In ARK: Survival Evolved there are various status effects that can affect your survivor in various ways. See an entire list of status effects below.
List of Status Effects[]
Positive Buffs[]
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HUD Text: A surge of energy allows you to control the Broodmother Lysrix for a short time Information: It is the timer before the Broodmother Lysrix despawned after you purchased it in the mission Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) , it last 60 seconds |
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HUD Text: A surge of energy allows you to control the Megapithecus for a short time Information: It is the timer before the Megapithecus despawned after you purchased it in the mission Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) , it last 60 seconds |
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HUD Text: A surge of energy allows you to control the Dragon for a short time Information: It is the timer before the Dragon]] despawned after you purchased it in the mission Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) , it last 60 seconds |
Battle Tartare | |
Message: Battle Tartare enabled HUD Text: Massive boost to melee damage and runspeed, and stamina regen. Consuming extra food and water, and losing health. Information: This buff is given after eating a Battle Tartare. Increases Melee Damage by 60%, Movement Speed by 50%, damage resistance by 15% and increased stamina regeneration for 180 seconds, at the cost of increased Food and Water consumption by 50% and a constant Health loss of 0.45 per seconds. Negated with Enduro Stew buff effect. |
Cloaked | |
Message: You are being cloaked by a shadowmane Information: Only with females Shadowmane . You're invisible to wild dinos until you get too close |
Blood Curse Recovery! | |
HUD Text: A small amount of health is being recovered from your recently inflicted Blood Curse! Information: This status occurs when a Blood Crystal Wyvern successfully uses its breath attack on survivors or creatures. The buff causes the Health of the Blood Crystal Wyvern to increase. |
Broth of Enlightenment | |
HUD Text: You are currently gaining bonus exp! Information: This buff is given after eating a Broth of Enlightenment. You gain 50% more Experience for 20 minutes. |
Buzzed | |
HUD Text: Extra insulation, reduced water consumption, reduced stamina, increased damage and resistance. Information: This buff is given after consuming a Beer Jar. Increased Insulation, Melee Damage and resistance with reduced Water consumption, at the cost of constantly losing Stamina. Moreover, a brown bubble starts appearing out of the survivor. |
Cactus Brew | |
Message: Cactus Broth enabled HUD Text: You feel less thirsty, and better able to beat the heat! Information: This buff is given after eating a Cactus Broth. Reduces Water consumption and partially hides you from wild aggressive creatures for 600 seconds. |
Calien Soup | |
Message: Calien Soup enabled HUD Text: Hyperthermic insulation, reduced water consumption Information: This buff is given after eating a Calien Soup. Increase Hyperthermal insulation by 50 and reduces Water consumption by 25% for 900 seconds. |
Charged Light | |
HUD Text: You're within the effects of a Charge radius, protecting you from the Nameless! Information: This status occurs on Aberration map by being around Charge Light Dino or objects during night time or at absence of open light. Deters Nameless ambush, but attracts nearby Seekers. This status is also inflicted to both Nameless and Reaper when too close to a charge light source, which removes their natural armor protection and high health regeneration instead. |
Courage | |
Message: Your dino feels energized. HUD Text: +25% Damage output, and increased resistance! Information: This status effect is inflicted by the courage roar of a Yutyrannus. It decreases damage taken by 20% and increases damage done by up to 25%. |
Digesting | |
HUD Text: You are regaining Food! Information: This appears after eating while your Food meter is refilling. |
Empowered | |
Message: THE EDMUNDIUM SURGES HUD Text: A surge of energy is quadrupling your damage Information: This status occurs when the survivor acquires an Edmundium Surge during a Gauntlet. Increases damage output by 4x. |
Enduro Stew | |
Message: Enduro Stew enabled HUD Text: Stamina recovery, bonus melee damage Information: This buff is given after eating a Enduro Stew. Regenerate 1.2 addition Health per second for 900 seconds. Negated with Battle Tartare buff effect. |
Enlightened | |
HUD Text: +10% XP! Information: Once a Golden Hesperornis Egg is consumed, an additional +10% XP will be received for all actions. |
Explorer Note Found! | |
HUD Text: Double XP!. Information: Once an Explorer Note has been found, XP will be doubled for a specific time. |
Fast Learner | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted to nearby dinos by standing next to a recently petted Lystrosaurus. XP will be doubled for a specific time until it requires petting again. |
Focal Chili | |
Message: Focal Chili enabled HUD Text: Increased movement speed, increased crafting speed Information: This buff is given after eating a Focal Chili. Improve Movement Speed by 25% and Crafting Speed by 100% for 900 seconds. |
Freeze Immunity | |
HUD Text: You can not be freeze ! Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in Warm mode . |
Fria Curry | |
Message: Fria Curry enabled HUD Text: Hypothermic insulation, reduced food consumption Information: This buff is given after eating a Fria Curry. Increase Hypothermal insulation by 50 and reduces Food consumption by 25% for 900 seconds. |
Get Tricky! | |
Information: It is a buff of speed with the Tek Hoversail (Genesis: Part 2) . |
Gas Mask | |
HUD Text: Protects the wearer against various airborn poisons. Information: This status occurs after equipping a Gas Mask or a Tek Helmet. Protects the survivor against gases in the Swamp Cave and from the Poison Grenade, as well as the toxic spit blast of the Poison Wyvern and the Basilisk. |
Healing | |
HUD Text: You're regaining Health! Information: Your Health is regaining due to a consumable item. You naturally regain health slowly (less than 0.5 per second), but this status is significantly faster. |
Hidden | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted to/by a Pachyrhinosaurus when active. Temporarily pacifies surrounding aggressive dinos with its Camo cloud. Does not work on large/huge predators and humans however. Lasts for 20 seconds |
Iced Water | |
HUD Text: Cooling you down! Information: This buff is given after consuming an Iced Water Jar or Iced Canteen. Your Hyperthermal insulation is increased by 84 and your Hypothermal insulation is decreased by the same amount. |
Iced Water | |
Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in cold mode . |
