# Status Effects



# Bleed

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Once the Bleed meter is full, the target's HP will be damaged by 200. It will also reduce the maximum stamina of the target to 75% for 5 to 10 seconds.

### Enemy Causes of Bleed

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<table><tr><th>Cause of Bleed</th><th>Location</th></tr><tr><td>Dark Stalker</td><td>No-man's Wharf</td></tr><tr><td>Stray Dog</td><td>No-man's Wharf  
The Lost Bastille  
Frozen Eleum Loyce</td></tr><tr><td>Artificial Undead</td><td>Huntsman's Copse  
Harvest Valley</td></tr><tr><td>Crescent Sickle Phantom</td><td>Earthen Peak</td></tr><tr><td>Alonne Knight</td><td>Iron Keep  
Memory of the Old Iron King</td></tr><tr><td>Alonne Knight Captain</td><td>Iron Keep  
Drangleic Castle  
Memory of the Old Iron King</td></tr><tr><td>Lizardman</td><td>Shrine of Amana</td></tr><tr><td>Ogre</td><td>Things Betwixt  
Shrine of Amana  
Aldia's Keep</td></tr><tr><td>Suspicious Shadow</td><td>No-man's Wharf</td></tr><tr><td>Giant Undead Boar</td><td>Brightstone Cove Tseldora</td></tr><tr><td>Washing Pole Phantom</td><td>Drangleic Castle</td></tr><tr><td>Iron Warrior  
(mace)</td><td>Brume Tower  
Iron Passage</td></tr><tr><td>Prowlers</td><td>Brume Tower</td></tr><tr><td>Spellsword</td><td>Frozen Eleum Loyce</td></tr><tr><td>Ice Rat</td><td>Frozen Eleum Loyce</td></tr><tr><td>Afflicted Graverobber</td><td>Cave of the Dead</td></tr><tr><td>Sir Alonne</td><td>Memory of the Old Iron King</td></tr></table>

### Player Methods of inflicting Bleed

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- Imbuing a weapon with a Bleed Stone.
- Applying Bleeding Serum to a weapon for a temporary Bleed effect.
- Using weapons with a Bleed effect: 
    - Ashen Warrior Sword
    - Bandit's Knife
    - Barbed Club
    - Bewitched Alonne Sword
    - Bound Hand Axe
    - Bound Wooden Shield
    - Chariot Lance
    - Claws
    - Curved Twinblade
    - Eleum Loyce
    - Falchion
    - Flamberge
    - Full Moon Sickle
    - Greatsword of the Forlorn
    - Ice Rapier
    - Ivory King Ultra Greatsword
    - Morning Star
    - Notched Whip
    - Royal Greatsword
    - Scythe of the Forlorn
    - Work Hook
- Using these consumables: 
    - Lacerating Knife
    - Lacerating Arrow

If you intend to wield a weapon that inflicts bleed, it's important to be aware of your Bleed ATK Bonus stat.

**Note:**  
Your Bleed ATK Bonus does NOT affect the total amount of damage the bleed will do; it only increases the amount of bleed buildup you will inflict per hit.

### Increasing Bleed bonus

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Dexterity and Faith increase the Bleed ATK Bonus stat.

Steady Hand McDuff is able to imbue your weapon with bleed with a Bleed Stone after you've given him the Dull Ember.

Shadow Gauntlets and Crest of Blood increase bleed damage on weapons that have either innate bleed or are infused with it:

- Weapons with innate Bleed get 50 points of extra damage.
- Weapons infused with Bleed get 25 points of extra damage.
- Weapons with innate Bleed AND infused with Bleed get 60 points of extra damage.
- These items stack, so wearing both of them and using a Bleed-infused weapon grants 50 points of extra damage.

### Resisting and Avoiding Bleed

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- Increase the Adaptability and Faith stats, which raise Bleed Resist
- Use a Red Leech Troches (increases resistance by 200 points for 90 seconds)
- Cast Perseverance (increases resistance by 150 points for 120 seconds)
- Cast Iron Flesh (increases resistance by 200 points for 25 seconds).
- Equip the Bloodbite Ring (increases resistance by 150/300 points)
- Equip the Ring of Resistance (increases resistance by 120/200 points)
- Equip Yorgh's Spear (increases resistance by 70 points)
- Equip various Bleed-resistant armors
- Block with shields that have high Bleed resist

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# Curse

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Lower's the player's health equal to the amount of one death (5%), as well as turning them hollow if they are not already. Curse does nothing once one's maximum health has been reduced to half.

