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List of Defensive Buffs (BaBS)

Mar 16, 2021
List of Defensive Buffs (BaBS)
  • List of Defensive Buffs (BaBS V2.15)

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    Currently, there are 33 Defensive Buffs.

    ^ Indicates that the Buff is temporary and will expire after a certain period of time has passed.
    * Indicates that there needs to be an event currently active in order to be able to get the Buff from that event.
    $ Indicates that the buff can only be brought from the MG store.


    List of all the Defensive Buffs in order:
    1. 1. Anger Ignition
      • On Common Infected hitting you, gain a 1% chance to ignite everything around you. Also gain a 1% chance to ignite Specials/Tanks on hit.
        <Incompatible with Enhanced Anger Ignition>
        <No effect on Tier 2 or higher Tanks>
      • Level Requirement: 5
    2. 2. |Q| Mutation Shield (Expires)^
    3. 3. |Q| Poison Shield (Expires)^
    4. 4. Guardian Moustachio
      • Gives 5 seconds of moustachio bless before taking lethal damage.
        <Works only once per round>
      • Level Requirement: 105
    5. 5. Morphine Injector
      • Heals 5 HP every 5 seconds while not poisoned, with a (10% of current level) chance to heal double.
        <Incompatible with Advanced Morphine Injector Buff>
      • Level Requirement: 30
    6. 6. Blast Padding
      • Prevents instant death from Bomb Tank/desperate Tank explosions, instead stunning you for 13 seconds and halving current health. Gives -30% reduced car explosion damage/knockback and (10% of current level) defense from blast damage, including true damage, max 25%.
      • Level Requirement: 80
    7. 7. Counter Slap
      • Gives -10% reduced Bitch Slap power against you. Each boomer killed increases the reduction by 2%, max -40%. If a status is inflicted after landing from a Bitch Slap, you have (current Bitch Slap reduction) chance to return it back to the slapper.
      • Level Requirement: 98
    8. 8. |E| Slow Resistance
      • Gives -25% reduced maximum slow from Spitters. Additionally, gain -33% decreased time before slows decay and +50% faster slow decay.
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=48
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the Bitter Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have. Get it for 75 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 15 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    9. 9. Hope on Sight
      • While incapacitated, if there is a visible standing survivor, you gain -50% decreased bleed out rate and +5% defense. Gain an additional +2% defense for each other visible standing survivor. After being revived, the buff effects linger for 15 seconds.
      • Level Requirement: 50
    10. 10. Group Morale
      • You gain +1% defense for every other survivor alive. Gain +1.5% defense increase instead for 15 seconds if resuscitated.
      • Level Requirement: 90
    11. 11. Infected Swarm Protection
      • Gives 3% defense against common infected multiplied by the number of them in 135 units. CI also attack you -50% slower.
      • Level Requirement: 50
    12. 12. |E| Fentanyl Injector
      • Heals 5HP/s after receiving damage from tanks if not poisoned/incapacitated until you reach full health.
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=46
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the White Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have. Get it for 125 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 20 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    13. 13. General Tank Handler
      • Gives +0.12% defense against tanks, multiplied by your current level.
      • Level Requirement: 100
    14. 14. |E| Love is in the air
      • Allows you to select a teammate in the !buy menu, making them your favourite. Your favourite gains up to +25% defense and you take up to 10% base damage they take within 500 units. Within 250 units, when your favourite gains HP, you heal for 25% HP.
        <Favourite cannot be changed once set and lasts the whole round>
        <✖ VS>
        (Command: sm_favorite)
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=33
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the Bitter Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have.
    15. 15. |E| It wasn't that high
      • Gives -10% decreased fall damage and +300HP increased damage threshold to become ragdolled. Also prevents ragdoll death once per round if killed by fall damage within 600 units of another visible survivor (not required in survival gamemode).
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=50
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the Sweet Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have. Get it for 50 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 20 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    16. 16. |E| Enhanced Anger Ignition$
      • Upon being hit by Common Infected, gain a 1% chance to ignite everything around you. Also gain a 1% chance to ignite Specials/Tanks on hit. After either effect activates, the survivor/infected affected emits 3 fireball bursts each second for 200 burn damage. 20 second cooldown.
        <Incompatible with Anger Ignition>
        <No effect on Tier 2 or higher Tanks>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=36
    17. 17. Mindset Change
      • Allows you to be incapacitated an unlimited number of times. On each incap, max incap HP becomes 90% of the previous value. Using a first aid kit resets it to full. Also reduces crawling HP loss and increases crawl speed by 25%.
        <Incap max health won't go lower than 300>
        <✖ VS>
      • Level Requirement: 150
    18. 18. Tenacity
      • Grants +150 max HP per level above 200, max +5,000, but you die when your HP reaches 0. Medkits heal 33% max HP, but also can heal for 66% and 100% max HP if missing HP % is greater than the heal. 100% heal usable once per round. 66% heal has 7 minute cooldown.
        <Reduces your maximum defense by 20%>
        <✖ VS>
      • Level Requirement: 210
    19. 19. |E| Super Moustachio Bless*
      • While Moustachio Bless is active, become immune to staggers, slows, special infected pins, tank punches stuns and tank rock knockdowns.
        <Complete tank punch resist if performing action>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=49
      • Event Requirements: Get it for 125 Mint Candies from the Mint Candies Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 25 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    20. 20. |E| Advanced Morphine Injector
      • Heals 1% missing HP every 5 seconds while not incapacitated, hanging from a ledge or poisoned.
        <Incompatible with Morphine Injector Buff>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=44
