Terrified (Status)

Terrified is a status effect in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Description

Terrified is a negative skill status effect. Characters afflicted by it will be unable to act and will try to get as far away as possible from the character that inflicted it.

Cause

Terrified can be primarily caused by skills and items. Most notably through Scoundrel skill and weapons.

List of skills

Name	Type	Effect	Notes
File:Terrifying Cruelty.png Terrifying Cruelty	Scoundrel	Dagger attack that deals physical damage and sets File:Bleeding.png Bleeding and File:Terrified.png Terrify on target character.	Available from level 16 onward
File:Terrify.png Terrify	Summoning	Destroy Magic Armour on target enemy. They are Terrified for 2 turns.	Acquired through source skill Summon Inner Demon
File:Terror Grenade.png Terror Grenade	Grenade	A grenade so terrific, it can scare off enemies. Deals no damage on its own but inflicts File:Terrified.png Terrified Status (1 turn) in 4 meter radius.	Craftable grenade
File:Unique Lizard Dagger Rune.png Terrorbite	Dagger	Unique dagger which deals 16-18 physical damage and has 10 % to inflict terrified status upon its target.	Unique dagger owned by Dorotya

Treatment

As with any other negative status effect, there are two ways how to avoid and negate its effects. First its important to keep Magic armour value above 0. Secondly status effect Clear-Minded protect from being affected by Terrified.

Magic armour restoration

Terrified can be resisted if character has Magic armour above 0 or is immune to this status effect outright (most common with Undead NPCs). This does not apply to characters with Glass Cannon talent.

Magic armour restoration

Items

Name	Type	Effect	Notes
File:Blessed Ice Grenade.png Blessed Ice Grenade	Grenade	Creates blessed ice surface Restores Vitality	Creates blessed water surface
File:Small Magic Armour Potion.png Magic Armour Potion	Potion	Directly restores Magic Armour	Can be upgraded
File:Whisperwood.png Whisperwood	Herb	Directly restores small amount of Magic Armour	Can be found or purchased

Skills

Name	Ability	Effect	Notes
File:Arcane Stitch.png Arcane Stitch	Hydrosophist	Directly restores Magic Armour Set Magic Shell Removes Burning	Level 9 Source spell
File:Armor of Frost.png Armour of Frost	Hydrosophist	Directly restores Magic Armour Directly removes Burning Set Magic Shell	Available from the start of the game
File:Cryotherapy.png Cryotherapy	Hydrosophist Huntsman	Consume frozen surfaces in exchange for Magic armour	Crafted spell
File:Mass Cryotherapy.png Mass Cryotherapy	Hydrosophist Huntsman	All allies around caster consume frozen surfaces in exchange for Magic armour	Crafted spell
File:Soothing Cold.png Soothing Cold	Hydrosophist	Regenerate small amount of Magic armour for all allies around caster	Level 4 spell

Status removal

Following skills will remove Terrified status entirely.

Name	Cause	Effect	Notes
File:Peace of Mind.png Peace of Mind	Pyrokinetic	Target gains Clear-Minded, which increases Strength, Finesse and Intelligence by 1 and Wits by 1. Removes Blinded, Terrified, Charmed, Taunted, Sleeping, Enraged and Mad.	Available from start of the game
File:Enrage.png Enrage	Warfare	Motivate an allied character with the power of rage. Target allied character is guaranteed to land critical hits with basic attacks and weapon skills, but is silenced.	Available from level 4 onward