Curse bypasses the Ring of Life Protection, but not the Ring of Binding.

### Enemy Causes of Curse

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<table><tr><th>Cause of Curse</th><th>Location</th></tr><tr><td>Curse Jar</td><td>Shaded Woods  
Shrine of Amana  
Huntsman's Copse</td></tr><tr><td>Lion Clan Warrior</td><td>Shaded Woods</td></tr><tr><td>Undead Peasant</td><td>Brightstone Cove Tseldora</td></tr><tr><td>The Pursuer  
(when their sword glows blue)</td><td>Forest of Fallen Giants  
Lost Bastille  
Iron Keep  
Drangleic Castle</td></tr><tr><td>Ashen Idol</td><td>Brume Tower</td></tr><tr><td>Nashandra</td><td>Throne of Want</td></tr><tr><td>Painting of the Queen</td><td>Drangleic Castle</td></tr></table>

### Resisting and Avoiding Curse

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- The hollowing effect of Curse can be reversed by using a Human Effigy
- Increase the Attunement and Adaptability stats, which raise Curse Resist
- Cast Perseverance (increases resistance by 300 points for 120 seconds)
- Cast Iron Flesh (increases resistance by 200 points for 25 seconds).
- Equip the Cursebite Ring (increases resistance by 400 points)
- Equip the Ring of Resistance (increases resistance by 120/200 points)
- Equip Yorgh's Spear (increases resistance by 70 points)
- Equip various Curse-resistant armors
- Equip the Ring of Binding, which lessens the effect of curse
- Equip Hollow Skin to boost Curse resistance by 1000, which effectively makes the player immune to Curse.
- Equip Black Witch Veil to boost Curse resistance by 1000, which effectively makes the player immune to Curse.
- Block with shields that have high Curse resist
- Equip one of the crowns (King's Crown,Crown of the Sunken King,Crown of the Old Iron King,Crown of the Ivory King) when Vendrick's Blessing was obtained and become immune to Curse.

### Notes

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- Players cannot cause curse.
- Phantoms will not suffer the effects of curse.

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# Petrification

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Petrification will cause the player to turn to stone, instantly killing them. Death by petrification results in temporarily losing 20% of max health instead of the normal 5%.

### Enemy Causes of Petrification

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<table><tr><th>Cause of Petrification</th><th>Location</th></tr><tr><td>Undead Citizen  
(yellow core)</td><td>The Lost Bastille</td></tr><tr><td>Basilisk</td><td>Multiple locations</td></tr><tr><td>Giant Basilisk</td><td>Multiple locations</td></tr><tr><td>Corpse Rat</td><td>Grave of Saints</td></tr><tr><td>Rabid Kobold</td><td>Aldia's Keep</td></tr><tr><td>Petrifying Statue Cluster</td><td>Cave of the Dead</td></tr><tr><td>Petrifying Statue</td><td>Cave of the Dead</td></tr><tr><td>Petrifying Mist Trap</td><td>Cave of the Dead</td></tr></table>

### Resisting and Avoiding Petrification

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- Increase the Adaptability and Vigor stats, which raise Petrify Resist
- Use a Triclops Snake Troches (increases resistance by 200 points for 90 seconds)
- Cast Perseverance (increases resistance by 300 points for 120 seconds)
- Cast Iron Flesh (increases resistance by 200 points for 25 seconds).
- Equip the Ash Knuckle Ring (increases resistance by 400 points)
- Equip the Ring of Resistance (increases resistance by 120/200 points)
- Equip Yorgh's Spear (increases resistance by 70 points)
- Equip various Petrify-resistant armors
- Block with shields that have high Petrify resist
- To completely nullify petrification, equip the Ring of Soul Protection. After the status bar is filled, the ring will break and discard the status, thus allowing you to proceed.
- To avoid losing souls and decreasing max health, equip the Ring of Life Protection. It will not save you from petrification, but after you die it will break, allowing you to keep your souls and human form, as after usual death.

