Corruption

DLC: The Soroboreans

The Corruption stat in the Needs menu

Corruption is an Attribute and gameplay mechanic in The Soroboreans DLC and the Definitive Edition, as well as a part of the Lore of Outward.

Overview

A player standing in a Corrupted Zone, indicated by the green smoke effect and the Corruption icon at the bottom of the screen.

Corruption is both a positive and negative effect. The benefits are mainly focused at players who focus on Magic, especially Decay spells.

Depending on the player's Corruption level {from 0 to 100%}, they will receive a different Effect.

Pure

Between 0% and 25% Corruption, players are Pure and receive no effects.

Tainted

Tainted is received when between 26% and 50% Corruption. It carries only negative effects.

Icon	Name	Duration	Effects
	Tainted	∞	Hunger rate +100% Lightning Resistance -25%

Corrupted

Corrupted is received when between 51% and 75% Corruption, and brings some positive effects as well as increased negative effects.

Icon	Name	Duration	Effects
	Corrupted	∞	Positive: +15% Decay resistance +15% Decay and Frost damage bonus Negative: Hunger rate +100% Lightning Resistance -50%

Defiled

Defiled is received when between 76% and 99% Corruption. It has strong positive and negative effects.

Icon	Name	Duration	Effects
	Defiled	∞	Positive: +15% Decay resistance +50% Decay damage bonus +15% Frost damage bonus Negative: Hunger rate +100% Lightning Resistance -50% Lightning Damage -50% Attack Speed -10% Physical Resistance -30% Impact Resistance -30% Chance for Corruption Spirit to spawn

100% Corruption

Reaching 100% Corruption will:

• Deal 45 Raw damage to the player, and inflict Doomed, Haunted and Extreme Poison
• Deal 45 Physical and 30 Impact damage in an AoE explosion (also damages the player and nearby Allies)
• Lowers Corruption to 90% (Defiled)

Gaining Corruption

Players can increase their Corruption level in a number of ways:

• Standing in Corrupted zones, indicated by a green smoke effect rising from the bottom of your screen.
• Being attacked by The Scourge, Wendigos, and other corrupted enemies
• As well as:

Effects

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Blood Leech	Flat	3%	–	On performing skill combination with Dagger Slash
Gift of Blood	Flat	3%	–	–
Gift of Blood Ally	Flat	6%	–	On performing skill
Scourge Cocoon	Flat	10%	–	Sleeping in the tent raises corruption by 10%, regardless of time spent sleeping.

Items

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Boiled Crawlberry	Flat	1%	–	–
Boiled Purpkin	Flat	1%	–	–
Crawlberry	Flat	2%	–	–
Crawlberry Jam	Flat	5%	–	–
Crawlberry Tartine	Flat	2.5%	–	–
Horror's Potion	Flat	10%	–	–
Illuminating Potion	Flat	10%	–	–
Nightmare Mushroom	Flat	2%	–	–
Purpkin	Flat	2%	–	–
Purpkin Pie	Flat	2%	–	–

Skills

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Blood Sigil	Flat	5%	–	–
Blood Tendrils	Flat	3%	–	–
Blood Turret	Flat	6%	–	–

Enemies

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Accursed Wendigo	Flat	0.5%	–	–
Blood Sorcerer	Flat	0.3%	–	–
Elite Sublime Shell	Flat	1%	–	–
Giant Horror	Flat	1%	–	–
Greater Grotesque	Flat	3%	–	–
Grotesque	Flat	0.5%	–	–
Immaculate	Flat	0.6%	–	–
Immaculate Dreamer	Flat	0.6%	–	–
Immaculate Raider	Flat	0.6%	–	–
Immaculate Warlock	Flat	0.6%	–	–
Pure Illuminator	Flat	0.7%	–	–
Sandrose Horror	Flat	4%	–	–
Shell Horror	Flat	0.8%	–	–
Sublime Shell	Flat	0.7%	–	–
The Last Acolyte	Flat	1.5%	–	–
Vile Illuminator	Flat	2.5%	–	–
Wendigo	Flat	0.5%	–	–

Reducing Corruption

Effects

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Corruption Recovery	Restore	-0.1% per second	5 minutes	–

Items

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Purity Potion	Restore	-50%	–	–
Sanctifier Potion	Restore	-20%	–	–

Skills

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Cleanse	Restore	-30%	–	Requires 50% corruption to cast.

Corruption Resistance

Corruption Resistance is an effect gained from certain equipment and effects.

