Elite Buff: Sandy

Internal engine status effect. This is the status applied to elite enemies with the Sandy modifier. Sandy causes the enemy to create sand-based terrain effects or kick up sand clouds that reduce visibility and accuracy for nearby cats.

Sandy elites are particularly dangerous in enclosed areas where the sand effects are hard to avoid. The accuracy reduction from the sand makes attacks unreliable, causing missed hits that waste actions and mana. Abilities that cannot miss or have guaranteed hit properties bypass the sand penalty entirely, making them preferred against Sandy enemies.

Dexterity Up buffs help offset the accuracy penalty from sand effects. In open areas, positioning cats away from the sand zones while using ranged attacks can avoid the debuff entirely. Eliminate the Sandy elite to remove the source of sand effects from the battlefield. The sand terrain left behind may persist briefly after the elite dies, so reposition accordingly.