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'''Status effects''' are a recurring element of the {{DQSeries}}, and come in the negative status ailments and the beneficial status buffs. Both the party and monsters have access to these effects in most titles, and strategic use of both becomes vitally important during an adventure.

Status ailments damage, immobilize or otherwise debilitate a combatant. Almost every status ailment can be lifted with the help of an item specific to that ailment. Many status ailments disappear immediately after a battle, while others can only be removed with a spell, a night at the [[inn]], or a visit to the [[church]]. Some spells exist expressly to inflict status effects, and some weapons have a small chance of inflicting a status ailment after a successful hit. Occasionally, a special move may have a chance of causing a status effect.  

Status buffs exist to either temporarily raise certain stats of a character or to reduce incoming damage. Typically, buffs will fade in battle after a number of turns have passed, though there are exceptions where a buff will last the entire battle, such as all versions of {{DQ6}}. Only two types of buffs remain in effect after battle, being ''camouflage'' and [[Pep|''pep'']].

All positive status effects are removed by the use of [[Disruptive Wave]] and some negative status effects are curable with a [[Perfect panacea|perfect panacea]], if applicable.

 

==List of status effects==

!scope="col" style="background:#989898; width: 700px;"|Effect

!scope="col" style="background:#989898;"|Debut

!scope="col" style="background:#989898;"|Cure

! scope="col" style="background:#989898; width: 120px;" |Remains After Battle?

| [[File:Beguiled icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

* Physical damage (An ally's "Attack" function/enemy damage) or certain AoE spells (like [[kaboomle]])

| [[File:DQTact Breath Lock.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| No

| [[File:Confused.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Confusion|Confused]]'''

| The character may attack (with lowered accuracy) the enemy, fellow party members or themselves. They might also do nothing at all.

| {{DQ3}}

|

* [[Sobering Slap|Sobering slap]] (ability)

| No

  | [[File:Cursed.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Curses|Cursed]]'''

| One of the character's statistics are set to 0 as a result of wearing cursed equipment, along with suffering paralysis or attacking their friends. They can only remove the equipment by visiting a church. In some installments, it is caused by certain attacks. For this type of curse, the effects are:

Note that in {{DQ11}}, curses can also temporarily reduce a character's maximum HP and are also able to have a random chance each turn of killing a character instantly. Of the above afflictions, curses can only make a character become stunned during battle.

| {{DQ}} (cursed gear), {{DQ2}} (cursed gear in battle) & {{DQ5}} (status efffect)

|

* [[Church|Exorcism/ Benediction (Church)]]

* [[List of consumables in Dragon Quest Builders 2|Sheen salts]] (item in the [[Dragon Quest Builders (series)|Dragon Quest Builders series]]; breaks all curses on equipped cursed equipment when consumed)

| [[File:Dazzled.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Dazzle]]d/Blind'''

| The character is much more likely to miss with physical attacks, dropping accuracy to {{fraction|3|8}} or {{fraction|5|8}} depending on the spell or skill used.

| '''Dead/Death'''

| The character cannot act in any way until they are revived by a spell, item, or at the church. Removes all other status effects.

| {{DQ}}

|

* [[Zing Stick|Zing stick]] (ability)

| Yes

| [[File:DQTact AGLDown.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Deceleratle|Decelerated]]'''

| {{Agility}} is reduced, causing characters to act later in battle and starting with {{Dragon Quest VIII}}, reduces evasion.

| {{DQ3}}

|

| No

| [[File:Double Down icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Double Down]]'''

| The affected character becomes more susceptible to negative status ailments.

| {{DQ10}}

|

| No

| [[File:Envenomated icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Poison and Envenomation|Envenomated]]'''

| A battle-exclusive ailment. The afflicted character takes damage after each round of battle. Reduces {{HP}} by {{fraction|1|6}} of maximum per turn in {{Dragon Quest V}}. Starting with {{Dragon Quest VI}} this was reduced to {{fraction|1|8}} of the maximum. In {{DQ11}}, being envenomated deals 1~5 damage per turn. It turns into '''poison''' after battle has ended, but will be replaced with envenomation if the party enters a battle again. However, it may have a reduced countdown, which is reliant on how many steps the party took in the overworld.

