Status effects in Super Mario RPG explained

Are Mario and his friends not following your commands? They may be suffering from some Super Mario RPG status effects. In this guide, we’ll be explaining the effects of each status your party can be afflicted with.

As you might have guessed from its title, Super Mario RPG jumps away from the typical platformers Mario is known for and dives into the role-playing game genre. This title serves as a remake of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars which was released back in 1996.

Before we get into the various status effects in Super Mario RPG, feel free to take a look at our guide on how to get Frog Coins during your journey. You can also check out how treasure chests will help you out in Super Mario RPG.

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Status effects in Super Mario RPG

There are seven different status effects your party can get hit with in Super Mario RPG. Here’s a quick rundown of each one.

• Mute: Disables the use of Special moves with Y
• Sleep: Prevents you from taking any action until woken up. Getting hit with an enemy attack will wake you up.
• Poison: Take a small amount of damage every turn.
• Fear: Reduces your Attack, Mg. Attack, Defense, and Mg. Defence as you shake with fear.
• Mushroom: Transforms you into a mushroom, preventing you from taking actions. Gradually heals HP while transformed.
• Scarecrow: Disables attacking with A or using items with X. You can still use special moves with Y.
• Downed: You will be completely unable to act. Characters will gain this status effect after their HP reaches 0 and will not end on its own after a few turns have passed.

Characters can only suffer from one status effect at a time. After three turns, party members will recover from status effects except for Downed.

Allies can be cleansed of status effects before three turns pass by using certain items and abilities. You can even prevent some status effects from landing through the use of accessories.

And that’s our guide on the different status effects in Super Mario RPG. While you’re here, you can also check out our guides on how to heal and how to equip gear in the role-playing game to help with your survivability.