Every status effect in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

As you might expect, status effects are an important aspect of combat in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

31 Oct 2024, 15:43 by Aidan O'Brien · Shacknews

Whilst there is some merit to the saying that violence doesn't solve everything, it certainly helps solve most things in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Understanding the combat system is essential, and one of its foundational elements is how status can affect your character and enemy characters.

Every status effect in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Source: Bioware

Below, you will find a list of every status effect in the game and what it actually does.

Transformation	Location
Bleeding	Physical damage over time. Deals increase damage against health.
Blighted	While in a blight pool, Darkspawn enemies deal more damage and have increased Resistances, and you deal less damage and have reduced Resistances.
Burning	Fire damage over time. Deals increased damage against armor.
Chilled	Cold damage over time. Slows movement and attacks.
Frozen	Prevents the target from attacking or moving.
Immovable	Immune to physical reactions and interruptions.
Interrupted	Prevents the target from moving or attacking for a brief moment.
Invulnerable	Immune to damage of any kind.
Knocked Back	Target is pushed back by the force of the attack.
Knocked Down	Target is vulnerable and prone on the ground, unable to attack or move.
Necrosis	Necrotic damage over time. Deals increased damage against Barrier.
Overwhelmed	Target takes additional Stagger.
Quickened	Ability cooldowns refresh more quickly.
Quietus	A unique affliction that Emmrich uses to deal Necrotic damage over time to his enemies.
Rejuvenation	Applies healing over a period of time.
Resistant	Increase resistance to all damage types.
Shocked	Electric damage over time. Deals an equal amount of Stagger.
Siphoned	Necrotic damage over time that also returns a portion of the damage as healing.
Stagger	Pushes the target closer to the Staggered state, enabling Takedowns.
Staggered	Prevents the target from attacking or moving.
Sundered	Target takes increased damage from all sources.
Vulnerability	Reduce Resistance to specific damage types.
Weakened	Reduces damage from the target's attacks by a flat amount.

And there you have it, every status effect in the game and what they do. For more helpful guides, be sure to check out our Dragon Age: The Veilguard page.