Cooties

The ultimate social curse, draped around the neck in some unidentifiable form. Cooties reduces every single stat by 1 — STR, DEX, CON, INT, SPD, CHA, and LCK — a comprehensive debuff to the wearer's entire character. The one consolation is AddStatusToBasicAttack: every basic attack applies a status effect to the target, so the wearer remains at least somewhat dangerous despite being objectively worse at everything. An extreme trade-off piece that is generally difficult to recommend unless the on-hit status is exceptional.

The all-stat -1 penalty is the steepest downside of any equippable item in its category. Every stat suffers: STR, DEX, INT, CON, SPD, CHA, and LCK all drop by 1 simultaneously, making the wearer worse at absolutely everything. The AddStatusToBasicAttack compensation requires the wearer to keep attacking to extract value, and the status applied needs to be worth the comprehensive -7 total stat penalty across all dimensions of the cat's effectiveness.

Cooties is viable only on builds where the on-hit status effect is extremely powerful — a poison, stun, or fear applied every basic attack can potentially outvalue the -7 stat penalty in the right fight. Alternatively, pairing Cooties with Beepis doubles the on-hit status application for two triggers per attack, though Beepis disables spells. Avoid Cooties on any cat where raw stats are the primary source of value.