Talk:Negative Status Effects/@comment-24543527-20140213235451/@comment-4511886-20140428134854

I don't think build-up is affected by damage.

Build-up is calculated through the Auxillary Effect stat on a weapon or spell. However, simply blocking will lower the "burst" build-ups, like toxic blowdarts or the bleed from a katana, while build-up that can't be blocked, such as the curse mist of the bassilisks or the poison in the Blighttown swamp, remain unaffected. You could see build-up as a sort of fixed damage value and resistance to the effect as a health bar draining with each time it is applied.