What does The Common Cold do?
Start each battle with All Stats Down. 30% chance of recovering at the end of each round. Contagious.
Mewgenics Disorder
The Common Cold in Mewgenics
Start each battle with All Stats Down. 30% chance of recovering at the end of each round. Contagious.
Note: this entry is kept under the existing mutations database URL for compatibility, but its gameplay type is classified as Disorder.
Mewgenics Disorder
The Common Cold
-1 All Stats • Contagious • Risk: Medium
Risk
Medium
Based on extracted effects
⚡ Strategy Guide
How bad is -1 All Stats?
The Common Cold applies -1 All Stats, which makes it a broad performance penalty rather than a build-around upside. Treat it as something to contain, recover from, or offset with support before it weakens key cats in combat.
How to handle The Common Cold spreading
The Common Cold is contagious, but it also has a recovery chance. The main decision is whether to isolate the affected cat, keep fighting while weakened, or wait for recovery before exposing important team members.
How RNG affects The Common Cold
The Common Cold has RNG-driven behavior, so it is less reliable than a fixed stat or trigger. Use it when the upside is strong enough to justify inconsistent outcomes.
Is The Common Cold worth keeping?
The Common Cold is usually not something you build around. Because it applies -1 All Stats, the best use case is managing the downside: contain it, wait for recovery if possible, and avoid letting it spread to high-value cats.
Effect Breakdown
Extracted from structured data and community notes.
Stat changes
-1 All Stats
Applies the same modifier to STR, DEX, CON, INT, SPD, CHA, and LCK.
These modifiers come from the structured stats data, not just text parsing.
Triggers
Chances
- 30% 30% chance of recovering at the end of each round.
Flags & Constraints
These are the decision blockers you should notice mid-run.
contagious
What to do next
Actionable guidance generated from extracted flags.
If you keep it
- • Use the stat deltas to decide role fit (damage vs support vs mobility).
If you breed it
- • Contagious: isolate carriers; avoid stacking in the same room/house.
If you fight with it
- • Mind the odds: repeated low % triggers are swingy; don’t over-commit to them.
Related mutations
Same tag / similar trigger / similar stat direction.
Similar triggers
Source text (raw community notes)