Bug Spray

Bug Spray is a conditional offensive Artifact built around one enemy family. While the current target is Mold, it raises both Damage and Falter by 30%, so it pressures the enemy's Health and its posture at the same time. The cost is a defensive vulnerability rather than a lost stat: Dylan takes twice as much Infected buildup. That makes Bug Spray a targeted counter — very efficient against Mold, inactive against everything else, and risky wherever Infected is already a threat.

The bonus only checks the target's family. If the encounter has no Mold enemy, there is no offensive bonus at all, only the tradeoff stays on Dylan.

Against a Mold target, Bug Spray adds 30% Damage and 30% Falter at once. Most damage Artifacts change a single axis; Bug Spray changes two. Its cost is not a stat on the same axes — it is a status vulnerability on Dylan, so the tradeoff shows up in how fast Infected builds on you, not in a smaller Damage number.

1. 1 · Target is a Mold enemy

   The condition is the target's enemy family, not your Health, your ability or a one-time trigger.

2. 2 · Damage +30%

   Attacks against a Mold target deal 30% more Damage. The verified damage scope is confirmed against the shipped game.

3. 3 · Falter +30%

   The same attacks also build 30% more Falter against that Mold target.

4. 4 · Infected buildup received ×2

   On Dylan, incoming Infected buildup is doubled while Bug Spray is equipped.

Damage and Falter stay separate axes: Bug Spray is not a single 'offense +60%' value, and whether other damage sources inherit the bonus is confirmed against the shipped game.

Mold is not a size, a location or a look — it is the target's enemy family. An enemy either belongs to the Mold family in the game's enemy data or it does not, and Bug Spray reacts only to that classification. Because the check is per target, a mixed encounter activates the bonus only while you are hitting a Mold enemy.

The confirmed Mold family list, and any boss that also counts as Mold, are published only after the enemy registry verifies them.

Most Artifact listings describe the effect as +30% Damage and Falter against Mold enemies. Some recent vendor coverage instead writes it as Blunt Damage and Falter. The two are not the same claim: a generic Damage bonus reaches more sources than a Blunt-only bonus. This site keeps the scope open until the production modifier registry confirms which one the Artifact actually modifies.

The number 30% is consistent across recent sources; the damage scope is not. Treat the scope as verified only against the production modifier registry.

Bug Spray doubles the rate Dylan receives Infected buildup. It does not double Infected damage, Infected duration or the active penalty, and it does not make an enemy infect you instantly. Buildup is the meter that fills toward the Infected state; doubling it means you reach that state sooner from the same sources, not that the state itself becomes twice as strong.

The drawback is described from Dylan's side: it changes what you receive, not what you inflict. Effects that apply Infected to enemies are a different direction and are not strengthened by Bug Spray.

Bug Spray's tradeoff is an incoming-status vulnerability, so status-resistance Artifacts are the natural answer. Face Mask targets Infected buildup specifically; Worn Eraser reduces negative-status buildup more broadly. Both work in the opposite direction to Bug Spray, so pairing them is sensible whenever the Infected risk matters more than the extra offensive slot.

Whether Face Mask cancels Bug Spray completely depends on the resistance value and the order modifiers are applied, which is confirmed against the shipped game before any net number is published.

Both Artifacts specialize against Mold, but they pay for it differently. Bug Spray buys offense with an Infected vulnerability; Molding Bar pairs Mold offense with Infected immunity and a Health restriction. Which one is better depends on whether the risk you cannot afford is Infected or a capped Health bar — not on a single power number.

Molding Bar's exact Damage and Falter values, and its full tradeoff, are confirmed against the shipped game before they are treated as fixed. Do not rank the two Artifacts on unverified numbers alone.

Bug Spray sits where the Mold family, the Damage axis, the Falter axis and the Infected status meet. The relations below explain why it interacts with the mitigation Artifacts and the Mold specialization peer; they are not a verified stacking result.

These are relationships derived from shared mechanics, not verified stacking numbers. Combined Damage, Falter and Infected results are confirmed in-game before they are published.

Bug Spray's value depends on two questions at once: how much of the fight is Mold, and whether you can absorb the extra Infected. Answer both before equipping it — a Mold-heavy fight you cannot survive is not a good Bug Spray fight.

