Status Effects Guide — Every Buff and Debuff Explained

Status Effects Overview

Status effects in Echoes of Aincrad can make or break a fight. Understanding how they work — and how to apply or counter them — is essential for mid-game and endgame content.

Note: durations, tick rates, and percentages below are community-reported and may change with patches.

Effect Categories

Category	Examples	Duration	Stacking
----------	----------	----------	----------
Damage Over Time (DoT)	Burn, Bleed, Poison	10-30 seconds	Same type overwrites, different types stack
Crowd Control (CC)	Stun, Freeze, Root	2-5 seconds	Most do not stack (immunity period after)
Stat Debuffs	Curse, Weaken, Slow	15-60 seconds	Stack up to 3 times per stat
Buffs	Attack Up, Defense Up, Haste	30-120 seconds	Same buff overwrites, different buffs stack
Unique	Mark, Soul Link, Taunt	Varies	Exclusive per effect type

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Damage Over Time Effects

Burn

Property	Value
----------	-------
Damage per tick	3% of max HP
Tick interval	2 seconds
Total duration	12 seconds (6 ticks)
Source	Fire weapons, fire EX-Mods, fire-based enemy attacks
Can crit?	No

Counters:

• Antidote Salve (cures instantly)
• Water-element weapon swap (halves remaining duration)
• Rolling in water (removes instantly if water body is nearby)

Best applications:

• Bosses with high physical defense (bypasses armor)
• Enemies that regenerate HP (burn reduces regen)
• Elites and zone bosses — sustained chip damage between their attack windows

Bleed

Property	Value
----------	-------
Damage per tick	5% of max HP
Tick interval	3 seconds
Total duration	15 seconds (5 ticks)
Source	Dagger weapon skills, critical hits, bleed EX-Mod
Can crit?	Yes (extends duration by 3 seconds)

Counters:

• Bandage item (cures instantly, common drop)
• Defense buff (reduces tick damage by 50%)
• Resting at a safe zone (cures instantly)

Best applications:

• High-HP bosses (percentage-based damage)
• High-mobility enemies — apply bleed, then focus on dodging
• Dual-wield builds (stack multiple bleed applications fast)

Poison

Property	Value
----------	-------
Damage per tick	2% of max HP + 50 flat
Tick interval	2 seconds
Total duration	20 seconds (10 ticks)
Source	Poison-infused weapons, certain enemy types, poison traps
Can crit?	No

Counters:

• Antidote (cures instantly)
• Holy-element buff (prevents poison application for 60 seconds)
• High Vitality stat (reduces flat damage component)

Best applications:

• Long boss fights (20 seconds of chip damage adds up)
• Kiting strategies (poison and run)
• Farming packs (poison spreads chip damage across a crowd)

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Crowd Control Effects

Stun

Property	Value
----------	-------
Duration	2-4 seconds (bosses: 1-2 seconds)
Source	Greatsword heavy attacks, shield bash, stun EX-Mod
Immunity period	10 seconds after stun ends
Boss effectiveness	Reduced by 50%

Usage: Interrupt boss charge attacks, set up Combination Skills, create breathing room.

Freeze

Property	Value
----------	-------
Duration	3-5 seconds
Source	Ice weapons, ice magic, freeze EX-Mod
Breaks on	Any damage (first hit deals 50% bonus damage)
Boss effectiveness	30% duration, no damage bonus

Usage: Excellent for locking down one enemy while dealing with another. The bonus damage on break makes it valuable for burst builds.

Root

Property	Value
----------	-------
Duration	5 seconds
Source	Nature weapons, certain enemy attacks, trap items
Can attack while rooted?	Yes (ranged only)
Boss effectiveness	Immune

Usage: Lock down fast enemies while you reposition or line up a heavy attack. Useless against bosses.

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Stat Debuffs

Debuff	Effect	Max Stacks	Duration	Common Source
--------	--------	------------	----------	--------------
Curse	-20% damage dealt per stack	3	30s	Dark Fae enemies, curse EX-Mod
Weaken	-15% defense per stack	3	30s	Heavy attacks, shield skills
Slow	-30% movement speed per stack	2	15s	Ice damage, ranged attacks to legs
Silence	Cannot use skills	1	5s	Certain enemy attacks (rare)
Blind	Reduced accuracy, reduced lock-on range	1	10s	Smoke bombs, certain enemy abilities

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Buffs

Self-Buffs

Buff	Effect	Duration	Source
------	--------	----------	--------
Attack Up	+20% damage	30s	Battle Cry skill, certain accessories
Defense Up	+30% damage reduction	30s	Guard Stance skill, certain items
Haste	+20% attack speed, +15% movement speed	20s	Light-element buffs, certain EX-Mods
Regen	2% HP per 3 seconds	60s	Healing Support Skill, certain items

Partner Buffs

The game is single-player only — the only "party" is you and your AI partner, whose Support Skills apply to both of you.

Buff	Effect	Duration	Source
------	--------	----------	--------
Attack Up (partner)	+15% damage for you and your partner	20s	Partner Support Skill
Defense Up (partner)	+20% damage reduction	20s	Partner Support Skill
Haste (partner)	+10% attack/move speed	15s	Partner Support Skill

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Status Effect Resistance

Building Resistance

Source	Resistance Gained
--------	-------------------
Vitality stat (per point)	+2% DoT resistance
Endurance stat (per point)	+2% CC resistance
Fire-resist accessory	+30% burn resistance
Poison-resist accessory	+30% poison resistance
Frozen Heart EX-Mod	Immunity to freeze
Certain armor sets	Set bonuses (10-50%)

Hard Caps

Effect Type	Player Cap	Boss Cap
-------------	-----------	----------
DoT resistance	90%	50%
CC resistance	80%	30%
Debuff resistance	70%	20%

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Best Status Effect Builds

Build	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect	Best Weapon
-------	---------------	-----------------	-------------
Flare Buster	Burn	Weaken	Greatsword with Fire EX-Mod
Bleed Assassin	Bleed	Slow	Dagger with Bleed EX-Mod
Frost Mage	Freeze	Slow	Rapier with Ice EX-Mod
Toxic Stalker	Poison	Curse	Dagger with Poison EX-Mod
Paladin	Attack Up	Defense Up	Sword & Shield with Support EX-Mods

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Related Guides

• Combat System Guide: Mechanics Deep Dive
• EX-Mod Guide: All Mods and Best Combinations
• Best Builds Guide: Top Tier Lists
• Boss Guide: Applying Status Effects Effectively