Heal

Heal is a spell in Remixed Pixel Dungeon with Witchcraft Affinity (also available to Priest and PlagueDoctor affinities).

The Heal spell restores a portion of the target's health instantly, making it valuable for emergency situations. The healing amount is calculated as 20% of the target's max HP multiplied by the caster's skill level (with a minimum of 1 HP healed).

• Magic Affinity: Witchcraft (also available in Priest and Plague Doctor affinities)
• Targeting: Char (can target any character on the map)
• Level: 2
• Mana Cost: 5
• Cast Time: 1 turn
• Cooldown: 2 turns

The spell heals the target character for (Max HP / 5 * Caster's skill level) hit points, with a minimum of 1 point healed, according to the Lua implementation.

The exact formula from the Lua code is: heal = target:ht() / 5. * caster:skillLevel()

This means that for a full-health target:

• At caster skill level 1: heals 20% of target's max HP (minimum 1)
• At caster skill level 2: heals 40% of target's max HP (minimum 1)
• At caster skill level 3: heals 60% of target's max HP (minimum 1)
• And so on…

The Heal spell can be used for:

• Emergency health restoration during dangerous encounters
• Healing yourself in combat situations
• Healing allies or pets
• Supporting pets during challenging fights

• Best used when health is critically low
• Can heal allies and pets as well as yourself
• Good for supporting pets during challenging fights
• The healing scales with your skill level
• Be mindful of the 2-turn cooldown when planning healing

Affinities that can use this spell include:

• Witchcraft affinity users
• Priest affinity users
• Plague Doctor affinity users

There is a different Java-based spell called “Healing” (not “Heal”) with different mechanics:

• Healing.java - Heals 30% of target's max HP, targeting self only, costs 10 mana, level 3 spell
• For more information on the Java-based Healing spell, see Healing Spell

• Lua Implementation: Heal.lua
• Spell Availability (Common): CustomSpellsList.lua#L9
• Spell Availability (Witchcraft): CustomSpellsList.lua#L13
• Spell Availability (Priest): CustomSpellsList.lua#L16
• Spell Availability (PlagueDoctor): CustomSpellsList.lua#L17
• Spell Base Class (Lua): spell.lua - Base spell implementation
• Common Classes Library: commonClasses.lua - RPD module import
• English String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2679-L2680
• Russian String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2681-L2682
• Spanish String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2519-L2520
• French String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2666-L2667
• German String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2502-L2503
• Chinese String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2510-L2511
• Japanese String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2518-L2519
• Portuguese String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2508-L2509
• Turkish String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2547-L2548
• Indonesian String Resources: strings_all.xml#L2503-L2504
• Heal healing mechanism: Char.java#L99-L107 - heal() method that the spell calls
• Lua spell framework: LuaSpell.java - Java class that handles Lua spell execution
• Java Healing Spell: Healing.java - Different Java-based healing spell (30% self-targeted)
• Formula verification: The Lua code shows heal = target:ht() / 5. * caster:skillLevel() with minimum of 1
• Java Healing Spell Code References:
  • Healing.java#L15-L20 - Stats initialization (targeting, affinity, level, image, cost)
  • Healing.java#L23-L27 - Exact healing calculation ¹⁾
  • Healing.java - Java-based healing spell that heals 30% of target's max HP, targets self only, costs 10 mana, level 3 spell
• Last updated: Latest commit

• Lua Spell Stats (Heal.lua): MagicAffinity = Witchcraft, TargetingType = char, Level = 2, CastTime = 1, SpellCost = 5, Cooldown = 2
• Healing Formula (Lua): heal = target:ht() / 5. * caster:skillLevel() with minimum of 1 HP healing
• Healing Effect (Lua): target:heal(math.max(1, heal), caster) - heals calculated amount with minimum 1 HP
• String Resources: Heal_Name and Heal_Info in strings_all.xml
• The heal method call in Char.java ensures the healing is properly applied with the caster as the source (for tracking and mechanics purposes)

• Spells
• Game Mechanics
• Spell Affinities
• Witchcraft Affinity
• Priest Class
• Plague Doctor Affinity
• Healing Spell - The Java-based healing spell (different from this Heal spell)
• Hero - Main playable character
• Status Effects - Various status effects in the game
• Mana - Mana system mechanics
• Caster - Characters that can cast spells
• Targeting - Different targeting mechanisms in the game
• Buffs and Debuffs - Status effects that can be healed
• Spell Mana Costs - Information about mana costs for spells
• Caster Hero Classes - Classes that specialize in spellcasting