All Baldur’s Gate 3: Status Effects Overview

In Baldur’s Gate 3, some status effects are powerful, others are humorous, but all of them are extremely useful, we list all status effects and focus on the best ones.

This short guide explains what are status effects and lists them all. Below you’ll find a table with all names and descriptions of what they exactly do in Baldur’s Gate 3. We also discuss the best status effects that you should always consider focusing on while playing the game.

What are Starus Effects?

Status Effects in Baldur’s Gate 3 provide characters with either bonuses or penalties that impact them for a specific duration. Positive effects typically arise from Skills and Equipment, whereas negative effects originate from enemy weapons and abilities. The duration of Status Effects can span a certain number of turns or endure until the next short or long rest. Additionally, some statuses are permanent, and last until another character takes a specific action, such as consuming a Potion or taking damage. The player can take on the Help action to assist a target in removing certain status effects such as Prone, Downed, Sleeping, Enwebbed, and Ensnared.

All Status Effects in Baldur’s Gate 3

The following table presents all status effects in Baldur’s Gate 3 and how they affect the characters during combat:

Status Effect’s Name	Status Effect
Acid	Reduces Armour Class by 2.
Aura of Leadership	Nearby allies deal an additional 1d4 Force damage, as long as the hobgoblin isn’t incapacitated.
Bane	Receive a 1d4 penalty to attack rolls and saving throws.
Bleeding	Take 2 slashing damage at the start of each turn and has a disadvantage on Constitution Saving Throws.
Blinded	Ranged attacks and spells have a range of 15ft and Attack Rolls suffer Disadvantage.
Blood	Douses unprotected flames. Can be frozen.
Bloodless	Feels a bit woozy. -1 to Attack Rolls, Saving Throws, and most Ability Checks
Braced	–
Burning	Take an additional 1d4 Fire damage per turn for the duration.
Buthir’s Wrath	Buthir is enraged! Strength increased by 4, Armour Class Reduced by 2.
Calmed	Can’t be Charmed or Frightened.
Castic Brine	Covered in caustic brine. Takes 1d4 Acid damage per turn.
Charmed	A Charmed creature can’t harm the charmer, and the charmer has advantage on Charisma checks against the creature.
Chest Trauma	Has Disadvantage on Constitution Saving Throws and has one fewer action. Removed by healing.
Cold	–
Crippled	Movement speed reduced to 0, and has Disadvantage on Dexterity Saving Throws.
Dazed	Has Disadvantage on Wisdom Saving Throws, can’t take Reactions, and loses the Dexterity bonus to their Armour Class.
Dead	This creature is dead.
Death Wish	Creature carries a powder keg. It could explode at any moment.
Difficult Terrain	Character moves at half speed.
Disstressed	The Owlbear has sustained damage to its eye. It cannot make Critical Hits and has Disadvantage on Perception Checks.
Downed	If you reach 0 hit points, you fall Unconscious and must make Death Saving Throws. One 3 successes, you stop bleeding out and become Stable. On 3 failures, you die. If you regain any hit points, the conditions is removed. If an ally Helps you, you regain 1 hit point.
Electrocuted	Takes 1d4 Lightning damage at the start of each turn
Encumbered	Carrying too much weight. Movement Speed reduced, and Jump distance is halved.
Ensnared	Ensnared creatures cannot move and take 1d6 Piercing at the start of each turn.
Entangled	Cannot move.
Enthralled	No longer in control of itself.
Enwebbed	Cannot move. Attack rolls against you have advantage, while your attack rolls have disadvantage. You also have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.
Exhausted	–
Feeble	Deal half damage with weapon attacks that use Strength.
Frenzied	Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and when throwing objects. Has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells.
Frightened	A frightened creature has disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight. The creature can’t willingly move closer to the source of its fear.
Frostbite	When taking cold damage, takes an additional 1 cold damage per turn of Frostbite remaining.
Gaping Wounds	Attacks against this creature deal an additional two piercing damage. Removed by healing.
Hamstrung	Movement Speed reduced by 50%.
Happy	Astarion’s vampiric hunger has been temporarily sated. +1 to all Attack Rolls, Saving Throws, and most Ability Checks.
Heavily Encumbered	Carrying far too much weight. Movement Speed heavily reduced, and you can no longer climb or Jump. You also have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls, as well as Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throws.
Heavily Obscured	You are hiding in a heavily obscured area. Expect to go undetected unless you get too close to another creature.
Incapacited	Cannot take Actions or Reactions. Lose Concentration, if maintaining a Concentration spell.
Infested	Crawling with tiny spiders that deal 1d4 Piercing damage and 1d4 Poison damage each turn. When hit with a melee attack, the infestation spreads to the attacker. Upon death, the infestation spreads to all nearby creatures.
Lightning Charges	Lightning courses through you. You have +1 to Attack Rolls and deal an additional 1 Lightning Damage.
Magmatic Disturbance	The presence of this creature disturbs nearby lava, making it bubble and explode.
Magmatic Regeneration	Regain 10d6 hit points when starting a turn in lava.
Mud	Difficult terrain – Character moves at half speed.
Newborn	Gathering its bearings. Disadvantage on attack rolls, lowered Armour Class and Hit Points, and cannot take reactions.
Off Balance	The effected entity has disadvantage on strength and dexterity checks, and attack rolls against the entity have advantage.
Oil	Flammable.
Owlbear’s Range	The Owlbear is enraged! Strength is increased by 2.
Paralyzed	Creature is Incapacitated. Automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws. Attack Rolls against the creature have Advantage. Any attack roll made against this creature by an attacker within 10 ft automatically hits and is an automatic Critical Hit.
Pinched	Takes 1d4 damage at the beginning of each turn and Movement Speed is reduced by 10ft.
Poisoned	Suffers disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
Poisonous Fumes	Takes 1d4 Poison damage per turn. Suffers Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.
Prepared	Deal an additional amount damage with your melee weapon for the rest of the turn.
Prone	Inflicts disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving Throws.
Rallied	Maximum Hit Points increased by 8.
Reckless Warcry	Strength is increased by 3, while Armour Class is decreased by 1.
Reeling	Recovering from receiving a terrible blow or hitting a strong metal. Has a -1 penalty to Attack Rolls for every turn remaining.
Sapped	–
Shattered	Imbued with the gnawing exhaustion of endless labour. Receives an additional 1d4 piercing damage when struck with deep delver.
Shocked	Cannot take reactions and has Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Saving Throws using Dexterity.
Silenced	Becomes unable to cast verbal Spells.
Silvanus’ Blessing	Proficiency in Nature and Animal Handling.
Sleeping	A sleeping creature cannot move or act. Moreover, the creature automatically fails Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws. Attack Rolls against it have Advantage, and any attack that hits the creature is a Critical Hit if the attacker is within 5ft of the creature.
Slightly Drunk	Just drunk enough for everyone to notice. Strength increased by 2, Disadvantage on Charisma and Dexterity Checks.
Soul Branding	Creature’s Movement Speed is increased by 5ft, and its next weapon attack deals an additional 2d4+1 Fire Damage. This condition ends upon landing a successful weapon attack.
Stunned	Can’t move or take actions, bonus actions, or reactions
Surprised	Cannot take actions or reactions.
Threatened	An enemy is close. Creature has disadvantage on ranged attacks.
Turned	A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from the creature who turned it as possible. It can’t willingly move to a space within 30ft of that creature. It also can’t take Reactions. For its Actions, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. The condition ends upon taking damage.
Twisting Vines	Difficult terrain – Characters move at half speed and may become Ensnared.
Unconscius	Character is unconscious.
Under Operation	Targets cannot move or speak.
Water	Douses unprotected flames. Can be electrified or Frozen.
Weak Grip	Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Strength Saving Throws. Removed if an ally Helps this creature.
Wet	Prevented from burning. Resistant to Fire Damage but Vulnerable (double damage) to Lightning and Cold Damage.
Wrath	You have a +1 bonus to melee damage.

