Health

Health represents the amount of damage a creature can take before death.

Regeneration and degeneration

Main articles: Health regeneration and Health degeneration

Arrows to the right or left of the health bar will tell whether the health is currently degenerating or regenerating. Some types of degeneration cause the health bar to display a visual effect. Disease/poison coloration overrides bleeding coloration, and hex coloration overrides bleeding and disease/poison coloration. Deep Wound coloration is shown alongside other health bar coloration effects.

Health regeneration/degeneration does not stack more than +10 or -10.

Health bar

Effect	Visual effect
Hexed	File:Health bar-hexed.png
Poison/Disease	File:Health bar-poison.png
Bleeding	File:Health bar-bleeding.png
Deep Wound	File:Health bar-deep wound.png

Natural regeneration

If a character is at less than full health, is not attacking, not taking damage from attacks, not using offensive skills, not being targeted by offensive skills, and has not lost health for 5 seconds, their health will begin to regenerate slowly, at a rate that increases the longer the above conditions are met.

Time (seconds)	5	7	9	11	13	15	17
Health regeneration	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7

Maximum health

See also: Level

Roleplaying characters start at level 1 with 100 health. This increases at 20 health per level up to a maximum of 480 health at level 20. This total can be modified by equipment, runes, insignias, consumables, Morale Boosts, Death Penalty, and skills. With maximum runes and insignias an additional 130 health can be gained, making the maximum health for all professions other than Dervish 610; Dervish basic armor includes a 25 health bonus, making the maximum 635. Weapons and skills can then increase the maximum health even further. In hard mode, foes have 20 additional maximum health for every level above 20.

Any effects that increase or decrease maximum health temporarily also have an effect on that character's current health. For instance, if a character has 400 of 500 health, and switches to shield with an of Fortitude suffix, then that character will have 430 of 530 health. Although it is possible to reduce health in this way, a character cannot decrease their maximum health below 1, and decreases in maximum health will never reduce current health below 1.

When a character's health reaches zero, that character will die. Depending on the current mission or adventure, the character may be resurrected by a priest or party member, at a nearby Resurrection Shrine, or returned to the nearest outpost or town. If resurrected, the character will usually incur a Death Penalty (there are certain situations where deaths do not incur a Death Penalty).

The Rune of Vigor, Rune of Vitae and Survivor Insignia armor upgrade components increase maximum health. Some consumables (i.e. Birthday Cupcake, Candy Apple, Grail of Might, and Pahnai Salad) and blessings (i.e. Blessing of the Kurzicks/Luxons, Holy Blessing, and Strength of the Oak) increase maximum health.

Major and superior attribute runes, and Deep Wound decrease maximum health.

Weapons

Item	Effect
Item	Inherent	Prefix	Suffix	Inscription¹
Martial weapon	-	-	+30	-
Staff	-	+30	+30	-
Wand²	-	-	-	-
Focus item	-	-	+30 +45 (while enchanted or in a stance) +60 (while hexed)	-20 (+5 armor)
Shield	-	-	+30 +45 (while enchanted or in a stance) +60 (while hexed)	-

There are no inscriptions that increase maximum health
Wands have no upgrades that increase maximum health

Skills

A number of skills can increase the maximum health of the character, some of them require certain conditions to be met, such as not attacking, maintaining an enchantment, holding an item, or being drunk. The following skills increase the maximum health of a character:

