Infector
(Infectors)
Weapon
Causes parasitic infection of the target which then burst allowing the release of alien life forms
Attaching mods to your weapon will adjust the appearance of those areas.
Stats
Important Note: These stats are not 100% confirmed, they may need to be adjusted based on bonus rolls or mods. Especially the DMG values, since Power Rating and Rarity now affect them.
| Bug DMG | 32 |
| DMG | 4 |
| Fire Rate | 8.8 |
| Homing Range | 20 |
| Mag | 20 |
| Reload | 2.5 |
Possible Masteries
Common Mastery Rolls
x1.02 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
x1.03 Range
Uncommon Mastery Rolls
x1.04 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
x1.06 Range
x0.9 Recoil Per Shot
Rare Mastery Rolls
+15% speed boost for 5 seconds after a full reload
x1.09 Clip Size
x1.06 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
x1.09 Range
x0.85 Recoil Per Shot
Epic Mastery Rolls
x1.1 +10% Movement Speed
+30% speed boost for 5 seconds after a full reload
x1.2 -20% Reload while standing still
x1.15 Clip Size
x1.08 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
On full reload, reduce EGO Power cooldown by 5 seconds
x1.12 Range
x1.08 Rate of Fire
x0.8 Recoil Per Shot
x0.88 Reload Time
Legendary Mastery Rolls
x1.15 +15% Movement Speed
+45% speed boost for 5 seconds after a full reload
x1.3 -30% Reload while standing still
x1.3 Clip Size
x1.05 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
x1.1 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
On full reload, reduce EGO Power cooldown by 10 seconds
x1.15 Range
x1.1 Rate of Fire
x0.75 Recoil Per Shot
x0.85 Reload Time
Supreme Mastery Rolls
x1.2 +20% Movement Speed
+50% speed boost for 5 seconds after a full reload
x1.4 -40% Reload while standing still
x1.45 Clip Size
x1.1 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
x1.12 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
On full reload, reduce EGO Power cooldown by 15 seconds
x1.18 Range
x1.12 Rate of Fire
x0.6 Recoil Per Shot
x0.8 Reload Time
Possible Bonus Rolls
Weapons created after February 2015
Common Bonus Rolls
15 Clip Size
5 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
5 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
1 Range
3 Rate of Fire
-10 Reload Time
Uncommon Bonus Rolls
30 Clip Size
10 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
10 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
2 Range
5 Rate of Fire
-15 Reload Time
Rare Bonus Rolls
45 Clip Size
15 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
15 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
3 Range
10 Rate of Fire
-20 Reload Time
Epic Bonus Rolls
+5% Health Damage
+5% Durability Damage
On full reload, +3% Shield Steal for 3 seconds (10s cooldown)
+10% bug damage for 3 seconds after shield fully recharges
+5% Armor Penetration
10% EGO power recharge on full reload
On full reload, +3% Life Steal for 3 seconds (10s cooldown)
+5% Shield Damage
Legendary Bonus Rolls
60 Clip Size
20 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
20 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
4 Range
15 Rate of Fire
-30 Reload Time
Supreme Bonus Rolls
75 Clip Size
25 Infector Bug Damage (Rating Mod)
25 Infector Impact and DoT Damage (Rating Mod)
20 Rate of Fire
-40 Reload Time
Weapons created before February 2015
Common Bonus Rolls
5 Clip Size
1 Rate of Fire
-5 Reload Time
Uncommon Bonus Rolls
10 Clip Size
3 Rate of Fire
-10 Reload Time
Rare Bonus Rolls
15 Clip Size
5 Rate of Fire
-15 Reload Time
Epic Bonus Rolls
10% EGO power recharge on full reload
+10% bug damage for 3 seconds after shield fully recharges
25% of stowed weapon clip reloaded on a kill
+15% DMG on next grenade after a kill (expires after 10 sec.)
Legendary Bonus Rolls
25 Clip Size
10 Rate of Fire
Supreme Bonus Rolls
+5% Durability Damage
+5% Health Damage
On full reload, +3% Life Steal for 3 seconds (10s cooldown)
+5% Shield Damage
+5% Armor Penetration
On full reload, +3% Shield Steal for 3 seconds (10s cooldown)
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Contained In
25 most recent threads that mention "Infector"
Dev Tracker
25 most recent dev posts that mention "Infector"
maverick07: Weapon Tables
10 years ago (March 20, 2014, 5:39 pm)
Turned out great Tek! Now that it's public I'm sure we can get anything else we missed soon. I was glad I could help in some way. Though you and F8ng did most of it :o.Yeah Infector numbers still...
