What each Soul War taint gives you — and what it costs. Fully documented by the community; only the Bag You Desire chance has no official figure.
Taints
One taint per DIFFERENT access boss killed — repeating one never adds. Penalties always stack in the same fixed order and only act inside the Soul War areas.
+0%
Experience
+0%
Second loot roll chance
Official: XP +4.5% per taint, MULTIPLICATIVE (4.5 → 9.2 → 14.1 → 19.2 → 24.6%); loot roll +4.5% per taint, additive (max 22.5%). Neither affects the Bag You Desire chance.
The Tribute needs EVERY party member to carry at least one taint; the member with the fewest sets the boost for everyone.
Bag You Desire on hunts runs on YOUR individual taints (not the party's lowest — that only rules the Tribute): regular creatures can only drop it for you if you carry at least one taint, the chance rises with each one, it always lands in a Reward Container, and anyone who contributes enough rolls their own chance — not just the top damage dealer.no official figure
Bosses have a small base chance even untainted (rising with taints); Megalomania has a confirmed pity system: every bagless kill slightly raises the chance, resetting once one drops.
Verified tip: these bags are an exception to the Bosstiary equipment loot bonus — Soul War bosses in your boss slot raise the bag chance too.
Unlike the Tribute, penalties are INDIVIDUAL — your own taints afflict you regardless of the party.
Teleport to youneeds taint 1
10% chance the zone's dedicated creature teleports to you (2s warning; 10s hidden cooldown; a Magic Wall on your tile cancels it):
Brachiodemon (Claustrophobic Inferno) · Many Faces (Mirrored Nightmare) · Bony Sea Devil (Ebb and Flow) · Cloak of Terror (Furious Crater) · Branchy Crawler (Rotten Wasteland)
Extra spawn on hitneeds taint 2
0.5% chance that hitting a creature spawns another one next to you (3s warning, 30s cooldown, cannot be prevented).
Damage takenneeds taint 3
You receive 15% increased damage in the Soul War areas.
Full heal instead of dyingneeds taint 4
10% chance a creature fully heals itself on what would have been the killing blow (“Health restored by the mystic powers of Zarganash!”).
HP & mana drainneeds taint 5
You lose 10% of your CURRENT hit points AND mana every 10 seconds. No protection mitigates it — it doesn't even show as damage on screen.
Source: Goshnar's Taints as documented by the community on TibiaWiki, including the Goshnar's Tribute bonuses added on June 01, 2021. All penalty and Tribute figures are documented; the Bag You Desire drop chance was never published by CipSoft.