Icon	Name	Description					Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
File:"To the Limit!".jpg	"To the Limit!"	Shout. (10...18...20 seconds.) You have +10...50...60 maximum Health. Initial effect: you gain one strike of adrenaline for each foe within earshot (maximum 1...5...6).	0	055	0	01010	warriora	TacticsZ	Prophecies
File:Avatar of Melandru.jpg	Avatar of Melandru	Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You have +150 maximum Health, +30 elemental armor, and your attacks deal earth damage. Cure 1 condition from all party members in earshot whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.	0	055	02.002	02020	dervisha	MysticismZ	Nightfall
File:Avatar of Melandru (PvP).jpg	Avatar of Melandru (PvP)	Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You have +100 maximum Health, +30 elemental armor, and your attacks deal earth damage. Cure 2 conditions from yourself whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.	0	055	02.002	02020	dervisha	MysticismZ	Nightfall
File:Defy Pain.jpg	Defy Pain	Elite Skill. (20 seconds.) You have +90...258...300 maximum Health, +20 armor, and take 1...8...10 less damage.	5	0	0	0	warriora	StrengthZ	Prophecies
File:Defy Pain (PvP).jpg	Defy Pain (PvP)	Elite Stance. (20 seconds.) You have +90...258...300 maximum Health and +20 armor.	5	0	0	0	warriora	StrengthZ	Prophecies
File:Dragon Empire Rage.jpg	Dragon Empire Rage	Enchantment Spell. Unleash the rage of the Dragon Empire bloodline and deal 300 damage to nearby enemies. You gain 200 maximum health (15 seconds).	0	1515	01.001	03030	ritualista	Z	Bonus Mission Pack
File:Empowerment.jpg	Empowerment	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (15...51...60 second lifespan). Allies in range holding an item gain 15...39...45 maximum Health and 10 maximum Energy.	0	055	00.750.75¾	03030	ritualista	Spawning PowerZ	Nightfall
File:Empowerment (PvP).jpg	Empowerment (PvP)	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...51...60 second lifespan). Allies in range holding an item gain 15...39...45 maximum Health and 10 maximum Energy.	0	055	03.003	03030	ritualista	Spawning PowerZ	Nightfall
File:Endure Pain.jpg	Endure Pain	Skill. (7...16...18 seconds.) You have +90...258...300 maximum Health.	0	055	0	03030	warriora	StrengthZ	Core
	Energy Boon	Elite Enchantment Spell. (36...55...60 seconds.) Maximum Health for you and target ally is increased by 1...3...3 for each point of maximum Energy. Initial effect: Both gain 1...10...12 Energy. You gain +1 Energy for every 2 points of Energy Storage.	0	1010	01.001	01212	elementalista	Energy StorageZ	Factions
File:Eternal Aura.jpg	Eternal Aura	Enchantment Spell. You have +100 max Health. End effect: all party members in the area are resurrected with 40...50% Health and 20...30% Energy.	0	1515	044	03030	dervisha	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
File:Feel No Pain.jpg	Feel No Pain	Skill. (30 seconds.) You have +2...3 Health regeneration. You have +200...300 maximum Health if you are drunk when activating this skill.	0	055	0	02020	a	Norn rankZ	Eye of the North
File:Fertile Season.jpg	Fertile Season	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...75...90 second lifespan). Creatures in range have +50...130...150 maximum health and +8 armor. Does not affect spirits.	0	1515	02.002	06060	rangera	Beast MasteryZ	Prophecies
File:Generous Was Tsungrai.jpg	Generous Was Tsungrai	Item Spell. (15...51...60 seconds.) You have +50...122...140 maximum Health. Drop effect: you gain 100...244...280 Health.	}10%	055	01.001	01515	ritualista	Restoration MagicZ	Factions
File:Great Dwarf Armor.jpg	Great Dwarf Armor	Enchantment Spell. (22...40 seconds.) +24 armor and +60 maximum Health. Additional +24 armor against Destroyers.	0	055	01.001	01010	a	Deldrimor rankZ	Eye of the North
File:Heart of the Norn.jpg	Heart of the Norn	Title. You have +50...100 maximum Health in Norn territory.	0	0	0	0	a	Norn rankZ	Eye of the North
File:Intimidating Aura.jpg	Intimidating Aura	Enchantment Spell. (60 seconds.) You have +40...88...100 max Health and take -1...8...10 damage from foes with less Health than you.	0	1010	00.750.75¾	02020	dervisha	MysticismZ	Nightfall