Wasteland 3 status effects

This page lists all status effects in Wasteland 3.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles. For status effects in other Wasteland games, please see "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

Type	Name	Effect	Duration	Origin	Removal
Combat	Hazard Shield	+500 Armor +100% Cold resistance +100% Energy resistance +100% Fire resistance +100% Explosive resistance +100% Status effect resistance	Maximum 3 stacks	Hazard Shield Generator Elite Hazard Shield Generator	-1 stack per turn
	Invigorating Pulse	+25% Melee damage +25% Ranged damage	1 turn 10 sec.	Particle Cannon at Cheyenne Research Level
	Leader Boss Kill	Increases melee and ranged damage depends on Leadership skill level.	1 turn 10 sec.	Leadership
	Rallied	+2 AP	1 turn 10 sec.	Rally perk
Healing	Calmed Nerves	+10% Hit chance	3 turns 18 sec.	Revived with Physical Therapy perk
	Energetic	+1 AP	3 turns 18 sec.	Revived with Physical Therapy perk
	Limber	+10% Evasion	3 turns 18 sec.	Revived with Physical Therapy perk
	Medic Pack	+35% CON per turn	3 turns 18 sec.	Medic Pack
	Overhealed	+25% CON	3 turns 30 sec.	Overhealing perk
Tarjan	Cunning of Tarjan	+25% Experience bonus	3 hours	Tarjan machine in Quarex's museum
	Lightning Strikes Twice	+100% Critical chance	5 attacks	Tarjan machine in Quarex's museum
	Magic Fingers	+1 Barter	3 hours	Tarjan machine in Quarex's museum
Food	Well Fed	+1 AP	90 turns 900 sec.	Stouffer's Select Stir-fried pork Toast Pork bun Beetloaf
Beverage	Wired	+25% Evasion +10% Critical chance	36 turns 360 sec.	Cheyenne Mountain Dew	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Alcohol	Rowdy	+25% Melee damage	36 turns 360 sec.	Alcohol first effect	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Tobacco	Sharp	+10% Critical chance	36 turns 360 sec.	Cigarettes first effect	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Drugs	Dex	+3 AP	36 turns 360 sec.	Liquid Time	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
	Focus	+20% Critical chance	36 turns 360 sec.	Focus	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
	Rhino	+8 Armor	36 turns 360 sec.	Rhino	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
	Smarts	+5 Perception +15% Strike rate	36 turns 360 sec.	Brain Candy	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
	Twitch	+25% Evasion	36 turns 360 sec.	Jitter	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Prostitutes	Ace in the Hole	+25% Critical chance	20 minutes	Ace Of Hearts King of Hearts
	Bad Beat	+15% Evasion	20 minutes	Queen of Hearts
	Dealer's Choice	+5% Experience bonus	20 minutes	Ten of Hearts
	Kicker	+4 Armor penetration	20 minutes	Joker
	Shuffled	+1 AP	20 minutes	Jack off Hearts
Stance	Crouched	+10% Hit chance +10% Evasion +5s Detection time	Lasts until next move	Applies when character crouch down	Move or stand up
Other	Relieved	+0.2 Combat Speed +2% Initiative +2% Hit chance +2% Evasion	?	Secret Head
	Helping Hand	+1 Armor Modding +1 Weapon Modding	?	Handcraft