| {{DQ5}}

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| Yes (can be walked off in the overworld as the status effect '''poison'''.)

| [[File:Fizzled.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Fizzle]]d'''  

| The character cannot cast spells until the condition wears off, or the battle ends.

| {{DQ}}

|

| No

| [[File:Paralysis.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Paralysis|Paralysed]]'''

| The character is unable to act during battle. Counts as a party wipe out if everyone is afflicted in ''III'', but not so in later games. Initially cured through [[Tingle|spells]] or [[Moonwort bulb|items]] and walking for 32 steps on the world map, but will wear off in battle after a few turns beginning with ''VI''.  

| {{DQ3}}

|

* [[List of consumables in Dragon Quest Builders 2|Tingle Tablets]] (item)

| Varies (can be walked off in {{DQB2}})

| [[File:Poisoned.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Poison and Envenomation|Poisoned]]'''

| An overworld-exclusive ailment, and will be afflicted on a character if they are '''envenomated''' during battle or if they are walking on a patch of poisonous terrain. The character takes damage while traveling in the overworld. Originally, from {{II}} to {{IV}} it was dealt every four steps; in {{V}} and {{VI}}, it was increased to every eight steps, and from {{VII}} to {{X}} it was reduced to being dealt every single step. Turns into '''envenomation''' when entering a battle, unless it is due to poisounous ground.

| {{DQ2}}

|

* [[Purification|Purification (Church)]]

| Yes

| [[File:DQTact_DEFDown.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| [[File:Skill Seal icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| [[File:Stunned.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| The character must waste a turn or two while being frozen in fear, rolling around laughing, knocked down, grinning after a [[Puff-Puff]], etc.

| {{DQ3}}

|No cure.

| No

===Positive Status Effects===

!scope="col" style="background:#989898;"|Debut

| [[File:Accelerated.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Acceleratle|Accelerated]]'''

| Agility is increased. In ''VIII'' onwards, this also increases evasion.

 

| {{DQ3}}

| [[File:Alma Mater icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| [[File:nopic.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Backdraft]]'''

| Reflects breath attacks once.

| {{DQ6}}

| '''[[Bounce]]'''

| Reflects magic spells. Certain games only allow the spell to be used on the caster themselves.

| {{DQ3}}

| [[File:Buff icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

 

| [[File:nopic.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Vanish|Camouflaged]]'''

| User is less likely to be targeted by monsters, and cannot be seen by foes on the world map.

 

| Morphed into a giant dragon. Will alternate between roasting and slashing at enemies while being resistant to fire.

| [[File:Auto Kazing icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Grace of the Goddess]]'''

| Automatically revives the user with at least half or most of their HP if they take fatal damage for 5 turns.

| {{DQ10}}

| [[File:Greatsword Guard icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Greatsword Guard]]'''

| Increases chance of parrying physical attacks with a greatsword.

| {{DQ10}}

| [[File:Insulated icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| [[File:Magic Barrier icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| [[File:MP Regeneration.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''MP Regeneration'''

| '''[[Oomph]]'''

| Physical attack power increased.

 

* Note that its counter is the spell [[Blunt]] ({{DQ11}}).

| {{DQ3}}

|-

| [[File:nopic.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

 

| {{DQ11}}

| [[File:Rehealed.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Reheal|Regeneration]]'''

| Character recovers some HP each turn. Sometimes granted with certain pieces of equipment.

| {{DQMJ}}

| [[File:Status Ailment Immunity icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Snap, Crackle, Poof]]ed'''

| Character becomes immune to negative status ailments for a few turns. However, does not protect character from [[Whack|instant death]] or certain abilities such as [[Kaching Kaclang]].

| {{DQ10}}

| [[File:Snub icon.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Snub]]bed'''

| Magical attacks have no effect on the target from now on.

| {{DQ4}}

| [[File:DQTact Tension.png|center|50x50px]]<!--4:1 from 19x18-->

| '''[[Tension]]'''

| The character has psyched themselves up, increasing the amount of damage of their next action, including attacks, spells, and skills. If the character reaches a state of super high tension, they will take reduced damage or become immune to negative status effects.

| {{DQ8}}

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