How to Restore Health

Using Medkits is the best way to restore your Health in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Learn how to restore your health and how to avoid dying here!

How to Restore Health

Use Medkits for Quick Heals

Medkits are the quickest and easiest way to regain lost health. Use one to restore your health. The amount will depend on how much health you lost and how effective the Health Restoration stat of the medkit is.

Medkit	Effects
Medkit	・Health Restoration - Strong ・Reduce Bleeding - Medium
Army Medkit	・Health Restoration - Maximum ・Reduce Bleeding - Strong
Scientific Medkit	・Health Restoration - Maximum ・Reduce Bleeding - Medium ・Reduce Radiation - Strong

Note: Even if playing on Stalker Difficulty (Normal), the game is very generous when it comes to handing out Medkits for you to use. Make sure to loot the bodies of your fallen opponents to get big stacks of this item, easily.

Use Bandages to Stop Bleeding

Bandages are used to stop yourself from Bleeding out. On use, they will stop Bleeding while also granting a small amount of health if you manage to complete the animation. You'll know you're bleeding if the edges of your screen turn red and if you have the red droplet icons above your HP bar.

Eat Food to Get Small Amounts of Healing

If you find yourself losing small amounts of HP without Bleeding, you can opt to save your Medkits and Bandages and instead consume food with Health Restoration. Eat Sausages or Canned Food to regain a small amount of lost health while exploring.

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