SaGa: Emerald Beyond - Status Effects List and Guide

Status Effects List and Guide for SaGa: Emerald Beyond (SaGa: EB)

Basic Mechanics on Status Effects

Status effects are permanent and can be stacked up to 3 times.

Buffs and debuffs can be stacked. These effects are permanent during the battle and can be stacked up to 3 times. Buffs and debuffs can be canceled.

If you are debuffed, you can cancel it by applying a buff. This is also true for the reverse, as you can negate your opponent’s buffs with debuffs.

List of Buffs

Buff	Details
Speed Up	When your speed increases, your order of action will be faster. Your accuracy will also be higher.
Attack Up	When your attack power increases, the damage dealt other than magic increases.
Defense Up	When your defense increases, the damage you receive will be reduced.
Magic Up	When your magic increases, the damage dealt by magic increases.

List of Debuffs

Buff	Details
Speed D0wn	When your speed decreases, your order of action will be slower. Your accuracy will also be lower.
Attack Down	When your attack power decreases, the damage dealt other than magic decreases.
Defense Down	When your defense decreases, the damage you receive will be increased.
Magic Down	When your magic decreases, the damage dealt by magic decreases.

Basic Mechanics on Status Ailments

The less HP a character has, the more likely it is for status ailments to affect them.

The less HP you have, the more likely you are to get inflicted with status ailments. Note that it is possible to apply a status ailment on a target as long as the word “Invalid” does not appear on the screen. Just keep attempting to inflict the status ailment even if it fails several times until your enemy gets affected by it.

Most status ailments go away after a few turns have passed.

Status ailments generally go away after a certain number of turns have passed. The only exception to this is the petrify status.

List of Status Ailments

Status Ailment	Details
Stun	Your actions for that turn will be canceled and you will be unable to act. If you are stunned while casting a spell, the spell will also be canceled. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be stunned.
Paralyze	You will be unable to move for a while. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to get paralyzed. Goes away after a certain number of turns have passed.
Poison	You take damage every turn. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be poisoned. Goes away after a certain number of turns have passed.
Darkness	Hit rate decreases. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be inflicted with Darkness. Goes away after a certain number of turns have passed.
Bad Smell	Prevents linking unity ranges via Techs and Spells. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be inflicted with Bad Smell. Goes away after a certain number of turns have passed. If you recover from Bad Smell before taking action, unity ranges will be restored.
Anger	If you are attacked by a Tech with the Provoke effect and aggro becomes high, you will be forced into the Anger state. During this time, the character under Anger will focus attacks on one target while gaining increased damage. Goes away after when the character under Anger is incapacitated or a certain number of turns have passed.
Confuse	Causes the character to act on their own for a while. Also prevents linking unity ranges via Techs and Spells. Being confused also causes characters to follow other characters automatically and interfere with unity. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be confused. Goes away after a certain number of turns have passed.
Chant Extension	Extends the time it takes to cast spells. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be inflicted with chant extension effects.
Petrify	Prevents you from taking action but also negates incoming damage and effects. If the entire party is petrified, you will get a Game Over. The less HP you have, the more likely you are to be petrified. Cannot be canceled after a turn has passed.
Instant Death	If Instant Death succeeds, the target is instantly incapacitated. The less HP you have left, the more likely it is for Instant Death to succeed.

List of Mechanical Status Ailments

Status Ailment	Details
Mecha Stun	Status condition that only afflicts Mecha race characters. Actions for that turn will be canceled and you will be unable to act. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be Mecha Stunned.
Mecha Paralyze	Status condition that only afflicts Mecha race characters. Prevents action for a while. The less HP you have left, the more likely you are to be Mecha Paralyzed.

List of Special Effects

Special Effect	Details
Damage Nullified	Nullifies damage only once. The effect remains permanent until an attack is nullified once.
Status Ailments Disabled	Ignores the effect of status ailments. The effect lasts for a certain number of turns.
Mecha Ailments Disabled	Ignores the effect of Mecha Stun and Mecha Paralyze. The effect lasts for a certain number of turns.
BP Cost Up/Down	Lasts for a certain number of turns or throughout the battle.
Tech Power Up/Down	The power of Techs and skills goes up or down. The effect lasts for a certain number of turns, and weakens as the turns pass.
Unity Range Expansion	Increases unity range, making coordinated attacks more likely to occur. The effect lasts for the entire battle.

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