Quick answer: Merciful Dew is a pickup in Pangzhen near the Pond of Fading Song bell. At Lv 1 it restores 60% HP over 10 seconds.
Where to find Merciful Dew
Merciful Dew is in Pangzhen, close to the Pond of Fading Song bell, and you get it as a reward or pickup in the world. The Pangzhen interactive map marks every bell in the region, so you can line up the Pond of Fading Song before you set out.
Rest at the Pond of Fading Song bell before searching. If you die along the way, you’ll return close by.
Merciful Dew item card
Merciful Dew belongs to the remedy category: it’s a healing item assigned to a medicine slot. Its Lv 1 card says “Restores 60% HP over 10 seconds.”
The in-game description reads:
“The year the young man joined the Mandate, his mother spent the last of her dowry to obtain a medicinal formula blessed by the Lady. Every year thereafter, she sent him medicinal dew prepared by her own hand.”
Merciful Dew upgrades
Upgrades raise the amount of healing, add uses, and from Lv 3 onward bolt on a Sha-Chi recovery boost. Every level is paid for in Remnant Dust.
| Level | Effect | Uses | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 2 | “Restores 70% HP over 10 seconds.” | 4 | 2,000 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 3 | “Restores 70% HP over 10 seconds. Increases natural Sha-Chi recovery speed by 100% for 5 seconds.” | 4 | 3,000 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 4 | “Restores 70% HP over 10 seconds. Increases natural Sha-Chi recovery speed by 100% for 5 seconds.” | 5 | 4,000 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 5 | “Restores 80% HP over 10 seconds. Increases natural Sha-Chi recovery speed by 100% for 5 seconds.” | 5 | 5,000 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 6 | “Restores 80% HP over 10 seconds. Increases natural Sha-Chi recovery speed by 150% for 10 seconds.” | 5 | 6,000 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 7 | “Restores 80% HP over 10 seconds. Increases natural Sha-Chi recovery speed by 150% for 10 seconds.” | 6 | 7,000 Remnant Dust |
Upgrading Merciful Dew from Lv 1 through Lv 7 requires 27,000 Remnant Dust altogether.
Medicine upgrades also need Healer’s Memory materials, and the tier changes as you climb:
- Apprentice for the upgrade to Lv. 2
- Skilled from Lv. 2 to Lv. 4
- Master from Lv. 4 to max level
Xie Xiaorong, the healer in Pangzhen’s Green Serpent House, is the one who does the upgrades; how to upgrade medicine has the full cost of every level.
All three are sold by Quick Hand Zhang.
What Merciful Dew is good for
Merciful Dew heals a big chunk of your health bar, 60% at Lv 1 and 80% from Lv 5. The catch is timing. That healing trickles in over 10 seconds rather than landing all at once.
At Lv 3, Merciful Dew makes natural Sha-Chi recovery twice as fast for 5 seconds; at Lv 6, the boost becomes 150% and lasts 10 seconds. For help with the resource, see the Sha-Chi and guard stance breakdown; the Sha-Chi spending combos list details what you can use it for.
How to use Merciful Dew
You carry two remedies at a time, one per medicine slot. On PC, the default keys are R for Lower Medicine and T for Upper Medicine. The full rundown on how to heal explains the system, and the full remedies list covers all 17 remedies and where to find each one if you want something to pair with Merciful Dew.
