Although this is a Mario game, Super Mario RPG is an RPG at heart. It’s even in its name! As with most RPGs, there will be status effects in the game which debilitate your party. There are six status effects in Super Mario RPG, seven if you count dead (downed) as a status effect, and all of them will impact your party in one way or another. Here, you’ll find out what each status effect does, how to counter it, or how to remove it. Further on in the page, you’ll find out what accessories to equip in order to prevent the status effects afflicting your party members.

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Piranha Plants are notorious for afflicting status effects on the party. They will frequently put you to Sleep, or turn you into a Scarecrow.

All Status Effects List in Super Mario RPG¶

This list will contain all status effects in the game. Use this as a handy cheat sheet in case you forget what each one does in the heat of battle.

Icon	Status Effect	Description	Removal
	Mute	Prevents you from using Special moves with .	Wait a few turns for the status effect to disappear or use a Cleansing Juice.
	Sleep	Prevents you from acting until you wake up. Getting hit by an enemy’s attack will wake you up.	Wait a few turns for the status effect to disappear or use a Cleansing Juice.
	Poison	Decreases your HP a little every turn.	Wait a few turns for the status effect to disappear or use a Cleansing Juice.
	Fear	Decreases your Attack, Magic Attack, Defense, and Magic Defense while you are shaking with fear.	Wait a few turns for the status effect to disappear or use a Cleansing Juice.
	Mushroom	Disables your ability to act while you are a mushroom. However, you’ll regain HP little by little.	Wait a few turns for the status effect to disappear or use a Cleansing Juice.
	Scarecrow	Prevents you from attacking with or using items with . You can still use Special moves with .	Wait a few turns for the status effect to disappear or use a Cleansing Juice.
	Downed	When your HP falls to 0, you will be totally unable to act. This is the only status that won’t end on its own after a few turns.	Use a Pick Me Up on the downed ally.

All Status Prevention Accessories¶

Here, you’ll find what accessories you want to equip to negate a specific status ailment.

Mute¶

These pieces of equipment will prevent the Mute Status Effect at the very least.

• Wake Up Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop as early as Mushroom Kingdom.
• Safety Badge: Defeat Hidon in the Sunken Ship Zone.
• Safety Ring: Found inside a chest in the Sunken Ship Zone.

Sleep¶

These pieces of equipment will prevent the Sleep Status Effect at the very least.

• Wake Up Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop as early as Mushroom Kingdom.
• Safety Ring: Found inside a chest in the Sunken Ship Zone.

Poison¶

These pieces of equipment will prevent the Poison Status Effect at the very least.

• Wake Up Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop as early as Mushroom Kingdom.
• Antidote Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop as early as Mushroom Kingdom.
• Safety Badge: Defeat Hidon in the Sunken Ship Zone.
• Safety Ring: Found inside a chest in the Sunken Ship Zone.

Fear¶

These pieces of equipment will prevent the Fear Status Effect at the very least.

• Fearless Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop after Rose Town.
• Safety Ring: Found inside a chest in the Sunken Ship Zone.

Mushroom¶

These pieces of equipment will prevent the Mushroom Status Effect at the very least.

• Trueform Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop after Rose Town.
• Safety Ring: Found inside a chest in the Sunken Ship Zone.

Scarecrow¶

These pieces of equipment will prevent the Scarecrow Status Effect at the very least.

• Trueform Pin: Purchased from any Item Shop after Rose Town.
• Safety Ring: Found inside a chest in the Sunken Ship Zone.

Downed¶

You can’t get an accessory to outright prevent Downed, but you can get accessories to prevent sudden death attacks.

• Safety Badge: Defeat Hidon in the Sunken Ship Zone.
• Jinx Belt: Obtained by defeating Jinx three times in the dojo in Monstro Town.