Donkey Kong Bananza: Healing Guide

Replenish your health and continue navigating through the layers of the planet with the help of healing items in Donkey Kong Bananza.

Healing in Donkey Kong Bananza (Image via Nintendo)
Healing in Donkey Kong Bananza (Image via Nintendo)

Donkey Kong Bananza explores a new adventure of DK as he makes his way to the core of the planet to prevent the Void King from gaining the power of the Banandium roots. Throughout this descent, you will face several powerful foes who will try to halt your progress and inflict damage. You can recover from this with the help of certain special items.

In this article, we will look at how to recover your health using healing items in Donkey Kong Bananza.

Healing in Donkey Kong Bananza

There are several ways you could lose your health in Donkey Kong Bananza, including falling from a height, being exposed to various environmental hazards, or being hit by enemies. Depending on various factors, the amount of health you lose will differ. In Donkey Kong Bananza, DK does not have the ability to automatically recover health over time.

If you lose health, you will need to look for and collect special healing items to help restore either a portion or your entire health. Each item has its own use and effect. Here is a list of items you can use to restore your health:

List of Healing Items

Restore your health with healing items (Image via Nintendo | ZackScottGames/YouTube)
ItemCost in GoldUse
Red Ballon50After falling from a height, you will recover without losing any health. Automatically consumes one balloon.
Red Balloon x10400Stacks up 10 balloons, which automatically deploy once you fall from a height. Each fall consumes one balloon.
Apple Juice1000Automatically restores your health fully from zero. Consumes one bottle per restoration.

Rest at Getaways

Restore you health by taking breaks (Image via Nintendo | ZackScottGames/YouTube)
Restore your health by taking breaks (Image via Nintendo | ZackScottGames/YouTube)

Another efficient way to heal yourself is by taking naps. You can do this by navigating to any of your getaways and resting, which restores all your hearts and temporarily grants you one extra heart. If you want to build your getaway, you can speak with Architectone, who will help you construct one in the layer you are currently in.

Maximum Health

Increase your number of hearts by upgrading the health skill (Image via Nintendo | ZackScottGames/YouTube)
Increase your number of hearts by upgrading the health skill (Image via Nintendo | ZackScottGames/YouTube)

Donkey Kong begins the game with a total of three hearts. However, you can increase the number of hearts you play with by upgrading your health skill. The maximum number of hearts you can have is 10, with an additional five bonus hearts available through various outfits or items.

One of the ways to increase your temporary hearts is by resting at your getaway while being at Cozy level 8. There are also some outfits you can wear that will increase your temporary hearts by one in particular areas or zones.

Also read: Donkey Kong Bananza: All DK Outfits and How To Get Them


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