Tekrunner: Arktech Revolution: The March of Progress
10 years ago (March 28, 2014, 7:16 am)
*totally expects level scaling to only affect syringes on infectors, and not hatch, DoT or parasites*On the other hand, this would be a perfect occasion to fix rarity damage bonuses on these...
maverick07: WarMaster problems
10 years ago (March 28, 2014, 7:38 am)
It would seem so. Was in a few fails tonight, and we had the same problem, too many people trying to leech points from the people actually dealing damage with BMGs and Infectors.I don't even have...
maverick07: How do you get an Infector?
10 years ago (April 3, 2014, 12:10 am)
If I remember right certain types of weapons don't spawn for you until you reach a certain EGO level. That's how it used to be anyway, that might have changed at some point, but eventually you'll get...Tekrunner: Ground Pounders/Clusterdrops and Swam Cannons
10 years ago (April 4, 2014, 5:13 pm)
I've seen damage numbers higher than the card value when using mine, but I don't think they scale fully.Infectors don't scale right either. Only needle damage is increased.
And I've heard that...
Tekrunner: The Reason War Masters fail.
10 years ago (April 18, 2014, 4:17 am)
/zone PSA: the Warmaster grants a large point bonus on kill, so if you want them keys and forge, put away your BMG and infectors and start doing some actual damage!It would also probably help if...
Tekrunner: Has anyone noticed regarding Infectors
10 years ago (April 28, 2014, 5:02 am)
As far as I know, the stalker synergy has never applied any bonus range to infectors.Bug damage not scaling properly is kind of a bigger issue though.
Etaew: BMG/Infector Legendary mods...
10 years ago (April 30, 2014, 5:58 am)
Speaking of Legendary mods, I need a collection thread to update DD. Where are these mods found and can I have screenshots? :)Etaew: BMG/Infector Legendary mods...
10 years ago (April 30, 2014, 7:08 am)
Ah I didn't think to look on those vendors, I just don't use them. Thanks :)Tekrunner: ... about infectors
10 years ago (May 8, 2014, 7:07 pm)
That is strange, because cankers are supposed to tick two times a second (or I should rather say that that's what they normally do, since I don't know if them ticking twice as fast as other infectors...Tsort: Daily/weekly contracts and caeruleum cores impossible to get on patch 1.509
10 years ago (May 14, 2014, 12:06 pm)
I've beaten Two Hulkers several times with a BMG/infector loadout. Since I was a lower EGO character, my job was to heal and shield (and revive) my buddies with the BMG and mark one of the two...Tsort: dots damage type Infector is too weak in PVE gameplays
10 years ago (May 15, 2014, 5:55 am)
Just a thought........ Since PVP is meant to be evened out, why not scale down all players to EGO 0001 instead of scaling them up? Surely the balance wouldn't be off if all weapons defect to their...Atticus Batman: Still one question about nano vs no nano weapons
10 years ago (May 30, 2014, 7:40 am)
Doubtful, since they have said NO bmgs or infectors do nano effect damage.Atticus Batman: Idea for new EGO power
10 years ago (July 1, 2014, 3:38 am)
You want to dummon a hellbug then just use a hatchling grenade or an infector, because those spawn baby hellbugs, ie hatchlings.Atticus Batman: Need an increasing cooldown for vehicles to avoid spam during incursions
10 years ago (July 1, 2014, 8:07 am)
If another person spawns their car, it has hitpoints so you can destroy it. Some have friends spawn a car then use an infector to fill it with bugs so it gets destroyed and lots of hatchlings run...PhantasieTrion: 2.200 to PTS - IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS PLS READ
10 years ago (August 1, 2014, 8:52 pm)
Updated PTS again today at 3:30 PM.Here are the rough patch notes (some of these were on PTS already, but the notes didn't specify it)
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* Infector weapon comparisons are now more...
maverick07: 2.200 - Silicon Valley - Infector Card Damage UI changes
10 years ago (August 1, 2014, 10:35 pm)
Nice indeed! So it looks like the left number is the hatch DMG amount, and the right number is damage per tick on it's DoT, looking forward to this :).Market: question
10 years ago (September 23, 2014, 3:15 pm)
Coit Tower in San Fran has BMG and Infector modsRashere: A Defiance Solstice - 2.405 (Updated) to PTS
9 years ago (December 11, 2014, 11:31 pm)
Random rolls for the base guns, though they guarantee a rad nano (even on the infector, launcher, and det which I personally find kinda cool) and the Saturnalia mod synergy. The named ones are all...Fuzzy: Trading my Milking Maid Detinator for SS NAMED SMG, Pistol, Sniper or Infector
9 years ago (January 4, 2015, 8:11 pm)
Try posting it in one of the sub-sections here: http://forums.defiance.com/forumdisplay.php?43-Need-Want-%28Trading-Post%29You haven't said which platform you're on or which server you're playing...
