Plague

Now that this runeword is confirmed for claw type weapons, Plague can be used to potentially make + 5

Lightning Sentry

Claws with a + 3 automod and + 2 to all skills White claw type weapon. However this item still falls short of magic

Claws that can spawn an additional quickness suffix (+40% increased attack speed) and roll 2 sockets from the

Larzuk socket quest.

The most powerful feature of this new recipe is

Lower Resist proc. While Infinity your merc is wielding cannot cut some fire immunities alone (minotaurs and Lister pack at wsk/throne) - this added curse will do the trick, making this weapon a hooray for fire assy builds.

Tiger Strike +

Dragon Tail, for example

Plague was ladder only during Patch 2.4 and Patch 2.5 (Ladder Season 1 & 2). Since Patch 2.6 (Ladder Season 3) it is possible to create Plague in non-ladder.

An interesting alternative to Fury when used in conjunction with Chaos, given Plague is placed in a fast claw such as the Runic Talon. Such a combination would allow

Whirlwind Assassins to place a greater emphasis on the

Venom: Skill as a component of the build's damage output.

A slvl 12

Lower Resist has the following effects:
Radius (yards): 12
Duration (seconds): 42
% Resist All: -57

A slvl 15

Poison Nova has the following effects:
Poison Damage Min: 268
Poison Damage Max: 309
Poison Duration (seconds): 2

A slvl 13

Cleansing aura has the following effects:
Radius (yards): 26.6
Curse and Poison duration reduced by 75% per pulse (1 pulse per 2 seconds)

A slvl 18

Cleansing aura has the following effects:
Radius (yards): 33.3
Curse and Poison duration reduced by 79% per pulse (1 pulse per 2 seconds)

A slvl 36

Cleansing aura (obtainable by a Barbarian or Assassin dual-wielding Plague) has the following effects:
Radius (yards): 57.3
Curse and Poison duration reduced by 86% per pulse (1 pulse per 2 seconds)