Items in Purgatorio are consumables that keep your Fixer alive during jobs. They restore Health, refill Sanity (SP), top up ammo, or turn the fight in your favor with damage-over-time and damage buffs. Knowing exactly what each one does lets you slot the right tools before you leave the office and use them at the right moment.
Quick answer: Use K Corp. Ampule to fully heal, Moon Chunk to restore 90 Sanity, Ammo Bundle to refill 25 ammo, Throwing Knife to apply Bleed, and Stimulant to gain Damage Up before a big hit.
Every item and what it does
Each item has a single, defined effect when used. Some heal, some restore Sanity, and a few apply status effects to you or your enemies. Here is the full list with the exact result of using each one.
| Item | Effect when used |
|---|---|
| K Corp. Ampule | Gain 2 Ampule Toxin status effects and heal 100% of your health. |
| Diluted Ampule | Gain 1 Ampule Toxin status effect and heal by x10 of the Ampule Toxin percentage of your health. |
| Bandage | Grants x2 Healing for 10 seconds. |
| Canned Coffee | Heals 5 SP. |
| Stick | Heals 5 SP and grants 1 Poise. |
| Ration | Heals 10 Health and 10 Stagger. |
| Throwing Knife | Applies x2 stacks of Bleed when thrown at enemies. |
| Stimulant | Grants x2 stacks of Damage Up for 10 seconds. |
| Moon Chunk | Restores 90 Sanity. |
| Ammo Bundle | Restores 25 ammo. |
Status effects items can apply
Several items grant a status effect on top of their base action. These effects decide whether you use an item to survive, to sustain a fight, or to spike your damage.
| Status | What it does |
|---|---|
| Healing | Restores lost Health per second. |
| Poise | On hit, gives x5 Potency chance to land a Critical Strike. |
| Bleed | Deals damage over time. |
| Damage Up | Increases your overall damage dealt. |
Best items for healing and survival
When your Health bar is the problem, the K Corp. Ampule is the strongest single option because it heals 100% of your health outright and stacks 2 Ampule Toxin effects. The Diluted Ampule is a weaker version that heals based on its Ampule Toxin percentage and only applies one stack.
For steady recovery, the Bandage gives x2 Healing for 10 seconds, so it works best when you can back off and let the regeneration tick. The Ration is a smaller top-up that heals 10 Health and 10 Stagger, which is useful when you also need to shave down a filling Stagger bar to avoid being Staggered.
Note: Stagger matters because being hit with a full Stagger bar leaves you immobile and taking double damage. Trimming Stagger with a Ration can stop that from happening in a drawn-out fight.
Best items for restoring Sanity (SP)
Sanity, shown as SP, feeds your combat performance. High SP grants extra Clash Power and more damage, while low SP cuts your damage and risks a panic. Perfect dodges and won clashes build SP naturally, but items give you a direct refill when a fight has drained it.
The Moon Chunk is the standout, restoring 90 Sanity in one use. Canned Coffee heals 5 SP, and the Stick also heals 5 SP while adding 1 Poise, which gives you a x5 Potency chance to land a Critical Strike on your next hits. If you are grinding down SP through repeated clashes, keep a Moon Chunk in reserve for the moment your damage output starts to fall off.
Best items for dealing damage
Two items shift the fight onto the enemy. The Throwing Knife applies x2 stacks of Bleed when thrown, stacking damage over time that ticks even while you reposition or dodge. The Stimulant grants x2 stacks of Damage Up for 10 seconds, so use it right before you commit to a burst of attacks to get the most out of the window.
If your kit relies on ranged fire, the Ammo Bundle restores 25 ammo per use and keeps you from running dry mid-job. Pair it with the Stimulant window so you are not forced to reload during your damage spike.
How to pick the right item
Match the item to what the fight is taking from you. Losing Health calls for the K Corp. Ampule, Diluted Ampule, Bandage, or Ration. Losing SP calls for the Moon Chunk, Canned Coffee, or Stick. If you want to press an advantage, the Throwing Knife and Stimulant push damage, and the Ammo Bundle keeps ranged options online.
Because each item resolves a specific problem, carrying a mix of one strong heal, one Sanity restore, and one damage tool covers the situations most jobs throw at you.