What are the best Status Effects to use?

The best status effects in Baldur’s Gate 3 allow you to apply certain disadvantages on the enemies that will either damage them greatly over time or make them unable to attack you back.

Here is a few examples of the best status effects in Baldur’s Gate 3:

1. Stunned, Paralyzed & Shocked: effects make the enemies unable to deal damage to your party and are a great cc option.
2. Sleeping: is a fantastic crowd control status effect that will also exclude characters from the fight, however, keep in mind that like many of those effects, if you damage the sleeping enemy, they will wake up immediately.
3. Threatened is something you’ll see a lot. If you approach a range enemy they will become threatened and will gain a disadvantage to their attack. The same applies to your characters so be aware of this status effect mechanic in Baldurs gate 3.
4. Silenced: will make any caster character unable to attack. Use it on enemies that primarily cast spells.
5. Prone: is a status effect best to use on melee characters or those who use bow or crossbow. It will add a disadvantage for Strength and Dexterity saving Throws.
6. Burning & Electrocuted: are powerful effects that deal additional damage over time to the enemy.
7. Poisoned: character will gain a disadvantage on all attacks and saving throws making them less dangerous on the battlefield.
8. Crippled, Hamstrung & Pinched: all reduce movement speed so are great if you face the enemy that quickly moves around dealing damage to your team.
9. Surprised: If you start the fight from stealth and catch the enemy off guard you have a chance to trigger a surprised status effect. It’ll force your opponent to skip the first turn and you’ll gain an advantage from the start regardless of your initiative.

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