Exactly. If it were better, or even on par, what reason would you have to run what the game provides. This is meant more as a utility spell as well as having a strong Infection since
![Death :death](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/../../../images/Misc/death18x18.png)
only gets it through Virus. Also, Plague and Retrovirus is a waste when you only have one target, creating a stronger, accurate means of CC in
![Death :death](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/../../../images/Misc/death18x18.png)
.