How to Heal in Starfield

Updated: 13th Sep 2023 by Team SuperCheats

You will be able to heal your character in Starfield by simply consuming a healing item. This can be done in two ways. You can either find the item in your inventory and consume it by pressing 'A' on your Xbox controller or 'E' on your keyboard if you are playing on PC. You can also consume the item from your quickslot inventory which is the quickest way to access them. This How to Heal guide will tell you everything you need to know about healing your character in Starfield.

How to Heal in Starfield

There are a number of ways to heal in Starfield, from using medical items and food, to visiting the Med Bay or even creating a Medical Hub on your ship, here is a rundown with some instructions.

Get a Medical Hub on your Ship

Head to the Ship Technician and purchase the Nova Galactic Workshop and Science Lab 2x1 as well as giving you options to upgrade weapons, you'll also be able to craft your own medicine and healing items with these two ship upgrades.

Vist the Med Bay

Fast travel to the Mast District and make your way downstairs into the metro station, go to the left, enter the elevator and use the control panel to take you to The Well.

At The Well, you'll be able to find the Med Bay where O'Shea can help you with any health issues. As well as getting cured, you'll also be able to purchase loads of different medical supplies.

Healing Items

• Medical Items

  The best items you can use in Starfield to heal your character are medical items like Emergency Kits, Med Packs, and Trauma Packs. During the game, these items can either be found while you are exploring or purchased from shops. It is useful to have these items as they will be able to give you an immediate boost.


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• Eating Food

  Eating food in Starfield will help your character to heal. The amount of health you heal will not be as much as medical items unless you gather all the ingredients for a special dish and cook it at an outpost. When you do this you will increase the amount you heal even more. If you chose the Chef background and the Gastronomy skill at the start of the game you will receive an additional boost.

• Craft Aid Items

  If you study Pharmacology at a Research Station, you will be able to craft more aid items at Pharmaceutical labs each time you complete research projects.

• Best Healing Items

  Listed below are the best healing items in Starfield and their effect in the game.

  #1 - Emergency Kit

  Restore 40% of your total health in 5 seconds.

  #2 - Trauma Pack

  Restores eight percent Health/s for four seconds

  #3 - Med Pack

  Restores four percent Health/s for 10 seconds

  #4 - Heart +

  +20 percent Health for 2 minutes

Healing Skills and Perks

• Physical Skill Tree

  Another way to heal your character is to invest in certain skills and perks in Starfield's Physical Skill Tree that will help you to heal more efficiently. Listed below are the three best healing skills and perks in Starfield.

  #1 - Rejuvenation

  Rank 1:

  - Slowly regenerate health outside of combat.

  Rank 2:

  - Regenerate health more quickly outside of combat.

  Rank 3:

  - Regenerate health much faster outside of combat. You can now slowly regenerate health while in combat.

  Rank 4:

  - Regenerate health even faster outside of combat. You can now regenerate health quickly while in combat.

  #2 - Nutrition

  Rank 1:

  - Food and drink are 10 percent more effective.

  Rank 2:

  - Food and drink are 20 percent more effective.

  Rank 3:

  - Food and drink are 30 percent more effective.

  Rank 4:

  - Food and drink are 50 percent more effective.

  #3 - Pain Tolerance

  Rank 1:

  - Physical damage is reduced by 5 percent.

  Rank 2:

  - Physical damage is reduced by 10 percent.

  Rank 3:

  - Physical damage is reduced by 15 percent.

Check out also this video which shows and explains some great ways to heal in Starfield.

Take a look at our Starfield Cheats and Tips guide to get help progressing in the game.