Effects

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Corruption Resistance	Flat	20% to 50%	5 minutes	–

Skills

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Metabolic Purge	Flat	10%	–	–

Enchantments

Source	Type	Value	Duration	Notes
Elatt's Sanctity	Flat	10% to 20%	–	–
Filter	Flat	5% to 10%	–	–
Spirit of Monsoon	Flat	15%	–	–

Equipment

Show/Hide table

Icon	Name	Resistances			Damage Bonus%							Durability	Weight	Effects
	Candle Plate Armor	28%  30%  30%	23%	3	–	-12	6	6%	–	10%	-6%	530	18.0	–
	Candle Plate Boots	20%  15%  15%	13%	2	–	–	3	4%	–	5%	-4%	530	12.0	–
	Candle Plate Helm	20%  15%  15%	13%	2	–	–	3	4%	15%	5%	-4%	530	8.0	–
	Horror Armor	28%  -5%	23%	3	20%	–	–	6%	–	-5%	-6%	425	18.0	–
	Horror Greaves	20%  -5%	13%	2	10%	–	–	4%	–	-5%	-4%	425	12.0	–
	Horror Helm	20%  -5%	13%	2	10%	–	–	4%	30%	-5%	-4%	425	8.0	–
	Novice Hat	3%  25%  25%  25%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	-5%	10%	–	165	1.0	–
	Novice Robe	6%  25%  25%  25%	4%	–	–	–	–	–	-5%	15%	–	165	4.0	–
	Tenebrous Armor	17%  15%  15%  15%	10%	–	10%  5%	–	10	–	-10%	8%	–	260	7.0	–
	Tenebrous Boots	9%  7%  7%  7%	7%	–	5%  10%	–	5	–	-10%	3%	–	260	3.0	–
	Tenebrous Helm	9%  7%  7%  7%	7%	–	5%  10%	–	5	–	-10%	4%	–	260	2.0	–
	White Priest Hood	8%  20%  20%  20%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	15%	–	260	1.0	–
	Wolf Mage Helmet	4%	11%	1	–	–	–	–	-10%	10%	–	225	1.0	–
	Wolf Medic Armor	20%	14%	2	–	–	10	3%	-5%	16%	-3%	300	12.0	Recover +0.1 Health per second
	Wolf Medic Boots	13%	9%	1	–	–	5	2%	-5%	7%	-2%	300	8.0	Recover +0.05 Health per second
	Wolf Medic Helmet	13%	9%	1	–	–	5	2%	-5%	7%	-2%	300	5.0	Recover +0.05 Health per second

Show/Hide table

Icon	Name		Capacity	Durability	Weight	Effects	Inventory Protection
	Boozu Hide Backpack	10%	75	∞	2.0	No dodge interference	2

Lore

Corruption is a prominent part of the Lore of Outward.

“	A form of decaying negative life energy that is often released when something passes from one life to the next. The more negative emotion contained in the being's soul when it passes, the more the corruption will cling to the area where it is released, and the longer it will take to vanish. In some cases, too large of a glut of Corruption can take on a life of its own and grow rather than decay.	„
	~ Aegix Drakan (Writer, Nine Dots)

Quotes

“	The only relieving news is that the Corruption here runs deep enough that the ghosts are able to feed off it. They do not appear to be compelled to hunt for fresh life to siphon, so the Chersonese region should remain safe from ghostly hunting parties.	„
	~ Soeran, in a letter to Cardinal Bourlamaque

“	Alright alright! There was a lot of blood spilled in the old fort. The victims jus' couldn't go to the afterlife. It caused a lot of Corruption to spill out, you know? I gave those victims a home here, where they can live the lives that were stolen from them. There's an ancestral altar they can tether their memories too, so they can remember who they were when they were alive. Then, those living people out there started stringing up dying people as tribute and my ghost pals stopped feedin' on the Corruption, preferring fresh tasty dying life. But using Corruption as food is like milking a deer. If you don't milk it often enough, it'll just build up until you have a major problem. The Corruption has burst all over the Altar now, and it's destroying the memories we've stored within. If it's not dealt with, those ghosts will lose what little humanity they have left! Then they'll just devour everything around, including the living who've been feeding them so nicely.	„
	~ Myriade (during A Myriad of Bones)

Gallery

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  A fissure of Corruption (not related to DLC corruption)

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  Corruption "Eggs" (not related to DLC corruption)

See Also

• The Scourge
• Lore