Screen border

Screen borders are graphics shown around the edge of the game window. They serve as peripheral, flavorful indicators reducing the need to pay attention to the effect bar.

List of screen borders

Character state

• Low health — Increasing intensities of red, with a pulsing effect when damage is taken.
• Necromancer's shrouds — Green
•  Fool's Dog Treat — Gray paws

External effects

Control

•  Blinded — Darkened and fading
•  Daze — Purple-pink
•  Stun — White

Other

•  Fraenir Ice Storm — Rime ice
•  Shackles of the All Seer — Yellow
•  Something Feels Funny... (and  You've been turned into a bunny!) — Purple
•  Spreading Rot — Green
•  Ley-Energy Buildup — White

Ability telegraphs

Some important boss abilities requiring re-positioning include a border to get the attention of the player.

• Orange animated flames:
  • Vale Guardian (Spirit Vale) — While standing in Unstable Magic Spike
  • Multiple bosses —  Target Order: 1,  2,  3,  4,  5
• Yellow:
  • Ankka (Xunlai Jade Junkyard) — Death's Hand
  • Harvest Temple — Void Pools
• Blue lightning:
  • Echo of Scarlet Briar (Aetherblade Hideout) — Ley Breach

Notes

• There is no setting to disable the graphics.
• Professions with abilities applying their own screen borders may have difficulties noticing some mechanics.