What is giving me a health debuff?

[rolypoly]

I can't find a way to see active effects. I have this icon under my stamina bar that looks like a red square with an up arrow. I see this when I put on the amber ring, so I figure this means health is increased. But I also have the same red square icon with a down arrow and it's been there for like days I don't know why it's there? I checked my equipment I don't have anything that says it debuffs me...

[cafe con leche]

maybe baldachin's blessing from hugging fia - you get it every time that you hug her and it lowers your maximum hp

use the item or discard (?) it and it'll soon go away

[rolypoly]

Oh yeah, that was it! Had no idea you lose hp when you do that lol, it never said anything. Completely forgot I even had that item. thanks

[Gamerzilla]

Fia leeches your 'warmth' aka hp when she snuggles. Cuz shes a zombie-waifu basicly.

[dgresevfan]

Is there any actual benefit to having that "blessing"? I know it has a stated effect but I can't imagine a one use item with that effect being worth having.

Edit: I found elsewhere that the real effect of the blessing is MUCH more powerful than the item description tells you. Still, it's very short lasting...

[nfinite.recursion]

It raises your poise by quite a bit for a few seconds... I don't think it's worth it at all since, you know, Endure exists.

[dgresevfan]

Originally posted by nfinite.recursion:

It raises your poise by quite a bit for a few seconds... I don't think it's worth it at all since, you know, Endure exists.

Apparently it does more than that. 35% damage negation for physical damage and 34% poise for 15 seconds. I had no idea about the the damage negation part.

[Lynfinity]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Originally posted by nfinite.recursion:

It raises your poise by quite a bit for a few seconds... I don't think it's worth it at all since, you know, Endure exists.

Apparently it does more than that. 35% damage negation for physical damage and 34% poise for 15 seconds. I had no idea about the the damage negation part.

Now let's compare it to "Endure":

- 45% damage negation to ALL damage types
- Near-infinite poise
- Can be used repeatedly

[Ironwu]

Originally posted by rolypoly:

I can't find a way to see active effects. I have this icon under my stamina bar that looks like a red square with an up arrow. I see this when I put on the amber ring, so I figure this means health is increased. But I also have the same red square icon with a down arrow and it's been there for like days I don't know why it's there? I checked my equipment I don't have anything that says it debuffs me...

I have found this set of information astoundingly useful. The whole set of articles shown at the top of the page should be read and understood for best understanding of the system as a whole. But the real bonus is the table of Icons and what they mean on the linked page. :)

https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Status+Effects

Good Luck
Have Fun!

[dgresevfan]

Originally posted by Lynfinity:

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Apparently it does more than that. 35% damage negation for physical damage and 34% poise for 15 seconds. I had no idea about the the damage negation part.

Now let's compare it to "Endure":

- 45% damage negation to ALL damage types
- Near-infinite poise
- Can be used repeatedly

Lasts 3 seconds.

[Lynfinity]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Originally posted by Lynfinity:

Now let's compare it to "Endure":

- 45% damage negation to ALL damage types
- Near-infinite poise
- Can be used repeatedly

Lasts 3 seconds.

Indeed it does. Your point being?

[CB]

does it stack with endure?

[dgresevfan]

Originally posted by Lynfinity:

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Lasts 3 seconds.

Indeed it does. Your point being?

Just that it means it's something that will be used in the middle of combat right before someone hits me. And in that situation why not just block with a shield?

In general Dark Souls buffs are so short lasting that I don't bother.