Electrified

  

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Electrified
Statistics
Type	Debuff
Effects	-4 health per second -16 health per second when moving left/right No health regeneration
Tooltip	Moving hurts!
Internal IDs
Buff ID	144
Internal name	Electrified

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 Turret	5 seconds	2/3 (66.67%)	20 / 80
Gigazapper	4-8 seconds	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 following 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.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Added 3 new death messages.

• 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.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.