Gouging

Gouging is one of the status effects in Conan Exiles.

Details
Gouge is a stacking status effect that deals damage over time. Receiving a new gouge effect while already gouged resets the duration.

Gouge deals ~1 damage per stack each second for 20 seconds and can stack up to 20 times, for a total of ~20 damage per second or ~400 total Gouge-only damage.

Gouging damage does not depend on the weapon; if the weapon gouges, the gouge damage is the same.

Gouging:
 * Ignores armor.
 * Interrupts healing from items and food.
 * Does not interrupt healing from the Fierce Vitality perk.
 * Prevents climbing.
 * Gouging affects the undead, unlike Bleeding.

Removing Gouge
The following items can be used to remove gouge effects: This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.

Inflicting Gouges
The following weapons can be used to inflict gouge effects:

This list may be incomplete. You can help by expanding it.
 * The Annoying Shard
 * The Annoying Shard (Epic)

Note that, despite the name, the Gouging Blade does not apply the effect. This may not be intended.