Imprinted | |
HUD Text: Rider Imprinted <Imprint>%, Damage +<Damage>%, Resistance +<Resistance>% Information: This status effect is inflicted by imprinting a creature during breeding and mounting on it after it has fully matured. It decreases damage taken and increases damage done by up to 30% for a 100% imprinted creature. |
Insect Killer | |
Information: This status effect is active upon a Megatherium when it kills an Insect and most other Arthropods, such as a Meganeura. Increases Melee Damage for the duration of the effect. Lasts for 120 seconds. The effect resets to 120 seconds after every kill of an insect or arthropod. |
Insulating Warmth | |
HUD Text: Well-protected against cold temperatures, & immune to contracting certain Lesser Diseases! Information: This buff is given after consuming Wyvern Milk. Your Hypothermal insulation is increased by 787, and you are immune to contracting Diseases. It also makes you immune to the damage-over-time from the Enflamed debuff given from fire breath attacks (but not from lava); you still take damage from the impact of such attacks though. |
Insulation | |
HUD Text: Increases both hyperthermic and hypothermic insulation Information: This status occurs when riding a Basilosaurus or Ferox (Large), or when having a small Ferox on your shoulder. Increases hyperthermic and hypothermic insulation, +562 hypothermal and +562 hyperthermal protection for the Basilosaurus, and +225 hypothermal and +225 hyperthermal for the Ferox. Level of creature or increased Melee Damage does not affect this status effect in any way. |
Insulation Stats Up | |
HUD Text: You get increased insulation stats Information: This status occurs when inside a Tent. Increases insulation stats. |
Lazarus Chowder | |
Message: Lazarus Chowder enabled HUD Text: Stamina recovery & reduced oxygen consumption Information: This buff is given after eating a Lazarus Chowder. Increases Stamina recovery and reduces Oxygen consumption for 600 seconds. |
Lesser Antidote | |
HUD Text: You're temporarily immune to contracting certain Lesser Diseases! Information: This buff is given after consuming a Lesser Antidote. Currently, it is only used to cure Swamp Fever |
Mystic Skin Oil | |
HUD Text: Mystic Skin Oil (You're feeling lucky!) Information: This status effect is inflicted by coming into contact with an allied Liopleurodon. It will decrease your Oxygen consumption and changes the contents of nearby drops. |
Night Vision Goggles | |
HUD Text: Effortlessly see in the dark, beware bright light sources! Information: This status occurs after equipping Night Vision Goggles. Increases visibility in the dark. |
Pig's hunger | |
Message: Your Daeodon is consuming extra food to heal your allies! HUD Text: Daeodon consumes extra food after a healing attack. Information: This status occurs after activating the Daeodon heal ability, which heals itself and other surviors and tames around it. Increases the Food consumption of the creature severely. |
Poison Immunity Biolum | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted when eating Aquatic Mushroom. Effect stacks with each consumption. Renders user immune to Freezing Spores debuff. (or reduce countdown if already in effect). |
Poison Immunity Element | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted when eating Ascerbic Mushroom. Effect stacks with each consumption. Renders user immune to Fertile Spores debuff. (or reduce countdown if already in effect). |
Poison Immunity Fertile | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted when eating Aggeravic Mushroom. Effect stacks with each consumption. Also heals 0.05% Health at a time, and renders user immune to Dizzy Spores debuff. (or reduce countdown if already in effect) |
Reaper Queen Pheromone | |
HUD Text: The smell reminds you of deep caves and death. Perhaps their young find it soothing. Information: This status effect is inflicted when consuming Reaper Pheromone Gland . Effect stacks with each consumption. This makes it so Reaper offspring does not attack the player or creature ingesting it. |
Refreshed! | |
HUD Text: +33% XP! Information: Once a survivor poops in a Toilet, an additional +33% XP will be received for all actions. |
SCUBA Flippers | |
HUD Text: Your speed on land is slowed, but is increased when swimming! Information: This status occurs when equipped with SCUBA Flippers. Allows the survivor to swim faster while slowing speed on land. |
SCUBA Goggles | |
HUD Text: Obscures your field of vision, but helps you see underwater! Information: This status occurs when equipped with SCUBA Mask. Allows the survivor to see underwater while obscuring the FoV. |
SCUBA Tank | |
HUD Text: You gain Oxygen when submerged from the SCUBA Tank, while depleting its durability! Information: This status occurs when equipped with a SCUBA Tank. Provides the survivor with unlimited Oxygen while depleting the durability of the SCUBA Tank. |
Shadow Steak Saute | |
Message: Shadow Steak Saute enabled HUD Text: Improved night-vision, insulation, and steady aim. Information: This buff is given after eating a Shadow Steak Saute. Increase Hypothermal and Hyperthermal insulation by 50, reduce weapon recoil by 80% and allows better vision in dark for 180 seconds with greatly increased light sensitivity.* Note:
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Special Explorer Note Found | |
HUD Text: Quadruple XP!. Information: Once a Special Explorer Note has been found, XP will be quadrupled for a specific time. |
Stamina Drain Reduction | |
Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in cold or warm mode . |
Tek Bed Recovery | |
HUD Text: You are recovering vitals and XP! Information: You get this effect when sleeping in a powered Tek Sleeping Pod. Regenerates Health rapidly, and Experience at 1 per second, even when offline. |
Tek Insulation | |
HUD Text: Full set with Element increases hyper & hypothermic insulation Information: This status occurs when equipped with a full set of powered Tek Armor. Provides the survivor with hypothermic and hyperthermic insulation, supplies Oxygen underwater, and keeps them immune to Radiation, floating spores, and Poison Gas. |
Warm Water | |
Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in Warm mode. |
Neutral Buffs[]
Bee Protection | |
HUD Text: You have some protection from bees! Information: This status occurs when mounting on a Dire Bear. Prevents Giant Bee from attacking and dismounting survivors on it, and causes them to target the bear instead when aggravated. |
Bio Grapple Cooldown | |
Information: This status occurs when grappling a Creature with the Bloodstalker. Prevents the Bloodstalker from grappling other Creatures until the cooldown wears off. |
Blocking | |
Information: This status occurs when blocking with the Tek Claws. Prevents the survivor from taking damage. |
Blood Sucked | |
