Effect
There are 5 categories of temporary effects that can be placed on characters. They have no overlap:
- Buffs - green border
- Debuffs - red border
- Flask Effects - gold border
- Charges - silver border
- Skill counters/markers (
Incinerate, Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Reave". Please choose only one of the following ids:
WbReaveChaosLeader - (5-30)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Hit, Skills Repeat an additional 3 Times, Deals 25% less Damage, 100% increased Attack Speed, 24% reduced Physical Damage, 80% more Area of Effect for each stage (page)
GemlingReave - 25% increased Attack Speed, 80% more Area of Effect for each stage (page), etc) - silver border, same as charges. There's been no need to distinguish the two thus far.[1] Those icons are shown at the upper left corner. Minions and Totems also generate those icons. They allways precede the temporary effects and a separeted by a bar.
Buffs & Debuffs
Buffs
Debuffs
Hybrid
Punishment is a debuff for the target casted at and a buff for someone who is hit by the target with a melee attack.
Flask Effects
All the utility flasks and all the Affixes on them can create gold bordered temporary effects. Futhermore certain uniques like Module Error: More than one result found for item using search term "item_name = Doryani's Invitation". Try using the page parameter instead grant additional temporary effects while other flasks effects are active. Some unique flasks also grant additional effects like 
Divination DistillateDivination Distillate
Large Hybrid FlaskRecovers 140 Mana over 5.00 Seconds
Recovers 510 Life over 5.00 Seconds
Consumes 20 of 40 Charges on useRequires Level 30(20-30)% increased Rarity of Items found during Effect
(8-12)% increased Quantity of Items found during Effect
25% increased Light Radius during Effect
+50% to Elemental Resistances during EffectKnowledge is fermented in pain and loss
Distilled with reflection
To quench the thirst of those
who dream of enlightenmentRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
. Flask effects overwrite each other the only exception is 
which shows the implicit mod of an 
Quicksilver FlaskQuicksilver FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds
Consumes 30 of 60 Charges on use
40% increased Movement SpeedRequires Level 4Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
with a …of Adrenaline Suffix, both count as different effects. The picture in the middle shows the effect of a fire version of a Module Error: More than one result found for item using search term "item_name = Doryani's Invitation". Try using the page parameter instead. Further details see Flask suffixes.
Charges
The first number show the duration left, after which the charges expire. The number below the quantity of thos charges.
Skills
Certain skills display a icon indicating the current state of some mechanic. The first shows Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Reave". Please choose only one of the following ids:
WbReaveChaosLeader - (5-30)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Hit, Skills Repeat an additional 3 Times, Deals 25% less Damage, 100% increased Attack Speed, 24% reduced Physical Damage, 80% more Area of Effect for each stage (page)
GemlingReave - 25% increased Attack Speed, 80% more Area of Effect for each stage (page) and the second a shrine, which is considered as skill as well.
Minions & Totems
shows a list of minions. The number indicates the number of minions of those kind, if there is only one a red life bar is shown instead.