What are all the status effects, and what do they do?

[Devilofether]

I just see icons popping up in front of my screen, and I want to know what they represent. I have a high res build, so I don't take too many status effects unless take I damage intentionally

[Zunde]

I have only seen two so far.

Gunk build-up for standing in Pollution/Being vomited on is poison you take damage over time.

While fighting the giant crab in the sands between it did an attack that made me scared which prevented attacking and changed my animations to a more panic'd looking state

[FeralFluid]

I think the soap status damages your shell

[Ginrikuzuma]

gunk poisons you and makes you heavy (regardless of what shell you are wearing you move like you are using an L-weight shell)
this is the most common status effect

fear forces you to hide in your shell unable to attack
this is the 2nd status effect you are likely to encounter its somewhat uncommon.

the last two status effects are mostly only in the endgame area

the soap (don't remember what the game calls it but its a deep blue color) does heavy "poison" damage to your shell if you aren't using the self-repair skill tree ability or don't have high res you are likely going to end up losing your shell.


bleached (represented by a white triangle) reduces the effectiveness of healing with the kelp hearts. You do not want to waste your heals during the status effect if possible. I think poisons you as well?

[Duz]

Originally posted by Ginrikuzuma:

the soap (don't remember what the game calls it but its a deep blue color) does heavy "poison" damage to your shell if you aren't using the self-repair skill tree ability or don't have high res you are likely going to end up losing your shell.

Soap status effect is called Scoured.
There's also a hypnosis status effect that only a single enemy inflicts, which makes you lose control and walk towards the enemy for a few seconds.

[Ginrikuzuma]

oh right the scuttlefish hypnosis I forgot it
if you're close enough to the scuttlefish when it hits you with hypnosis it transitions into an unavoidable grab so you want to be far when hypnotized or dodge it in the first place

[Devilofether]

Thank you, that satisfied my curiosity!

[MRcrunchy456]

Originally posted by Ginrikuzuma:

gunk poisons you and makes you heavy (regardless of what shell you are wearing you move like you are using an L-weight shell)
this is the most common status effect

fear forces you to hide in your shell unable to attack
this is the 2nd status effect you are likely to encounter its somewhat uncommon.

the last two status effects are mostly only in the endgame area

the soap (don't remember what the game calls it but its a deep blue color) does heavy "poison" damage to your shell if you aren't using the self-repair skill tree ability or don't have high res you are likely going to end up losing your shell.


bleached (represented by a white triangle) reduces the effectiveness of healing with the kelp hearts. You do not want to waste your heals during the status effect if possible. I think poisons you as well?

ngl I thought bleached was going to be this game's death blight/petrify and was mildly disappointed when that wasn't the case

[Dura]

Bleached is also silenced, from what I could tell. Was unable to use umami abilities until it wore off, and the umami crystals are faded during the effect.