Information: This status occurs while a Bloodstalker is damaged and stealing the survivor's Health. Regenerates the Bloodstalker's Health |
Breaking Equus | |
Text: Effectiveness: Information: This status occurs when mounting on a wild Equus. Informs the survivor of the taming effectiveness, additional tame levels, and the taming percentage. |
Breaking Equus | |
Text: USE to feed and soothe the Equus! Information: This status occurs when a wild Equus is ready to be fed. Informs the survivor to use food to soothe the Equus. |
Camouflaged | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted to/by a Rock Drake when active. Blends in with the surroundings, making both the dino itself and any survivors sitting on it invisible and preventing detection and/or aggression from most dinos. Does not stop already aggravated dinos or Nameless from attacking however. |
Candy Effect | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted for 24 hours when a Creature is fed Festive Dino Candy or Valentines Dino Candy. Effect changes the Creature's color and increases their Movement Speed. |
Carried | |
HUD Text: Durability Damage Per Second Information: This status occurs when the survivor or a creature is picked up by a Tropeognathus. The debuff causes the victim to lose Health and armor durability. |
Caught in Cyclone Current | |
HUD Text: You are being dragged into an underwater cyclone! Information: This status occurs when a whirlpool pulls the survivor or Creatures in. Alters the speed and movements of the survivor or Creatures. |
Climbing | |
Information: This status effect is active when the climb ability is activated by a player mounting a Megalania, Rock Drake, Deinonychus, Enforcer, or Bloodstalker. Allows climbing on climbable walls simply by walking towards it and wait for a few seconds, but prevents Stamina regeneration whilst riding on walls/ceilings. May be worth noting the head of the said dino will look up while this is active. |
Cold | |
Message: You're cold. You should find some warmth soon. HUD Text: Food decreases faster as the ambient temperature gets lower. Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter. |
Crafting/Repairing | |
HUD Text: Can't jump, can't run, and movement speed is slower. Information: Applied to players while crafting. Will not effect a mount if the player is crafting while mounted. See the Crafting Page for more information. Note:
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Creative Mode | |
Information: Becomes active when creative mode is activated. Enables all items to be crafted in the Inventory, flying, and infinite stats, as well setting Weight at 99999 and Health at 500, regardless of levels. |
Cryo Cooldown | |
HUD Text: Causes Cryo Sickness to dinos summoned. Information: Becomes active for 300 seconds after throwing out a Cryopod. Any dinos summoned during the duration of the Cryo Cooldown will have Cryo Sickness, which results in them being unconscious for a long time. Constantly using it will further prolong their unconscious state. |
Defending | |
Information: This status occurs when the Forest Titan uses its shield attack. Reduces the damage taken. |
Drafting Available | |
HUD Text: Press and hold Jump to Drafting Information: This status occurs when the Tropeognathus is near other fliers. Allows for the use of drafting. |
Encapsulated | |
HUD Text: Protected! Information: This status occurs while activating Snow Owl freeze ability. Protects nearby creatures and itself but prevents them from moving. This also cause massive temperature drop on the rider often resulting in Hypothermia long as this is active. |
Encumbered | |
Message: You're encumbered! Drop some inventory weight in order to move again! HUD Text: Can't run and can't jump. Information: When mounted, remember that your Weight is added to your mount's total weight limit; dropping items from your personal inventory will reduce weight for both you and the mount. This status appears when you are carrying at least 85% of your weight stat. Move speed begins to drop slightly before this status appears (e.g. at 75% weight, your speed is reduced to ~75%). |
Enemy Detect | |
Message: Enemy Player Detected HUD Text: Careful, there are enemy players nearby! Information: This status occurs by carrying a Charge Light dino set to active with said effect enabled. Triggered when a non-tribe survivor/tamed creature is/are nearby. |
Exited Mek Shield | |
Information: This status occurs when leaving a shield deployed from an M.D.S.M. |
Flashbang'd | |
HUD Text: You have been blinded and your ears are ringing! Information: This Status Effect is applied if Plant Species Z Fruit is thrown and exploded within your vicinity, and will knock you off the mount when the effect is applied to them. This also applies "Charged!" debuff towards Nameless and any Reapers for at least a second. |
Freeze Immunity | |
Information: This status occurs after being frozen by a Managarmr, Snow Owl, or Ice Titan. Prevents the Managarmr or Ice Titan from freezing the Creatures or Human a second time for a period of time. |
Frozen! | |
HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased! Information: This effect is applied for 10 seconds when frozen by an Ice Wyvern. Decreases Movement Speed. |
Frozen Solid | |
HUD Text: You're Frozen! Information: Becomes active after a Ice Titan or Managarmr freezes the survivor or tames. Prevents movement and must be thawed to escape. |
Geyser Launch! | |
Information: Becomes active for 20 seconds after being launched into the air by a Geyser. |
Hardened | |
HUD Text: Hardened: Damage reduction, prevent dismount Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus is using the hardened plate mode. The buff increases damage reduction and prevents the rider from being dismounted. |
Hazard Protection | |
HUD Text: Full Hazard Protection Information: You get this effect when wearing a full Hazard Suit, keeping you immune to Radiation, floating spores, poison gas, and from bees when accessing a Bee Hive, but does not protect from Swamp Gas. |
Heavy | |
HUD Text: Heavy: Applies slow, prevent dismount Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus is using the heavy plate mode. The buff applies a slow to the Stegosaurus's attack and prevents the rider from being dismounted. |
Hot | |
Message: You're hot. You should find some place to cool down soon. HUD Text: Water decreases faster as the ambient temperature gets higher. Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter. |
Hovering | |
Information: This status occurs when a Mek is hovering. Causes the heat to rise on the Mek. |
Howl Cooldown | |
Information: This status occurs after the Pack Leader buff wears out. Prevents Direwolves from howling for 90 seconds. |
Hydrated | |