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the Sweet Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have. Get it for 150 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 20 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    21. 21. |E| Tank Duelist
      • Gives -20% less damage taken from tanks, but gives +200% increased tank aggro to you.
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=43
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the Sweet Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have. Get it for 125 Sour Candies from the Sour Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 25 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    22. 22. |E| Fatal Guard
      • Prevents instant death while frozen. Take -50% reduced damage from Assassin class tanks and won't ignore incapacitation. Gain a 20% chance to not decay while inside a Tank Belly and you'll become released first if closest to being fully consumed.
        <Does not prevent shattering on frozen death>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $2.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=42
      • Event Requirements: Obtain it from the Sweet Chocolate Box for 15 Cupid Tokens, letting you get the buff at random from the list of buffs you don't yet have. Get it for 75 Mint Candies from the Mint Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 15 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    23. 23. Unstoppable
      • Gives you the ability to block Special Infected pins, staggers and tank rock stuns. The chance is equal to current HP % + 10%. Minus -10% chance for each SI nearby above 3. Minus -20% chance for each Uber SI.
        <Does not work if incapacitated or rushing>
        <Doesn't block status effects, tank punches or boomer slaps>
        <✖ VS>
      • Level Requirement: 190
    24. 24. |V| Guardian Dispenser
      • Before taking lethal damage, a health device triggers on you. Every half second it heals nearby survivors for +8 HP + 0.3% Max HP, clears 1% of slows and 1 corrosion stack. It also cures most bad status effects and gives Moustachio Bless for 2 seconds when deployed.
        <Duration: 14 seconds>
        <Works only once per round>
        <First aid kit NOT required>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirement: 75 Honor Points
    25. 25. |V| Crush resistance
      • Gives -1 to -50% reduced damage taken from tanks while incapacitated depending on current HP. Higher current incap HP equals less damage taken.
      • Buff Requirement: 60 Honor Points
    26. 26. |V| Acid neutralizer
      • After not taking acid damage for 8 (6 in VS) seconds. recover 50% (15% in VS) of acid damage taken as HP back at a rate of 15% remaining recovery HP every 0.5 seconds. Taking acid damage again delays recovery. Acid damage taken decays reserve ammo instead of clip size.
        <Cannot regain health while incapacitated>
      • Buff Requirement: 70 Honor Points
    27. 27. |V| Persistence
      • Gives +50% defense if not incapacitated, but take double damage if you are.
        <Reduces your maximum defense by 10%>
        <Does not affect fall damage or true damage>
        <Incompatible with Tenacity buff>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirement: 130 Honor Points
    28. 28. |V| Protective Bag
      • Activates a protective bag to surround you putting you on stasis for 15s (3s on VS), where you can't attack or receive any damage. You can leave the bag early.
        <Cooldown: 5 minutes>
        <Must be on the ground to activate>
        (Command: sm_protectbag)
      • Buff Requirement: 90 Honor Points
    29. 29. |E| Promise*
      • Gain +1,000 increased max HP. If any survivor dies to the infected, you take (400 - their level) damage. This damage scales on current HP % and is nullified below 25% HP. Every non-bot survivor resuscitated by you heals you for +100 HP and block Promise damage for 10 seconds.
        <Bots/survivors falling behind dying won't hurt you>
        <No damage if incapacitated>
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $5.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=63
      • Event Requirements: Get it for 125 Fruity Candies from the Fruity Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 25 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    30. 30. |E| Free Spirit*
      • After being trapped by a special infected for 5 seconds, you'll attempt to break free every 3 seconds with a 50% chance, decaying by 20% with every failed attempt. When freed from pins, you ignore statuses inflicted and the chance resets.
        <✖ VS>
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $5.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=79
      • Event Requirements: Get it for 100 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 20 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    31. 31. |E| Bodyguard*
      • You can choose a survivor to protect. If they die within 500 units, you die instead. The chosen survivor heals equal to your current HP, loses tank aggro and clears all bad statuses. While dead, you gain +1 bounty every time they earn bounty. A survivor can only have 1 bodyguard but bodyguards can't have one.
        <Target can't be changed until they are not valid>
        <✖ VS>
        (Command: sm_bodyguard)
      • Buff Requirements:
        MG Store Cost: $5.00 USD
        MG Store Link: https://store.mgftw.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=7&product_id=80
      • Event Requirements: Get it for 125 Fruity Candies from the Fruity Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2017, 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 25 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    32. 32. |E| Pain Moderation*
      • If you have no temporary HP when taking damage, 33% of the damage (max: 200 HP) is returned as THP. THP decays slightly faster with this buff equipped.
        <Does not activate with lethal or fall damage>
        <✖ VS>
      • Event Requirements: Get it for 125 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2018 and 2019 events. Get it for 25 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.
    33. 33. |E| Ground Absorbent*
      • Gives -35% reduced acid/fire damage taken. Taking any acid/fire damage for 3 seconds will absorb it, removing it and gives 20 seconds damage immunity to that type. Standing in fire/acid while immune gives temporary HP equal to 50% damage (Max. 10/tick) and standing in it for 3 seconds absorbs it, giving HP equal to 250% damage (Max. 100).
        <75 second cooldown for immunity>
        <✖ VS>
      • Event Requirements: Get it for 200 Caramel Candies from the Caramel Candy Market within !event. Only during the Halloween 2019 event. Get it for 40 Summer Tokens from the Summer Market within !event. Only during the Summer 2020 event.