### Notes

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- Players cannot cause petrification.
- NPCs who are found petrified can be cured with a Fragrant Branch of Yore. Non-petrified NPCs who have petrification inflicted upon them will die.
- If signed into online the statues of other players may be found

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# Poison

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Once the Poison ![]() meter is full, HP will begin to drain at a steady rate depending on the method of infliction. Duration is 20 seconds and damage dealt is 1,050-1,100.Toxic ![]() is a form of poison that deals more damage. Duration is 20 seconds and damage dealt is 1,485. ### Enemy Causes of Poison

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<table><tr><th>Cause of Poison</th><th>Location</th><th>Toxic?</th></tr><tr><td>Goblin</td><td>Shaded Woods</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Great Moth</td><td>Huntsman's Copse</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Rogue archers</td><td>Huntsman's Copse</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Manikin</td><td>Earthen Peak</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Dog Rat</td><td>Doors of Pharros</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Poison Shooting Statue</td><td>The Gutter  
Black Gulch</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Pyromancer Giant</td><td>Memory of Orro  
Memory of Vammar</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Suspicious Shadow</td><td>No-man's Wharf</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Sanctum Soldier</td><td>Dragon's Sanctum  
Cave of the Dead</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Sanctum Priestess</td><td>Dragon's Sanctum</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Poison Statue Cluster</td><td>Shulva, Sanctum City</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Scorpioness Najka</td><td>Shaded Woods</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Rat Vanguard</td><td>Grave of Saints</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Rat Authority</td><td>Doors of Pharros</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td>Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon</td><td>Dragon's Rest</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Poison pools and mists</td><td>Harvest Valley  
Earthen Peak</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Containers full of poison</td><td>Various</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Poison dart mask</td><td>Drangleic Castle</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Poison mist chest trap</td><td>Trapped chests</td><td>No</td></tr></table>

### Player Methods of inflicting Poison

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- Imbuing a weapon with a Poison Stone.
- Applying Rotten Pine Resin to a weapon for a temporary Poison effect.
- Casting Poison Mist, Toxic Mist or Dark Fog.
- Wearing the Moon Butterfly Set.
- Using weapons with a Poison effect: 
    - Black Scorpion Stinger
    - Mytha's Bent Blade
    - Manslayer
    - Spotted Whip
    - Bat Staff (melee attacks only) (since the update patch around 10/2014, the Bat Staff no longer has a poison aux. effect)
    - Sanctum Mace
    - Moon Butterfly Shield
- Using these consumables: 
    - Poison Throwing Knife
    - Poison Arrow

### Player Methods of inflicting Toxic

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- Mytha's Bent Blade
- Casting Toxic Mist.
- Using Dung Pie consumables (?).

If you intend to wield a weapon that inflicts poison, it's important to be aware of your Poison ATK Bonus stat.

**Note:**  
Your Poison ATK Bonus does NOT affect the total amount of damage the poison will do; it only increases the amount of poison buildup you will inflict per hit.

### Increasing Poison bonus

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Dexterity and Adaptability increase the Poison ATK Bonus stat.

Steady Hand McDuff is able to imbue your weapon with poison with a Poison Stone after you've given him the Dull Ember.

Sanctum Soldier Gauntlet and Crest of the Rat increase poison damage on weapons that have either innate poison or are infused with it:

- Weapons with innate Poison get 50 points of extra damage.
- Weapons infused with Poison get 25 points of extra damage.
- Weapons with innate Poison AND infused with Poison get 60 points of extra damage.
- These items stack, so wearing both of them and using a Poison-infused weapon grants 2(60) = 120 points of extra damage.

### Recovering from Poison

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- Consume a Poison Moss.
- Consume a Divine Blessing.
- Consume a Monastery Charm.
- Consume a Dragon Charm.
- Cast Caressing Prayer.
- Rest at a Bonfire.
- Stand in the mist emitted by the Corrosive Ant Queen.

### Resisting and Avoiding Poison

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- Increase the Adaptability stat, which raises Poison Resist.
- Use a Common Fruit (increases resistance by 200 points for 90 seconds).
- Cast Perseverance (increases resistance by 150 points for 120 seconds).
- Cast Iron Flesh (increases resistance by 200 points for 25 seconds).
- Equip the Poisonbite Ring (increases resistance by 150/300 points).
- Equip the Ring of Resistance (increases resistance by 120/200 points).
- Equip Yorgh's Spear (increases resistance by 200 points).
- Equip various Poison-resistant armors.
- Block with shields that have high Poison resist.

### Enemies Immune to Poison

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Most enemies can be poisoned. However, the following cannot:

#### Regular Enemies

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- All skeleton types
- Old Knight
- Manikin
- Mounted Overseer
- Poison Horn Beetle
- Razorback Nightcrawler
- Coal Tar
- Imperious Knight
- Mirror Squire
- Sanctum Soldier?

#### Bosses

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- Mytha, the Baneful Queen
- Skeleton Lords
- Scorpioness Najka
- Vendrick
- Elana, the Squalid Queen
- Fume Knight
- Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon
- Sir Alonne

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