In Dune: Awakening, survival depends not only on combat skills but also on your ability to maintain health and hydration. Below is a summary of all current methods for healing and increasing max health.

How to Heal

The fastest way to restore health is by using medkits. There are two types available in the game: Healkit and Healkit MK2. The basic Healkit works well during the early stages, providing a reliable amount of healing for general use. The MK2 version is more advanced and restores health much more quickly, making it especially useful during intense combat situations where rapid recovery is essential.

There are also passive skills in the Body Control tree (available to the Bene Gesserit class) that enhance regeneration:

• Recovery: Increases the natural regeneration rate after taking damage.
• Trauma Recovery: Boosts healing when recovering from a critical state.
• Self-Healing: Improves the effectiveness of all healing items.

These abilities work in combination with medkits, helping you get back into battle quicker.

How to Increase Max Health

The only way to raise your health cap is by leveling the Vitality skill in the Body Control skill tree. This path is available only if you’ve chosen the Bene Gesserit class or unlocked their trainer via special questlines.

Each level of Vitality grants a bonus to your total health pool. When combined with other passive skills, your character becomes significantly more durable.

Survival Tips

Without water, your health will not regenerate. You must maintain hydration at all times. Be sure to:

• Wear a stillsuit
• Collect water using a dew collector
• Craft a Blood Purifier – a device that extracts water from enemy bodies

Dehydration or overheating will reduce the efficiency of healing and may gradually lower your maximum health.

What to Do if Max Health Is Reduced

In certain situations (such as severe damage or dehydration), your maximum health may be lowered. This is visible as a shortened red HP bar.

Here’s how to recover max health:

• After returning to a normal state (drinking water and avoiding combat), your health will gradually restore on its own. This can take 10–20 minutes.
• If that doesn't work, let your character die – after respawning, all stats often reset to normal.
• Returning to your base or a medical station may also remove any glitched or reduced health states.

Recommended Progression

Early in the game, it’s advisable to choose the Bene Gesserit class. This unlocks the Body Control tree, which includes essential passive skills for regeneration and health bonuses. If you chose a different path, seek out a Bene Gesserit trainer and complete the required quests to unlock the skill line.

After unlocking Body Control, invest skill points into Recovery, Self-Healing, and Vitality.

To stay healthy in Dune: Awakening, you must combine healing items, passive skills, and constant hydration. Increasing max health is only possible through the Vitality skill. In tough situations, dying and resting are valid strategies to restore health and get back to full strength.