Atticus Batman: Why no sights for infectors?
9 years ago (January 19, 2015, 6:40 am)
The don't come in white, green or blue last I knew. Which is why you can not get them in vendors. If they do now come in white green and blue, people need to repeatedly askthem in the weekly Q @=& A...Rashere: infector bug dmg?
9 years ago (January 20, 2015, 8:05 pm)
It's being worked on. Bugs don't seem to be scaling to the EGO of the weapon properly.Rashere
maverick07: Coming Change to Weapon Rarity Bonuses
9 years ago (January 20, 2015, 6:45 pm)
Yes. Infectors will also have Range, DMG, and Bug DMG rolls and those rolls will be available all the way up to legendary.maverick07: Defiance 2.600 to PTS: Colony Courtship!
9 years ago (January 27, 2015, 8:11 pm)
Yep and I can't say I'm surprised. For each person that says it's broken, someone else will claim it does increase range on BMGs and Infectors, when it never has.Rashere: Defiance 2.600 to PTS: Colony Courtship!
9 years ago (January 28, 2015, 2:56 am)
Actually, I just found the problem with Stalker and fixed it so it'll work with infectors now instead.Rashere: Defiance 2.600 to PTS: Colony Courtship!
9 years ago (January 29, 2015, 2:56 am)
It's increasing range now, like it says it does, and working for infectors.Rashere
Fuzzy: So much useless weapons after rarity bonus change
9 years ago (January 29, 2015, 2:17 pm)
No, you understood that wrong. Every roll listed on DD in the new system will appear like this on weapons BUT you cannot get multiple rolls anymore.So infectors can get a legendary stat of...
Nefarious: The Enervator: New From VBI
9 years ago (January 29, 2015, 9:53 pm)
hurray.. another Infector.. let alone another Canker.How about VBI does some new innovations to their VBI Armada or VBI TACC Auto Shotgun instead of making another 100th version of a top of the...
Rashere: Changes to Stalker
9 years ago (February 5, 2015, 2:30 am)
They're two different things. Range increases the maximum range of the weapon or, in the case of infectors, the homing range of the needles. Falloff distance increases the distance you can be from...Rashere: MK II Event Jackpots: glitch... or meant to be?
9 years ago (March 26, 2015, 6:08 pm)
There's a difference between the UI being updated and the actual damage increasing. Infectors and detonators do their damage through secondary means (dots/bugs and secondary explosions respectively),...CM Kiwibird: T4 Sol's Prominence Infector mod..... Really Trion is this a joke?
9 years ago (July 7, 2015, 12:09 am)
Hey there folks, Infector mods shouldn't drop from the Sol's Prominence Crate, sorry for the confusion there! Fortunately, this should be a pretty rare occurrence. If you've pulled an Infector mod...CM Kiwibird: T4 Sol's Prominence Infector mod..... Really Trion is this a joke?
9 years ago (July 7, 2015, 12:09 am)
That's the same synergy lock box. :)The Emancipator only drops from The Emancipator: Sol's Prominence Crate.
CM Kiwibird: T4 Sol's Prominence Infector mod..... Really Trion is this a joke?
9 years ago (July 7, 2015, 1:27 am)
Yup, that's what it is.CM Kiwibird: T4 Sol's Prominence Infector mod..... Really Trion is this a joke?
9 years ago (July 7, 2015, 5:10 pm)
Yes, the daily rewards are different. That's a Major Arkfall Reward Chest, it should pull the same Sol's Prominence synergy. It's the same as completing one of the event arkfalls. Link to Defiance...CM Kiwibird: It's great that you fixed the infector mod thing but...
9 years ago (July 9, 2015, 12:06 am)
Hey there folks, we definitely fixed it! Right now, we're tracking down data on how many are out there. Once we finish with that, we'll be able to begin planning our next move on this front.CM Kiwibird: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 12:57 am)
Ark hunters,We have tracked down all the Epic Sol's Prominence Infector Mods in Defiance! As always, we do appreciate your patience. We are in the process of awarding players with a The...
CM Kiwibird: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 2:11 am)
We go by logs of the mod being acquired. :) Those don't go away when you vendor things.Destromathe: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 2:30 am)
This is for any Sol's Prominence T4 Infector mods obtained in any way from the Midsummer Mutiny event, whether it be loot drops or the Crates from the store.Destromathe: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 2:30 am)
I saw you on my list Konstantinov. Glad to hear you got your boxes, and sorry for giving you so many useless mods in the first place! We will make sure this does not happen again in the future.Destromathe: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 8:18 pm)
Can you please clarify this? I have not heard about T5 mods having incorrect stats recently. Thanks!Destromathe: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 8:18 pm)
Hey All,I wanted to give a quick update that the grants are still ongoing, and will finish by tonight. Any crates you receive will be in your claimables. We are not actually removing your...
