diff --git a/spec/System/TestAilments_spec.lua b/spec/System/TestAilments_spec.lua
index 83f6ac5f2d..4b9b1f44a9 100644
--- a/spec/System/TestAilments_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/System/TestAilments_spec.lua
@@ -28,4 +28,56 @@ describe("TestAilments", function()
 
 		assert.are.equals(1.1, build.calcsTab.mainOutput.PoisonEffMult)
 	end)
+
+	-- Pseudo-hits: a skill flagged with skillData.pseudoHitAilment inflicts that one
+	-- ailment as though dealing its hit damage, but the hit itself deals no damage
+	-- (e.g. Infernal Legion's burn). No in-tree skill sets the flag yet, so run the
+	-- calcs directly on an env with the flag injected.
+	describe("pseudo-hit ailment sources", function()
+		local function setupFireball(customMods)
+			build.skillsTab:PasteSocketGroup("Fireball 20/0  1\n")
+			runCallback("OnFrame")
+			build.configTab.input.customMods = customMods
+			build.configTab:BuildModList()
+			runCallback("OnFrame")
+		end
+
+		local function performWith(pseudoHitAilment)
+			local calcs = build.calcsTab.calcs
+			local env = calcs.initEnv(build, "MAIN")
+			env.player.mainSkill.skillData.pseudoHitAilment = pseudoHitAilment
+			calcs.perform(env)
+			return env.player.output
+		end
+
+		it("deals no hit damage but still applies its ailment", function()
+			setupFireball("100% chance to Ignite")
+			local real = performWith(nil)
+			assert.True(real.TotalDPS and real.TotalDPS > 0)
+			assert.True(real.IgniteDPS and real.IgniteDPS > 0)
+			local pseudo = performWith("Ignite")
+			assert.are.equals(0, pseudo.TotalDPS)
+			assert.are.equals(0, pseudo.AverageDamage)
+			-- the ailment still sees the full stored hit damage
+			assert.are.equals(real.IgniteDPS, pseudo.IgniteDPS)
+		end)
+
+		it("does not let other on-hit ailments ride on the notional damage", function()
+			setupFireball("100% chance to Ignite\n100% chance to Poison on Hit\nAdds 50 to 70 Chaos Damage to Spells")
+			local real = performWith(nil)
+			assert.True(real.PoisonDPS and real.PoisonDPS > 0)
+			local pseudo = performWith("Ignite")
+			assert.True(not pseudo.PoisonDPS or pseudo.PoisonDPS == 0, "pseudo-hit must not produce poison DPS")
+			assert.are.equals(real.IgniteDPS, pseudo.IgniteDPS)
+		end)
+
+		it("still scales with ailment magnitude", function()
+			setupFireball("100% chance to Ignite")
+			local base = performWith("Ignite").IgniteDPS
+			assert.True(base and base > 0)
+			setupFireball("100% chance to Ignite\n50% increased Magnitude of Ailments")
+			local scaled = performWith("Ignite").IgniteDPS
+			assert.True(math.abs(scaled / base - 1.5) < 1e-6, string.format("expected 1.5x, got %.6fx", scaled / base))
+		end)
+	end)
 end)
diff --git a/src/Modules/CalcOffence.lua b/src/Modules/CalcOffence.lua
index b6de2bf85d..cc742f5661 100644
--- a/src/Modules/CalcOffence.lua
+++ b/src/Modules/CalcOffence.lua
@@ -4836,6 +4836,12 @@ function calcs.offence(env, actor, activeSkill)
 			if not canDeal[damageType] then
 				return false
 			end
+			-- A pseudo-hit (e.g. Infernal Legion "ignites as though dealing X") is not a
+			-- real hit, so it only inflicts the one ailment it represents -- on-hit ailment
+			-- sources (a Poison support, etc.) can't ride along on its notional damage.
+			if skillData.pseudoHitAilment and ailmentType ~= skillData.pseudoHitAilment then
+				return false
+			end
 			-- check against input valid types
 			if ((defaultDamageTypes and defaultDamageTypes[damageType])
 				or (ailmentData[ailmentType] and damageType == ailmentData[ailmentType].associatedType)) then
@@ -5488,8 +5494,9 @@ function calcs.offence(env, actor, activeSkill)
 			end
 		end
 
-		-- Calculate damaging ailment values
-		for _, damagingAilment in ipairs({"Bleed", "Poison", "Ignite"}) do
+		-- Calculate damaging ailment values. A pseudo-hit only seeds the ailment it
+		-- represents; that restriction lives in canDoAilment, so the loop stays general.
+		for _, damagingAilment in ipairs({ "Bleed", "Poison", "Ignite" }) do
 			local damageType = data.defaultAilmentDamageTypes[damagingAilment]["DamageType"]
 			if not canDeal[damageType] then
 				for _, type in ipairs(dmgTypeList) do
@@ -6133,6 +6140,16 @@ function calcs.offence(env, actor, activeSkill)
 		end
 	end
 
+	-- pseudoHitAilment: the hit deals no damage of its own (e.g. Infernal Legion
+	-- "ignites as though dealing X"), it only seeds its ailment, which was already
+	-- derived from the stored hit damage above. Zero the hit outputs so only the
+	-- ailment/DoT counts toward DPS.
+	if skillData.pseudoHitAilment then
+		output.AverageDamage = 0
+		output.AverageHit = 0
+		output.TotalDPS = 0
+	end
+
 	-- Calculate combined DPS estimate, including DoTs
 	local baseDPS = output[(skillData.showAverage and "AverageDamage") or "TotalDPS"]
 	output.CombinedDPS = baseDPS