There are five status effects that can affect the player and enemies. This is shown by a bar on your screen with an icon of the ailment.
Poison
If Poison is inflicted on the player, a purple status bar will appear. As Poison is inflicted repeatedly, the status bar will become increasingly full, and when maxed, the Poison effect will occur.
The amount of Poison inflicted by weapons wielded by the player is influenced by Luck.
Effects
- 3 damage per tick of poison, up to 537 damage in total.
Poison Weaponry
- Rotten Ghru Dagger
- Rotten Ghru Curved Sword
- Arstor's Spear
- Spotted Whip
- Rotten Ghru Spear
- Poison Throwing Knife
- Poison Arrow
- Any weapon that you can use Rotten Pine Resin on.
Poison Prevention
Toxic
If Toxic is inflicted on the player, a purple status bar will appear. As Toxic is inflicted repeatedly, the status bar will fill until it is maxed, which is when the Toxic effect will occur.
Effects
- 14 damage per second, up to a total of 2506 damage overall.
- -15 to stamina regeneration
Toxic Weaponry
Toxic Prevention
Bleed
If Bleed is inflicted on the player, a purple status bar will appear. As Bleed is inflicted repeatedly, the status bar will becoming increasingly fulled, until it is maxed out, which is when the Bleed effect will occur.
The amount of Bleed inflicted by weapons wielded by the player is influenced by Luck.
Effects
- Percent amount of instanteous HP damage based on the target's max HP.
Bleed Weaponry
- Kukri
- Warden Twinblades
- Great Corvian Scythe
- Chaos Blade
- Carthus Curved Greatsword
- Reinforced Club
- Black Blade
- Bloodlust
- Onikiri and Ubadachi
- Uchigatana
- Great Scythe
- Morion Blade
- Barbed Straight Sword
- Bandit's Knife
- Manikin Claws
- Claw
- Notched Whip
- Flamberge
- Darkdrift
- Carthus Shotel
- Spiked Mace
- Painting Guardian's Curved Sword
- Carthus Curved Sword
- Morning Star
- Any weapon you can use Carthus Rouge on.
Bleed Prevention
Frost
If the player is hit by a Frost attack, a purple status bar will appear. As Frost damage is inflicted repeatedly, the status bar will fill, until it is maxed, which is when the Frostbite effect will occur.
The amount of Frost buildup inflicted by weapons wielded by the player is influenced by Luck.
Frostbite Effects
- -15 to stamina regeneration
- Does 10% base damage to players health. (Much like Bleed but a less percentage of damage)
- Lowered damage absorption. Tests against enemies show they take around 6-7% more damage. This includes spells.
Frost Weapons
Frost Reduction
Curse
If Curse is inflicted on the player, a purple status bar will appear. As Curse is inflicted repeatedly, the status bar will fill up until it is maxed out, which is when the Curse effect will occur.
Effects
- Instant death.
Curse Weaponry
- None
