Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Home All pages
All vikis
Aion 2AnantaArcheAge ChroniclesCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Chrono OdysseyCivilization 3Civilization 4Crimson DesertDiablo 4Diablo 5EnshroudedFableFinal Fantasy ResonanceGrand Theft Auto 6Heroes of Might and Magic 3Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden EraKingdom Come: Deliverance 2Path of Exile 2Phantom Blade ZeroSoulframeValheimWitcher 3: Wild Hunt – RemasteredWorld of Warcraft: ForeverZelda: Ocarina of Time – Remake
Start your own viki

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: Mysteria Ecclesiae out forSince Nov 11, 2025

11Months14Days

Food, Sleep and Health

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Henry must eat and sleep: keep nourishment under 100 and energy above 50, sleep about eight or nine hours a night, and never eat food below condition 50. Health returns through sleep, Marigold Decoction and other potions, while bleeding stops only with bandages.

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Henry has to eat, sleep and look after his wounds: Game Rant's guide to energy and nourishment advises keeping nourishment at or below 100, energy above 50, sleeping at least eight or nine hours, and never eating food whose condition has dropped below 50. Health comes back with sleep and potions such as Marigold Decoction, and bleeding stops only with bandages. Warhorse Studios says the survival layer is "for the immersion. It's not hard to be rested and well fed", and meals give no combat buffs.

A young man leans over a gray-bearded man lying on his back on a white pillow, one hand on his chest and the other pressing a cloth to his face, in a pale vaulted room with herbs hanging from the ceiling.
From Mysteria Ecclesiae: Henry, in a white shirt and black vest, tends a gray-haired man lying bare-chested on a bed, a cloth over his eyes. Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver

Quick facts

Needs Nourishment, energy, health, plus drunkenness and cleanliness
Nourishment Keep at or below 100; overeating lowers stamina (Game Rant)
Energy Keep above 50; sleep 8 to 9 hours (Game Rant)
Food safety Do not eat below condition 50 (food poisoning)
Healing Sleep, Marigold Decoction, other potions, bathing with a perk
Bleeding Bandages only (TheGamer)
Combat buffs from food None (Warhorse)

Hunger and food

Nourishment falls through the day and must be topped up. Nearly any food restores some, and the exact amount is in the item's entry in the inventory, Game Rant explains. Hunger lowers maximum stamina, and when nourishment gets too low Henry starts losing health.

Overeating is a penalty too. Going over 100 nourishment lowers overall stamina until it falls back under 100 or Henry drinks a Digestive Potion, the same guide says. Sleeping also drains nourishment, so a meal before bed helps.

Food spoils. Warhorse says food goes off over time and recommends dried fruit or jerky for long trips. Game Rant warns that food below condition 50 risks food poisoning; a Digestive Potion cures it (PCGamesN).

Raw meat must be cooked, smoked or dried. Game Rant's cooking guide says cooking over an open flame (often a cauldron) gives the most nourishment but spoils fastest, a smokehouse sits in between, and a drying rack gives the least but lasts days. Other guides describe cooking as extending shelf life, so treat the ranking as Game Rant's. Patch 1.4 on Sep 9, 2025 fixed a bug, in Warhorse's words: "Henry has been re-taught how to cook eggs."

Wild food feeds both stomach and alchemy. Warhorse wrote that what Henry gathers in the wild serves sustenance and potions alike, and that onions may carry "a debuff for bad breath". Herbs are covered on Alchemy and Potion Recipes.

Perks change the rules. PCGamesN's May 16, 2025 perk list gives these:

Perk Tree and level Effect (PCGamesN)
Ascetic Vitality 6 Nourishment falls 30% slower
Balanced Diet Vitality 8 After 3 days without overeating: +20% stamina regeneration, +10% Vitality XP
Art of Preservation Alchemy 6 Raw food and herbs decay 50% slower
Master Cook Survival 8 Cooked or smoked food at 100% condition
Beer Belly Drinking 10 Beer satiates twice as much, potions half as much

Source: PCGamesN's perk list.

Energy and sleep

Sleep restores energy. Game Rant calls it the only way to refill energy, though the Cockerel potion also adds energy and slows fatigue (Game Rant's recipe list). Tiredness lowers Strength, Vitality, Agility and Charisma, cuts carrying capacity, and can make Henry nod off standing up.

