Health

The health orb in the middle of your skill bar displays your current health.

"HP" redirects here. For the points used to train skills, traits and specializations, see Hero point.

Health (also known as health points, hit points, or HP) represents the amount of damage characters can take before they are either downed or defeated. Characters can regain health while in combat through healing skills, healing, and life stealing. Health regenerates naturally while out of combat. Leveling up also instantly refills a character's health, regardless of whether the character is in combat or not. Hovering over skills that require sacrifice of health, such as Signet of Undeath will darken the appropriate amount of health that is required for the sacrifice.

Mechanics

A character's health pool stems from the following sources:

• Base health - this increases at every level by different amounts depending on the profession.
• Health from Vitality - this increases with every even level by the same amount for every profession. 10 points of health are gained per point of Vitality.

Base health [A]

Base health gained per level	Level 1-19	Level 20-39	Level 40-59	Level 60-79	Level 80	Total at Level 80
Warrior, Necromancer	28	70	140	210	280	9,212
Revenant, Engineer, Ranger, Mesmer	18	45	90	135	180	5,922
Guardian, Thief, Elementalist	5	12.5	25	37.5	50	1,645

Health from Vitality [B]

See level rewards for specifics of how many attribute points are added to vitality every even level. Traits and equipment can also add additional vitality.

Health from Vitality	Level 1	Level 80
Warrior, Necromancer	370 (from 37 Vitality)	10,000 (from 1000 Vitality)
Revenant, Engineer, Ranger, Mesmer
Guardian, Thief, Elementalist

Total health [A+B]

Health	Level 1	Level 80
Warrior, Necromancer	398	19,212
Revenant, Engineer, Ranger, Mesmer	388	15,922
Guardian, Thief, Elementalist	375	11,645

Related skills

Weapon skills with effects based on health

•   Final Thrust — Strike your foe with a final powerful thrust that does extra damage and inflicts bleeding against foes below the health threshold.
•   Predator's Ambush — Stealth Attack. Leap to a target location, dazing enemies. Deal increased damage to foes below the health threshold.
•   Warclaw's Engage — Leap to a target location, damaging nearby enemies. Deal more damage to foes below the health threshold.
•   Heartseeker — Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.
•   Unsuspecting Strike — Lead Attack. Leap at your foe and inflict conditions. Inflict additional stacks against foes above the health threshold.
•   Rending Claws — Slash your foe twice with ghostly claws to make them vulnerable. Vulnerability applied increases against foes below the health threshold.
•   Unholy Feast — Cripple nearby foes and remove their boons. Release an Unholy Burst on foes below the health threshold.
•   Satiate — Sacrifice health to inflict additional damage on all targets hit by the wave, dealing additional damage to targets below the health threshold.
•   Perforate — Attack foes in front of you with a series of strikes, consuming any active soul shards. Deal additional damage against foes below the health threshold.
•   Gravedigger — Perform a huge swing that deals heavy damage. Recharges faster if it hits a downed or low-health foe.

Transform skills with effects based on health

•   Executioner's Scythe — Shroud. Deliver a powerful overhand strike to stun a single target, dealing increased damage the lower their health. Leaves behind an ice field.

Healing skills with effects based on health

•   Power Return — Instantly heal yourself. Receive increased healing if you are below the health threshold.

Related traits

Traits that increase health

Primary article: Vitality#Related traits

•  Flesh of the Master — Minions have increased health. Gain carapace for each minion you control. Your minions are destroyed when this trait is reassigned.
•  Draconic Fortitude — Gain increased maximum health.

Traits with effects based on character's health

•  Zealot's Resolution — Cast Lesser Symbol of Resolution when you are struck while below the health threshold.
•  Valorous Defense — Gain aegis when you are struck while below the health threshold.
•  Elder's Respite — Regeneration heals for more. Gain regeneration when struck while below the health threshold.
•  Glass Cannon — Strike damage dealt increases when above health threshold.
•  Automated Medical Response — Grant regeneration to nearby allies when you use a healing skill's associated tool belt skill.
•  Hidden Flask — Drink a Lesser Elixir B when struck while below the health threshold.
•  Enlargement — Use Signet of the Wild when your health drops below the threshold.
•  Keen Observer — Critical-hit chance is increased while your health is above the threshold.
•  Twin Fangs — Deal increased critical damage, which is further increased when your health is above the threshold. Gain bonus critical-hit chance when hitting a foe from behind or the side or when they are defiant.
•  Diamond Skin — Remove conditions from yourself when you successfully combo a field with a leap finisher. Remove conditions from nearby allies when you successfully combo a field with a blast finisher.
•  Bolstered Elements — Gain protection when activating a Stance. Activate Lesser Stone Resonance when using an elite skill.
•  Overflowing Thirst — Gain life force when you strike a foe with a dagger.
•  Last Rites — As long as you are not downed, allies near you do not bleed out if they are downed. Gain healing power based on your current health.
•  Last Gasp — Gain Lesser Spectral Armor when your health falls below the threshold.

