Status effects: Burning, Oiled and Stunned

Burning deals damage over time and makes affected enemies move faster. Poisoned also deals damage over time, but slows enemies. Oiled, applied by Nuln Oil, slows targets and increases the damage they take from fire weapons.

Effects and responses

Effect	Consequence	Practical response
Burning	Fire damage over time; affected enemies move faster	Leave space to retreat when setting a nearby group alight.
Poisoned	Poison damage over time; affected enemies slow	Use the slower approach to change position.
Oiled	Enemies slow and become more vulnerable to fire damage	Combine Nuln Oil with a fire weapon.
Stunned	Movement stops temporarily; attacks can continue	Move away from ranged attacks even when the shooter is stationary.
Healing	Lost health regenerates over time	Sustained damage matters against enemies that can heal.
Warded	Nearby Skaven become harder to kill under Bell of Doom	Remove the source of the ward when your damage allows it.

Nuln Oil and fire

Nuln Oil supplies Oiled. A fire weapon supplies the damage that exploits it. Heavy Flamer is one way to put fire into a 40K setup; obtain it from Flamer and Glue after completing the weapon’s levels.

Hourglass has a different role: it is Nuln Oil’s evolution companion. Holding Hourglass does not itself supply the fire damage for the Oiled interaction. The evolution recipes distinguish the equipment pairings from status combinations.

Stun does not cancel every threat

A stationary Ratling Gunner can still attack while Stunned. The enemy’s bullet lanes remain dangerous even if its position is fixed. When a Bloodcrusher telegraphs a charge, change position before the attack crosses your path rather than assuming every control effect will interrupt it.

Synapse is another way to produce a temporary stun. Killing a Tyranid Synapse creature, such as a Hive Tyrant, shocks nearby lesser bioforms. Before that kill, its aura gives nearby Termagants and Hormagaunts a Berserk state.

Player buffs and hazards

Frenzon grants Berserk to the player and increases weapon attack frequency. Poisonous Death Guard auras and weapon attacks can affect your champion, so the same fight may contain both a helpful buff and a damaging status.

Steam hotfix 2.1.6 corrected poison damage persisting after Mork’s Mighty Mushroom clouds disappeared. On versions with that fix, the vanished cloud should no longer keep applying the old lingering damage.

For a complete oil/fire setup, use Nuln Oil and fire. Enemy auras and telegraphs identifies Synapse, Waaagh and Warded sources that can change the same fight.