Back 4 Blood it’s all about survivability, especially as you near the end of the game. Without background healing, players will have to manage their inventory and keep an eye on bandages, painkillers, and first aid kits as they run. While some characters have passive healing abilities, it’s not guaranteed that you’ll always have these scavengers on your team (unless you take on the medic role yourself). So, how to get well quickly in Back 4 Blood? What are the best cards for max healing and which Back 4 Blood characters will heal other players?
How to heal in Back 4 Blood
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There are several ways to heal yourself Back 4 Blood. The most common and reliable way is to use whatever health item you’re carrying to patch up your wounds and relieve pain. These items include bandages, pain relievers and first aid kits. Your healing item is bound to the right D-pad button by default. If you’ve changed your control scheme, you should double check which button is associated with healing. To use an item, press right on the D-pad and pull the right trigger (or whatever your fire button is).
Be careful not to apply bandages or first aid kits in the middle of a fight. These items take time to use, and you will be vulnerable to attacks. Have teammates cover you while you heal or retreat to a safe distance. However, no distance seems safe Back 4 Blood, since several mutations can hit you with ranged attacks. How well does each item heal you and how long does it take to apply?
Bandages
Bandages will heal you or your teammate for a base health of 25. They take two seconds to apply and are plentiful during each cast. They are the fastest way to heal on the fly Back 4 Blood but they don’t heal as much as a first aid kit. Use turns between fights to keep yourself at maximum health, especially if you know a horde alert is imminent. Don’t hoard bandages, and don’t be cheap with bandages either. As long as you keep a close eye on your supply tanks, you’ll never feel like you’re running low.
First aid kit
On the other hand, first aid kits are much harder to come by. You will most likely get it from the buy box at the beginning of each chapter. We recommend that you buy as many first aid kits as you can carry. Purchasing a team support inventory upgrade will allow you to carry more. Mom can also carry +1 support inventory. First aid kits will heal 50 health, but will take three seconds to use. While three seconds doesn’t sound like a long time, it will seem like an eternity in the middle of a fierce battle.
Only use the first aid kit if you have time between hordes or when the mutation is taking a lot of damage. Otherwise, grab nearby bandages or painkillers to keep you healthy during the fight. Just remember to pick up your first aid after the fight. Also, don’t be a selfish teammate and steal the first aid kit from another sweeper when he drops it.
Painkillers
Painkillers give what is called temporary health, to mechanics Left 4 Dead fans remember well. Temporary health wears off over time, leaving you back where you started. Painkillers give 40 points of temporary health, but can be used instantly, making them the fastest way to heal on the fly, if only for a short while.
While a temporary health boost will save you mid-fight, you’ll still need to find a way to recover your health afterwards. For this reason, never go for a run with painkillers in your back pocket. You’ll find plenty in each level to use as a last resort. First aid kits are far more valuable and rare.
Cupboards for honey
As you run, you’ll come across medicine cabinets hidden throughout the level. You’ll find them off the beaten path, so explore each area carefully, especially if you’re low on health. If you can’t find a cabinet, you’ll probably find painkillers or bandages lying around. You’ll often find them behind locked doors that require tools to open them. These cabinets will fully heal you, but only have a limited number of free refills. They will also heal some trauma damage.
You are free to hit the cabinets over and over again, but it will cost you 400 copper each additional time. Medicine cabinets will save you in a pinch when you find one, but they won’t always be in the same place on every run. Do not give up self-medication if you happen to come across a medical cabinet; not always guaranteed.
Buy a box
Before starting each chapter, be sure to heal yourself at the buy box. It only costs 100 copper and is the first step any scavenger should take before leaving the safe room. You will find the shopping box healing in the Refills category. That’s the first option (which should be enough advice). Don’t waste your healing items if you’re low on health and about to enter a safe room. Each safe room comes with a buy box, so you can always get back to full health before starting the next chapter.
How to heal trauma in Back 4 Blood
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Trauma is the new health mechanic in Back 4 Blood which limits your overall health as you take damage over time. Basic healing items will not restore trauma by default. To heal your trauma, you’ll need to find a medicine cabinet or reach a safe room. Getting to the safe room will only heal some of your trauma if you have the proper cards. We’ll go over the best cards to play for health purposes later. Medicine cabinets also treat only part of your trauma. You’ll have to hit him a few times to fully recover, which will ultimately cost you over 1000 copper.
Over time, you will accumulate trauma as you take damage. Taking damage from normal zombies won’t leave too many lasting scars, but a devastating attack from a Tall Boy or Witch will leave you seriously traumatized. Going down also handicaps your health. You will know how much trauma you have accumulated by the black part of your health bar. You will also see a cap on your health. Painkillers will overcome the trauma, but health will weaken over time. Your trauma will remain unchanged.
Healing cards and abilities
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We’ve gone over the default ways to heal, but how can players stack their decks and clearing teams to maximize healing potential?
Basic cleaning products
If you want to go deep Back 4 Blood, there are two essential characters that you will need to run to maximize your healing potential. Doc and Mom are required members of your team, but what makes them the primary cleaners?
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Doc can heal his teammates for 25 HP without using his healing items. However, she can only do this once per level. While she’s basically a bonus turn for any sweeper, she’ll also increase trauma resistance by 25%, which is arguably better than 25 HP. She also increases her own healing efficiency by 20%, meaning her basic first aid kit will heal 60 HP instead of 50.
Mom
Once per level, Mom can instantly revive a downed teammate. She also gives each teammate an extra life, allowing them to be incapacitated once more. However, Mom’s most useful passive ability is her additional support inventory slot. This allows her to carry a spare first aid kit by default. As the scavengers progress and buy more support boosts from the buy box, Mom will quickly become the first aid pack mule of the team.
Healing cards
The following cards will improve your personal or team healing in one way or another. Stacking them together will increase your survivability. Note that the following cards do not include those that increase damage resistance or increase max HP. While there are many cards that make you stronger, we are more concerned with the ones that will heal you more effectively. Damage in Back 4 Blood is inevitable.
- True Grit – When you take a single hit for 15 or more damage, heal eight health over five seconds.
- Battle Lust – Melee kills heal two health.
- Face Your Fears – Gain three temporary health whenever you kill a rider within 2 meters.
- Fresh Bandage – Heals 10 traumatic damage at the start of each level.
- Buckshot Bruiser – When using a shotgun, gain temporary health for each bullet hit.
- Medical Expert – +15% healing efficiency. When using a medical kit, increase your movement speed by 15% for 15 seconds.
- EMT Pouch – +40% healing efficiency, –20% stamina efficiency.
- Benevolent Soul – Healing teammates also applies 50% of the effect to you.
- Medical Professional – First Aid Kits and Defibrillators also restore 15 trauma damage and one extra life.
- Shoulder bag – +2 support inventory, –10% damage dealt.
- Saferoom Recovery – Your team heals five trauma damage and recharges 10% ammo at the start of each level.
Of the cards mentioned above, one valuable healing combo is Battle Lust and Face Your Fears. Since all your melee kills will be within 2 meters, you’re effectively healing for five health with each melee kill. Even though the three are temporary, a crowd oriented deck will keep you healthy against regular zombies. But you’ll still need to pull out the big guns for mutations.
We also like the EMT Bag over the Field Surgeon because the Field Surgeon comes with a –50% debuff to using speed. Unless you counter it with a Multitool card (+75% cast speed), the smaller stamina debuff is easier to manage.
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