Underkeep Potions: Match Recovery to the Immediate Problem

Choose a potion for the problem that threatens the next round: lost health, an empty casting resource or a harmful condition. These needs can overlap, but one item does not automatically solve all of them.

Inspect before using

The developer confirmed an alchemy system with potions for different situations. The current player guide reports that using a potion from inventory does not consume the hero’s normal action. That makes timing useful, but the item is still a finite resource.

Read the item’s actual effect and intended target before use. Similar-looking bottles can have different jobs.

A combat recovery sequence

1. Check the hero’s health, resource and status icons.
2. Decide what prevents a safe or useful next action.
3. Read the candidate potion’s effect and cure wording.
4. Use the matching item on the intended hero.
5. Confirm the result before spending the hero’s normal action.

If a hero has a damaging condition, healing alone may leave the cause in place. If the problem is a weapon restriction, restoring mana or health does not fix that requirement.

Cures and upgrades

The player guide names several specialized cures, but this site has not independently verified every current recipe and effect. Use the in-game tooltip to match the specific condition. A healing skill’s cure coverage may also depend on its rank.

Keep the next encounter in mind

Do not spend a rare recovery item merely because it is available. Compare whether the party can safely finish the current fight and rest afterward. Conversely, saving every item is not useful if the party cannot survive the next enemy action. This page offers a decision order, not an exact potion budget or guaranteed emergency combo.