Oil (status effect)

Oil is a status effect in Dark Souls II.

General Information
Oil causes the player to turn jet black. If the player takes any fire damage while under the effect of oil they will explode for high damage.

Defense
Once oil is acquired the player must simply wait until it dissipates. The amount of time the player must wait is represented by how much black is on their character, which slowly drains from top to bottom.

If the player goes into any body of water oil will be instantly removed.