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Status effects

Every effect in combat, plus how weaknesses and resistances change them.

How effects work

• An effect lands on a clean hit. A braced hit doesn't pass it on, and nor does a finishing blow.
• Stacks are turns. Most effects last as many turns as they have stacks, and wear off one stack at a time.
• Damage-over-time effects hurt every turn, and ignore armor.

The effects

Effect	What it does
Burning	Damage every turn, and the target hits a little softer.
Bleeding	Damage every turn, ignoring armor.
Poisoned	Damage every turn, and healing items restore only half.
Chilled	Lowers defense. Two chilling hits in a row freeze the target.
Frozen	The target loses its next turn.
Weakened	The target deals a quarter less damage.
Blinded	Hits miss more often. For you, the timing gauge's hit zone shrinks.
Stunned	The target loses its next turn. Only dangerous enemies can stun.

You may also see Braced (your next hit taken is halved), Rallied (hitting harder) and Staggered (losing a turn).

Hover or tap any effect on the battle screen to see what it does.

Weaknesses and resistances

Enemies can have up to two of each:

• Weakness: the effect lands twice as often and lasts twice as long. The card shows "Weakness: Burning", and a weakness hit flashes on screen.
• Resistance: the effect doesn't land at all. You'll see "resisted".

They come into play through your weapon's enchantment: a burning blade against an ice creature weak to fire, or a frost blade that does nothing against something made of ice. See Inventory and equipment.

Where effects come from

• Enemies inflict them with their attacks. See Creating enemies.
• Enchanted weapons inflict them on enemies. See Inventory and equipment.