Wasteland 3 status effects

	For status effects in Wasteland 2, see Wasteland 2 status effects.

Description

At any time a Ranger's performance can be influenced by a variety of Status effects, which either act as buffs or debuffs: in other words, they give an increase or decrease to specific attributes or skills, or sometimes cause a Ranger to lose CON over time.

List of status effects

Positive

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Type	Name	Effect	Duration	Origin	Removal
Combat	Invigorating Pulse	Melee damage: +25% Ranged damage: +25%	1 turn	Particle Cannon at Cheyenne Research Level
Healing	Calmed Nerves	Hit chance: +10%	18 sec 3 turns	Revived with Physical Therapy
	Energetic	Action Points: +1	18 sec 3 turns	Revived with Physical Therapy
	Medic Pack	CON: +?% per turn	18 sec 3 turns	Medic Pack
	Overhealed	CON: +25%	30 sec 3 turns	Overhealing
Tarjan	Cunning of Tarjan	Experience bonus: +25%	3 hours	Tarjan machine in Quarex's museum
	Lightning Strikes Twice	Critical chance: +100%	5 attacks	Tarjan machine in Quarex's museum
	Magic Fingers	Barter: +1	3 hours	Tarjan machine in Quarex's museum
Food	Well Fed	Action Points: +1	900 sec 90 turns	Stouffer's Select, Stir-fried pork, Toast, Pork bun, Beetloaf
Beverage	Wired	Evasion: +25% Critical chance: +10%	360 sec 36 turns	Cheyenne Mountain Dew	Crystal clear, Savory smelling mushroom
Alcohol	Rowdy	Melee damage: +25%	360 sec 36 turns	Alcohol, first effect	Crystal clear, Savory smelling mushroom
Tobacco	Sharp	Critical chance: +10%	360 sec 36 turns	Tobacco, first effect	Crystal clear, Savory smelling mushroom
Drugs	Smarts	Perception: +5 Strike rate: +15%	360 sec 36 turns	Brain candy	Chemical neutralizer

Negative

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Type	Name	Effect	Duration	Origin	Removal
Combat	Bleeding	CON: -12% per turn	160 sec 16 turns	Razor Linkage	Suture Kit or Doctor NPC
	Blinded	Hit chance: -40%	2 turns	Pulse Gun, Red Ryder Range Model Air Rifle
	Burning (Engulfed)	CON: -15% per turn Hit chance: -15% (Engulfed)	50 sec 3 turns	Molotov cocktail, flamethrowers.	Chemical neutralizer, Snowball, Extinguish ability on Heavy fire suppressor and Fire suppressant sprayer.
	Damaged Armor	Armor: -50%		Explosive damage
	Demoralized	Hit chance: -20% Critical chance: -25%	1 turn	Roasty Toasty, Demoralize
	Disruption	Reduces Hit Chance, Evason and Action Points depending on number of stacks Applies Stunned at 10x	max 10 stacks, lose 2 stacks per turn	Disruption trap and Steeltown disruption weapons.	Chemical neutralizer
	Explosive Bolt	Deals Explosive damage when effect ends.	1 turn
	Frozen	Action Points (max): -4 Action Points: -4	40 sec 4 turns	Cold damage, Frozen Ferret Launcher	Chemical neutralizer
	Hot Tar	CON: -? per stack Reduces Combat Speed depending on number of stacks	max 10 stacks, lose 3 stacks per turn	Tar-thrower, Elite tar-thrower	Chemical neutralizer
	Shocked	CON: -10% per turn Action Points (max): -2 Action Points: -2		Energy damage	Chemical neutralizer
	Slowed	Combat speed: -0.8		Caltrop launcher, The Emancipator, Precision Strike (when aiming for legs)	Chemical neutralizer
	Stunned	Action Points: -20	5 sec 1 turn	Jawbreakers, Road Warrior, Clown Hammer, Patriarch's Prototype Hammer	Chemical neutralizer
	Suppressed	Combat speed: -0.8 Hit chance: -20%	2 turns	Suppressing Fire
Injury	Chills	Melee damage: -15% Ranged damage: -15% Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
	Crippled	Hit chance: -25%	5 sec 1 turn	Jacknife, Mining Mallet
	Gouged Eye	Hit chance: -15% Perception: -3 Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
	Internal Bleeding	CON: -20% Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
	Lame Leg	Combat speed: -0.4 Evasion: -5% Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
	Shattered Shoulder	Critical damage: -30% Throwing range: -0.3M Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
	Shellshock	Hit chance: -5% Critical chance: -5% Evasion: -10% Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
	Twisted Wrist	Hit chance: -10% Downed time: -1	Unlimited	Downed in combat, Pickles	Injury kit or Doctor NPC
Disease	Black Thaw	Action Points: -1	Unlimited	Yellow snowball	Antidote or Doctor NPC
	Denver Rot	CON: -5	Unlimited	Yellow snowball	Antidote or Doctor NPC
	Diseased	Action Points (max): -3 Action Points: -3 Evasion: -15%	75 sec	Glass Knucks
	Freezer Burn	Combat speed: -0.2	Unlimited	Yellow snowball	Antidote or Doctor NPC
	Ice Pox	Critical chance: -5%	Unlimited	Yellow snowball	Antidote or Doctor NPC
	Poisoned	Healing bonus: -50% CON: -5% per turn	180 sec 18 turns	Yellow Snowbomb	Antidote or Doctor NPC
	Rocky Mountain Oyster	Hit chance: -5%	Unlimited	Yellow snowball	Antidote or Doctor NPC
	The Stink	Evasion: -5%	Unlimited	Yellow snowball	Antidote or Doctor NPC
Alcohol	Hungover	Action Points (max): -2 Action Points: -2	600 sec 60 turns	Alcohol, second effect	Crystal clear, Savory smelling mushroom
Tobacco	Jittery	Hit chance: -10%	600 sec 60 turns	Tobacco, second effect	Crystal clear, Savory smelling mushroom
Drugs	Fried	Evasion: -10%	7200 sec 720 turns	Brain candy	Chemical neutralizer

Special and Mixed

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Type	Name	Image	Effect	Duration	Origin	Removal
Combat	Crazed		Target became friendly and attack enemies.	2 turns	Brain wave destabilizer
Size	Shrunk		Evasion: +15% Melee damage: -35% Ranged damage: -35%	3 turns	Shrink Ray, Shrink Grenade, Diminuator
	Embigged		CON: +25% Healing bonus: +25% Melee damage: +25% Evasion: -10%	3 turns	Diminuator
Holy Radiation	Holy Radiation Buff		Increases armor, Cold, Energy and Fire resistances, melee and ranged damage depending on number of stacks.	max 10 stacks		Cheyenne Mountain weapons loaded with Crystal shards such as Uranium Sprayer and Uranium Crossbow
	Holy Radiation Debuff		Increases CON and Healing Bonus, but reduces Combat Speed, Hit chance and Critical chance depending on number of stacks.	max 10 stacks	Cheyenne Mountain hazards, radiated drinks and food.	Anti-radiation mushroom, Holy radiation battery
Disease	Putrid Odor		Evasion: +15% Action Points: -2	3600 sec	Night Terror
	Slimy Goop		Strike rate: +25% Hit chance: -10%	3600 sec	Night Terror

See also

• Wasteland 3 mutations