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| Deals low poison damage in a period of time within three minutes (Poison lasts until cured, expired or death) |
Poison is a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. It is a debuff status effect and one of the auxiliary special effects and a damage type.
General Information
- Deals low poison damage in a period of time within three minutes (Poison lasts until cured, expired or death).
- Leveling up Resistance increases Poison resist. However, leveling up any other stat will add points to the player's Poison resistance as well.
- The number in the weapon info means how much damage the poison will do in 1 minute,not the buildup.
Build up
When exposed to either Poison or Toxin, a build-up bar will appear at the middle of the screen.
- The size of the bar is decided by the current amount of resistance.
- If the exposure stops, the bar will slowly decrease by 5 point per second (in 10 second you or enemies will restore 50 point).
- The bar will continue to fill with repeated exposure.
- The ailment will take effect when the bar is full.
- Build-up can also be treated in the same ways as ailments are cured.
Effect
Once poisoned or intoxicated, health will be lost at a steadily pace, the concerned bar will slowly decrease and cannot be refilled until it's fully emptied.
- Different sources of infection will have varying potency.
- Poison has a duration of 180 seconds (3 minutes) if untreated.
- Toxic has a duration of 600 seconds (10 minutes) if untreated.
- Toxic duration when infected by blow-dart snipers is only 180 seconds (3 minutes).
- Both effects cut healing from Miracles and Estus Flasks in half, Divine Blessing, Humanity and Ring of the Evil Eye are not affected.
- ROLLING and PARRYING WILL AVOID DAMAGE
Cure
- Poison can be cured with Purple Moss Clumps, Blooming Purple Moss Clumps, Divine Blessing, and the Remedy spell.
- Toxin can be cured with Blooming Purple Moss Clumps, Divine Blessing, and the Remedy spell.
- Both ailments are also cured by resting at a bonfire.
Prevention
- N/A
Equipment, Items, and Spells that increase Poison Resistance
- Armors
- Light Armors
- Medium Armors
- Heavy armor sets
- Shields
- Spider Shield (100% block but not for AOE poison)
- Greatshield of Artorias (100% block but not for AOE poison)
- Bloodshield
- Weapons
- Rings
Equipment, Items, and Spells that cause Poison
- Weapons with Poison Auxiliary Effect
- Guardian Tail- (3 HP/s) Buildup 40 -Max damage 540
- Large Club - (3 HP/s) Buildup 40 -Max damage 540
- Oolacile Catalyst (3 HP/s) Buildup 40 -Max damage 540
- Ammunition
- Poison Arrows - (3 HP/s) Buildup 60
- Items
- Poison Throwing Knife - (4 HP/s) Buildup 55 - Max damage 720
- Rotten Pine Resin - (3 HP/s) Buildup 30
- Spells
- Dark Fog (4 HP/s)
- Poison Mist - (3,75 HP/s)
Creatures and Environments that cause Poison
- Giant Mosquitos in Blighttown - (9 HP/s) - Max damage 1620
- Infested Barbarians (club) in Blighttown - (7 HP/s) - Max damage 1260
- Giant Leeches in Blighttown - (4 HP/s) - Max damage 720
- Sorcerer Bloathead in Olacilee - (3 HP/s) Buildup 120
- Sewer Rats in Undead Burg and the Depths - (9 HP/s) - Max damage 1620
- Tree Lizards in Darkroot Garden - (10 HP/s) - Max damage 1800
- Blighttown Swamp - (4HP/s. Build-up 25/s) - Max damage 720
- Lost Izalith Sewer - (4HP/s) - Max damage 720
- Bloatheads Dark Fog (10 HP/s) - Max damage 1800
Notes
- Poison and toxin don't stop at the last moment, if it can kill you, it will.
- Poison is more of a problem with low vitality characters. Just keep an eye on your health meter, and drink up when it starts getting low if you don't have a cure.
- Poison can be flat-out ignored with the Spider Shield and Shadow Set.
- Poison and Toxin mostly share the same resistance, but they each have their own bar to be filled.
- You can be poisoned and toxic at the same time.
- Having more poison/toxin resistance allows to take more hits before the effect kicks in as well as very slightly reducing damage taken by said effects.
- Poison and toxin resistance is upgraded by the resistance stat, Poisonbite Ring, most armor pieces and some weapons.
| Damage Types |
Bleed ♦ curse ♦ Divine ♦ Fire Damage ♦ Lightning Damage ♦ Magic Damage ♦ Occult ♦ Physical Damage ♦ Slash damage ♦ Strike Damage ♦ Thrust Damage ♦ Toxic |
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Can someone please add a listing of enemies and bosses that are weak against Poison/Toxic effects? I want to be sure that I haven't wasted my playthrough getting kitted out with Poison/Toxic Equipment.
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Is it normal to kill me even when I'm resting at a bonfire and after I die it just continues to damage me or is my game just broken?
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