Best/Fastest way to regen health during and after fights on max difficulty?

[davidj123456]

I do not want to spend all my money on food.

[Orion Invictus]

Swallow->Meditate for 1 hour

Repeat until healed.

[TheYellowFlashMinato]

Use the Gourmet skill which makes food healing last for 20 minutes, it's a life saver.

[JaM]

food is abundant... every container contains some.. every bandit might carry some.. every wolf drops meat... there are tons of bee hives that give honey...

[Max]

You don't have to buy it, you can get around 200+ honey just walking outside of Novigrad, they keep bees a lot or steal people's food in their houses lol, it's good for a start. Later game, Swallow or if you have Alchemy skill use a Decoction like Ekimmara or Ekhidna and you never worry about health again.

[charly4711]

Originally posted by TheYellowFlashMinato:

Use the Gourmet skill which makes food healing last for 20 minutes, it's a life saver.

Gourmet is a boss-skill on harder difficulties. People run playthroughs explicitly deciding _not_ to use it to make their lives harder.

[davidj123456]

Originally posted by Cracktober:

Upgrade your Swallow potion.

How do I upgrade it?

[charly4711]

Originally posted by davidj123456:

Originally posted by Cracktober:

Upgrade your Swallow potion.

How do I upgrade it?

You have to find crafting recipes for improved versions ... like Superior Swallow, etc.

[J.M.]

There is a perk that restores iirc 30% health when you drink potion, no matter which potion you drink. White raffard’s decoction also restores health.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by TheYellowFlashMinato:

Use the Gourmet skill which makes food healing last for 20 minutes, it's a life saver.

Well, the 4.0 patch made it not nearly as useful as before. Going from 80 vitality restored per sec to 15, ( esp for the early levels for new players ),was a huge nerf. From 80 to 40 would have been more reasonable.

After the change, I rather use the points for combat skills. I only use food primarily for when I am not in combat, while I move to another location.

And OP, you do not need to buy food. There is tons of it in the game world.

[Vatt'ghern]

Meditation and Swallow potion should do the work. When I started W3, my go to potions are Swallow, Tawny owl, and Thunderbolt. But you should never worry on foods either. There are tons to loot in the villages. You will end up finishing the game like a grocery store later on since the potions will do most of the healing.

[charly4711]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by TheYellowFlashMinato:

Use the Gourmet skill which makes food healing last for 20 minutes, it's a life saver.

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After the change, I rather use the points for combat skills. I only use food primarily for when I am not in combat, while I move to another location.
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The points? It is a single skill point.
I still find it very useful ... if not an auto-win for boss fights.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Originally posted by charly4711:

The points? It is a single skill point.
I still find it very useful ... if not an auto-win for boss fights.

It still takes a slot, though, and those are pretty limited. There's also the opportunity cost regarding whatever mutagen is slotted that it isn't boosting. If you're not in combat, it's perfectly fine to swap out something for Gourmet and chow down, though.

[felixpoop]

Personally, I find eating a pain in the a.s.s.

I use Swallow.

[Ayahuasca]

Originally posted by davidj123456:

Originally posted by Cracktober:

Upgrade your Swallow potion.

How do I upgrade it?

you tube unless you just want to have to happen apon it ......

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Ayahuasca:

Originally posted by davidj123456:

How do I upgrade it?

you tube unless you just want to have to happen apon it ......

There are text guides for this as well (much easier to get to the part you want), though, personally, I find "just playing the game" to get you pretty much all the upgrades.