Tales of Arise - How To Heal

As many systems were changed to the better in stories of Arise , but better does not necessarily mean easier. One of the biggest changes to the latest valley game is the healing system. In the past, they could easily spam artes with spam to keep their party running, but that's no longer the case. In Tales of Arise, their healing is determined by their healing center or their use of objects. Since your Gald or money is difficult to get in large quantities, you will rely on your healing points. It is an interesting game for resource management and risk vs. Reward, and Tales of Arise creates this balance masterfully.

How to heal in Tales of Arise

Not every character in Tales of Arise has the ability to use healing arts so that they can determine with whom they build their group, how often their characters heal. Already early you will have Shionne always in your group and will be the contact point for healing and revival.

Later you get access to Kisara and dohalim, both of which are also characterized in the healing of Artes, so that the right mix of these characters can lead to a balanced team. They heal by using either healing arts or by healing objects. Holy objects are available from each dealer, although the purchase costs a decent amount of Gald.

How to heal on campsites and sanctars

During the game, you meet various campsites and glowing circular areas called Healing Lights. These will do you both completely heal as well as restore your healing points.

The difference between the two is that campsites are permanent and can be rested infinitely often, while healing lights are temporarily and disappear after use for a while. Normally, they see healing lights directly in front of a big fight, so make them sure if they appear.

How to use healing

Healing Artes is the class of artes that have regenerating or supporting properties in Tales of Arise. Shionne, Dohalim and Kisara have all the arts that can heal you during the fight even though each of their healing artes has a unique quality. For example, Shionne can be raised people from the dead, while Kisara can shape a gigantic circle that heals everyone who enters him.

They use healing artes in two ways, either by manually acting them or by using the strategy menu to make their group focus on healing as main tactics. If you use it manually, you must set a healing art that is linked to one of the face buttons on your controller. If you press this button during the fight, a magic sequence is initiated and when you finish it, without damage, the healing Arte is activated.

This only works if you have enough healing items to cast the spell. You can also instruct your group to use healing objects. This is what happens about the strategy menu and you can set your group so that they used treatment items from Artes or vice versa.

What are healing points?

Healing points are the pool from which not only all healing arts, but also all supporting artes are drawn. Each species takes a certain amount of the pool and once it's gone, they will not get him back, unless they find a latch or use an object. Healing points not only heal you in the fight through the use of artes, but can also restore your group outside the fight.

On the menu screen you can see your point below the bottom left. Here you have the opportunity to restore your group in exchange for some of your healing points. Sometimes this is not necessary because another campsite or inn is usually just a quick trip away, but sometimes it can be really helpful if you are not in the mood to trace anything.

Which object restors healing points?

Orange gel is the subject you need to restore your healing points. Unfortunately, orange gel is generally sold by dealers in contrast to other objects in the game. You will receive them by either find them in the open areas or defeating harder enemies.

Increasing the meter in the martial chain increases the likelihood that rare objects fall. So if you jump from one fight to the next, you can significantly increase the likelihood that one of these objects falls. Remember that orange gel does not fill the entire ad, so you do not consider it as fail-safe, but rather than the last way out if you have no healing objects anymore.

Which elements restore health?

There are a variety of objects that restore your health in Tales of Arise, but the two most important you find throughout the game are Apple Gel and Life Bottles. Apple gel restores a small part of your health for every use and is available at every dealer in the game. They are not expensive, but as Gald can be so close, it is sometimes very difficult to achieve the maximum limit of 15.

Life Bottles are even more valuable, as they bring a paused group member together with a significant part of his health. There are more objects that restore your health and health of the entire group, but these are generally found in the wild and there is no guarantee when and where they appear. So make sure that you are always in stock with Apple Gel and Life Bottles.

The management of their healing objects and healing points is one of the largest micro-administration aspects of Tales of Arise and although sometimes it can be frustrating, it can make the difference between winning or losing to keep both in stock for big battles.

Stories of Arise is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC.