Mastering Starfield: Unveiling the Ultimate Max Health Boosting Techniques

Fighting is unavoidable in Starfield, and players aim to customize their characters based on their preferred play style in order to endure battles. Especially for Melee and close-range fighters, having a high HP is crucial to avoid being defeated before even reaching their enemies.

In contrast to certain other RPGs, leveling up in Starfield does not automatically raise the player's maximum health. Instead, players must explore alternative means to expand their HP bar beyond its initial capacity. Here are several strategies to achieve this.

How to Increase Max Health

To enhance maximum HP, players can invest skill points into the Wellness skill, with each point increasing maximum health by 10%, allowing a total boost of 40%. However, players must obtain four Skill Points and fulfill challenge objectives to upgrade the Wellness skill. Fortunately, these challenges primarily involve healing specific health amounts.

Alternatively, players can increase maximum HP by consuming specific items. The Heart+ stim pack, commonly found in the known systems, grants a 20% increase in max health for a duration of 10 minutes. While the effect is temporary, it can provide an advantage in challenging battles.

In Starfield, players have another option to enhance their maximum health through the Alien DNA Trait, which can be chosen during character creation. This trait greatly boosts the player's starting HP and O2 values, although it does come with the drawback of reduced healing effects from food and medical items. However, players can counter this drawback by investing Skill Points into either Medicine or Gastronomy skills. Medicine skill improves the effectiveness of healing items, while Gastronomy skill unlocks better recipes for food.

In addition to maximum health, a character's endurance in Starfield is not solely determined by their max health. Players who wish to create a sturdy explorer character should also consider equipping armor and outfits that offer damage reduction. Furthermore, using consumables that provide temporary resilience buffs can be particularly useful for those who prefer to dive into intense battles.

Investing points into medicinal and gastronomical crafting skills will grant access to a broader range of recipes for these items. One highly beneficial consumable is the Heart+, which is recommended to keep on hand at all times. Additionally, consuming gourmet food in large quantities can swiftly restore players' strength and get them back into the fight. Starfield is currently accessible on both PC and Xbox Series X/S.