All Starfield status effects & how to heal them: Afflictions explained

The open world in Starfield is loaded with dangers and you can catch status effects with negative impacts quite easily. Here’s a list of all the status effects in Starfield and how you can heal them to continue your expedition throughout space.

Starfield players will encounter a ton of space pirates while exploring space but the game offers plenty of weapons and ships to counter them.

Having said that, your weapons and ships become useless if you end up with an affliction after a battle or from the environment. These status effects decrease the productivity of your character in various ways such as diminishing health, reduced oxygen, reduced carrying capacity, and more.

To never be obstructed in your journey, here’s a list of all Starfied status effects and how to heal them.

All Starfield status effects

There are 18 different status effects in Starfield, all of which can be caused by combat or environmental hazards. Check out every affliction in Starfield below:

• Brain injury
• Burn
• Concussion
• Contusion
• Dislocation
• Fracture
• Fractured skull
• Frostbite
• Heatstroke
• Hernia
• Hypothermia
• Infection
• Laceration
• Lung damage
• Poisoned
• Puncture wound
• Radiation poisoning
• Torn muscle

Every affliction comes with a status effect which, depending on how severe the injury is, can seriously harm your character. For example, lung damage limits your oxygen and reduces how much you can sprint, jump, or melee, while being poisoned drains your health over time.

Players can check which afflictions and status effects they are suffering from by opening the main menu and checking the “Prognosis” section. This will quickly let you know how many injuries you’ve picked up and how severe they are.

How to heal every status effect in Starfield

All Starfield afflictions can be healed by visiting a doctor. These can be found in most major settlements but the easiest to find is in The Well in New Atlantis, as this is the first city you will land in during the campaign.

However, visiting a doctor will cost credits and is only useful between fights. Luckily, there are ways to patch yourself up on the fly and fix any afflictions for yourself by using specific items.

Here’s how to heal all status effects in Starfield:

Status Effect	How to Heal
Brain injury	Injector / Snake Oil
Burn	Heal Paste
Concussion	Injector / Snake Oil
Contusion	Bandages / Zipper Bandages
Dislocated limb	Immobilizer
Fractured limb	Immobilizer
Fractured skull	Immobilizer
Frostbite	Heal Paste
Heatstroke	Injector / Snake Oil
Hernia	Injector / Snake Oil
Hypothermia	Injector / Snake Oil
Infection	Antibiotics
Laceration	Bandages / Zipper Bandages
Lung damage	Injector / Snake Oil
Poisoned	Injector / Snake Oil
Puncture wound	Bandages / Zipper Bandages
Radiation poisoning	Injector / Snake Oil
Torn muscle	Immobilizer

There you have it, that was every affliction in Starfield and how to heal them. For more on Starfield, be sure to check out our other guides:

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