The most important issue in many RPGs is not only leveling up but also maintaining vitality by healing after difficult battles or unfortunate situations that led to the loss of HP. In most games, health regenerates automatically, or it can be easily restored by drinking potions that drop from enemies at every turn or finding medkits somewhere on the ground and shelves. In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, however, this process is not so straightforward.
How the healing system works in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Healing in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is not just pressing the right button that solves all your problems on the spot; it requires careful and strategic planning, neglecting which may lead to regret.
There are several ways to restore health, each with its limitations. Some methods are more effective outside of battle, while others help immediately. Before healing, you need to stop the bleeding if it's present since blood loss gradually depletes health.
This can be done using bandages, which can be found by searching enemies or purchased from traders and at baths. Attempting to heal without stopping the bleeding will be futile—health will continue to drop. After stopping the bleeding, you can begin health restoration. Let's explore the main healing methods in KCD2.
Basic healing methods and strategies in KCD2
Each type and method of healing in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is crucial and depends on the situation you're in and the ability to access it.
- During battle → Use marigold decoctions (requires a belt and a pouch).
- After battle → Sleep in a bed for full recovery.
- For minor injuries → Eat fruits or drink alcohol (with the "Cheers!" skill).
- If wounded and bleeding → First use bandages, then potions, food, or sleep.
- For instant healing and cleanliness → Visit the bathhouse.
How to heal in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Method 1: Consuming marigold decoction (healing potions)
Marigold decoction is the basic healing potion in the game, which gradually restores health over a minute rather than instantly. It can be purchased from apothecaries and herbalists or brewed independently at an alchemy table.
How to prepare marigold decoction in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
The potion with marigolds and nettle restores health over a minute, with the amount of health restored depending on its quality. If healing is needed during a battle, you'll need a belt and pouch to quickly use the potion.
Ingredients | Recipe |
1x nettle | Add nettle to the cauldron and boil for two turns of the sand clock. |
2x marigold flowers | Grind two marigolds and add them to the cauldron. |
Potion base — water | Remove from heat, cool, and pour into a glass bottle. |
If you don't have marigold decoction, you can use painkilling potion, which temporarily reduces wound effects by decreasing stamina loss.
Method 2: Sleep for health restoration
The most effective way to fully restore health is sleeping in a bed. The longer you sleep, the more health is restored, making this method the best after tough battles.
- More comfortable beds restore health faster, so if possible, rent a good bed in a tavern.
- Chamomile decoction speeds up regeneration during sleep. Required ingredients: two chamomiles, sage, and a wine base.
Consuming chamomile decoction before sleep significantly increases the amount of health restored per hour, making it useful for those who prefer sleep as their main health recovery method.
Method 3: Eating food for minor health recovery
Some food provides slight health restoration, which is a good option if you don't have potions. Fruits (apples, pears...) offer minor regeneration without significantly increasing satiety.
Alcohol restores health more effectively than food but leads to drunkenness. Unlocking the skill "Cheers!" in the "Drinking" skill tree allows beer and wine to restore health without negative effects.
Pickled cabbage from Pepa is the best healing food in the game, restoring 10 HP at a time. It can be obtained from Pepa in forests below Semine by supplying him with fresh cabbage. Food isn't as effective as sleep or potions but is a good way to maintain health while traveling if other options aren't available.
Method 4: Healing in the bathhouse
Bathhouses are a quick and effective healing method. When visiting a bathhouse, you can choose the option "Heal wounds, take a bath and clean clothes" to fully restore health and eliminate injuries and an untidy appearance.
- The service costs up to 50 groschen but can be bargained down.
- The skill "Next To Godliness" allows restoring 10 HP while washing and increases healing speed during sleep by 25% if you are clean.
This method is ideal when you don't have potions or need to heal instantly without losing game time to continue your journey.
Method 5: Unlocking skills for passive healing
Some skills can boost health regeneration or improve healing efficiency:
Skill | Effect |
Revenant I & II (Vitality) | Slowly restores 50-75 HP, but only outside of combat and without bleeding. |
Diehard (Vitality) | Prevents fatal injury by restoring 25% health (has a cooldown). |
Water Of Life (Alchemy) | Speeds up the effect of healing potions by 25%. |
Enhanced Mixture (Drinking) | All potions heal you when drunk, with effectiveness increased when mildly intoxicated. |
Fundamentals Of Medicine I & II (Scholarship) | Increases bandages effectiveness by 25% and boosts all potions effectiveness by 20%. |
Keeping this knowledge in mind will help you navigate current situations more easily and understand which healing path will be the best and most accessible at the given moment. Remember, it's best to prepare yourself with bandages and potions in advance, so that after a battle, you have the means to restore health and not perish in the next unfortunate encounter. Of course, don't forget to save the game in dangerous situations using saving schnapps.
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