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Status effects are a main combat feature that can positively or negatively affect the target. Players, pets, and enemies can inflict status effects onto each other, teammates, or themselves. An effect's duration will stack if it is applied to a target with the same effect, up to its maximum duration.

When a player is inflicted with a status effect, an icon appears on a row above their skills with a countdown marking the time remaining before the effect ends. Clicking the icon shows a pop-up naming and describing the effect. Status effect icons will appear below player and enemy health bars when inflicted.

Resist perks on equipment can prevent the player from getting inflicted by Burn, Frost, Knockdown, and Poison. If combined resist perks accumulate to at least 100% or the player uses Paladin's Block or Warlord's Counter Block, the effect will always be avoided unless forcibly applied onto the player, such as those inflicted from environmental hazards, the Redwood Mammoose, and the Aether King.

Elite mobs take 50% less damage from status effects. Bosses and minibosses take 90% less damage from status effects and are immune to Spirit Debuff and speed reductions from debuffs.

Debuffs[]

The status effects listed below will negatively impact the target. Classes, Pets, and enemies can inflict debuffs onto enemies. This can be nullified by Cure or Curing Well.

Icon Name Description Maximum duration Sources
Poison Poison Decrease 2% maximum HP every second and disables HP regen

Barriers and healing from Mage of Light's Grace are not affected by Poison.

15 seconds Poison Pierce, Poison Pierce Pro, Pumpkin Patch, and Spirit Beam Poison pet skills

Poison Cobra
Toxic Goo
Acidic pools (World 1)
Poison Flower
Great Poison Flower
Toxic pipes (Scrap Canyon)
Poison clouds (Deserted Burrowmine)
Ruin Sentry
Rapigator
Roculus
Taurha, Ruined Giant
Gargantigator
Ancient Emerald Guardian

Poisonous Thorns Perks

Fear Fear Prevents you from using your skills, reduces movement speed by 30%

The player is still able to sheathe their weapons and use primary attacks, mounts or pet skills.

5 seconds Shadowblade's Realm of Shadows skill

Ghoul Knight
Corrupted Great Tree Ent
Blossom Tree
Crystal Crab
Blue Slingshot Goblin
Big Blossom Tree
Corrupted Greater Tree
Fear traps (Konoh Heartlands)
The Fallen King
Burn Burn Damages 4.5% maximum HP every second 15 seconds Burn Chance Perk
Elementalist's Fireball skill
Berserker's Fissure, Rage skills
Fireball, Black Flame, Meteor Strike, Mega Bite, Giga Bite, Soul Splitter, Fire Beam, Flame Protection, Skeletal Slash, and Spirit Beam Fire pet skills
Hunter's Blazing Shot skill

Crabbage
King Crab
Various mobs in World 2
Various mobs in World 5
Various mobs in World 7
Various mobs in World 9
Knockdown Knockdown Knocks you down, preventing movement and abilities
The player is still able to jump and use pet skills.
3 seconds Ranged spear traps
Lava Golem
Rock Golem
Mini Golem
Crystal Golem
Various Bosses
Boulder traps
Slowness Slowdown Reduces move speed by 65% 7 seconds Guardian's Rock Spikes skill
Spirit Archer's Spirit Bomb and Trick Shot skills
Shadowblade's Shadow Leap skill
Mage of Shadows' Shadow Explosion and Shadow Chains skills

Rolling Sheep, Rolling Purple Sheep, Quill Strike, Wicked Smash, and Skeletal Slash pet skills

Melee spear traps
Aether King
Redwood Mammoose
Shock Shock Damages you and stuns you in place

Damages 5% maximum HP every second and prevents movement.

2 seconds Elementalist's Lightning Strike skill
Warlord's Charged Block and Yggdrasil skills
Lightning Strike pet skill

Electric Flower
Frost Frost Reduces move speed by 50%

Overridden by Frozen and Super Frost.

15 seconds Elementalist's Ice Needle and Icicle Field skills
Icy Spikes, Glacier Whirlpool, Dragon Breath, and Snowstorm pet skills

Icy Goo
Ice Flower
Winterfall, Ice Dragon
Icy Baby
Korrupted Klaus
Frost Frozen Freezes you in place, prevents you from attacking
The player is still able to jump and use pet skills.
5 seconds Frost Golem
Woolly Mammoose
Winterfall, Ice Dragon
Dragon Protector
Korrupted Klaus
Frost Super Frost Reduces move speed by 90% and damages 3% of maximum HP every second

Overrides Frost.

15 seconds Elementalist's Meteor Crash skill
Frostball pet skill

Korrupted Klaus
Curse Curse Leeches health from the monster inflicted, healing the caster.

25% of damage dealt to the target is regained as health.

4 seconds Demon's Life Steal skill

Blue Elite Goblin
Inked Inked Reduces move speed by 75%, applies -2% damage per tick. 8 seconds The Kraken/The Kraken (Event)
Death Mark Death Mark You will die at the end of this countdown.

Acts as a timer to complete an objective before all players are automatically killed.
Death Mark inflicted by The Kraken will damage 50% of maximum health.

Indefinite The Kraken (environment)
The Fallen King
Vulnerable Vulnerable Reduces defense by 40%

Increases damage from incoming attacks by 40%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

30 seconds Snowstorm pet skill

Supercharged Minotaur
Aurora, Crystal Empress
Kraken Arm (The Depths) (to itself)
FrontalFire icon Frontal Fire Damages 6% maximum HP every second 15 seconds Frontal Fire and Spirit Beam Aether pet skills

Vane, Aether Dragon
Vane, Mother of Dragons
Darkrise, Father of Dragons
Swordprison Imprisoned Reduces move speed by 90% 5 seconds Guardian's Sword Prison skill
Spiritdebuff Spirit Debuff Reduces defense by 30%

Increases damage from incoming attacks by 30%. Damaging status effects are not affected. Cannot be applied to bosses or minibosses.

5 seconds Spirit Archer's Piercing Arrow skill
Chained icon Chained Reduces defense by 50%

Increases damage from incoming attacks by 50%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

5 seconds Warlord's Chains of War skill
SpiritMarked Hexed Damages 3% max HP every second and reduces damage dealt by the target by 35% 12 seconds Necromancer's Spirit Cavern skill

Death Knight

TBA Vampiric Damages 5% maximum HP every second. Heals the caster for 6.66% HP. 3 seconds Vampiric Perk
TBA Venom Damages 2% maximum HP every second 5 seconds Hunter's Venom Trap skill
TBA Wildfire Damages 6% maximum HP every second and reduces damage dealt by 35% ??? seconds Wildfire Dragon Pet

Buffs[]

The status effects listed below will positively impact the target. Classes and Pets can apply buffs to teammates and themselves.

Icon Name Description Maximum duration Sources
Combatrhythm Combat Rhythm Increases your attack speed and critical rate

Increases primary attack speed to its maximum and doubles critical chance.

10 seconds Dual Wielder's Combat Rhythm skill
Damage Resistance Aggro Defense Resists 70% of damage

Reduces damage from incoming attacks by 70%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

8 seconds Guardian's Aggro Draw skill
Berserker's Rage skill
Regeneration Regeneration Heals 10% maximum HP every second

Cannot be applied when the player is at maximum health.

6 seconds Mage of Light's Healing Circle skill
Heal Pulse pet skill
Paladin Light Paladin Light Imbues your sword with Paladin Light

Increases basic attack damage by 75%.

15 seconds Paladin's Light Thrust and Ring of Justice skills
Defense Buff Ring of Justice Resists 65% of damage! 15 seconds Paladin's Ring of Justice skill
Damage Resistance Perseverance Decreases incoming damage by 30%

Reduces damage from incoming attacks by 30%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

2 seconds Dragoon's Infinity Strike, Dragon Wrath, and Dragon Slam skills
Dragon Mode Dragon Mode Buffs your Damage by 20%, Increases move speed by 50%

Adds a set of small orange dragon wings and a tail to the player for the duration of the effect.

16 seconds Dragoon's Dragon Chain, and Dragon Dance
Blood Binding Blood Binding Buffs your damage by 25% 8 seconds Demon's Dark Binding skill
Demon Prince Demon Prince Buffs your damage by 35% increases range of melee attacks 20 seconds Demon's Demon Prince skill
Shadow Mode Shadow Mode Increases move speed by 60% and guarantees critical blows

The player loses all enemy aggro for the duration of the effect. Pet skills are not affected.

15 seconds Shadowblade's Shadow Cloak and Realm of Shadows skills
Slowness Fast Cooldown Reduces skill cooldowns by 70%

Primary attacks and pet skills are not affected.

10 seconds Mage of Shadows' Shadow Form skill
Felinefury Feline Fury Increases walkspeed by 50% 10 seconds Feline Fury pet skill
Felinefurypro Feline Fury Pro Increases walkspeed by 50%, dealing damage heals you!

20% of damage dealt is regained as health.