There is no single number for how good Bug Spray is in an encounter. What matters is how many targets are verified Mold and how much Infected pressure the fight applies. A Mold-dominant fight with manageable status risk is the ideal case; a fight with almost no Mold never activates the Artifact.

• No Mold targets

  No verified trigger. The bonus never applies; only the Infected vulnerability stays on Dylan.

• A few Mold targets

  Medium relevance: the bonus applies only while you are hitting a Mold enemy.

• Mold-dominated encounter

  High relevance, provided you can absorb the doubled Infected buildup.

Mold density is a decision aid, not a hidden score. The page gives the reason, not a fake precision value.

Bug Spray is a vendor Artifact, not a quest or exploration reward. You buy the Untapped Bug Spray from the Central Vendor once its stock reaches Vendor Level III, then craft it into the usable Artifact at the Artifact Formation.

1. 1 · Reach Vendor Level III

   Upgrade the Central vendor until its stock reaches Vendor Level III.

2. 2 · Buy the Untapped Bug Spray

   Current vendor references list the Untapped Bug Spray at 1,000 Source.

3. 3 · Craft at the Artifact Formation

   Turn the Untapped Artifact into the usable Bug Spray before you equip it.

The vendor, the level requirement and the 1,000 Source price are cross-supported by current references. The how-the-vendor-works details and the full inventory live on the vendor page, not here.

Buying the vendor item gives an Untapped Bug Spray, which is not equipped directly. Take it to the Artifact Formation to turn it into the usable Bug Spray. Until you craft it, the Artifact has no effect in combat.

1. 1 · Vendor purchase

   The Central Vendor sells the Untapped Bug Spray.

2. 2 · Artifact Formation

   Craft the Untapped Artifact at the Formation.

3. 3 · Equip

   Equip the finished Bug Spray in a Loadout slot.

The exact Formation materials are confirmed against the shipped game before they are published. Treat the untapped-to-usable step as fixed; treat the material list as unverified.

What does Bug Spray do?

It gives +30% Damage and +30% Falter against Mold enemies, but Dylan receives twice as much Infected buildup.

Where do you get Bug Spray?

Buy the Untapped Bug Spray from the Central Vendor after its stock reaches Vendor Level III; current vendor references list it at 1,000 Source.

Does Bug Spray work against every enemy?

No. The bonus only applies to targets verified as Mold in the enemy data. Against other enemies it adds nothing.

Does Bug Spray increase Damage and Falter?

Yes. Current references consistently describe +30% Damage and +30% Falter against Mold enemies, applied at the same time.

Is it Blunt Damage only?

Not confirmed. One recent vendor guide words it as Blunt Damage, while most Artifact listings say Damage. The site keeps the scope open until the production modifier confirms it.

Does Bug Spray double Infected damage?

No evidence for that. It modifies Infected buildup, the meter that fills toward the Infected state, not the active status damage.

Does Face Mask cancel Bug Spray's downside?

It counters it directly by raising Infected resistance, but without verified stacking math it is described as mitigation, not a full cancel.

Does Worn Eraser help?

It reduces negative-status buildup broadly, so it eases the Infected vulnerability too. The exact net buildup rate still depends on verified stacking.

Does Bug Spray make Spore Burst stronger?

No. Bug Spray's Infected drawback is about what Dylan receives. Effects that apply Infected to enemies go the other direction and are not strengthened.

Bug Spray or Molding Bar?

Both specialize against Mold. Bug Spray pays with an Infected vulnerability; Molding Bar pairs Mold offense with Infected immunity and a Health cap. The right pick depends on the encounter and on which risk you can absorb.

Face Mask · Worn Eraser · Practice Knot · Molding Bar · Feeding Bottle

Bug Spray owns the anti-Mold tradeoff intent: its effect, the +30% Damage and Falter against Mold, the doubled Infected buildup, its comparison against Molding Bar, its mitigation options and its Central Vendor acquisition. The Mold family belongs to the enemy data, the Infected status belongs to the status system, the vendor mechanics belong to the vendor page, and the Artifact system overview lives on the Artifacts hub.