HUD Text: Your dino's Speed, Health Regeneration, and Damage are boosted! Information: This status occurs when stepping (or swimming) on water for Spino , Tropical Crystal Wyvern and Shadowmane. Greatly bolster stats (As indefinitely as long as the creature is still within the water) and persists for 30 seconds upon leaving the water flooring. Grants the creature increased Melee Damage by 15%, Movement Speed by 20%, Health regeneration by 25% and a sharper turning radius. |
Hyperdrive | |
Information: This status occurs after an Astrocetus has used its Hyperdrive attack. |
Ice Bomb! | |
Information: This status occurs when a Snow Owl encapsulates itself while flying. Once it hits the ground, all creatures in range of its AOE will be Encapsulated. |
Impaled | |
HUD Text: You have been impaled and are bleeding out! Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus has impaled a survivor or creature. The debuff causes Health to decrease. |
Increased Food Consumption | |
Message: Harsh conditions cause increased food consumption in the Wasteland. Information: This Status Effect is applied when the survivor enter the Wasteland on the Extinction map. Food gauge decreases more rapidly, forcing them to eat more food whilst within the environment, lest they begin to starve. |
Inside Mek Shield | |
Information: This status occurs when inside a shield deployed from an M.D.S.M. |
Insufficient Stamina | |
Message: Insufficient stamina to continue attack. Information: If a Velonasaur is Winded and continues to use a projectile attack, this debuff will become active for 5 seconds, preventing the Velonasaur from using any projectile attacks. |
Intimidated | |
HUD Text: Output damage reduced Information: This status occurs when a Mammoth uses its trumpet roar. The debuff reduces Melee Damage. |
Knocked Out | |
Message: You can't move, but Water and Food decrease more slowly, and Torpidity decreases rapidly. HUD Text: You're knocked out! Wait for your Torpidity to reduce in order to wake back up. Information: You can't move, open your inventory, or use any items. You will be able to faintly see what is happening in front of you. Torpidity will eventually fall if the survivor is not further applied with torpor inflicting attacks. Note:
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Landing | |
HUD Text: Press and hold Jump to Drafting Information: This status occurs when the Tropeognathus is landing. |
Magmasaur Prevent Freezing | |
Information: This status occurs when the Magmasaur charged up Searing spit to 95%. Prevents the Magmasaur (and any survivor riding on it) from being frozen by attacks from a Managarmr or Ice Titan. |
Maximum Blade Power | |
HUD Text: Maximum Blade Power Information: This status occurs after fulling charging up the Tek Claws. Increases attack speed and Melee Damage. |
Mek Cockpit | |
Information: This status occurs while riding on a Mek. |
Mission Area | |
HUD Text: You are not able to build within mission areas. Information: This status occurs while in a Mission Area. Prevents any Structures from being placed if the setting disallows it. |
Mushroom Brew | |
HUD Text: An effective anti-radiation solution for home and hearth. Information: This buff is given after force-feeding a dino with a Mushroom Brew . Gives temporary protection from Radiation Sickness for 300 seconds. |
Pack Leader | |
Information: This status effect is added towards the current highest-leveled pack-affected dino nearby, and adds a 33% increase in damage dealt for the duration. The buff will be constant in the Allosaurus, Compy, Kentrosaurus, Hyaenodon, Ravager, and Deinonychus. The buff is triggered by a call from the pack leader for the Direwolf and the Raptor, lasting 90 seconds for the Direwolf and 45 seconds for the Raptor. |
Pack Mate | |
Information: This status occurs when a Deinonychus with the Pack Leader buff uses its call. It lasts 45 seconds and works very similarly to the Pack Leader call of the Raptor |
Parachuting | |
Message: Parachute Enabled! HUD Text: You've got a parachute on! Information: This status occurs when a Parachute has been activated. Slows down falling. |
Predator Vision | |
Information: This status occurs while activating Snow Owl infrared vision ability and riding on it. Turns all vision into infrared, allowing the survivor to clearly see living (and mechanical) creatures and survivors nearby. |
Race! | |
Information: This status occurs during a Race. |
Raft Mode | |
HUD Text: Crouch: Dive Information: This status occurs when the Megachelon is surfaced. Keeps the Megachelon from sinking until they enter Swim Mode. |
Rapid Regeneration | |
HUD Text: Rapid Regeneration Information: This status occurs when a Argentavis is biting/devouring a corpse. Rapidly recovers Health and Stamina at an alarming rate for 20 seconds. |
Ready for War | |
HUD Text: Recover stamina and immune to fear Information: This status occurs when a survivor plays the drums on a Mammoth Saddle. The buff increases Stamina regeneration and renders all creatures immune to the Yutyrannus's fear roar. |
Reaper Gestation | |
HUD Text: What to expect when you're expecting... Information: You have a Reaper offspring inside you, inflicted by the Reaper Queen's tail impregnation attack. No XP can be earned; they are absorbed within the baby until it has 75 additional levels. Disappears if standing in a radioactive area or dying to radiation unprotected by gear like the Hazard Suit Armor, ascending or transferring character, or when the timer runs out; dying by other means will not remove this status effect. (Check on Reaper for more details) |
Relaxing | |
HUD Text: Relaxing at the pond Information: Grants you a Healing Buff over time for 60 seconds after entering a hot spring. You are visually steaming while the Buff lasts. Note:
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Rivalry! | |
Information: This status occurs when a Triceratops is near large carnivores. Increases the Trike's Health by 10%, as well as slightly increasing damage dealt and slightly decreasing damage taken. |
Rooted | |
HUD Text: You're Rooted! Information: Becomes active for 10 seconds when a Forest Titan roots the survivor. Prevents movement and dismounts the survivor. |
RUN | |
Information: This status is inflicted to a Tusoteuthis when it creates an ink cloud that acts as a smoke screen, providing an opportunity for the Tusoteuthis to flee a battle and escape. Movement Speed is increased by 30%. Lasts for 8 seconds with a 7 second cool down. |
Scout Remote | |
Information: Becomes active for 50 seconds after exiting the interface of a Scout. Prevents the survivor from mounting creatures. Once the Scout returns to the survivor's inventory either through waiting out the cooldown or calling the Scout back, the effect will wear away. |
Sharpened | |
HUD Text: Sharpened: Armor penetration, prevent dismount Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus is using the sharpened plate mode. The buff increases Melee Damage and prevents the rider from being dismounted. |