Negative

Type	Name	Effect	Duration	Origin	Removal
Combat	Bleeding	-12% CON per turn	16 turns 160 sec.	Quite common on melee weapons. Ranged weapons with Razor Linkage mod.	Suture Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Blinded	-40% Hit chance	2 turns 20 sec.	Pulse Gun Red Ryder Rifle	Vigor Dart
	Burning Engulfed	-15% CON per turn -15% Hit chance (Engulfed)	3 turns 50 sec.	Molotov Cocktail Flamethrowers	Chemical Neutralizer Vigor Dart Snowball Extinguish ability on Heavy Fire Suppressor and Fire Suppressant Sprayer
	Damaged Armor	-50% Armor		Puncturing Shot Explosive damage
	Damaged Weapon	-25% Melee damage -25% Ranged damage -25% Energy damage -25% Fire damage -25% Cold damage -25% Explosive damage	3 turns	Precision Strike (aim for arms)
	Demoralized	-20% Hit chance -25% Critical chance	1 turn 10 sec.	Demoralize perk Roasty Toasty
	Destroyed Armor	-75% Armor	4 turns	Precision Strike (aim for body)
	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 10 sec.	Crossboom
	Frozen	-4 AP (max) -4 AP	4 turns 40 sec.	Cold damage Frozen Ferret Launcher Ice Spike	Chemical Neutralizer Vigor Dart
	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
	Incapacitated	The character has lost consciousness and cannot act.	Unlimited	Remains in a downed state for 3 turns.	Nitro Spike Doctor NPC
	Irradiated	-30% CON	10 turns 100 sec.	Glow Hopper	No-Glo Doctor NPC
	Lit up	-25% Evasion	2 turns 20 sec.	Discobot Instant Discobot
	Marked	-15% Evasion +50% Received damage from Precision Strikes	1 turn 10 sec.	Mark Target perk
	Microwaved	Reduces armor depending on number of stacks. At level 10, instantly deals 1144 Energy Damage.	max 10 stacks, lose 2 stacks per turn	Microwave Cannon Infused Microwave Cannon
	Overload	Overloads and destroys affected mechanic target.	Instant	Electronic countermeasures
	Power Surge	Stuns enemy mechanic targets.	1 turn 10 sec.	Surge Blaster Infused Surge Blaster
	Pressure Cooker	Deals 40% of the vehicle's CON in Fire Damage and prevents the vehicle from taking any actions.	2 turns 20 sec.	Pressure Cooker ability
	Shocked	-10% CON per turn -2 AP (max) -2 AP		Precision Strike (aim for robot legs) Energy damage Hailstorm (25%)	Chemical Neutralizer Vigor Dart
	Slowed	-0.8 Combat Speed		Precision Strike (aim for legs) Caltrop launcher The Emancipator Ice Spike	Chemical Neutralizer
	Stunned	-20 AP	1 turn 5 sec.	Thundering strike Jawbreakers Road Warrior Clown Hammer Patriarch's Prototype Hammer	Chemical Neutralizer Vigor Dart
	Suppressed	-0.8 Combat Speed -20% Hit chance	2 turns 20 sec.	Suppressing Fire ability
	System Crash	Stuns enemy robot or synth.	?	Cerebral Modem
	Targeted		1 turn 10 sec.	Detached Security Turret Infused Security Turret
	Terrified	-2 AP		Waste Wolf
Injury	Chills	-15% Melee damage -15% Ranged damage -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Crippled	-25% Hit chance	1 turn 5 sec.	Precision Strike (aim for arms) Jacknife Last Stop Marshals' Law Mining Mallet	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Gouged Eye	-15% Hit chance -3 Perception -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Internal Bleeding	-20% CON -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Lame Leg	-0.4 Combat Speed -5% Evasion -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Shattered Shoulder	-30% Critical damage -0.3M Throwing range -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Shellshock	-5% Hit chance -5% Critical chance -10% Evasion -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Twisted Wrist	-10% Hit chance -1 Downed time	Unlimited	Downed in combat Pickles	Injury Kit Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
Disease	Black Thaw	-1 AP	Unlimited	Yellow Snowball	Antidote Doctor NPC
	Denver Rot	-5 CON	Unlimited	Yellow Snowball	Antidote Doctor NPC
	Diseased	-3 AP (max) -3 AP -15% Evasion	7 turns 75 sec.	Glass Knucks
	Freezer Burn	-0.2 Combat Speed	Unlimited	Yellow Snowball	Antidote Doctor NPC
	Ice Pox	-5% Critical chance	Unlimited	Yellow Snowball	Antidote Doctor NPC
	Poisoned	-50% Healing bonus -5% CON per turn	18 turns 180 sec.	W.A.S.P. gun Clown Burger Yellow Snowbomb	Antidote Vigor Dart Doctor NPC
	Rocky Mountain Oyster	-5% Hit chance	Unlimited	Yellow Snowball	Antidote Doctor NPC
	The Stink	-5% Evasion	Unlimited	Yellow Snowball	Antidote Doctor NPC
Alcohol	Hungover	-2 AP (max) -2 AP	60 turns 600 sec.	Alcohol second effect Hoser	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Tobacco	Jittery	-10% Hit chance	60 turns 600 sec.	Cigarettes second effect	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Drugs	Fried	-10% Evasion	720 turns 7200 sec.	Drugs second effect	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Other	VR Sickness	-4 AP -10% Initiative	36 turns 360 sec.	Applies after removing VR headset

Special and Mixed

Type	Name	Effect	Duration	Origin	Removal
Combat	Crazed	Organic target became friendly and attack enemies for 2 turns.	2 turns 20 sec.	Brainwave Destabilizer
	Glitched	Hacks targeted mechanic enemy. Target became friendly and attack enemies.	2 turns 20 sec.	Electronic countermeasures
Food	Love	+100 CON -3 AP	36 turns 360 sec.	Spotted mushroom	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
	Shroomcore	+30% Evasion -50 Armor	36 turns 360 sec.	Golden mushroom	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
	The Sads	+50% Melee damage +50% Ranged damage -100% Critical chance	36 turns 360 sec.	Gross mushroom	Crystal Clear Savory smelling mushroom
Size	Shrunk	+15% Evasion -35% Melee damage -35% Ranged damage	3 turns 30 sec.	Shrink Ray Shrink Grenade Diminuator
	Embiggened	+25% CON +25% Healing bonus +25% Melee damage -10% Evasion	3 turns 30 sec.	Diminuator
	Embiggened	+35% CON +35% Healing bonus +35% Melee damage -10% Evasion	3 turns 30 sec.	Infused 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	+15% Evasion -2 AP	360 turns 3600 sec.	Night Terror
	Slimy Goop	+25% Strike rate -10% Hit chance	360 turns 3600 sec.	Night Terror
Creatures	Enraged	Enrage nearby drools.	?	Lost Soul
	Spiked	Attacker takes damage on melee attack.	Unlimited	Bloodbeast

See also

• Wasteland 3 mutations