Recovery Items

Overview

Recovery Items are consumable provisions that provide immediate benefits to Kliff. These single-use items restore health, boost spirit, and can grant temporary elemental resistances. They are obtained by cooking at a bonfire or camp using gathered ingredients, purchasing from vendors, or receiving them as quest rewards. Recovery Items are essential for surviving combat encounters and exploring dangerous areas across Pywel. Players can learn new recipes by discovering crafting manuals found throughout the world.

How Recovery Items Work

• Health: Restores a flat amount of Kliff's hit points when consumed.

• Spirit: Restores spirit points, which fuel special abilities and skills.

• Resistance: Grants temporary elemental resistance (Fire or Ice) at a specific level for a limited duration. See status effects for more details on how resistances interact with incoming damage.

Recovery Items come in scaling tiers based on the quantity and quality of ingredients used. The standard tiers, from weakest to strongest, are: Base (no prefix), Filling, Satisfying, and Hearty. Base-tier items have no prefix (e.g. just "Grilled Meat"), while higher tiers add a prefix to the name. Higher tiers require more ingredients but provide significantly greater effects.

Tier System Overview

Every recovery item follows a 4-tier scaling system. Each tier requires a specific multiplier of the base ingredient quantity. The tiers are: Base (no prefix, x1 ingredients), Filling (x3), Satisfying (x5), and Hearty (x10). The table below summarizes the tier structure and the general ranges for health and spirit recovery across all item types.

The ranges above apply to simple grilled items only. Complex cooked dishes (soups, fried items, braised dishes) scale differently and can reach much higher values. Hearty Fishball Soup, for example, restores +700 HP, far exceeding any simple grilled item.

Simple Grilled Items Scaling Comparison

The following table shows all 11 base grilled items and how their recovery values scale across the four tiers (Base, Filling, Satisfying, Hearty). All simple grilled items require only a single ingredient type and can be cooked at any bonfire. Items marked with a dash have no listed variant at that tier.

Item	Base HP	Filling HP	Satisfying HP	Hearty HP
Large Grilled Fish	+140	+180	+220	+280
Grilled Fish	+100	+140	+180	+240
Grilled Seafood	+100	+140	+180	+240
Grilled Pincers	+100	-	+140	+200
Grilled Meat	+80	+120	+160	+220
Grilled Bird Meat	+60	+100	+140	+200
Smoked Eggs	+60	+100	+140	+200
Small Grilled Fish	+60	+140	-	+200
Toasted Grains	+60	+100	+140	+180
Grilled Vegetables (Spirit)	+4 SP	+8 SP	+12 SP	+16 SP
Grilled Fruit (Spirit)	+4 SP	+8 SP	+12 SP	+16 SP

Large Grilled Fish provides the highest HP recovery among simple grilled items at every tier, but requires Striped Marlin, which can only be caught through ocean fishing. For land-based ingredients, Grilled Meat from Tough Meat offers the best health-per-ingredient ratio among gatherables obtained from hunting.

Simple Grilled Items

Simple grilled items are the most basic recovery provisions. They require only a single type of ingredient and are cooked at any bonfire. These are ideal for early-game healing.

Item	Health	Spirit	Ingredients
Smoked Eggs	+60	-	Egg x1
Filling Smoked Eggs	+100	-	Egg x3
Satisfying Smoked Eggs	+140	-	Egg x5
Hearty Smoked Eggs	+200	-	Egg x10
Toasted Grains	+60	-	Lentils x1
Filling Toasted Grains	+100	-	Lentils x3
Satisfying Toasted Grains	+140	-	Lentils x5
Hearty Toasted Grains	+180	-	Lentils x10
Grilled Meat	+80	-	Tough Meat x1
Filling Grilled Meat	+120	-	Tough Meat x3
Satisfying Grilled Meat	+160	-	Tough Meat x5
Hearty Grilled Meat	+220	-	Tough Meat x10
Grilled Bird Meat	+60	-	Lean Bird Meat x1
Filling Grilled Bird Meat	+100	-	Lean Bird Meat x3
Satisfying Grilled Bird Meat	+140	-	Lean Bird Meat x5
Hearty Grilled Bird Meat	+200	-	Lean Bird Meat x10

Grilled Fish and Seafood

Fish and seafood can be grilled after catching them through fishing or purchasing from vendors. Different fish species provide varying amounts of health recovery.

