A Heart Canister is an item that permanently increases your maximum health by one heart (2 health) per canister equipped, up to a maximum of 20 hearts (40 health). They are used by either right clicking with them, or by placing them in the appropriate slot in the 'o' menu. The extra hearts are shown as orange and cover up the standard red health, rather than be shown above them. They are useful for dungeoneering and exploration, two of the cornerstones of Hexxit gameplay.
Crafting
Empty Canister: Made from 4 Aluminum Ingots (Made with Tinkerer's Smeltery) in a 2x2 Crafting Section.
Miniature Red Heart: Found as a rare drop from enemies.
Necrotic Bone: Uncraftable. Found as a rare drop from Wither Skeletons in The Nether.
Jeweled Apple: Apple in the center of a crafting table with Diamonds surroinding it in Cardinal (North South East West) sections.
Notes
- A player can remove their heart canisters so that they have more health than their maximum until they take damage. For example, if you have one heart canister and 11/11 hearts, and you take it out of your 'o' menu slot, you will have 11/10 hearts. Your health will therefore not regenerate until you reach 9.5 or fewer hearts.
- If /gamerule keepInventory = true, you will respawn with 10 hearts of health regardless, but your extra health will still regenerate from natural health regeneration.