Shredded | |
HUD Text: Shredded Information: This status occurs after being attacked repeatedly by the Tek Claws. Slows Movement Speed. |
Snowstorm | |
HUD Text: You are in a snowstorm! Information: This status occurs while in a snowstorm. Limits the visibility of the survivor's surroundings. |
Speed Boost | |
Information: This status occurs during a Race when the Creature hits a speed ring. Increases Movement Speed significantly. |
Standing on Desert Titan | |
Message: Under Desert Titan's Gravity Information: This status occurs when standing on a Desert Titan. Causes the survivor or tamed creature to almost 'stick' on the Desert Titan, making it hard to fall off. |
Swim Mode | |
HUD Text: Jump: Rise Information: This status occurs when the Megachelon is submerged. Allows the Megachelon to move freely through the water. |
Taffy Effect | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted for 24 hours when a Creature is fed Summer Swirl Taffy. Effect changes the Creature's color and increases their Movement Speed. |
Tek Helmet | |
HUD Text: Toggle to Shoot Lasers! Information: This status occurs when activating, using Ctrl, a Tek Saddle's Plasma turret on the head of the dino with the Saddle equipped ( Tapejara, Rex, Mosasaur, Megalodon and Rock Drake all have their own Tek Saddle). The percentage shows how much Element is left within the saddle before another is required for uses. |
Thagomized | |
HUD Text: You are unable to recover stamina! Information: This status occurs when a survivor or creature has been hit by a Stegosaurus. The debuff prevents Stamina from increasing. |
Tractor Beam | |
Message: You are trapped in a beam of energy Information: This status occurs when the survivor or a Creature is trapped by the tractor beam of a Hover Skiff. Immobilizes the victim. |
Tractor Beam (Grabbing) | |
Message: A beam of energy is trying to trap you! Information: This status occurs when the survivor or Creature is targeted by the tractor beam of a Hover Skiff. |
Trustworthy | |
Message: You have earned the dinosaurs' trust for a brief period of time! Information: This status effect occurs for 60 seconds after recruiting Carnotaurus with a Yutyrannus. Allows the Yutyrannus to command the Carnotaurus. |
Volcanic Eruption | |
Message: The volcano is about to erupt! Better evacuate!! HUD Text: The volcano is about to erupt! Better evacuate!! Information: This status occurs when the Genesis: Part 1 volcano is about to erupt and the survivor is inside, which will kill them off should the volcano erupts after a while. This effect does not show up if he or she is inside a Magmasaur Saddle and renders them immune to this death while its erupting, but still shows up outside of it. |
Water Walking | |
Information: This status occurs while walking on water with a Bloodstalker. Prevents the Bloodstalker from sinking until it dives. |
Wild Detect | |
Message: Max Level Wild Dino Detected HUD Text: Careful, there are high level creatures nearby! Information: This status occurs by carrying a Charge Light dino set to active with said effect enabled. Triggered when a highest-level (150+) Wild Dino is/are nearby. |
Winded | |
Message: You're tired! Stop moving for a moment to regain your Stamina! HUD Text: Can't jump, can't run, and movement speed is slower. Information: This effect is applied to players/ridden dino who have no remaining Stamina. Attacking while Exhausted will raise the Torpidity and potentially knock you or your riding dino unconscious. |
Zip Gas | |
Information: You get this effect when on a zip line with Zip-Line Motor Attachment attached to the worn leg-slot armor piece. The percentage shows how much Gasoline is left within the attachment before another gasoline is required for moving across zip lines. |
Negative Buffs[]
Acidic Blood! | |
Message: Acid Burn! HUD Text: Your health and stamina is slowly being drained! Get it off! Information: This status effect is applied for 2 seconds as long as the player and tamed dino stands next to acid cloud generated from a recently deceased Reaper's body or if the player or creature go into an acid pool . Impairs vision and reduces both Health and Stamina over time. |
Thornmail Poisoned | |
Information: Applied to a creature or player when it hit a Shadowmane . Reduce dealed damage and deal damage over time , can be accumulated 5 time . |
BEES! | |
HUD Text: BEEEEEEEESSSSS! Information: When accessing a Bee Hive without Ghillie Armor, Tek Armor or a Hazard Suit Armor this effect is applied for 10 seconds. It decreases the Movement Speed by a 1/3 and Health by 10%. |
BEES! | |
HUD Text: You have been stung by BEES! Information: This effect is applied for 10 seconds when stung by a Giant Bee. It decreases the speed by a 1/3 and Health by 2%. |
Bleeding! | |
Message: You've been impaled! HUD Text: You're bleeding! 10% of your Health will be drained! Information: This effect is applied by Kentrosaurus and drains Health. |
Bleeding! | |
Message: You've been impaled! HUD Text: You're bleeding! 5% of your Health will be drained! Information: This effect is applied by Carnotaurus and drains 5% of Health over 5 seconds. |
Bleeding! | |
HUD Text: You are bleeding! You are losing 1% of your health over time! Information: Caused by primary attacks from the Deinonychus. The bleed drains 0.3% of health over 7 seconds, and can be stacked with itself up to 5 times for a total of 1.5%. Each stack counts as its own status effect. Damage dealt by this bleed scales with Melee Damage. This is the only bleed whose damage stacks with other bleeds, like Gnashed. |
Blood Cursed! | |
HUD Text: You're burning up! A percentage of your Health will burn away! Information: This status occurs when a Blood Crystal Wyvern uses its breath attack on survivors or creatures. The debuff causes Health to be drained from the target. |
Blood Drain! | |
HUD Text: You're Blood is Being Drained! 15% of your Stamina is being Drained! Information: This effect is applied by Sabertooth Salmon and drains Stamina. |
Bog Plant Venom | |
HUD Text: You're covered in paralyzing poison. Information: This status occurs when a Poison Tree releases its poison. Limits the visibility of the survivor and reduces Movement Speed. |
Bog Stank | |
Message: Oh no, you have Bog Stank! You are feeling like you might pass out. HUD Text: You feel disgusting! Information: This status occurs in The Great Valley after coming into contact with a rotting carcass. The debuff causes the survivor and Creatures to lose Health and gain Torpidity. |
Bola! | |
HUD Text: You have been caught in a Bola, and are immobilized Information: This status occurs when a Human or Creature has been snared by a Bola. Prevents movement for 30 seconds on Humans and 20 second on Creatures and forces Humans to Prone.