Traits with effects based on enemies' health

•  Signet Mastery — Signets grant a stacking ferocity boon on use. Cast Lesser Signet of Might when striking a foe below the health threshold.
•  Heightened Focus — Gain quickness and recharge your Burst skills when you strike a foe that is below the health threshold. Gain increased outgoing healing when you strike with a Burst skill, based on adrenaline spent.
•  Swift Termination — Deal increased strike damage to foes below the health threshold.
•  Endless Enmity — Grant fury to yourself and nearby allies when you critically strike a foe.
•  Orbital Command — Damaging a foe below the health threshold calls an Orbital Command Strike on their location.
•  Panic Strike — Immobilizing a foe poisons them. Striking a foe below the health threshold immobilizes them.
•  Unrelenting Strikes — Gain fury when your target falls below the health threshold.
•  Executioner — Deal increased strike damage when your target is below the health threshold.
•  Bolt to the Heart — Deal increased strike damage to enemies below the health threshold.
•  Chill of Death — Cast Lesser Spinal Shivers on a foe when attacking them while their health is below the threshold.
•  Close to Death — Deal increased strike damage to enemies below the health threshold.
•  Death's Embrace — Deal increased strike damage while downed. Inflict vulnerability when you strike a foe below the health threshold. Cannot apply vulnerability to the same target more than once per interval.
•  Siphoned Power — Gain might when you strike a foe below the health threshold.
•  Spiteful Spirit — Strike around you when entering shroud.

Related equipment

Upgrade components that increase health

See also: List of runes that increase vitality

See also: List of runes that increase all stats

• Rune of Life
• Superior Sigil of the Stars

Related consumables

Consumables that increase health while downed

See also: Vitality#Related consumables

• Bowl of Fire Salsa - For 30 minutes, grants +100% health while downed and +20% damage dealt while downed. (Level 80 Required)
• Bowl of Mango Salsa - For 30 minutes, grants +80% health while downed and +14% damage dealt while downed. (Level 70 Required)
• Bowl of Avocado Salsa - For 30 minutes, grants +50% health while downed and +6% damage dealt while downed. (Level 40 Required)

Gallery

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  A character's health orb highlighted on the skill bar.

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  A Freshwater Crab with its health at 44%. The option to view health percentages can be enabled in the General Options menu.

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  A human healing himself. The green numbers represent the amount of health restored.

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  A Catapult build site with 10% health.

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  A character in downed state, at around 30% health, healing for 93 by using the Bandage skill.

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  Interface for parties; the green bars represents the characters' health, while the red bar represents a character in the downed state.

Player Chatter

• When a character's health drops to around 1/3 they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.

Race	Gender
	Male	Female
Asura	Why won't... anyone help me...? Help... I don't have long...	Help me...I'm hurt! Pain...everywhere. Structural integrity...compromised.
Charr	Medic! I'm wounded! Can't... breathe...	The pain! Augh, it hurts! Need healing! I'm in bad shape!
Human	I need healing. Seriously. I'm in bad shape, here! Can't... breathe...	This is getting serious. Still standing, barely... Hope I pull through...
Norn	The end is near. I'm hurting here. Close to... dying.	I'm dying... Need some healing here...
Sylvari	I'm fading fast. Death stalks me... I may not survive...	Can't go on for much longer... I might not make it..

See also

• Barrier

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Attributes

Primary	Power	Precision    Critical Chance
	Toughness    Armor	Vitality    Health
Secondary	Concentration    Boon Duration	Condition Damage	Expertise    Condition Duration
	Ferocity    Critical Damage	Healing Power
Profession	Guardian	Warrior
	Engineer	Ranger	Thief
	Elementalist	Mesmer	Necromancer
Special	Agony Resistance	Gold Find	Fishing Power
	Karma Gain	Magic Find	XP Gain