How much health does the Leechade spirit grant per hit

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In Bastion, after upgrading the shop, you can buy the spirit Leechade. This results in reduced potenecy of health tonics, but also grants health when striking foes. However, it doesn't specify how much health is gained per hit. I'm also uncertain as to whether this applies to all attacks, or just melee attacks. Consdering it costs a 1000 fragments, I'd prefer to know this before buying it.

How much health is restored per hit with Leechade? Also, does it apply to all attacks or just melee attacks?

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Best Answer

The health you get is not per hit, but rather a percentage of the damage you deal. From the numbers I've seen in-game, it looks like there's a progression:

20-39 damage = 1 HP
40-59 damage = 2 HP
60-79 damage = 3 HP

Basically, it looks like you get 5% of the damage you deal as health, rounded down.

Some test data from Who Knows Where:

34 = +1
42 = +2
50 = +2
62 = +3
78 = +3
112 = +5

Related Solutions

How much health do you have at each level in Bastion

According to the PlayerUnits.xml file, your character starts off with 51 health, and then you receive +2 health for every level, up to level 10:

 Level | Health
----------------
   1   |   51
   2   |   53
   3   |   55
   4   |   57
   5   |   59
   6   |   61
   7   |   63
   8   |   65
   9   |   67
  10   |   69

Besides the health you receive for leveling up, you can also add an additional 10 health at any time by equipping the Squirt Cider spirit.

How does Leechade interact with Bastion Bourbon

I tested this just now with my copy of Bastion and a save near the end of the game. With both distillery options active, the amount of health I gained from drinking a health tonic was around 50% of my maximum health - it was certainly more than 34%, which is what I expected.

It was comparable to the effect from drinking a tonic when I had neither spirit active. I'd say the positive effect of the Bastion Bourbon is cancelled out by the negative effect of the Leechade.