Quick answer: The game features 17 remedies, including the Healing Gourd. Spend Remnant Dust to advance each one from Lv 1 through Lv 7, boosting its potency and available uses; find the others throughout the game’s regions.
In S-GAME’s Phantom Blade Zero on PC, remedies are healing items. Every remedy restores HP, and most provide an additional benefit, such as a damage buff, reduced damage, Sha-Chi gain, or a brief period of invulnerability. As a remedy improves, its effect grows and it can be used more times. Taking one from Lv 1 to Lv 7 costs 27,000, 37,800 or 48,600 Remnant Dust in total, depending on the remedy.
All remedies at a glance
The 17 remedies are the Healing Gourd, Everflow, Focus Pill, Forbidden Concoction, Green Serpent Brew, Kuye Dew, Lament Draught, Longevity Tonic, Merciful Dew, Miracle Remedy, Phantom Brew, Phantom Remedy, Ritual Wine, Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst, Simmering Brew, Spirit-Returning Broth and Vessel Restorative.
Healing Gourd upgrades: Effect, uses and Remnant Dust cost
The Healing Gourd is already on your HUD in the prologue. At Lv 1 it restores 40% HP. Upgrades cost Remnant Dust.
| Level | Effect | Uses | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 2 | 45% HP | 2 | 2,000 |
| Lv 3 | 45% HP, +10% below 20% HP | 2 | 3,000 |
| Lv 4 | 45% HP, +10% below 20% HP | 3 | 4,000 |
| Lv 5 | 50% HP, +10% below 20% HP | 3 | 5,000 |
| Lv 6 | 50% HP, +15% below 20% HP | 3 | 6,000 |
| Lv 7 | 50% HP, +15% below 20% HP | 4 | 7,000 |
Maxing the Gourd costs 27,000 Remnant Dust in total. The bonus healing from Lv 3 onward only applies when your HP is below 20%,.
Remedy slots and default PC keys
You carry two remedies at once, one in each medicine slot. On PC the defaults under Settings > Controls (see the full controls) are Lower Medicine on R and Upper Medicine on T. The HUD shows the equipped remedy’s icon at the bottom left, next to the HP bar, with its key and the number of uses you have left. In the prologue that reads as the Healing Gourd on R with 2 uses.
Where to find every remedy
Each location below gives the region and the bell closest to where the remedy is picked up. Some remedies sit in chests. The others are rewards or pickups in the world.
| Remedy | Region | Closest bell | Found |
|---|---|---|---|
 Everflow | Pangzhen | Well of Wei Sanchuan | World |
 Green Serpent Brew | Pangzhen | Green Serpent House | World |
 Merciful Dew | Pangzhen | Pond of Fading Song | World |
 Focus Pill | Weeping Creek Valley | The Axemaster’s Holding Cell | Chest |
 Vessel Restorative | Weeping Creek Valley | Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base | Chest |
 Forbidden Concoction | Village of Lu | Zhang’s Hideout (Village of Lu) | World |
 Spirit-Returning Broth | Village of Lu | Well of the Three Puppets | World |
 Lament Draught | Mandate Encampment | Training Grounds Depths | Chest |
 Phantom Remedy | Mandate Encampment | Battlefield Ruins | World |
 Longevity Tonic | Meigu Lake | Meigu Village East Dock | World |
 Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst | Meigu Lake | Zhang’s Hideout (Meigu Village) | World |
 Miracle Remedy | Crimson Forest | Crimson Forest Sha-Chi Tower 6th Floor | Chest |
 Simmering Brew | Crimson Forest | Pangzhen Bridge Overlook | World |
 Ritual Wine | Mirage Estate | Training Grounds | World |
Two remedies sit closest to one of Quick Hand Zhang’s hideout bells: the Forbidden Concoction near Zhang’s Hideout (Village of Lu) and the Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst near Zhang’s Hideout (Meigu Village).
