Cursed

Cursed is a Special Injury that permanently reduces a cat's Luck (LCK) by 2, making it the most severe Luck-reducing injury in the game. It leaves a scar on the cat's head and is caused by being downed while afflicted with the Cursed status effect, rather than being drawn from the standard Basic Injuries pool.

Losing 2 LCK in a single injury is a significant hit. Luck influences crit chance, random proc rates, loot quality, and many hidden dice rolls throughout the game. A cat that accumulates multiple Cursed injuries will find that favorable random outcomes become noticeably rarer, while negative ones occur more frequently. This makes Cursed especially devastating for builds that rely on luck-based mechanics.

The Cursed status effect is less common than Burn, Bleed, or Poison, but it appears in specific encounters and from certain enemy abilities, particularly in The Rift and areas with dark or occult themes. Preventing the Cursed injury means either avoiding the Cursed status entirely or ensuring your cat does not go down while it is active. Cats with the Primordial Dwarfism disorder, which trades everything for massive LCK, are particularly vulnerable since losing 2 LCK per instance directly undermines their core mechanic.