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Burning | |
HUD Text: Water decreases much faster as the ambient temperature gets higher. Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter. To withstand 34° C (93° F) heat of Temperature, at least 124 hyperthermal insulation is required (any armour other than Cloth or Ghillie reduces the hyperthermal insulation so could be removed if working in a hot environment and no risk of danger. Notes:
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Caught in a web | |
Message: Something hungry is reeling you in... Information: This status occurs when an enemy Bloodstalker reels in a survivor. Prevents movement. |
Cocooned | |
HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased! Information: This status effect is inflicted by Reaper King's projectile. Reduces your Movement Speed by 75% for 10 seconds. |
Crippling | |
HUD Text: Can't move! Information: This status occurs after being struck by Trike's ramming ability. Prevents movement for 10 seconds. |
Dehydration | |
Message: You're dehydrated! Find something to drink, fast! HUD Text: Stamina doesn't regenerate, Health decreases over time, Torpditiy increases over time, Torpidity increases faster. Information: You will slowly start to lose Health, leading to eventual death unless you drink Water. You lose ~1hp/5secs. |
Dizzy Spore | |
Message: Hallucinating! HUD Text: You are choking on poisonous spores! Information: This Status Effect is applied when you enter the radius of a red mushroom (with red root) spores on Aberration. You start to trip out with rainbow lines waving around you. Side effect includes constant defecation, irregular movement, and asphyxiation (unaffected by higher Oxygen stats). It can be counteracted or preemptively prevented by consuming an Aggeravic Mushroom, or negated (if not affected) by wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor or Tek Armor |
Electrified | |
Information: This status occurs when an Eel Minion uses its electrifying attack. Reduces Movement Speed and increases Torpor. |
Electrocuted | |
HUD Text: Shocking! Information: This status effect is inflicted by Cnidaria's and Electrophorus's shock. As of patch v303.1, the Electrophorus's shock will greatly slow you and your mount down for 5.6 seconds from a wild Electrophorus and 1.2 seconds from a tamed one. The Cnidaria's shock will dismount you from your mount and stop you and your mount from moving for 3.2 seconds. Similar to the Stunned! effect, the shock of the Cnidaria will prevent you from riding or remounting any tamed dinosaurs.
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Enflamed | |
HUD Text: You're burning up! A percentage of your Health will burn away! (Fire Breath/Fire Arrow) Information: Caused by fire breath from Dragon and Fire Wyvern, shot by a player's Fire Arrow , burned by a player's Flamethrower , lit aflame by burning oil from an Oil Jar , or by stepping on either Lava from environment, from the King Titan's meteor, or from Magmasaur's spit. Burns away 20-25% of max Health over 10 seconds.
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Fear | |
Message: Your dino feels uneasy HUD Text: Reduced damage resistance and damage power! Information: This status effect is inflicted by the fear roar of a Yutyrannus. It increases damage taken and decreases damage done by up to 50%. |
Fertile Spores | |
Message: Hallucinating! HUD Text: You are choking on poisonous spores! Information: This Status Effect is applied when you enter the radius of a branched mushroom spores on Aberration. You start to defecate at rapid pace, rapidly losing hunger. It can be counteracted by consuming an Aggeravic Mushroom, but consuming it preemptively prevents the spores from taking effect. Alternatively, it can be negated (if not affected) by wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor or Tek Armor |
Food Poisoning | |
Message: You ate raw or rotten food! Your Health is decreasing slightly from it. HUD Text: You are losing Health due to bad food! Information: Instead of eating raw meat, cook it first; it doesn't only remove your food poisoning, but it also increases the amount of food you get from eating it! If you eat multiple raw or rotted meat the effect duration increases. One piece of raw meat will apply 5 points of damage and give 10 Food. One piece of cooked meat will heal 5 points of Health and give 20 Food. |
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Message: You're freezing! Find some warmth, quickly! HUD Text: Food decreases much faster as the ambient temperature gets lower. Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter. You will also slowly lose Health while you are Freezing. Testing on hypothermia
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Freezing Spores | |
Message: Freezing Spores! HUD Text: You are choking on poisonous spores! Information: This Status Effect is applied when you enter the radius of a blue mushroom spores on Aberration, instantly applying "Freezing" debuff regardless of Hypothermia resistance. It can be counteracted by consuming an Aquatic Mushroom, but consuming it preemptively prevents the spores from taking effect. Alternatively, it can be negated (if not affected) by wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor or Tek Armor |
Gas Bursts | |
Message: Poisoned! HUD Text: Applied damage over time. Information: This Status Effect is applied when you attempt to pick up a Congealed Gas Ball off Gas Vein or standing close to it when the vein is releasing gas without a complete Hazard Suit Armor protection. Loses Health over time, and also immediately applies "Suffocating" debuff. |
Gnashed | |
HUD Text: You are Gnashed! You are losing 5% of your health over time! Information: Caused by (alternate or primary) attacks from the following: There are multiple versions of Gnashed, all of which drain a maximum of 5% of your max Health over the duration. The shorter the duration, the quicker the 5% is drained away.
