While it feels like a light-hearted and fun game at first,LEGO Fortnitecomes with its own set of challenges. This action-packed game mode inFortnite’s Chapter 5: Season 1features tons of unique survival mechanics that players need to monitor. Whether they’re running from a pack of roaming wolves ortrying to take down Brutes, players need to focus on managing their body temperature, hunger, health, stamina, and defense levels.
Naturally, players want to increase their chances of survival and ensure they don’t run out of stamina and have plenty of health and defense points. This guide can help players understand how they can have more Hearts, Stamina, and Defense inLEGO Fortnite.
How to Get More Hearts
Players only get three hearts when they first start their adventures inLEGO Fortnite. However, to increase their survivability in the great outdoors, they need more hearts. There are two different ways players can increase their health –by eating Foodand using Health Charms.
Health Charms
The best way to get hearts inLEGO Fortniteis bycrafting a Health Charm. With every upgrade, the Health Charm adds more hearts and even boosts defense. The table below contains a list of all Health Charm tiers, their requirements, and benefits.
+5 Hearts+14 Defense
To unlock the recipe forhigher-tier Health Charms, players need to upgrade their Crafting Bench.
Foods
Food not only replenishes the character’s hunger but also provides healing benefits. All thefoods inLEGO Fortnitewill regenerate health. However, some of them are better than others. The table below contains the best foods to restore hearts and boost health.
+10 Hearts+20 Hunger +2 min Stamina regen
Regenerates health constantly for 5 minutes+5 Hunger
How to Increase Stamina
The most overlooked survival mechanic in the game is Stamina. A player’s Stamina level determines whether they can safely perform actions like gliding through the Grasslands or swimming to an island near the Shore. While there’s currently no way to permanently increase Stamina regeneration speed,there are certain foodsthat provide a quick boost to the player’s Stamina levels.
+1 minute Stamina boost+1 Heart +2 Hunger
+2 minutes Stamina boost+3 Bonus Hearts +5 Hunger
Corn on the Cob
+2 minutes Stamina boost+3 Hearts +5 Hunger
+2 minutes Stamina boost+5 Hearts +8 Hunger
+2 minutes Stamina boost+10 Hearts +20 Hunger
Fruit Pie
Oven 1 Flour, 1 Raspberry, 3 Snow Berries, 3 Slap Berries
+2 minutes Stamina boost+15 Hearts + 8 Hunger
How to Get More Defense
Defense is an important survival mechanic that helps players mitigate any damage they take. Unlike other survival games, there is no protective armor inLEGO Fortnite. Players need toequip craftable Charms and Totemsto increase their defense.
There are different types of Charms, each with varying tiers and effects. Players can equipthree charmsof any kind simultaneously to get unique buffs. The table below contains a list of the best charms to get more defense.
Totem of the Immortal
Rare Crafting Bench
+7 Defense+4 Hearts Allows players to revive after death (single use)
+14 Defense+5 Hearts Grants bonus defense after taking damage.
To max out Hearts and Defense, players can equip three Epic-tier charms of any kind.