Henry needs a bed he may use. Gamer Guides says the first free beds come from Blacksmith Radovan or Miller Kreyzl after some work for them, more open up with the story, and innkeepers rent long-term rooms with free board (Zhelejov's Wagoner's Inn for 120 groschen). Henry can sleep one to twelve hours, and longer sleep in better beds restores more. Sleeping in someone else's bed is trespassing; see Crime and Reputation.

Sleeping in your own bed also saves the game. The other ways to save are on Saving and Savior Schnapps.

Sleep is not always safe. Warhorse says a sleeping Henry can be robbed or attacked, and someone hunting him for a crime will wake him to pay a fine or be arrested.

Health and healing

Health comes back several ways. Sleep restores it, more so in a better bed. Marigold Decoction, the classic healing potion, restores a portion of health over a short time, and a strong one also cures hangovers, TheGamer's healing guide says. Game Rant suggests buying its recipe for about 150 groschen and brewing it rather than buying the potions.

Other potions protect rather than heal. In PCGamesN's potion list, Aqua Vitalis reduces health loss and slows bleeding, Chamomile Decoction makes sleep restore lost health, and Painkiller Brew eases wound effects and the stamina cap lost with health. Fever Tonic treats fever if given in time.

Bleeding needs bandages. Potions do not stop it; Henry applies bandages from the inventory, and "The more you are bleeding, the more bandages you will require", TheGamer writes. The Vitality perk Thick-Blooded slows bleeding (PCGamesN).

Vitality perks help Henry survive. PCGamesN's list gives Next to Godliness (level 10: a tub or pier wash heals 10 health and a clean bed heals 25% faster), Revenant (14: health regenerates up to 50), Red Mist (14: bonuses below 25 health), Diehard (16: a fatal wound leaves Henry at 25% health) and Never Surrender (18: an armor bonus below 25 health). The Alchemy perk Water of Life makes potions heal 25% faster. Patch 1.2 stopped an exploit of Next to Godliness for endless healing.

Punishment can wound too. Caning for a crime cuts Strength, Agility and Vitality by 40% for a while, Game Rant notes.

Drink and drunkenness

Alcohol shows as a dial beside the health bar. TheGamer's drinking guide says it has a positive phase and a negative one; drunkenness lowers Speech and Charisma, raises conspicuousness and blurs vision. Innkeepers sell beer, cheap wine, fine wine, mead, schnapps and wine for a few groschen each, and heavy drinking can lead to alcoholism.

Hangovers have cures. Hair o' the Dog reduces drunkenness (a strong one restores sobriety and helps hangovers and alcoholism), and a strong Marigold Decoction cures a hangover, per PCGamesN. TheGamer prices both at about 20 to 80 groschen at apothecaries. Patch 1.2 rebalanced alcohol consumption and the blackout formula (patch notes).

The Drinking skill softens it. Drinking more raises the skill, and higher levels lower the risk of addiction (TheGamer). Its perks include Nightcap (resist hangovers), Cheers! (wine or beer heal 5 health and can cure poison) and Enhanced Mixture (any potion heals while drunk), in PCGamesN's list. Savior Schnapps also makes Henry mildly drunk.

Bathing and clean clothes

Dirt matters socially. TheGamer's beginner tips say dirty clothes hurt Henry in conversation: troughs outside taverns clean only the face, laundry spots by lakes clean clothes (with Soap), and paid baths clean best. Charisma is set by clothes and appearance (Game Rant), and Warhorse warned that people judge a Henry who arrives "bloodied and bruised from battle".

Bathhouses do the most. A paid bath washes the dirt off all clothes and armor and prevents the Reeky debuff, which lets people track Henry by smell, Game Rant's bathhouse guide says; the costlier hour with a bathmaid gives the Time Well Spent buff. It lists baths at Zhelejov and Trosky Castle in the Trosky Region, and six around Kuttenberg: the Kingfisher Bathhouse, City Bathhouse, Maleshov Baths, Devil's Den Baths, Sigismund's Camp Baths and Pschitoky Baths. A bath visit also saves the game (Game Rant).

