There are seven status effects in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Five of them are timed debuffs, while two of them are instantly applied upon infliction—but they’re all equally dangerous in the right situation. You should always wear gear that helps protect you against any status effects in the area you’re exploring, but there are also items you can use to help out when all else fails. Let’s take a look at these status effects and how to cure them.
Blight
Blight is a particularly frustrating status effect that will continue to reduce your maximum health as long as the debuff is active.
Deal with Blight by doing the following:
- Use an Emerald Lotus Seed to alleviate Blight buildup or cure the status.
Burn
Burn catches you on fire and causes you to lose health rapidly as long as the debuff is active.
The following will cure Burn:
- Use a Fire Lotus Seed to alleviate Burn buildup or cure the status.
- Use a Flameward Pill to increase your fire mitigation for a while.
- Dodge around to reduce the time left on the debuff.
Corruption
Corruption functions like a typical poison status effect, slowly draining your health as long as the debuff is active.
You can remove Corruption by:
- Using a Purple Camellia to alleviate Corruption buildup or cure the status.
Despair
Despair kills you instantly when the debuff is applied.
Deal with Despair by doing the following:
- Use a Mind Lotus Seed to alleviate Despair buildup.
Frostbite
Frostbite reduces your maximum stamina by half as long as the debuff is active.
There are a few ways to deal with Frostbite:
- Use a Sapphire Lotus Seed to alleviate Frostbite buildup or cure the status.
- Use a Spicy Soup to alleviate Frostbite build up, cure the status, and grant immunity to environmental frostbite for a while.
- Use a Kong Wine or Everblend Brew to increase your frostbite mitigation for a while and instantly heal all of your HP.
Paralysis
Paralysis reduces your overall damage via lightning while the debuff is active.
Deal with Paralysis by doing the following:
- Use a Stormward Pill to increase your lightning mitigation for a while.
Poise Break
Poise Break deals an instance of damage when the debuff is applied.
Deal with Poise Break by doing the following:
- Use a Topaz Lotus Seed to alleviate Poise Break buildup.
- Use an Arnica Ointment to alleviate Poise Break buildup and heal a small bit of HP.
At the end of the day, you can also use a Fixed Origin Pill to cure all status ailments and improve your resistance to them, so keep some of those handy, too. Hopefully, though, you’ll be able to largely avoid these status effects by equipping armor that protects you against them. Work smarter, not harder!
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PCs.
