Buffs

Buffs are positive status modifiers that can provide benefits from additional healing to invisibility. Some buffs are completely unexpected, and some are the result of using an item.

On the opposite end of the spectrum are debuffs.

Hero buffs

These buffs help the Hero/ine in a positive way, usually acquired by the use of items, like potions.

	Shadowmelded	While standing, or waiting, in the area-of-effect, the Hero/ine will be invisible and everything around him/her will be in shadows. Also, the Hero/ine will get hungry at a significantly slower rate while Shadowmelded. Found in Gardens.
	Immune to gases	When drinking a Potion of Purification, the Hero/ine will be immune to Paralytic gas and Toxic gas for 5 turns. The Hero/ine will also be immune to any other form of paralyzation, be it from avalanches or enemy attacks.
	Invisible	When drinking a Potion of Invisibility or eating a frozen carpaccio (1/5 probability), the Hero/ine will be turned invisible to all enemies. Reading a scroll, using a wand or attacking an enemy will dispell the buff. However, drinking a potion, eating food, or throwing an item or ranged weapon will not make the Hero/ine visible to enemies. Duration from Potion of Invisibility: 15 turns Duration from Frozen Carpaccio: ? turns
	Levitating	When levitating, the Hero/ine does not trigger any traps, is immune to the Rooted debuff, and has a higher chance of not being spotted by sleeping mobs. However, the Hero/ine also won’t be able to trample vegetation, or step on water. When drinking a Potion of Levitation, the Hero/ine will levitate for 20 turns.
	Mind vision	When drinking a Potion of Mind Vision, the Hero/ine will be able to see all the enemies on the level, and see through walls, for 20 turns.
	Illuminated	The Hero/ine will receive this buff when carrying a torch, or on fire. In the Demon Halls stage, allows the Hero/ine to see at a distance of 4 cells.
	Herbal healing	Heals the Hero/ine as long as he stays still, by 1/10 of his total HP every 5 turns. Herbal healing is not affected by the Hero/ine’s hunger. Acquired when stepping on a Sungrass plant.
	Herbal armor	Makes the Hero/ine temporarily immune to physical attacks as long as s/he stays still (whatever the buff cause), for a total damage absorption equals to his/her total HP (if from Earthroot), or equals to 5×(entanglementLevel+1) if from entanglement. Acquired when stepping on a Earthroot, or from the glyph of entanglement.
	Combo	Main article: Game mechanics/Hero#Gladiator Being able to start & maintain a combo allows for more damage per hit, with 13-hit being the maximum possible combo. A Fast melee weapon and/or an upgraded Ring of Haste is needed in order to make full use of this perk. Combo is a buff that only the Gladiator sub-class can experience.
	Fury	If the Hero is at low health, he’ll inflict more damage. Fury is a buff that only the Berserker sub-class can experience.
	Barkskin	The Hero/ine’s armor absorption will be increased by a fraction of his/her total health (initially a third when trampling vegetation or plant; a fourth when eating frozen carpaccio), but the armor bonus decreases by one each turn, until reaching 0. Acquired by Warden when trampling vegetation, or plant; or by any class, by eating frozen carpaccio (1/5 probability). Duration from vegetation/plant: 33.33% of hero/ine's max health Duration from Frozen Carpaccio: 31? turns

Enemy buffs

These buffs are acquired by some enemies under given conditions.

	Enraged	Gnoll brutes enrage when their HP falls strictly below 1/4 of total health (i.e. if HP < 10). They inflict more damage under this buff (10 to 40 (25 ±6.33) instead of 8 to 18 (13 ±2.26)). Even though this buff is using Amok’s icon, it’s totally different.
	Pumped up	Goo can pump itself up instead of performing a standard melee attack, with a probability of 1. The Hero/ine should then immediately run away, in order to avoid a strong attack (5 to 30 (17.5 ±5.32) instead of 2 to 12 (7 ±2.26)). Goo will have a “!!!” symbol above it when affected by this.

Former buffs

These buffs don’t appear in the game anymore. They are either changed to something else or do not exist anymore.

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Rejuvination

While standing, or waiting, in the area-of-effect, the Hero/ine was able to regenerate HP even if he was starving. Before Update 0.4 this buff was found in Gardens.