Bio (Status Effect)

Description

Bio is a harmful status effect that erodes the skin of its victim, making them lose focus until it wears off or is removed.
Afflicted characters experience a certain amount of Damage Over Time and suffer a reduction to their attack strength.
The amount of DoT damage Bio inflicts is determined by the afflicting ability, or the caster's Dark Magic Skill if inflicted by a spell.
Bio effects generally achieve higher levels of damage (through both base damage and DoT) than Dia spells.
As with other forms of DoT, damage dealt by the Bio effect will wake characters under the effect of sleep.

How to remove the effect

• The medical item Panacea will remove this effect.
• The White Magic spell Erase will remove this effect.
• The White Magic spell Esuna will remove this effect if the casting White Mage has Afflatus Misery active and is currently afflicted with Bio.
• The Blue Magic spell Exuviation will remove this effect.
• The Dancer ability Healing Waltz will remove this effect.
• The White Mage Two Hour Ability Benediction will remove this effect.
• A Dia effect of higher priority will replace the Bio effect with itself. (See below)
• Entering your Mog House will remove this effect, as well as any other effects that inflict DoT.

How the effect is inflicted

Spells

• Black Magic - Bio, Bio II, Bio III, Bio IV

Blood Pacts

• Diabolos - Nightmare

Monster Abilities

• Djinn - Dark Wave
• Khimaira - Plague Swipe
• Seed Yagudo - Feather Maelstrom
• Slugs - Purulent Ooze
• Soulflayer - Tribulation

Other Information

• Since Light and Dark are in opposition, whichever spell is higher level (requires a higher level job to use), overwrites the other.
• Dia / Bio Priority: Dia -> Bio -> Dia II -> Bio II -> Dia III -> Bio III
• Example: If Dia is cast, and Bio is cast afterwards, Dia will be overwritten and Bio will take effect. If Dia II is then cast, Bio will be overwritten and Dia II will take effect. If Bio II is then cast, Dia II will be overwritten and Bio II will take effect.

Skill vs Damage

Bio II

Dark Magic Skill 200 - 210 = 5/tic

Dark Magic Skill 211 - 268 = 6/tic

Dark Magic Skill 269 - 290 = 7/tic

Dark Magic Skill 291 - ??? = 8/tic

Bio III

Dark Magic Skill ??? - 210 = 7/tic

Dark Magic Skill 211 - 250 = 8/tic

Dark Magic Skill 251 - ??? = 9/tic