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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)
Pestilent Swarm and Centipede Spirit Explained
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The Centipede Spirit is one of the four guardian spirits of the Spiritborn in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about how Pestilent Swarm works, all skills and aspects related to it, and the Centipede spirit mechanics here!
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What is Pestilent Swarm?
Homing AoE Damage that Persists
Pestilent Swarm is a skill effect that spawns a group of insects to consistently deal AoE Poison damage and seeks out nearby enemies. This is only an effect associated by certain items and skills and is not considered as an actual skill itself.
All Pestilent Swarm Related Skills
Spiritborn Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Touch of Death
|
Strike an enemy and infect them, dealing XX% damage and applying YY% Poisoning damage over 9 seconds. When the infection expires or the host dies, a swarm hatches and seeks enemies for 9 seconds, dealing ZZ% damage per hit. You can have up to 3 swarms active at once. |
Spiritborn Skill Upgrades
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
 Exalted Devourer
|
While The Devourer is active, if a Non-Boss enemy's remaining Life becomes Poisoned they die instantly and unleash a Pestilent Swarm that deals XX% damage per hit to enemies it passes through. |
All Pestilent Swarm Related Aspects
Spiritborn Aspects
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Aspect of Infestation
|
Lucky Hit: Centipede Skills have up to a 35% chance to spawn a Pestilent Swarm from the target which deals (X-X) Poison damage per hit.;Pestilent Swarms now also deal 100% of their Base damage as Poisoning damage over 6 seconds. |
|
Aspect of Pestilence
|
Stinger spawns a Pestilent Swarm at its target location which deals 35-65% of Stinger's Base damage per hit.;Pestilent Swarms now last 50% longer and spiral outwards. |
All Pestilent Swarm Related Items
Spiritborn Uniques
| Equipment | Effect and Affixes |
|---|---|
 Ring of Writhing Moon
(Ring) |
Effect: A Pestilent Swarm spawns from you every 10 seconds, dealing 228 - 423 Poison damage per hit. Your Pestilent Swarms now orbit around you and generate 1 Vigor per hit. Item Affixes: ・+ 37.5% Lightning and Poison Resistance ・+ 7.0 - 8.0% Critical Strike Chance ・+ 17.5 - 23.0% Movement Speed ・Lucky Hit: Up to a 43.3 - 47.2% Chance to Make Enemies Vulnerable for 2 Seconds ・+ 4 to Unrestrained Power |
Centipede Spirit Mechanics
Spirit Hall Specialization
| Guardian | Effects |
|---|---|
 Centipede (Primary) |
Hitting an enemy with a Centipede Skill reduces their Damage by 2.5% and Slows them by 10% for 3 seconds, stacking up to a maximum of 8 times. All Skills are now also Centipede Skills. |
| Centipede (Secondary) |
Heal for 1% of your Maximum Life for every Nearby enemy you've Poisoned in the last 3 seconds, up 5%. |
The Centipede spirit is one of the four guardian spirits you can slot in as either your Primary or Secondary Spirit Hall specialization for the Spiritborn class. This spirit specializes in applying various buffs, debuffs, and crowd control effects to your poison attacks, which makes it great for handling mobs and prolonged fights.
Who is the Centipede Spirit?
Balazan the Centipede
The Centipede, or otherwise known as Balazan the Centipede, is one of the Spiritborn's guardian spirit that symbolizes the manifestation of the inescapable cycle of death. It drains the strength of its enemies to sustain itself using poison attacks and disruptive crowd control.
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