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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''. Chained Throatseeker, Corrupted Resolve, Septic Rats, and Viridian Betrayers all gain various bonuses if an opponent has at least one poison counter.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'': The knife skills [[KickThemWhiletheyAreDown Victimiser and Persecutter]] deal extra damage if used on enemies who are poisoned/paralyzed and confused/asleep respectively.
** These skills can also be unlocked in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' for Erik and Sylvando. Erik in particular can combine this with his Divide skill to deliver ''eighteen'' times the damage of a regular hit.
* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey IV'':
** The [[{{Ninja}} Nightseeker]] and [[ArcherArchetype Sniper]] both specialize in {{Status Infliction Attack}}s and exploiting them:

** Some status ailments upgrade to a more severe version if the target already has specific status effects from [[StatusInflictionAttack attacks]] or GeoEffects. "Warm" is a harmless effect that stacks with itself to become "[[ManOnFire Burning]]"; "Wet" combines with "Chilled" or "Shocked" to freeze the target solid or stun them; and so on.

** Getting frozen (commonly by getting hit with an Aqua chip while standing on ice panel) will make you vulnerable to Elec or Break chips, depending on the game.

** The moves Smellingsalt and Wake-Up Slap deal double damage to a target that is paralyzed and asleep, respectively. Each move also cures the target of said affliction.

** Venoshock deals double damage if the target is poisoned. Unlike Smellingsalt/Wake-Up Slap, it doesn't cure them.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', the damage dealt by Riki's Say Sorry art is multiplied by the number of debuffs its target has plus one, but it also cures those debuffs.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', the damage dealt by Riki's Say Sorry art is multiplied by the number of debuffs its target has plus one, but it also cures those debuffs.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', the damage dealt by Riki's Say Sorry art is multiplied by the number of debuffs its target has plus one, but it also cures those debuffs.

* IN ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', the damage dealt by Riki's Say Sorry art is multiplied by the number of debuffs its target has plus one, but it also cures those debuffs.

** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVI'', the Imp Armor set -- the Impartisan, Tortoise Shield, Saucer, and Reed Cloak -- turn the character into a LightningBruiser if they're under the Imp status effect. Trouble is, an Imp can only attack, use items, and cast the Imp spell.
** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVII'', Tifa's Powersoul gauntlet doubles her attack power if she is near death, and quadruples it if she has Doom/Death Sentence cast on her. That means a Tifa with both Critical and Doom deals eight times her normal damage.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' introduces power combos, with ''Videogame/MassEffect3'' improving the concept. Some abilities can inflict status conditions (called priming) which have some small effects on the target's condition. Other abilities (called detonators) can then react with these charges to create explosions. For example, warp primes a target with biotic charge, which can then react with throw, a biotic detonator. This leads to an explosion. With single player being rather easy, they only become relevant in multiplayer. It also doesn't help that the game doesn't mention them in any way.

* ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'' :

* In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'' one evility allows you to instantly kill units who are currently afflicted by the charm ailment.

** The Pyro's Flare Gun and Detonator deal Critical and Mini-Crit damage, respectively, on a target that is already ignited.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' series:
** In the first game, ''VideoGame/Borderlands1'', hitting a slagged enemy with another element will increase the damage.
** ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': Several of Krieg's skills will only activate if he's on fire.

** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy5'', every element can be boosted by a neutral or negative status effect. However, the neutral status effects like Dry or Light will also protect you from damage of other elements, such as Light decreasing Earth damage.

Not to be confused with MarkedToDie, which is a ''narrative'' trope about characters being signalled out for death.