Category:FFXI Status Effects

If your character's status changes, such as being poisoned in an enemy attack or using an ability to increase your attack power, it will be reported in your log window and an icon will appear at the top center of the screen. There are various icons used to indicate the different types of status effects. To view the details of a given icon, press the Δ button on the DUALSHOCK™ analog controller, the Y button on an Xbox 360 controller, the + key on your keyboard's numeric keypad, or f key on compact keyboard twice and move the cursor over the icon. An explanation of the icon will appear in the upper window. If a status effect wears off, it will be reported in your log window, and the icon will disappear from the top of the screen. -- FFXI Game Manual

Status effects are conditions that directly affect your character in-game, whether it be in a positive, negative, or completely neutral way. These status effects can be caused by monsters' abilities or spells during a battle. They can also be caused by spells, songs, or dice effects cast by fellow party members, as well as quests and items from NPCs in the game.

All status effect timers, except for Boost, pause whilst in dialogue with an NPC or a cutscene.

The three categories for status effects are as follows:

Negative Status Effects (Debuffs)

Name	Effect
Accuracy Down	Reduces accuracy.
Amnesia	Player cannot use abilities or weaponskills.
Attack Down	Reduces attack power.
Attribute Down	Lowers an attribute. (STR, DEX, VIT, etc...)
Bane	Reduced HP, MP, and weight.
Bound	Player cannot move.
Bio	Reduced Attack and DoT.
Blind	Reduced melee accuracy.
Bust	Number of possible active Phantom Roll effects reduced by one. Also experiencing a penalty effect.
Chainbound	Readies target for a skillchain.
Charm	For a time, your actions are controlled by a monster.
Curse	Reduced HP, MP, and weight.
Daze	Various detrimental effects.
Debilitation	The severe hampering of attributes. (Salvage)
Defense Down	Reduced defense.
Dia	Reduced defense and DoT.
Disease	Player cannot recover HP or MP from healing.
Doom	Countdown to death.
Encumberance	Inability to equip armor and weapons.
Encumberment	Inability to equip armor and/or weapons. (Salvage only)
Elemental Debuff (Shock, Rasp, Choke, Frost, Burn, or Drown)	Lowers an attribute and DoT.
Evasion Down	Reduced evasion.
Flash	Severely reduced accuracy.
Gradual Petrification	Countdown to petrification.
Helix	Damage Over Time inflicted every 3 ticks.
Impairment	Inability to use job abilities. (Salvage)
Level Restriction	Reduces effective level.
Magic Accuracy Down	Reduced magic accuracy.
Magic Evasion Down	Reduced resistance to magic.
Magic Attack Down	Reduces magical damage.
Magic Defense Down	Reduces magical defense.
Max HP Down	Reduced HP pool.
Max MP Down	Reduced MP pool.
Max TP Down	Reduced TP pool.
Medicated	Cannot use some Medicines.
Mute	Player cannot cast spells, nor remove the effect.
Obliviscence	Inability to use a support job. (Salvage)
Omerta	Inability to use magic. (Salvage)
Overload	Puppet is in a weakened state.
Paralyzed	Chance of interruption for each action.
Petrified	Player cannot act.
Plagued	DoT that affects MP and TP.
Poison	DoT that affects HP.
Silenced	Player cannot cast spells.
SJ Restriction	Cannot access support job.
Sleep	Player cannot act.
Slow	Increased weapon and spell delay.
Stunned	Player cannot act.
Terror	Player cannot act.
Weakness	Severely reduced HP and MP.
Weight	Reduced movement speed and Evasion.

Positive Status Effects (Buffs)

Name	Effect
Accuracy Boost	Increases accuracy.
Aftermath	Effect varies based on Relic/Mythic weapon.
Aquaveil	Increased resistance to spell interruption.
Arrow Shield	Immunity to ranged attacks.
Attack Boost	Increased attack.
Attribute Up	Increase to an ability. (STR, DEX, VIT, etc...)
Bar Elemental	Increased elemental resistance.
Bar Status Effect	Increased resistance to status effects.
Berserk	Increases attack, reduces defense.
Blink	Shadow images may absorb attacks.
Boost	Enhances power of next attack.
Chocobo	Increased movement speed while riding a Chocobo.
Circle Protections	Resistance to certain monster types.
Concentration	Increased casting speed and decreased recasts.
Copy Image	Copy image absorb attacks.
Damage Spikes	Damages opponents when hit.
Dedication	Percentage increase of EXP gained.
Defense Boost	Increases defense.
Deodorize	Player is harder to track by scent.
Enchantment	Effects vary, depending on the source.
Enspell	Adds elemental damage to attacks.
Evasion Boost	Increases evasion.
Flurry	Decreases weapon delay (without affecting TP gain).
Food	Effects vary.
Flee	Increased movement speed.
Haste	Decreases weapon delay (without affecting TP gain) and recast timers.
Hide	Player is difficult to detect by sight.
Invincible	Immunity to physical damage.
Invisible	Player is difficult to detect by sight.
Intension	Magic accuracy is increased.
Magic Attack Boost	Magic attack is increased.
Magic Defense Boost	Magic defense is increased.
Magic Shield	Immunity to magic spells.
Maneuver	Elemental maneuver being used by your puppet.
Phalanx	Grants damage reduction.
Potency	Increases critical hit rate.
Protect	Increases defense.
Quickening	Increases movement speed.
Refresh	Gradually restores MP.
Regain	Gradually increases TP.
Regen	Gradually restores HP.
Reraise	Allows self-resurrection.
Roll Effect	Has many different positive effects.
Shell	Increases Magical Defense.
Shining Ruby	Increases Defense and Magic Defense.
Sneak	Player is difficult to detect by sound.
Stoneskin	Grants an extra skin to absorb damage.
Synthesis Image Support	Increases effective crafting skill level.

Others

Name	Effect
Allied Tags	When involved in a campaign battle.
Battlefield	When involved in a BC battle.
Besieged	When involved in a Besieged battle.
Costume	Changes a player's appearance.
Finishing Move	Gained by using Steps. Used to perform Flourishes.
Illusion	Your true appearance is veiled with an illusion. The illusion cannot be maintained for long periods of time.
Level Sync	Current level is matched to a party member's level.
Pax	Enmity generation is reduced. (Besieged / Salvage).
Signet	Allows you to receive crystals from monsters.
Sanction	Treasures of Aht Urhgan version of signet.
Sigil	Wings of the Goddess version of signet.
Song	Grants various effects.