Item	Health	Ingredients
Small Grilled Fish	+60	Ricefish x1
Filling Small Grilled Fish	+140	Ricefish x5
Hearty Small Grilled Fish	+200	Ricefish x10
Grilled Fish	+100	Northern Pike x1
Filling Grilled Fish	+140	Northern Pike x3
Satisfying Grilled Fish	+180	Northern Pike x5
Hearty Grilled Fish	+240	Northern Pike x10
Grilled Seafood	+100	Squid x1
Filling Grilled Seafood	+140	Squid x3
Satisfying Grilled Seafood	+180	Squid x5
Hearty Grilled Seafood	+240	Squid x10
Large Grilled Fish	+140	Striped Marlin x1
Filling Large Grilled Fish	+180	Striped Marlin x3
Satisfying Large Grilled Fish	+220	Striped Marlin x5
Hearty Large Grilled Fish	+280	Striped Marlin x10
Grilled Pincers	+100	Freshwater Clam x3
Satisfying Grilled Pincers	+140	Freshwater Clam x5
Hearty Grilled Pincers	+200	Freshwater Clam x10

Grilled Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables restore spirit rather than health, making them useful for replenishing your ability to use skills in combat.

Item	Spirit	Ingredients
Grilled Fruit	+4	Raspberry x1
Filling Grilled Fruit	+8	Raspberry x3
Satisfying Grilled Fruit	+12	Apple x5
Hearty Grilled Fruit	+16	Raspberry x10
Grilled Vegetables	+4	Onion x1
Filling Grilled Vegetables	+8	Onion x3
Satisfying Grilled Vegetables	+12	Onion x5
Hearty Grilled Vegetables	+16	Onion x10

Soups and Porridges

Soups and porridges are more advanced recipes that grant elemental resistance in addition to health recovery. They require Water or Salt as a base ingredient.

Item	Health	Resistance	Duration	Ingredients
Clear Soup	+180	Ice Lv 2	5 min	Tough Meat x1, Lentils x1, Water x1
Filling Clear Soup	+240	Ice Lv 2	5 min	Tough Meat x3, Lentils x3, Water x1
Satisfying Clear Soup	+320	Ice Lv 2	30 sec	Tough Meat x5, Lentils x5, Water x1
Hearty Clear Soup	+420	Ice Lv 2	30 sec	Tough Meat x8, Lentils x8, Water x1
Fish Porridge	+240	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x1, Fish Fillet x2, Salt x1, Water x3
Filling Fish Porridge	+320	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x3, Fish Fillet x6, Salt x1, Water x3
Satisfying Fish Porridge	+420	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x5, Fish Fillet x10, Salt x1, Water x3
Hearty Fish Porridge	+540	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x8, Fish Fillet x16, Salt x1, Water x3
Base (no prefix) Fishball Soup	+340	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x2, Onion x1, Fish Fillet x2, Salt x1, Water x3
Filling Fishball Soup	+560	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x10, Onion x3, Fish Fillet x8, Salt x1, Water x3
Hearty Fishball Soup	+700	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Lentils x16, Onion x4, Fish Fillet x12, Salt x1, Water x3
Meat and Vegetable Porridge	+260	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Tough Meat x2, Onion x3, Lentils x2, Water x3
Filling Meat and Vegetable Porridge	+340	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Tough Meat x4, Onion x6, Lentils x4, Water x3
Satisfying Meat and Vegetable Porridge	+440	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Tough Meat x8, Onion x12, Lentils x8, Water x3
Hearty Meat and Vegetable Porridge	+560	Ice Lv 4	1 min	Tough Meat x12, Onion x18, Lentils x12, Water x3

Fried and Battered Items

Fried items require Cooking Oil and grant Fire Resistance. Battered fish is a reliable source of both health recovery and fire protection.

