Decaying (Status)

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

Description

Decaying is a negative environmental and skill status effect. Characters afflicted by it will receive damage from all source of healing except Necromancy. The effect takes place only if character does not have Physical armour above 0. The only exception to this rule are characters with Glass Cannon talent and characters that enter Paradise Downs, where Decay will be applied regardless of Physical armour values. In Paradise Downs Decay status can be dispelled only if Harbinger of Doom is defeated.

Cause

Decaying can be caused by both surface and skills. On Rivellon it is the contact with cursed blood surface and cursed water surface which can inflict decay upon a character. Other means of afflicting decay involve spells from Necromancer school or Scoundrel skills.

List of spells

Name	Ability	Effect	Notes
File:Corrupted Blade.png Corrupted Blade	Scoundrel	Dagger attack that deals physical damage and sets Decay and Diseased.	Level 9 skill
File:Decaying Touch.png Decaying Touch	Necromancer	Touch you target to deal them Physical damage and make them Decay.	Available from start of the game
File:Infect.png Infect	Necromancer	Deal physical damage. Infect a target with a Disease that will spread to other nearby characters.	Level 4 spell

Treatment

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

Physical armour restoration

Decay can be resisted if character has Physical armour above 0. This does not apply to characters with Glass Cannon talent.

List of Items

Name	Type	Effect	Notes
File:Amadouvier.png Amadouvier	Herb	Directly restores small amount of Physical Armour once	Can be turned into Physical Armour Potion
File:Blessed Oil Flask.png Blessed Oil Flask	Grenade	Creates blessed oil surface	Crafted from Oil Flask
File:Physical Armour Potion.png Physical Armour Potion	Potion	Directly restores Physical Armour once	Can be upgraded

List of Spells

Name	Ability	Effect	Notes
File:Fortify.png Fortify	Geomancer	Directly restores Physical Armour Set Fortified	Available from the start of the game
File:Challenge.png Challenge	Warfare	Directly restores Physical Armour and Magic Armour	Positive effect works on condition that marked target is killed
File:Mass Oily Carapace.png Mass Oily Carapace	Geomancer Warfare	Caster and their allies in vicinity absorb oil surface in exchange for Physical armour.	Crafted Source spell
File:Mend Metal.png Mend Metal	Geomancer	Regenerates Physical armour for caster and allies	Level 4 spell
File:Oily Carapace.png Oily Carapace	Geomancer Warfare	Absorb any oil surface beneath them and directly restore Physical armour in proportion to absorbed surface	Crafted spell

Status removal

Following spells will remove Decayed status entirely.

Name	Cause	Effect	Notes
File:Bless.png Bless	Sourcery	Bless target or surface	Can be only used by not-Sworn characters
File:Bless.png Heaven's Blessing	Sourcery	Bless target and area in 7 meter radius	Exclusive to Lucian
File:Cleanse Wounds.png Cleanse Wounds	Hydrosophist Warfare	Heal target and create a water puddle beneath them.	Craftable spell
File:Mass Cleanse Wounds.png Mass Cleanse Wounds	Hydrosophist Warfare	Heal your allies and create a water puddle beneath them.	Craftable Source spell