Learning goals
- Understand status effects.
- Understand status procs.
- Understand status chance.
- Understand damage type versus status effect.
- Understand why status builds need weapon support.
Explanation
A status effect, often called a proc, is an extra effect that can happen when damage is dealt. Each damage type has an associated status effect, but dealing a damage type is not the same as applying its status. A weapon can deal Heat damage while rarely applying Heat status if it has low status chance and no forced Heat proc.
What should I do?
When looking at a status build, identify which status it wants, whether the weapon applies it through status chance, forced proc, ability rule, or special mechanic, whether the target is affected by it, and whether the build is dealing damage itself or priming another source.
Common mistakes
Avoid these status mistakes before spending Forma, Rivens, arcanes, or expensive mod upgrades.
- Confusing damage type with status effect.
- Adding an element but never applying the status.
- Ignoring status chance.
- Ignoring multishot, fire rate, beam ticks, or pellet count.
- Ignoring forced procs.
- Expecting status to work the same on every enemy.
Key Takeaways
- Status is not just damage. It is an effect that must be applied.
Practical task
You need to know how the status is applied.
- Pick one weapon or ability.
- Identify one status effect it can apply.
- Check whether it applies through status chance, forced proc, or ability rule.
- Check whether the weapon hits once, rapidly, with pellets, as a beam, or as AoE.
- Write one sentence explaining which status is applied and through which source.
You can identify the source of a status effect.