Physical Skill
Health
Reduces fracture chance and slows your energy and hydration drain. It levels passively from other physical skills.
Level 2 is required for Medstation level 2, and level 10 for the quest Athlete. Save skill-reward quests until the skill is level 9 or higher so the reward gives maximum points
Effects Per Level
- +Reduces limb fracture chance by 1.2% per level, up to -60% at Elite
- +Reduces energy consumption by 0.6% per level, up to -30% at Elite
- +Reduces dehydration rate by 0.6% per level, up to -30% at Elite
Elite Perk (Level 51)
- ★Damage absorption (the community has found no measurable effect from this perk, treat it as flavor)
How to Raise Health
- •You cannot train Health directly: it gains 25% of every skill point earned in Endurance, Strength, or Vitality
- •Quest rewards: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away and Get a Foothold award Health levels
Fastest Way to Level
- 1.Level Endurance, Strength, and Vitality and Health follows automatically
- 2.Grab the quest levels: they are the only direct boost available
Remember the per-raid decay: gains slow sharply after 2 points in a raid and reset after 200 seconds without progress. The full system is explained on the skills hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Health skill do in Tarkov?
Reduces fracture chance and slows your energy and hydration drain. It levels passively from other physical skills. Key effects: reduces limb fracture chance by 1.2% per level, up to -60% at elite, and reduces energy consumption by 0.6% per level, up to -30% at elite.
What is the fastest way to level Health?
Level Endurance, Strength, and Vitality and Health follows automatically Grab the quest levels: they are the only direct boost available
What is the Elite perk for Health?
At level 51 (Elite): Damage absorption (the community has found no measurable effect from this perk, treat it as flavor).