Decisions and interactions
ApparitionIt is not the same protection as the single Buffer from Lucky Tonic.
Bound PhylacteryRepeated hits make relying on one small health buffer particularly risky.
Lucky TonicLucky Tonic grants one Buffer.
Rest or upgrade before the next fight?Compare that buffer with the boss's attacks and your likely unblocked damage.Lucky Tonic and BufferLucky Tonic grants one Buffer, which protects one instance of HP loss.
When to spend a potion before the bossIf you repeatedly die with potions unused, review the first turn where one would have changed an attack, kill or draw outcome. The mistake may have happened well before the lethal turn. For one particularly misleading protection effect, read Lucky Tonic's limits; for deciding which fights to prepare
