Status effects
Status effects, also known as buffs and debuffs, are effects that can be applied to players or hostile creatures which have a beneficial or adverse impact on their combat capabilities, respectively. How these statuses are applied, how long they last, and in some cases how potent they are vary depending on the source of the status. For debuffs with a duration some of them can be removed using abilities such as 
Esuna, or occasionally, environmentally as part of the fight. Debuffs that are cleansable with Esuna will be indicated with a white line at the top of the debuff icon.
All buff icons are flat on the bottom and pointed on the top, while all debuff icons are flat on the top and pointed on the bottom. Status effects that indicate an action selected, such as Phantom Job actions or PvP Role Actions, are rectangular.
Player characters are limited to a combined (buffs and debuffs) total of 30 status effects affecting their character. In practice, this limit is rarely encountered, except in certain battles featuring intensive mechanics enforced by status effects such as 
The Omega Protocol (Ultimate). Any effects exceeding this cap will be indicated by flying text stating the status effect "has no effect on" the character.
Common buffs
Increases the damage dealt by the affected player. It is sometimes received after performing certain mechanics correctly.
Decreases the damage taken by the affected player. It is sometimes received if one or more people perform certain mechanics correctly.
Decreases the earth damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the fire damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the ice damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the lightning damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the water damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the wind damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the slashing damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the piercing damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the blunt damage taken by the affected player.
Decreases the physical damage taken by the affected player. The stacking icon is different: 
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Decreases the magic damage taken by the affected player. The stacking icon is different: 
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Causes weaponskill recast time and auto-attack delay to be reduced.
"Enjoying the benefits of a full belly." This buff gives +3% EXP from enemy kills and successful crafts and gathers, and can be gained from any Meal item.
"Performance is being enhanced by a medicinal item." The buff can be gained from any Medicine item.
"Heightened senses are improving chances of discovering rare fish only obtainable under special conditions."
"Increased experience point gains as a Disciple of the Hand."
"Increased experience point gains as a Disciple of the Land."
"Receiving a mentor/new adventurer/returner party bonus."
Provides a multiplicative 100% bonus to all sources of EXP, calculated after applying any other bonuses.
Regenerating HP over time.
"Making use of local crafting facilities to synthesize special items. Recipe level is lowered to current level."
"Receiving the gear-enhancing benefits of a Grand Company sanction."
"Able to discern the location of collectables." Only still in use by 
Fisher.
All Free Company Actions have a duration of 24 hours, and only 2 actions can be enabled at once. Actions granting the same buff may not be stacked.
Grade 1 Actions
Grade 2 Actions
Grade 3 Actions
Common debuffs
- Accuracy is reduced.
- The target is prevented from using abilities, but not weaponskills or spells.
- The target is immobilized, preventing movement, changes of facing, and usage of movement abilities (ex.
En Avant, 
Shukuchi, etc). Usually breaks when any damage is received.
- Deals sustained damage over time.
- Lowers the target's Accuracy for the duration, causing some attacks or spells randomly miss. Also grants immunity to gaze-based attacks.
- Increases the blunt damage taken by the affected player.
- Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Mind are reduced by 50% for the duration. It is received from a player dying with
Weakness still active.
- Target is unable to self-knockout for the duration.
Blue Mage only.
- Deals sustained fire damage over time, occasionally a result of being within a ground effect applying the debuff.
- Causes the target to attack their allies. Players lose control of their characters during the effect.
- Damage dealt is decreased. It is received after being hit by an avoidable mechanic. The strength of the debuff depends on the duty, and it can be a stacking debuff. Max is 16.
- Prevents the target from taking any action, including weaponskills, spells, and all movement, and interrupts any actions currently in progress.
- Movement speed and HP recovery via healing magic are reduced.
- Knocks out the target after duration expires.
- Prevents the target from taking any action, including weaponskills, spells, and all movement, and interrupts any actions currently in progress.
- Deals sustained water damage over time, occasionally a result of being within a ground effect applying the debuff.
- Increases the earth damage taken by the affected player.
- Deals sustained lightning damage over time, occasionally a result of being within a ground effect applying the debuff.
- Increases the fire damage taken by the affected player.
- Deals sustained ice damage over time, occasionally a result of being within a ground effect applying the debuff.
- Reduces the target's movement speed proportional to the intensity of the effect (ex. Heavy +40% from
Leg Graze reduces the target's movement speed to 60% of normal)
- Causes the target to wander aimlessly in confusion.
- Increases the ice damage taken by the affected player.
- Reduces all healing received by the target.
- Temporarily blocks the target from casting spells, usually as a result of a ability used to interrupt an ongoing cast. Serves as a replacement for
Silence from player abilities as of Shadowbringers (5.0).
- Increases the lightning damage taken by the affected player.
- Magic damage taken is increased. The stacking icon is different:
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- The target is plunged into the depths of misery. Damage taken is increased.
- The target is prevented from using weaponskills (or auto-attacking), but not spells or or abilities.
- For the duration of the effect, the target is randomly stunned for short periods of time, preventing all weaponskills/abilities/spells and movement.
- The target is unable to execute any weaponskills/abilities/spells and movement for a short duration.
- Physical damage taken is increased. The stacking icon is different:
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- Increases the piercing damage taken by the affected player.
- Deals sustained damage over time.
- HP recovery via healing magic is reduced.
- The target is forced to walk towards the caster, usually preventing other actions. The player loses control of their character for the duration.
- The target is prevented from using spells, but not weaponskills or abilities.
- Increases the slashing damage taken by the affected player.
- Overwhelming drowsiness is preventing the execution of actions. Usually breaks when any damage is received.
- Increases the delay between auto-attack and weaponskills and spell recast timers (anything affected by Skill Speed or Spell Speed).
- Deals sustained earth damage over time, occasionally a result of being within a ground effect applying the debuff.
- Prevents the target from taking any action, including weaponskills, spells, and all movement, and interrupts any actions currently in progress.
- Damage taken is increased. It is received after being hit by an avoidable mechanic. The strength of the debuff depends on the duty, and it can be a stacking debuff. Max is 16.
- Increases the water damage taken by the affected player.
- Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Mind are reduced by 25% for the duration. It is received after being revived from death in combat.
- Increases the wind damage taken by the affected player.
- Deals sustained wind damage over time.