Status Effects in Granblue Fantasy Relink are temporary status changes in the game that occur in characters, usually because of a Skill, passive ability or inflicted by Enemies. Status Effects can be positive which can give a character the upper edge in battle, or negative which can prove debilitating for the character and possibly turn the tides against them. Status Effects usually influence or interact with the character's different Stats. Stats are numerical attributes that contribute to a character's offensive and defensive capabilities, which contribute to their overall performance in combat engagements.
For more information on each Stat and what they contribute to the game's battle mechanics, visit our Stats page here.
GBF Relink All Status Effects Guide
What are Status Effects in GBF Relink
Status Effects for Granblue Fantasy Relink are temporary effects that influence or interact with a character's Stats during battle. Depending on which Status Effect is affecting the character, their Stats or combat mechanics can be affected positively or negatively, which can skew the outcomes of battles a certain way. Granblue Fantasy Relink will feature a vast array of Status Effects that players can utilize to their advantage, or avoid and immediately recover from if they can.
When affected by a Status Effect, characters will have the symbol of that Status Effect under their orange Skybound Arts Gauge on the upper left-hand side of the screen. Similarly, Bosses that are affected by Status Effects will also have the logo of the Status Effect under their large health bar at the top of the screen. Status Effects usually affect the Stats of the character or skew a natural battle mechanic.
What are Stats in Granblue Fantasy Relink
Stats in Granblue Fantasy Relink are numerical attributes that directly affect a character's growth, especially in combat. Each of the Stats in the game governs the character's resistance and prowess against \their environment and against the many Enemies and Bosses in the game. Stats play a large role in how players would like to play their favorite characters in the game and will be pivotal when building any of them during postgame, especially in tackling the content with the hardest difficulties.
Players will want to prioritize building up some Stats over others, through their choices of Traits that come with the characters' Weapons and Sigils. Depending on the playstyle or role they'd want a particular character to play, for a particular challenge they're about to face, may it be through the Main Quests or Side Quests.
For more in-depth information about all the Stats in the game and how they work, visit our page here.
Granblue Fantasy Relink All Status Effects
GBF Relink Positive Status Effects
Offensive Status Effects
These status effects improve offensive capabilities:
ATK↑: ATK is boosted
Critical Hit Rate↑: Critical hit rate is boosted
Supplementary DMG: Deals additional DMG on hit
Jammed: ATK is boosted based on how low HP is
Strength: ATK is boosted based on how high HP is
Recovery Status Effects
These status effects improve health recovery:
Regen: HP is recovered over time
Drain: Recover HP upon dealing DMG
Autorevive: Automatically recover from critical condition
Defensive Status Effects
These status effects improve defensive capabilities:
DMG Cut: DMG taken is lowered
DEF↑: DEF is boosted
Mirror Image: DMG is nullified for a set number of hits
Invincibility: DMG taken is nullified
Guts: Survive lethal DMG with 1 HP left
Debuff Immunity: All status ailments are nullified
Bloodthirst: Sharp boost to resistance against all attacks.
Other Beneficial Status Effects
There are other kinds of beneficial status effects, including some that are character-specific:
Substitute: Takes DMG in place of an ally
Covered: Defended by an ally
Stout Heart: Taking damage doesn't interrupt character actions
Phantasmagoria: ATK, DEF, and critical hit rate are boosted
Hostility↑: More likely to be attacked
GBF Relink Negative Status Ailments
Damage-Inflicting Status Ailments
These status ailments deal damage to the afflicted target:
Burn: HP is lost overtime
Poison: HP is lost overtime
Blight: HP is lost overtime
Darkflame: Next infliction of Darkflame sets off a big explosion
Target-Weakening Status Ailments
These status ailments deal damage to the afflicted target:
ATK↓: ATK is lowered
DEF↓: DEF is lowered
Arvessa Fermare: Takes more DMG from Zeta's attacks
Restrictive Status Ailments
These status ailments deal damage to the afflicted target:
Paralysis: Actions can't be performed
Dizzy: Actions can't be performed
Frostbite: Action speed and DEF are lowered
Glaciate: Actions can't be performed
Held Under: Actions can't be performed
Petrified: Action speed and DEF are lowered
Slow: Action speed is lowered
Sandtomb: Actions are limited and movement speed is lowered
Bound: Actions can't be performed
Sealed Status Ailments
These status ailments disable certain actions:
Skill Sealed: Can't use skills
SBA Sealed: Can't use SBA
GBF Relink Positive Status Effects Table
Status Effect |
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Skills That Grant |
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ATK is boosted | |
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Critical hit rate is boosted | |
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Deals additional DMG on hit | |
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ATK is boosted based on how low HP is | |
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ATK is boosted based on how high HP is | |
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HP is recovered over time | |
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Recover HP upon dealing DMG | |
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Automatically recover from critical condition |
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DMG taken is lowered | |
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DEF is boosted | |
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DMG is nullified for a set number of hits | |
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DMG taken is nullified | |
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Survive lethal DMG with 1 HP left | |
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All status ailments are nullified | |
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Sharp boost to resistance against all attacks. |
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Takes DMG in place of an ally | |
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Defended by an ally | |
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Taking damage doesn't interrupt character actions | |
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ATK, DEF, and critical hit rate are boosted | |
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More likely to be attacked |
GBF Relink Negative Status Effects Table
Status Effect |
Effect |
Skills That Grant |
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HP is lost overtime | |
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HP is lost overtime | |
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HP is lost overtime |
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Next infliction of Darkflame sets off a big explosion |
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ATK is lowered | |
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DEF is lowered | |
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Takes more DMG from Zeta's attacks | |
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Actions can't be performed | |
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Actions can't be performed |
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Action speed and DEF are lowered |
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Actions can't be performed | |
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Actions can't be performed |
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Action speed and DEF are lowered | |
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Action speed is lowered | |
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Actions are limited and movement speed is lowered |
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Actions can't be performed |
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Defended by an ally | |
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Can't use skills |
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Can't use SBA |
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