Brad at a Campsite in LISA The Painful
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All Status Effects in LISA: The Painful

Effectively status-effecting status effects.

LISA: The Painful is a post-apocalyptic RPG developed by Dingaling Productions. This heart-wrenching and challenging RPG presents a captivating and immersive gaming experience filled with numerous status effects that can greatly impact players’ in-game battles.

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Similar to typical RPGs, both party members and enemies in LISA: The Painful can experience various status effects. These effects may enhance their abilities or impede their performance, and some can even cause gradual damage. Additionally, status effects may persist beyond battles, posing risks like incapacitating or permanently eliminating party members. Understanding and managing these effects is vital for survival, so keep reading to discover all of the available status effects in LISA: The Painful!

All Status Effects in LISA: The Painful

Understanding the various status effects in LISA: The Painful is not only vital to success in battles, but also overall survival in Olathe’s post-apocalyptic world. By recognizing the effects of each status and implementing effective strategies to counteract or exploit them, you can overcome the challenges that they present.

Currently, there are well over three dozen status effects in LISA: The Painful, some of which are good and some of which are bad. You, your party members, and your enemies can all become afflicted with said status effects, so by memorizing their titles and effects, you can easily begin using them to your advantage.

Many of these effects are not just prevalent in LISA: The Painful, but also in its predecessor and successor as well, LISA: The First and LISA: The Joyful, so be sure to keep an eye out for these status effects in both of those games as well!

Here are all of the status effects in LISA: The Painful and what they do:

  • KOed – Prevents the affected party from fighting.
  • Poison – Deals 2% damage to the affected each turn.
    • If the Poison status effect was dealt by a bite, however, it will deal 10% damage instead.
  • Deep Poison – Deals 4% damage to the affected each turn.
  • Blind – Hit Rate – 70%.
  • Silence – Seal all Powers and Skills.
  • Confusion – Cannot act.
  • Sleep – Cannot act and 0% Evasion.
  • Scared – Cannot act and 0% Evasion.
  • Wary – Decreases Defense by 70%.
  • Stun – Cannot act.
  • Guard – Reduces all damage taken by 50%.
  • Rage – Increases Critical Chance by 30%.
Brad Standing in a Field in LISA The Painful
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  • Pissed – Automatically attacks anyone with a Hit Rate -60% and Critical Chance +50%.
  • Hide – Targeted 90% less by enemies and Evasion +60%.
  • Ironbody – Blocks 90% of Physical damage.
  • Cover – User takes all damage dealt to allies. Lasts only a single turn.
  • Taunt – Target Rate +1000%.
  • Counterattack – Takes all damage dealt and reflects it back to the attacker.
  • Burning – Deals 5% damage to the afflicted each turn.
  • Crying – Hit Rate -50%.
  • Paralysis – Cannot act and Evasion 0%.
  • Weird – Reduces Attack by 20% and Defense by 30%.
  • Bleed – Deals 2% damage to the afflicted each turn.
  • Hungover – +40% Crit Rate and -40% Attack, -3 Attack Speed, and -40% Evasion.
Rangers in LISA The Painful
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  • Drunk – +70% Critical Chance, +40% Attack, -30% Hit Rate, -20% Evasion, -40% Special Attack, -30% Defense, and -1 Attack Speed.
  • Stink – Evasion +10%.
  • Withdrawal – Attack -90%, Defense -50%, Agility -60%, Max HP -30%, Luck -30%, Evasion -60%, Attack Speed -1, and Hit Rate -80%.
  • Joyed – Hit Rate +80%, Critical Rate +100%, Defense +200%, and Special Defense +200%.
    • This status effect also offers a Stat Resist to Withdrawal.
  • Fallen – Cannot Act and Evasion 0%.
  • Cool – HP Regeneration +3%.
  • Super Cool – HP Regeneration +6% and SP Regeneration +5%.
  • Extorted – Doubles the number of Mags dropped by enemies after defeat.
  • Oiled Up – Target(s) inflicted take +350% Fire Damage.
  • Party Mode – Attack +10%, Special Attack +10%, Agility +10%, and Luck +10%.
  • Depression – Attack -20%, Defense -70%, and Agility -30%.
  • Kat Gone – Disables all Kat skills.
  • Critter Gone – Disables all Critter skills.
Terry and Cheese Legs in LISA The Painful
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  • Dead – Cannot Act, XP rate 0%.
    • This status effect offers a Stat Resist to KOd.
  • Tired – ATK Speed -3, Hit Rate -40%, Evasion -40%, and Crit Rate +40%.
  • Flustered – Causes paralysis.
  • Empowered – Attack +110%.

Understanding the impact of each status effect in LISA: The Painful is the key to conquering Olathe’s unforgiving wasteland. Knowing exactly how various status effects can affect both party members and enemies alike will enable you to strategize effectively, making the most of advantageous effects while mitigating the risks of detrimental ones.

As you delve deeper into this post-apocalyptic RPG, applying this comprehensive understanding will empower you to make informed decisions on the battlefield. If you haven’t been taking status effects in LISA: The Painful seriously up until now, then it’s time to change your approach. Understanding and managing these effects can be the difference between spectacular victory and crushing defeat!

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Status effects can either be a player’s greatest detriment or greatest ally in LISA: The Painful. If you find yourself facing frequent challenges in this game, then be sure to stay up to date with Gamer Journalist’s LISA: The Painful guides for invaluable in-game assistance!

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Allysen Pierce is a freelance writer with a passion for gaming who has been a part of the Gamer Journalist team since May 2022. Her main passions are horror games and dating sims (especially combinations of the two), but she has been known to play literally anything that is put in front of her. Her current favorite games include Skyrim, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Cult of the Lamb, Slaughter Horse, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When she's not playing games (or writing about them), she can be found reading, baking, watching horror movies, or playing with her cat.