Item	Health	Resistance	Duration	Ingredients
Battered Fish	+100	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Fish Fillet x2, Egg x1, Cooking Oil x3
Filling Battered Fish	+140	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Fish Fillet x6, Egg x3, Cooking Oil x3
Satisfying Battered Fish	+200	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Fish Fillet x10, Egg x5, Cooking Oil x3
Hearty Battered Fish	+280	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Fish Fillet x16, Egg x8, Cooking Oil x3
Battered Meat and Fish	+240	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Onion x1, Fish Fillet x2, Egg x3, Cooking Oil x3
Filling Battered Meat and Fish	+320	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Onion x2, Fish Fillet x4, Egg x6, Cooking Oil x3
Satisfying Battered Meat and Fish	+420	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Onion x4, Fish Fillet x8, Egg x12, Cooking Oil x3
Hearty Battered Meat and Fish	+540	Fire Lv 4	1 min	Onion x6, Fish Fillet x12, Egg x18, Cooking Oil x3

Marinated and Braised Dishes

These advanced recipes restore both health and spirit, making them the most versatile recovery items available. Some also grant elemental resistance.

Item	Health	Spirit	Resistance	Ingredients
Braised Ribs	+260	+24	-	Tough Meat x4, Onion x2, Raspberry x2, Water x3
Filling Braised Ribs	+340	+32	Ice Lv 4	Tough Meat x8, Onion x4, Raspberry x4, Water x3
Satisfying Braised Ribs	+440	+42	Ice Lv 4	Tough Meat x16, Onion x8, Raspberry x8, Water x3
Hearty Braised Ribs	+560	+54	Fire Lv 4	Tough Meat x24, Onion x12, Raspberry x12, Water x3
Marinated Meat	+280	+26	Fire Lv 4	Tough Meat x3, Raspberry x2, Egg x2, Cooking Oil x3
Filling Marinated Meat	+360	+34	Fire Lv 4	Tough Meat x6, Raspberry x4, Egg x4, Cooking Oil x3
Satisfying Marinated Meat	+460	+44	Fire Lv 4	Tough Meat x12, Raspberry x8, Egg x8, Cooking Oil x3
Hearty Marinated Meat	+580	+56	Fire Lv 4	Tough Meat x18, Raspberry x12, Egg x12, Cooking Oil x3

Rice Cakes

Rice cakes are made from lentils and provide both health and spirit recovery alongside Fire Resistance.

Item	Health	Spirit	Resistance	Ingredients
Chewy Rice Cakes	+240	+22	Fire Lv 4	Lentils x4, Raspberry x2, Egg x2, Cooking Oil x3
Filling Chewy Rice Cakes	+320	+30	Fire Lv 4	Lentils x8, Raspberry x4, Egg x4, Cooking Oil x3
Satisfying Chewy Rice Cakes	+420	+40	Fire Lv 4	Lentils x16, Raspberry x8, Egg x8, Cooking Oil x3
Hearty Chewy Rice Cakes	+540	+52	Fire Lv 4	Lentils x24, Raspberry x12, Egg x12, Cooking Oil x3
Vegetable Rice Cake	+240	+22	Fire Lv 4	Onion x4, Raspberry x2, Egg x1, Salt x2
Filling Vegetable Rice Cake	+320	+30	Fire Lv 4	Onion x8, Raspberry x4, Egg x2, Salt x2
Satisfying Vegetable Rice Cake	+420	+40	Fire Lv 4	Onion x16, Raspberry x8, Egg x4, Salt x2
Hearty Vegetable Rice Cake	+540	+52	Fire Lv 4	Onion x24, Raspberry x12, Egg x6, Salt x2

Top Complex Cooked Dishes

The strongest recovery items in Crimson Desert are complex cooked dishes at the Hearty tier. These multi-ingredient recipes provide massive health and spirit recovery, and many also grant elemental resistance buffs. The table below ranks the best Hearty-tier dishes by total health recovery.

Resistance Buffs

Certain cooked dishes grant temporary elemental resistance when consumed. These buffs reduce incoming elemental damage and are particularly useful when exploring areas with status effects tied to specific elements. Resistance buffs do not stack; consuming a new resistance item replaces any active resistance buff.

Fire Resistance

Fire Resistance Lv 4 lasts for 1 minute and comes from fried or oil-cooked items. These are valuable against fire-breathing creatures, volcanic environments, and enemies that inflict burn. The following dishes provide Fire Resistance:

• Battered Fish: Health-only recovery with Fire Resistance. The cheapest Fire Resistance option, requiring just Fish Fillet, Egg, and Cooking Oil.

