Master Toxicist

Master Toxicist is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Pathfinder, granting a chance for Poisons that the player applies during any flask effect, to be much more potent. It also causes the strongest poison^{[citation needed]} stack affecting a killed enemy to be reapplied to all nearby enemies in a circular area. This effect also only works during any flask effect.

Mechanics

• The secondary effect of this passive is often referred to by the community as "poison proliferation". However, contrary to the standard proliferation mechanics, poisons are reapplied instantly upon killing a poisoned enemy, and don't remain on its corpse. The area of effect of this mechanic cannot be modified.^{[citation needed]}

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now has “Poisons you inflict during any Flask Effect have 20% chance to deal 100% more Damage” (previously 30%).
3.13.0	No longer requires Nature's Reprisal as a prerequisite. No longer grants 10% more Chaos Damage with Attack Skills, no longer converts 10% of Physical Damage to Chaos Damage, no longer grants 10% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage and no longer causes you to lose Virulence 50% slower. Now causes nearby enemies to be Poisoned when you kill a Poisoned Enemy during any Flask Effect, and causes Poisons you inflict during any Flask Effect to have 30% chance to deal 100% more Damage (from 40%).
3.4.0	Added to the game.