisonous Ghost's weapon skill. This makes it especially effective when they show up, as it can deal up to 58% of Dragon Qian's Health if all 3 blade waves hit.