What each remedy does at Lv 1 and Lv 7
“Over time” means the HP comes back gradually rather than all at once.
| Remedy | Lv 1 | Lv 7 | Lv 7 uses |
|---|---|---|---|
 Healing Gourd | 40% HP | 50% HP, +15% below 20% HP | 4 |
| Everflow | 20% HP; kill refills 1 use when empty | 30% HP; +25% Sha-Chi Combo damage 5s after refill | 3 |
| Focus Pill | −30% Sha-Chi use 15s; 30% HP over time | −40% for 20s; 50% HP over time | 4 |
| Forbidden Concoction | +10% Phantom Edge damage 15s; 20% HP | +20%; 40% HP | 3 |
| Green Serpent Brew | Clears status; +75% status resistance 15s; 20% HP over time | +80% for 25s; 40% HP over time | 5 |
 Kuye Dew | −20% damage taken 15s; 40% HP over 10s | −40% for 25s; 60% HP over 10s | 5 |
| Lament Draught | +10% damage 30s; 20% HP | +20% for 40s; 40% HP | 4 |
| Longevity Tonic | All HP | All HP; +20% damage 20s while HP is full | 3 |
| Merciful Dew | 60% HP over 10s | 80% HP; +150% natural Sha-Chi recovery 10s | 6 |
| Miracle Remedy | 30% HP, +30% below 35% HP | 50% HP, +50% below 35% HP | 5 |
 Phantom Brew | 50% HP; Intangible 1s | 70% HP; Intangible 3s | 4 |
| Phantom Remedy | ~60% HP and Sha-Chi over 6s | ~80% HP and 80% Sha-Chi over 6s | 6 |
| Ritual Wine | +50% Burn, Paralysis, Freeze, Bleed buildup 15s; 20% HP | +70% for 25s; 40% HP | 4 |
| Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst | +20% [Heavy Attack] Sha-Chi Combo damage 15s; 20% HP; ignites you | +40% for 25s; 30% HP; ignites you | 4 |
| Simmering Brew | Generates Sha-Chi 15s; 30% HP over time | 25s, +100% Sha-Chi recovery; 50% HP over time | 4 |
| Spirit-Returning Broth | +10% Guard Break 30s; 20% HP | +15% for 40s; 40% HP | 4 |
| Vessel Restorative | 70% HP; +50% natural Sha-Chi recovery 5s | 100% HP; +200% for 10s | 1 |
A few of these come with conditions worth knowing before you slot them. Taking a hit stops the Phantom Remedy’s recovery partway through. The Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst sets you on fire at every level. While Phantom Brew’s Intangible lasts, no attack can hit you. Vessel Restorative has one use at every level, so its upgrades only make that single drink stronger, eventually reaching a full heal at Lv 6.
Remnant Dust cost to upgrade each remedy
All 17 remedies follow one of three cost ladders. The table gives the price of each upgrade step and the total to reach Lv 7.
| Upgrade | 27,000 tier | 37,800 tier | 48,600 tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 2 | 2,000 | 2,800 | 3,600 |
| Lv 3 | 3,000 | 4,200 | 5,400 |
| Lv 4 | 4,000 | 5,600 | 7,200 |
| Lv 5 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 9,000 |
| Lv 6 | 6,000 | 8,400 | 10,800 |
| Lv 7 | 7,000 | 9,800 | 12,600 |
| Total | 27,000 | 37,800 | 48,600 |
- 27,000 tier: Healing Gourd, Merciful Dew
- 37,800 tier: Everflow, Green Serpent Brew, Kuye Dew, Phantom Brew, Phantom Remedy, Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst, Simmering Brew, Spirit-Returning Broth, Vessel Restorative
- 48,600 tier: Focus Pill, Forbidden Concoction, Lament Draught, Longevity Tonic, Miracle Remedy, Ritual Wine
For gear that boosts healing and survival alongside these, see the accessories list.
