There are a number of status effects in Onmyoji. Understand what these effects mean can make a huge difference the players’ battle strategy.
Below is a list of status effects in the game. When a Shikigami has a status effect, status icons will show above its HP bar along with the number of turns remaining.

This Shikigami has an Attack Increase Buff for 2 turns.
Buffs
Image | Effect | Description | Source Example |
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![]() | Attack/Damage Increase | Attack/Damage increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Character: Seimei, Kagura; Shikigami: Kamaitachi, Yamausagi, etc. |
![]() | Defense Increase | Defense increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Hitotsume; Soul: Boroboroton |
![]() | Critical % Increase | Critical % increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Lantern Soul, Ghost Minion Yelow |
![]() | Speed Increase | Speed increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Maestro, Blue Imp; Soul: Three String |
![]() | Critical Damage Increase | Critical Damage increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Shuzu; Character: Hiromasa |
![]() | Effect RES Increase | Effect RES increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Kamaitachi |
![]() | Effect HIT Increase | Effect HIT increase by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Koi |
![]() | Shield | A shield to absorb an X amount of damage for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: One-eyed, Koi; Soul: Jizo Statue |
Debuffs
Image | Effect | Description | Source Example |
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![]() | Provoked | Provoked Shikigamis will only use normal attacks targetting the provoker for a finite number of turns. | Shikigami: Samurai X, Tanuki, Red Imp |
![]() | Confused | Confused Shikigamis will only use normal attacks targetting random units for a finite number of turns. | Shikigami: Maestro; Soul: Temptress, Mimic |
![]() | Sleep | Shikigami will sleep for a finite number of turns unless woken up from getting attacked | Yumekui |
![]() | Frozen | Frozen Shikigamis cannot act for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Yuki Onna; Soul: Snow Spirit |
![]() | Stunned/Shape Shifted | Stunned Shikigamis cannot act for a finite number of turns. Shape Shifted Shikigamis also cannot act for a finite number of turns and will have their Passive skills sealed. Both of these two effects cannot be dispelled. | Shikigami: Enma, Enenra, Yamausagi, and Komatsu |
![]() | Silenced | Silenced Shikigamis cannot use abilities but can use normal attack | |
![]() | Soul Sealed | Equipped Souls are not taking effect | Shikigami: Hannya; Character: Yaobikuni |
![]() | Soul and Passive Sealed | Equipped Souls and Passive Abilities are not taking effect | Shikigami: Hannya; Character: Yaobikuni |
![]() | Life Decay | Loses an X amount of HP every turn for a finite number of turns. This is equal to Poison in other RPGs. | Shikigami: Kiyohime; Soul: Mimic; Character: Kagura |
![]() | Attack Decrease | Attack decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Two-faced Buddha; Character: Seimei |
![]() | Defense Decrease | Defense decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Arakawa Lord, Kamaitachi, Two-faced Buddha |
![]() | Critical % Decrease | Critical % decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Hououga |
![]() | Speed Decrease | Speed decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Ame Onna |
![]() | Critical Damage Decrease | Critical Damage decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | |
![]() | Effect HIT Decrease | Effect HIT decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Oguna |
![]() | Effect RES Decrease | Effect RES decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | |
![]() | Healing Effect Decrease | Healing Effect received decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Shikigami: Shiro Mujou; Character: Kagura |
![]() | Max HP Decrease | Max HP decrease by an X amount lasting for a finite number of turns | Character: Yaobikuni |
Many Shikigamis inflict status effects and the tables above merely give some examples of where the effects come from.