Fervor
In-game affix panel, launch build: hitting an enemy raises Physical and Magic Damage for 3 seconds, stacking up to 5 times — +0.4% per level per stack, reaching +2% at Lv5. From Lv5 it also grants Defense Penetration +2.5%, but only while you are holding 3 stacks or more.
Applies to 23 September 2026 updateUpdated
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- Tier
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- Value
- In-game affix panel, launch build: hitting an enemy raises Physical and Magic Damage for 3 seconds, stacking up to 5 times — +0.4% per level per stack, reaching +2% at Lv5. From Lv5 it also grants Defense Penetration +2.5%, but only while you are holding 3 stacks or more.
- Applies to
- 23 September 2026 update
- Balance passes
- 1 line, latest 2026-09-15
When to use it
Rated a larger damage buff than its alternatives for classes that attack fast enough to hold the stacks. A second launch-week guide transcribes the name as "Fervid" — spelling unconfirmed.
Builds using this
- Blackarrow — full-draw ranged — Legacy Gaming explains it at 16:30A stacking buff the class keeps up easily because of its attack speed. Rated a bigger damage buff than some alternatives, but entirely dependent on uptime, so higher risk and higher reward.
- Shadowstrix — dual blades, wound explosion — Master Deemo explains it at 16:30Stacks fastest on this class because of its attack speed. Target level 5 with the third wine.
What the balance passes changed
- 2026-09-15 · CutDamage boost effect slightly reduced. The only gem affix in the pass, and no figure is published for it.
Direction is the patch note’s own word, not a verdict on whether the affix is now good. Patch notes and update history.
Where this comes from
Opens at 06:40, where the affix is explained. Full citation below.
A second source describes it independently, listed below.
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Sources for this page
- PhaseShifter — This Seer Build CARRIES Your Team HARD — Launch build, published 5 August 2026. Works through the Affix Details screen with tooltips open — source for the launch-build Fervor and Creation tables and for the game’s own definition of a Construct.
- Legacy Gaming — Ultimate Blackarrow Class Guide — Launch build, published 1 August 2026. Source for Blackarrow talents, affixes and the three systems that grant affixes.