Hardcore Mode needs

Hardcore Mode can make survival harder. Among its negative perks, Game Rant's comparison describes Hangry Henry (hunger lowers social stats, food restores 50% less, digestion 25% faster), Picky Eater (food spoils 25% faster, animals yield a quarter of their usual resources), Somnambulant (Henry may sleepwalk to a random spot and rest drains 40% faster) and Sweaty (clothes dirty faster and his smell hurts stealth). Health and stamina bars are hidden in combat. The mode is on Hardcore Mode.

Frequently asked questions

How do you heal in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Henry heals by sleeping in a bed and by drinking Marigold Decoction, which restores health over a short time, TheGamer says. Bleeding has to be stopped with bandages first.

How do you stop bleeding in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Use bandages from the inventory. In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 potions do not stop bleeding, and heavier bleeding takes more bandages, according to TheGamer.

How long should you sleep in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Game Rant recommends at least eight or nine hours a night in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and keeping energy above 50 to avoid penalties to Strength, Vitality, Agility and Charisma.

Does food spoil in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Yes. Food in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 spoils over time, Warhorse recommends dried fruit or jerky for long trips, and Game Rant warns that eating food below condition 50 risks food poisoning.

What happens if you overeat in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 going over 100 nourishment lowers Henry's stamina until it drops back under 100 or he drinks a Digestive Potion, Game Rant says.

How do you cure a hangover in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 a strong Hair o' the Dog or a strong Marigold Decoction cures a hangover (PCGamesN); apothecaries sell them for about 20 to 80 groschen, per TheGamer.

Do you need to bathe in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dirt and blood hurt Henry in conversation, so wash at troughs, laundry spots or, best, a paid bathhouse, which also prevents the Reeky smell debuff, Game Rant says.

Sources

Moments

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Dev Livestream #2

Warhorse Studios

  1. In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Henry has to eat, sleep and look after his wounds: Game Rant's guide to energy and…
  2. Raw meat must be cooked, smoked or dried. Game Rant's cooking guide says cooking over an open flame (often a cauldron)…
  3. Alcohol shows as a dial beside the health bar. TheGamer's drinking guide says it has a positive phase and a negative…
  4. Dirt matters socially. TheGamer's beginner tips say dirty clothes hurt Henry in conversation: troughs outside taverns…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Gameplay Showcase

Warhorse Studios

  1. Food spoils. Warhorse says food goes off over time and recommends dried fruit or jerky for long trips. Game Rant warns…
  2. Bathhouses do the most. A paid bath washes the dirt off all clothes and armor and prevents the Reeky debuff, which…

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - 10 Early Game Mistakes to Avoid

IGN

  1. Henry needs a bed he may use. Gamer Guides says the first free beds come from Blacksmith Radovan or Miller Kreyzl…

Photos

A young man leans over a gray-bearded man lying on his back on a white pillow, one hand on his chest and the other pressing a cloth to his face, in a pale vaulted room with herbs hanging from the ceiling.

Every page

See also

Last updated Oct 25, 2026 by the Vi.ki team. Page text CC BY-SA 4.0.

Edit History

Hotkeys

/
Jump to the search box
? or Ctrl + /
Open this list
Esc
Close this list, the photo viewer, or the account menu

Video

Space or K
Play or pause
← →
Back or forward 5 seconds
J L
Back or forward 10 seconds
0 to 9
Go to 0% to 90% of the video
, .
Previous or next frame, while paused
M
Mute or unmute
C
Captions on or off
F
Full screen on or off
A D
Previous or next moment

Photo viewer

← → or A D
Previous or next photo
↑ ↓ or W S
Previous or next photo
Home End
First or last photo
I
Show or hide the photo's info
C
Clickless on or off: a pointer over a thumbnail shows it
N
Compare with the last photo: back to the one shown before this, and N again comes back
Q
Move the thumbnails to the next edge: top, bottom, left and round
Ctrl + ,
Open or close the viewer's settings
V
Clickless pan: a zoomed photo follows the pointer, rather than being dragged
B
Browse on or off
Z
Everything out of the way: full screen, no thumbnails, no button bar. Z again puts them back.