A negative effect is an ongoing state that continuously causes some impairment or harm to the target.
It can have a limited duration, last until a condition is met, or last indefinitely.

Negative effects can be tied to a source (e.g. an enemy attachment) or be active independent of their source (e.g. being poisoned by an attack). To remove a negative effect tied to a source, you must remove the source; to re- move negative effects that exist independently, you will require a card that removes the negative effect itself.

• The negative effects currently found in Shadow Era are:
  
  
  1. Ablaze: At the start of your turn, the affected ally or hero is dealt 1 fire damage.
  2. Poisoned: At the start of your turn, the affected ally or hero is dealt 1 poison damage.
  3. Disabled: A disabled ally or hero can’t attack, defend, or use any activated abilities.
  4. Frozen: A frozen ally or hero can’t attack, defend, or use any activated abilities.
  5. Can’t Attack: The affected ally or hero can’t attack.
  6. Can’t Defend: The affected ally or hero can’t defend.
  7. Can't activate abilities": The affected ally or hero can’t activate its ability
     
     

• NOTE: Are not considered a negative effect:
  
  
  1. Stat reductions (such as reduced attack) ;
  2. exhausted;
  3. Attachment Abilities that affect Heroes or Allies (see source section above) ;