While exploring The Lands Between, the setting of Elden Ring, players will need to keep their health in good standing, and it's important to learn how to increase max health to stay alive longer. For players who may be new to FromSoftware's brutal yet rewarding gameplay formula, knowing how to heal might not be as simple as other video games. This guide will go over how to heal in Elden Ring, so players can go on their way to become the Elden Lord. Also, keeping that HP bar in good standing will ensure players don't lose their Runes, which are used for many important things.

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How to Heal in Elden Ring

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The Flask of Crimson Tears is used to heal players in Elden Ring, and they'll start with three. The other Flask will replenish players' FP, which is the blue bar on the top-left of the screen underneath the red bar. This is used for things like magic and summoning spirits to help in battles. Players should know that these Flasks will refill whenever players rest at a Site of Lost Grace, Elden Ring's checkpoints.

To use the Flask of Crimson Tears to heal, players can press the Square (PS) or X button (Xbox) when the item is equipped (press the down button on the d-pad to switch between items). At a Site of Lost Grace, players can add charges to both Flasks, which adds extra uses to them, but players will need to find Golden Seeds around the world. Sacred Tears will also be required to increase the amount of HP/FP replenished by flasks.

How to Increase Max Health in Elden Ring

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The most efficient way to increase max HP in Elden Ring is to level up the Vigor stat at any Site of Lost Grace. Players will have the option to use Runes to level up after speaking to Melina, who appears after players rest at the Gatefront Site of Lost Grace.

Increasing the Vigor stat also affects fire resistance and immunity. And as for the Runes, players can get them by defeating enemies; there are also items that can be used to gain extra Runes as well.

Keepsakes

When players create their starting character in Elden Ring, there will be a list of Keepsakes to choose from. If players want a little bit of an extra health boost, they should select the Crimson Amber Medallion, which raises max HP. The Keepsake can also be purchased from the Merchant at the Castle Morne Rampart.

Elden Ring is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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