CM Kiwibird: It's great that you fixed the infector mod thing but...
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 9:53 pm)
The grant will finish later on tonight folks. :) Don't worry if yours hasn't gone through just yet, it will.CM Kiwibird: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 10, 2015, 11:16 pm)
Update: This grant is now complete. Thanks for your patience, all! :)CM Kiwibird: It's great that you fixed the infector mod thing but...
9 years ago (July 11, 2015, 12:46 am)
Nope. You can do whatever you want with those.CM Kiwibird: Sol's Prominence Infector Mods
9 years ago (July 14, 2015, 1:37 am)
Hey there folks, we performed an additional grant to catch these extra cases. Make sure that you have logged out, logged back in, and checked claims.Please note that this grant did not include...
Rashere: Detonator Intensifier Chips don't work on Ground Pounders
9 years ago (August 21, 2015, 9:21 pm)
Nah, the damage applies on the pounder. It just doesn't show up on the UI card.The lord wasn't getting the bonus at all since infectors do their damage through a different vector. Different...
CM Kiwibird: infector mods from sol's prom
9 years ago (September 3, 2015, 4:23 pm)
The crate compensation was applied to the accounts in July, the mods remain. You can do whatever you want with them now. :) I took a peek at your account and it looks like you got your crate on July...CM Kiwibird: infector mods from sol's prom
9 years ago (September 3, 2015, 8:09 pm)
Yes, you can do whatever you'd like to do with the remaining mods.Rashere: Hallow Point Jackpots
9 years ago (October 15, 2015, 8:28 pm)
Infectors don't generally have nanos. It takes some custom work to make it happen.Rashere: rashere /destromath. GP rig DMG issue is still active pls help
8 years ago (October 20, 2015, 12:32 am)
That's how infector bugs work, unfortunately. You'll get lifesteal off the initial damage and the dot since those come straight from the weapon, but the bugs are a spawned NPC and only affected by...Rashere: Defiance Patch New Frontier Harvest To PTS
8 years ago (November 6, 2015, 3:37 am)
Mechanically, its similar to an infector bug rather than a spawned object. They spawn and attack nearby targets.Rashere: December Synergy to PTS
8 years ago (December 9, 2015, 1:45 am)
Nano converters for weapons that don't have nanos normally (like infectors, RLs, dets) do not exist.Rashere: New Weapons Coming to PTS: Explosive Hatchling Guns
8 years ago (January 21, 2016, 2:13 am)
Neither explosive weapons nor infectors support nanos in their base forms, only JP weapons. These are the same. There will be JP versions with nanos, but not the base weapons.Rashere: New Weapons Coming to PTS: Explosive Hatchling Guns
8 years ago (January 21, 2016, 10:44 pm)
Maybe. Getting nanos on the random weapons that don't normally have them, like explosives and infectors, is tricky. I want to make the sure guns are fit for use as-is first before adding more things...Rashere: New Weapons Coming to PTS: Explosive Hatchling Guns
8 years ago (January 21, 2016, 10:44 pm)
They'll work on the explosive effect. The issue with the intensifiers is specific to infectors (and bmgs actually) because they do their damage through a different path that isn't affected by normal...Rashere: Colony Courtship '16 Weapons, Synergy, and Jackpots Preview
8 years ago (January 22, 2016, 8:40 pm)
Couple other things:I'm going to see about getting electric on the infector. That'll be interesting.
I may try to get a recoil roll on the BR. Not sure what I want to give up there for it yet....
Rashere: New Weapons Coming to PTS: Explosive Hatchling Guns
8 years ago (January 25, 2016, 8:09 pm)
Just like an infector, effects that specifically increase bug damage will increase these as well. General purpose damage effects do not.Rashere: Colony Courtship '16 Weapons, Synergy, and Jackpots Preview
8 years ago (February 3, 2016, 12:00 am)
Yep. They are a combination of rocket launcher/detonator bonuses and infector ones.Rashere: Colony Courtship '16 Weapons, Synergy, and Jackpots Preview
8 years ago (February 3, 2016, 12:00 am)
That's part of why the bugs have a shortened lifespan and the fire rate on the weapons is controlled. They don't spawn that much quicker than from a quick infector.ZamboniChaos: Hat Crazy Summer - bugs found so far.
7 years ago (May 23, 2017, 9:33 pm)
Thanks for the heads up! We're looking into the missing infector mods now.Images
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