10 seconds Feline Fury Pro pet skill
Defense Buff Defense Buff Resists 60% of damage

Reduces damage from incoming attacks by 60%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

15 seconds Giga Bite and Boulder Stance pet skills
Defense Buff Sheep Buff Resists 36% of damage

Reduces damage from incoming attacks by 36%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

15 seconds Steel Wool pet skill
ChristmasMagic Christmas Magic Buffs your damage, Move Speed and Defense by 30%

Increases walkspeed and damage by 30% while reducing damage from incoming attacks by 30%. Damaging status effects are not affected.

15 seconds Naughty or Nice pet skill

Korrupted Klaus
Invincible remaster Invincible ???

Makes the target invulnerable and prevents player or pet attacks from focusing on the target until the current objective has been completed.

0.5 seconds Corrupted Great Tree Ent

Anubis, Trickster of Titans

Slowness Swiftness Increases move speed depending on Tier 5 Perk - Master Thief's perk percent 10 seconds Tier 5 Armor Perk: Master Thief

Unused Status Effects[]

The status effects listed below have been retired and are no longer used by the sources listed.

Icon Name Description Maximum duration Sources
Stunned Stunned ???

Functionally identical to Knockdown.

0.5 seconds Goblin Gatekeeper
Goblin Knight
Defense Buff Ring of Justice Resists 50% of damage 20 seconds Paladin's Ring of Justice skill

History[]

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Update Log
June 28, 2019
  • Burn, Fear, and Frost added.

December 22, 2023

  • Super Frost now damages 3% maximum HP per second.

January 19, 2024

  • Shock Debuff renamed to "Chained".
  • Chained now has its own unique icon.

Trivia[]

  • Frozen and Knockdown are the only effects that based on stun which prevent the inflicted target from moving or using any ability.
    • Jumping and pet skills are not disabled when inflicted with Frozen or Knockdown.
    • If the player receives another infliction of Frozen or Knockdown before the original infliction's duration ends, they will be able to move after the initial duration finishes but will be unable to attack or use mounts until the displayed timer ends.
    • Frozen and Knockdown also do not have any error message like Fear's "Has Fear" if any player attempts to use any ability, except pet's ability.
  • Many status effects share similar or identical icons:
    • Poison uses a green version of the Poison Breath skill icon.
    • Frost, Frozen, and Super Frost use the same snowflake icon.
    • Shock uses a blue version of Elementalist's Lightning Strike skill.
    • Death Mark uses a lighter-colored version of Shadowblade's Realm of Shadows skill icon.
    • Combat Rhythm, Ring of Justice, Dark Binding, Demon Prince, Feline Fury, and Feline Fury Pro use the same icons for their respective skills.
    • Paladin Light uses the same icon as Sword Prison with a yellow tint.
    • Dragon Mode uses Dragoon's Dragon's Claw skill icon.
    • Aggro Defense and Damage Resistance use the same chained heart icon.
    • Ring of Justice, Defense Buff and Sheep Buff use the same swirling shield icon.
      • Warlord's Chains of War uses a blue variant of the same icon.
  • Death Mark has no actual function and is purely a visual indicator to complete the current objective, which automatically kills all players if it is not completed in time.
    • Death Mark applied during The Kraken's fight deals 50% of the player's maximum health as damage. The inaccurate description may be an oversight from when the tsunami was changed to no longer instantly kill players.
    • In older versions of The Kraken's boss arena, Death Mark would occasionally add more time onto itself while the objective timer remained unaffected.
    • The Corrupted Greater Tree in Konoh Heartlands applied Death Mark with its exploding crystal mechanic until an update on July 29, 2022[1].
  • The effects given by the Invincible status effect last until all Tree Pillars or Golden Cobras in the arena are defeated rather than its maximum duration of 0.5 seconds.
  • Shadow Mode is the first and only status effect that based on invisibility or removes all of the player's aggro.
    • Using pet skills will immediately remove Shadow Mode when activated with Shadow Cloak, even when on cooldown.
    • If the Shadow Leap or Shadow Strike misses, the Shadow Mode does not deal critical damage when activated with Shadow Cloak.
  • Prior to an update on January 19, 2024, Chained used the same icon as Spirit Debuff.
  • In the game's Alpha stage of development, Burn, Combat Rhythm, and Regeneration used voxel icons in a similar style to the Invincible, Stunned, and Spirit Marked status effects.
  • Korrupted Klaus is both the first event boss and the first enemy to give players positive effects.
  • Kraken Arm is the first mob to inflict negative effect to itself. As seen in The Depths.
  • The word "imbues" in Paladin Light's description is incorrectly spelled as "embues."
  • Swiftness is the first and only effect to have different boost rate depending on its source. In this case, the speed boost rate is affected by Master Thief 's percentage number.

References[]

  1. July 29, 2022 Update via the World // Zero Discord
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