Status Effects

Status effect is a temporary condition that affects a hero’s original set of stats. It can be either positive (buff) or negative (debuff). Status effects can be triggered with both active and passive skills.

Positive status effects (buffs)

Common buffs:

	Increases armor or resistance to elements (Fire, Water, etc.)
	Increases critical hit chance
	Increases damage
	Increases basic stats
	Increases physical attack dodge chance
	Increases health (HP)
	Increases strength, dexterity and intelligence
	Increases strength
	Increases speed/initiative
	Every melee attack against the hero causes a strike-back
	Immunity to any damage
	Opponent can attack only this hero
	Ignores taunt/provocation (but still cannot attack 'hiding' heroes)
	Not available for attack

Special or unique buffs:

	Akhrasht deals damage to any hero attacking him
	Kobold Soothsayer increases stats of all allied Kobolds
	Increases Arekhon Spear's next attack damage and makes it strike back any hero who hits it

Negative status effects (debuffs)

Common debuffs:

	The target cannot use a part of its skillset
	Decreases accuracy
	Decreases armor or resistance to elements (Fire, Water, etc.)
	Decreases critical hit chance
	Decreases damage
	Decreases basic stats
	Decreases physical attack dodge chance
	The target cannot be healed
	Decreases health (HP)
	Decreases strength, dexterity and intelligence
	Decreases strength
	You are taunted – only this hero can be attacked
	The target is affected by damage over time (DOT) and gets damage at the start of its next turn
	Blocks the possibility to apply Marks
	The target skips next turn
	Decreases speed/initiative
	No buffs can be obtained
	The target can apply neither positive nor negative effects