Poison (Dark Souls)

Poison is a negative status effect, not to be confused with Toxic, that deals low damage over time once afflicted. Poison can be contracted from enemies, weapons or environmental hazards, such as the swamp in Blighttown and the pit near Siegmeyer in Lost Izalith.

Curing
Poison, and its buildup, can be cured with the items Purple Moss Clump, Blooming Purple Moss Clump, and Divine Blessing or through the use of the Sorcery: Remedy.

Stats
The Resistance stat can be increased via leveling up and increases Poison Resist.

Equipment
Light Armor Sets typically offer the highest Poison resist. Of them, the fully upgraded starting armor Pyromancer Set offers the highest. The Gold-Hemmed Black Set and the Painting Guardian Set also offer excellent Poison resistance.

Medium Armor Sets are not the best choice when it comes to Poison resist, however, those worth mentioning are the Channeler's Set, Catarina Set and the Paladin Set.

While Heavy Armor Sets generally offer much lower resistance to status effects than their lighter counterparts, the Black Iron Set offers relatively high Poison resist for its weight.

The Unique Armor headgear Bloated Sorcerer Head, and to a lesser extent, the Bloated Head offer very high Poison resist.

The Poisonbite Ring can significantly raise Poison resistance without the need to switch armor pieces.

The Bloodshield is the only shield that offers resistances to negative status effects.

Enemies
The following is a list of enemies that can inflict Poison.
 * Bloathead Sorcerer
 * Giant Leech
 * Giant Mosquito
 * Infested Barbarian
 * Small Undead Rat

Items
The following is a list of items and spells that can inflict Poison.

Ammunition

 * Poison Arrow

Consumables

 * Poison Throwing Knife
 * Rotten Pine Resin

Pyromancy

 * Poison Mist

Sorcery

 * Dark Fog

Weapons

 * Gravelord Sword
 * Guardian Tail
 * Large Club