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Regain System

Rally / Regain System

Basic Information

When an enemy's attack hits, a portion of the HP gauge briefly turns orange, indicating the amount of damage inflicted. Attack the enemy before the orange bar disappear to restore a given amount of HP.

For a short period after taking damage, you have a chance to recover the health you lost. A small white marker will appear on your health bar to illustrate the amount of HP you can recover. After a short period, roughly two and a half seconds, the amount of HP that you can recover will begin to decrease until it is gone. Striking an enemy before this happens will allow you to Regain your lost health. The amount of HP recovered per hit varies by weapon and can be increased with gem effects.

The best way to Regain health is to roll or quickstep behind the enemy so that they have trouble hitting you; attack from that position. Always beware of quick spinning attacks and area-of-effect attacks. While it is true that you need to hurry if you want to utilize the Regain system, sometimes you need to simply fall back and use a Blood Vial. You have to find a balance, and the best method of healing will be determined by your enemy's power and aggressiveness. Against enemies that don't flinch when struck and attack quickly, Regain may be too risky; in those cases, use vials.

Regain is a key system in Bloodborne. Don't mistake its simplicity for a lack of importance. After being struck by an enemy attack, look for a chance to retaliate quickly to recover health.

Notes

Chalice Dungeon Additional Rites - Fetid Offering Hidden Effect: there is a chance that Red Aura enemies will have Rally Effect and can regain health as you do [Regain System] - Video

Weapon's Rally: Most attacks multiply the rally number by their attack damage multiplier. Some of them are special-cased to have a different amount of rally (e.g. Logarius' Wheel multi-hit attacks).