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Cult of the Lamb: What is a Blue Heart?

Cult of the Lamb in-game screenshot showing Blue Heart

This Cult of the Lamb guide explains what is a Blue Heart.

Cult of the Lamb is the new rogue-like action-adventure game from Australian developers Massive Monster. Its unique cult-building premise, charming art-style, and aptly crazy story has skyrocketed it to the top of video game charts.

In the game, players control a lamb who is sacrificed by four heretic prophets. The lamb is then resurrected by a malevolent deity named “The One Who Waits” and instructed to start a cult in his honour.

The game interlaces rogue-like action sequences with village building akin to Animal Crossing. Along the way, players convert new followers to their cult and must maintain their faith and quality of life.

Faith is managed through a variety of cult traditions like rituals, sacrifice, worship, and issuing religious doctrine. All in all, it makes for a wonderfully unique and messed-up experience that’s hugely rewarding and addictive.

However, the game is quite complex and there’s a lot to wrap your head around. As a result, players have a lot of questions about how things work in Cult of the Lamb.

Cult of the Lamb boss fight - what is a blue heart
Boss fights are where Blue Hearts are particularly useful.

When starting the game, one of the first things to figure out is how health works.

Like a lot of things in Cult of the Lamb, the game doesn’t explain exactly how health is increased or re-filled. There are also a few different types of ‘Heart’ that boost your health in different ways.

For context, health is monitored by Heart icons in the top left corner. Each time you’re hit, you lose half a heart. Health is regained by finding hearts as you progress through dungeons. However, not every Heart was created equal.

So, let’s answer the question “what is a Blue Heart?” in Cult of the Lamb

What is a Blue Heart in Cult of the Lamb

There are three different types of Hearts – red, blue, and diseased. Each have different attributes.

Blue Hearts stand-out thanks to their different colour which may lead you to believe they are ‘stronger’ than normal Hearts. However, that isn’t quite true.

Thankfully, Blue Hearts are still one of the most useful things you can find in the game.

What is a Blue Heart in Cult of the Lamb: A Blue Heart is a temporary health boost. As with normal Hearts, it is lost through taking damage. However, it cannot be refilled once lost.

What is a Blue Heart in Cult of the Lamb
A Blue Heart in the top left corner.

So, there you have it – now you know what a Blue Heart does in Cult of the Lamb.

If you see one, be sure to pick it up as they are incredibly useful and can save your skin in difficult moments.

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