Status Ailments

Status Ailments are the combat currency at the heart of DragonSword: Awakening's fight system. Every one of the game's nineteen Heroes has its own distinct Status Ailment kit, and stacking ailments on a target is the main thing the player is trying to do in combat.

The Combo Loop

Combat is built around three layered actions that the player chains together against any serious target:

• Apply: Use basic attacks and ailment-specific moves to stack a Hero's Status Ailment on the target.

• Extend: Weave in Active Skills that feed off the ailment window, keeping damage flowing and the target locked in combo.

• Finish: Close with a Signal Skill from the same Hero or a teammate. The Switching Signals mechanic lets the player swap Heroes mid-combo to trigger another Signal Skill off the active ailment, producing the game's endless combo chains.

Confirmed Ailments

Hound13 has publicly named the following Status Ailment so far:

Every other Hero in the nineteen-strong roster has a distinct Status Ailment, but only Kalien's ailment has been individually revealed at this stage. The remaining ailment kits will be introduced alongside future Hero reveals.

Why Ailment Variety Matters

Because each Hero brings a different Status Ailment to the table, both party composition and solo Hero choice come down to which ailments and which Signal Skills the player wants to chain into. A team built around ailments that complement each other can keep combos going longer, since every switch is a chance to keep the target locked and reset the damage ceiling.

Related Systems

• Active Skills - the mid-combo layer that feeds off stacked ailments.

• Signal Skills - the payoff moves that close the loop, triggered through Switching Signals.

• Heroes - roster overview. Each Hero's ailment is their primary mechanical identity.