• Battered Meat and Fish: Higher health recovery than Battered Fish. Adds Onion to the recipe for increased HP values.

• Marinated Meat: Restores both health and spirit alongside Fire Resistance. One of the best overall recovery items in the game.

• Chewy Rice Cakes: Lentil-based alternative that also restores health and spirit with Fire Resistance.

• Vegetable Rice Cake: Uses Onion instead of Lentils. Provides the same health and spirit values as Chewy Rice Cakes but with a different ingredient base.

Ice Resistance

Ice Resistance is available at two levels. Clear Soup provides Ice Resistance Lv 2 with a longer 5-minute duration at lower tiers, while advanced soup and porridge recipes provide Ice Resistance Lv 4 with a 1-minute duration.

• Clear Soup (Ice Lv 2, 5 min at base/Filling): The most accessible ice protection. Base and Filling tiers grant a generous 5-minute duration, but Satisfying and Hearty tiers drop to 30 seconds.

• Fish Porridge (Ice Lv 4, 1 min): Stronger ice protection. Requires Fish Fillet, Salt, and Water in addition to Lentils.

• Fishball Soup (Ice Lv 4, 1 min): The highest health recovery in the game at Hearty tier (+700 HP), combined with strong Ice Resistance.

• Meat and Vegetable Porridge (Ice Lv 4, 1 min): A meat-based alternative when Fish Fillet is unavailable. Also restores solid health at higher tiers.

• Braised Ribs (Ice Lv 4 at Filling/Satisfying): Note that the base tier has no resistance and the Hearty tier switches to Fire Resistance Lv 4 instead of Ice.

Best Recovery Items

With dozens of recovery items available, choosing the right ones for your situation is important. The following ranked recommendations cover the most common scenarios players encounter while exploring Pywel.

1. Hearty Fishball Soup (+700 HP, Ice Lv 4): The single strongest healing item in Crimson Desert. Use this when you need maximum health recovery in tough boss fights or when exploring ice-heavy regions. The only downside is the expensive ingredient cost, requiring Lentils, Onion, Fish Fillet, Salt, and Water.

2. Hearty Marinated Meat (+580 HP, +56 Spirit, Fire Lv 4): The best all-around recovery item. It restores both health and spirit while providing Fire Resistance. Ideal for extended combat encounters where you need both HP and ability fuel.

3. Hearty Braised Ribs (+560 HP, +54 Spirit, Fire Lv 4): Nearly as strong as Marinated Meat for dual health and spirit recovery. Good for areas with fire-based enemies since it provides Fire Resistance at the Hearty tier.

4. Hearty Battered Meat and Fish (+540 HP, Fire Lv 4): A solid pick when you need raw health recovery plus Fire Resistance without worrying about spirit. Easier to prepare than Marinated Meat if you have Fish Fillet and Eggs available.

5. Hearty Large Grilled Fish (+280 HP): The best simple grilled item. Only requires Striped Marlin x10, no secondary ingredients. Keep a stack of these for quick healing between encounters when you do not want to use your expensive cooked dishes.

Tips

• Always carry a stock of basic grilled items for quick health recovery between fights.

• Use soups and porridges with Ice Resistance before entering areas with ice-based enemies.

• Battered and fried items grant Fire Resistance, which is valuable against fire-breathing creatures and volcanic environments.

• Advanced recipes like Hearty Fishball Soup (+700 health) are the strongest single-use healing items in the game.

• Gather ingredients regularly while exploring. Fishing, hunting, and gathering all provide cooking materials.

• Cook at bonfires found throughout the world or at the cooking station in Greymane Camp.

• For dual health and spirit recovery, prioritize Marinated Meat and Braised Ribs recipes. These are the most efficient recovery items per ingredient slot.

• Base and Filling Clear Soups have a much longer Ice Resistance duration (5 min) than higher-tier soups (30 sec to 1 min), making them surprisingly useful as pre-combat buffs.

• Stock up on Cooking Oil and Salt from vendors. These consumable ingredients are required for most advanced recipes but cannot be gathered in the wild.