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Electrified is a debuff that causes the player to take significant damage when moving horizontally (-16 health per second) and a smaller amount of damage when not moving (-4 health per second). The damage inflicted by this debuff is capable of killing or severely weakening players relying on constant movement to avoid damage from enemies. Using a hook or teleporting with a Rod of Discord will not increase damage. Pressing ◀ Left or ▶ Right when unable to move (hooks, blocks, other debuffs, etc.) will also increase damage.

Causes[]

From enemy[]

From Duration Chance Total damage
Tesla TurretTesla Turret 5 seconds 66.67*2/3 (66.67%) 20 / 80
GigazapperGigazapper 4-8 seconds 100*1/1 (100%) 16-32 / 64-128

Notes[]

  • Technically, the -16 HP/s life draining only happens if player presses ◀ Left or ▶ Right controls, whether player is actually moving is not the reason for it happening.

Trivia[]

  • Dying from the debuff will display one of the unique death messages:
    • "<Player name> couldn't contain the watts."
    • "<Player name> was turned into a battery."
    • "<Player name>'s positive lifeforce became negative."
    • "<Player name> became a lightning rod."
  • The method in which Electrified damages the player is similar to how static electricity shocks people when they rub a static surface.
  • Although the tooltip is "You cannot move", this debuff still lets the player move freely.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.3.3: Tooltip changed from "You cannot move" to "Moving hurts!".
  • Desktop 1.3.0.4: Can no longer be cancelled by right-clicking the buff icon.
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