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Gassed | |
Information: This status occurs after either being blown on by a Gasbags or standing too close to it when it blast upwards. The effect causes the player to be immune to fall damage or disappears the next time the player touches the ground. |
Get Ready to Race! | |
Information: This status occurs in the seconds leading up to a Race. Drains the Creature of Stamina. |
Gravity Grenade | |
Information: This status occurs when the survivor or Creatures are caught in the force of a Tek Gravity Grenade. Alters the movements of the survivor or Creatures. |
Ground Pound | |
HUD Text: Prevents running and jumping. Information: This status occurs after being hit by the Ferox (Large)'s ground pound. Reduces Movement Speed and prevents jumping. |
Heat Stroke | |
HUD Text: (% of heatstroke effect) Information: This status occurs on the Scorched Earth, Ragnarok and Extinction maps by being overheated for too long without resolving the issue. As heatstroke progresses, you will eventually (50%) be prevented from sprinting and (~80%) start to have cloudy vision and drunken swaying movement. Notes:
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Groggy | |
HUD Text: Groggy Information: This status effect is inflicted to a Megalosaurus when woken up during daytime. It decreases Movement Speed, Melee Damage and increases Stamina consumption. |
Hallucinogenic Spores | |
HUD Text: Whoa, trippy! Information: This debuff is inflicted after eating a Rare Mushroom. It will lower and impair your visibility for 10 seconds. |
Hangover | |
HUD Text: Stews have no effect. Reduced water, insulation, and stamina, decreased damage and resistance. Information: This buff is given from the aftereffects of buff "Buzzed" after consuming a Beer Jar. Reduces Insulation, damage and resistance with reduced Water consumption. Stamina does not regenerate during this effect, and Stews do not give any buff effect. |
Hoarse | |
Information: This status occurs after a Parasaur uses its honk ability. Prevents usage of such ability afterwards for 120 seconds. |
Injured | |
Message: You're injured! Recover some health in order to move properly again. HUD Text: Can't jump, run, recover stamina, slower movement, and Torpidity increases faster. Information: This effect is applied to players when their Health falls below 30. |
Implant Unstable | |
Message: Your Implant is unstable, turn back now! Information: This status occurs after entering a killzone on Extinction. It causes the player to lose enough Health to die and the screen visibility becomes blurry in a similar manner to Heat Stroke. |
Lamprey Charge | |
Message: Charged! HUD Text: A Lamprey is draining your Health, but you are charged. Get it off!!! Information: A Lamprey is currently attached to you or your creature and is giving off both charge light and immunity to radiation for 300 seconds. Remove it by standing in a fire or pressing E to remove it from your creatures. |
Leeched | |
Message: Leeched! HUD Text: Your Health and Stamina is slowly being drained! Get it off!!! Information: A leech is currently attached to you or your creature. Remove it by standing in a fire or pressing E to remove it from your creatures. |
Magmasaur Heat | |
Message: Getting hot! Stay away! HUD Text: The Magmasaur is getting hot, you should move away Information: This status occurs while an enemy Magmasaur is charging up a heat attack. Inflicts damage to the survivor and Creatures. |
Marked for Lightning | |
HUD Text: You're about to be Zapped! Information: Becomes active for 4.5 seconds when a Desert Titan targets the survivor for a lightning strike. After the effect has worn away, an AOE will become present and a few seconds later, lightning will strike. |
Moth Poison | |
HUD Text: Your Speed & Stamina are decreasing Information: This status effect is inflicted by the spore cloud of the Lymantria. It will slow down players and creatures by 90% as well as drain their Stamina. |
Outdoor Radiation | |
Message: The radiation is scorching you! Get in the shadow HUD Text: Applied radiation damage while exposed Information: This status occurs in the Genesis: Part 1 Lunar Biome when a survivor is caught in the sunlight. Inflicts damage to the survivor. |
Poisoned | |
Message: You've been poisoned! Your stamina is decreasing! HUD Text: You are getting very sleepy... Information: This status effect can be caused by the attack of the Troodon attacking a non Human. Drains Stamina and increases Torpor. |
Poop Hit | |
HUD Text: You feel really sick! Information: Caused by the thrown Feces attack of the Chalicotherium and Mesopithecus. Does damage and increases Torpidity. |
Radiation | |
HUD Text: Irradiated area Information: This status occurs on Aberration by being around the radioactive parts of the map, which constantly damages the whole Hazard Suit or Tek Armor if worn at 1-3 per second. Wearing either armor set whole or having a Lamprey attached on while venturing into the radiation zones will avoid contract of Radiation Sickness. Can also be counteracted with a Mushroom Brew*.
