If you’re diving into PEAK, one threat you’ll want to stay ahead of early on is poison. Poison is most common in the first two areas: the Shore and the Tropics, and if you ignore it for too long, it’ll make a mess out of your run. Here’s everything you need to know about how poison works, what triggers it, and how to bounce back if you get hit.
What Happens When You’re Poisoned?
In PEAK, poison is not just something that drains health but it also targets stamina. Poisoning applies a purple area on the stamina bar with a skull icon that actually shrinks the amount of stamina you can use. If left unattended for too long, you can collapse and eventually have to get revived by a teammate.
Note: The rate of poison build-up depends on the cause. Some will poison you slowly while others will poison your system in a matter of seconds.
How to Treat Poison in PEAK
Got poisoned? Don’t panic. There are a few handy items that’ll help you recover:
Cure-All
The rarest and most powerful option. It removes all status effects and fully restores stamina. You’ll sometimes get one from luggage, but your best shot is reaching the top of a biome and interacting with the Ancient Statue—this guarantees a mythical item, and often it’s a Cure-All.
Antidote
Your basic poison fix. Cures the effect completely and comes with multiple uses. Can be found in luggage containers scattered across biomes.
Medkit
Heals both poison and health but can only be used once. Also located in luggage, though not super common.
Poison Traps You Should Watch For
Plenty of hazards in PEAK can poison you, and not all of them are obvious. Here’s a breakdown of the most common sources:
Purple Sea Urchins: These spiky hazards hurt on contact and apply low but consistent poison buildup if you don’t move away.
Tainted Food (Mushrooms & Berries): Wild food has a random chance to be poisonous. Eating it is a gamble, and the poison severity varies.
Spore Bushes: These explode into a toxic gas cloud on touch. Being in the cloud for more than a second or two causes rapid poison accumulation.
Bloodsucking Ticks: These pests latch onto you and slowly poison you over time until removed.
Burned Meals: Overcook your food—intentionally or not—and it might turn poisonous. Not the worst source, but still a threat.
Wobbly Jelly Mushrooms: Step on these, and you’ll get a small dose of poison. Stay down too long, and it keeps piling up.
Poisonous Flora (Bushes & Flowers): Easily spotted by their purple hue. They apply low poison damage just by being close to them.
Final Tip
Poison might seem manageable at first, but if you let it build, it can take you out before you know it. Keep your distance from suspicious plants, be careful with what you eat, and always carry a few cure items—because once your stamina bar starts turning purple, the clock is ticking.
