Bio (Status Effect)  

Analysis

Bio is a harmful status effect that slowly eats away at the skin of the target, making them distracted and unfocused until the effect is removed or has worn off. With Bio, targets receive a Damage Over Time (DoT) effect and experience reduced attack. The amount of DoT damage caused by this effect is directly dependent on the level of the spell, as well as the amount of skill from the character/mob who did the casting. Bio will cause a small amount of damage upon being cast, and its status effect will wake any targets who may be sleeping.

Note: Bio spells and Dia spells will overwrite one another, and therefore do not "stack".

How to Remove This Effect

• Panacea will remove this effect.
• Erase - White Magic
• Exuviation - Blue Magic
• Healing Waltz - Dancer
• Benediction - White Mage
• Dia effects of equal or higher priority will overwrite the Bio effect. (See information below)
• Entering the Mog House removes this and all other DoTs.

How This Effect is Inflicted/Gained

Spells

• Black Magic - Bio, Bio II, Bio III, Bio IV
• Blood Pact: Rage - Nightmare (Diabolos)

Monster Abilities

• Djinn - Dark Wave
• Khimaira - Plague Swipe
• Slugs - Purulent Ooze
• Soulflayer - Tribulation

Other Useful Information

Priority: Dia vs. Bio

Dia -> Bio -> Dia II -> Bio II -> Dia III -> Bio III

Translation: If Dia is on a target, and Bio is cast afterwards, Bio will overwrite Dia. If Dia II is cast after Bio, Dia II will overwrite, etc.

Skill vs. Damage

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