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Rage | |
HUD Text: Provokes aggression from nearby dinosaurs. Information: This debuff is inflicted after being shot by a Pheromone Dart, by attacking an Ammonite, when the Pachyrhinosaurus's rage pheromones are used, or when a Magmasaur releases its smoke. It causes nearby creatures to attack you, regardless of that creature's usual aggression level. The debuff lasts 30 seconds for the Pheromone Dart, 60 seconds for the Ammonite, 20 seconds for the Pachyrhinosaurus, and 15 seconds for the Magmasaur. |
Rare Flower Pheromones | |
HUD Text: Provokes aggression from nearby dinosaurs. Information: This debuff is inflicted after eating a Rare Flower. It causes nearby creatures to attack you, regardless of that creature's usual aggression level. Lasts for 10 seconds. |
Sandstorm | |
Message: Go inside and protect yourself from the Sandstorm! Information: This status occurs on the Scorched Earth and Ragnarok map by being outside within any part of desert while in a Sandstorm. It will severely limit your visibility, as well as prevent sprinting and drain Stamina and slowly add Sand into your inventory. Anything you may be riding is also prevented from sprinting and loses stamina. Notes:
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Scalded! | |
HUD Text: You're boiling up! A percentage of your Health will boil away and your movement speed will reduce! Information: This status occurs when a Tropical Crystal Wyvern uses its breath attack on survivors or creatures. The debuff causes Health and Movement Speed to decrease. |
Sleep Deprived | |
HUD Text: Sleep Deprived Information: This status effect is inflicted to a Megalosaurus if awake too long during daytime. It increases Torpidity while decreasing Stamina and Food. The debuff will also bring the Megalosaurus down to base speed, regardless of how many levels are put into Movement Speed.*
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Slowed | |
Message: You've been slowed! HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased! Information: This status is inflicted when a Stegosaurus hits a creature. The debuff reduces Movement Speed. |
Squid Hug | |
Information: This status is inflicted when a Tusoteuthis grabs a Creature or a Human with its tentacles. Inflicts Torpor and prevents escape. |
Squid Ink | |
Message: Blinded by the ink HUD Text: You have been blinded and slowed by ink Information: This status is inflicted when a Tusoteuthis creates an ink cloud. Prevents the survivor from seeing and slows them and/or their tame down. |
Starving | |
Message: You're starving! Find something to eat, fast! HUD Text: Health decreases over time, Torpidity increases over time, Torpidity increases faster. Information: You will slowly start to lose Health, leading to eventual death unless you eat Food. You lose ~1hp/5secs. |
Stamina Drained! | |
HUD Text: You are losing stamina! Information: This status effect can be caused by the attack of the Meganeura, Titanomyrma, a Insect Swarm. |
Stunned! | |
HUD Text: In a daze Information: This status effect is inflicted by certain attacks such as Microraptor's hit, Purlovia's ambush, and the Baryonyx's water attack. Creates a yellow haze over the survivor's or creature's head region. Prevents you and certain tames from moving for 10 seconds or mounting on any mountable tamed creatures. |
Stunned! | |
Information: This status occurs for 4 seconds after an Enforcer performs its shock burst attack. Slows the survivor and creatures down. |
Stunned! | |
Information: This status effect is inflicted by the King Titan. Immobilizes all survivors and Creatures for 5 seconds. |
Suffocating | |
Message: You're suffocating! Get some air, immediately! HUD Text: Health decreases rapidly over time. Information: You are out of Oxygen. If you do not get oxygen in a short amount of time you will die. |
Sulfur Pool | |
Message: The water is toxic! HUD Text: The water is toxic! Information: Becomes active for 4 seconds after entering a Sulfur Pool on Extinction. Causes the player to constantly lose Health until they have left the Sulfur Pool. |
Sunlight | |
Message: The sun is scorching you! Get underground! HUD Text: Applied sunlight damage while exposed Information: This status occurs on the Aberration map by being on the surface during the day time. It drastically reduces Health, leading to nearly instant death. Notes:
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SuperHeat | |
Message: Get underground, as its hot out there! Information: This status occurs on the Scorched Earth map by being above the map during a SuperHeat. Notes:
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Terror | |
Message: Your dino is scared and out of control! HUD Text: Reduced damage resistance and lack of control! Information: This status effect is inflicted by the fear roar of a Yutyrannus. It increases damage taken and decreases damage done by up to 50%. If your creature is effected, it will not respond to commands and will run wildly out of control and away from the Yutyrannus. |
Tranquilized | |
Message: You've been tranquilized! You'll start losing torpor, fast! HUD Text: You are getting very sleepy... Information: This status effect can be caused by the attack of the Pulmonoscorpius, Araneo, Beelzebufo, Titanoboa, Thorny Dragon, Reaper Queen, Basilisk, Broodmother Lysrix and other creatures, or a player's Tranquilizer Arrow, Tranquilizer Dart, or Tranq Spear Bolt. It increases your Torpidity. |
Troodon Paralysis Poison | |
HUD Text: Increases torpor on humans over time Information: This status effect is inflicted by the bite of a Troodon. It rapidly increases your Torpidity. |
Venom | |
HUD Text: Your vision is impaired! Information: This status effect can be caused by the spit attack of the Dilophosaur or Plant Species X. Your vision is obscured and your Movement Speed is reduced by 50% for 10 seconds. |
Webbed | |
Message: You've been webbed! HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased! Information: This status effect is inflicted by the Araneo and Broodmother Lysrix's web attack. Reduces your Movement Speed by 50% for 10 seconds. |
Other Effects[]
Wind Storm | |
Information: This status occurs only on the Ragnarok map by being outside of the desert region during a Sandstorm. Does not visually affect you like Sandstorm, but entering the desert region triggers Sandstorm debuff. |
Needs to Poop | |
Information: If the icon of the Food attribute turns gray, it indicates the Survivor is ready to poop (+ or + )). For the duration of this special state food consumption is amplified, and if left ignored for long enough the survivor poops automatically. |
Maximum Inventory | |
Information: If the character exceeds the inventory slot limit they will be rendered unable to harvest items, and transfer resources to their inventory. |
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