Vitality

Vitality is a measure of a survivor's maximum health represented by a refillable heart icon in Death Road to Canada. Each point of Vitality equates to how many hitpoints a survivor has, and accordingly, how many hits a survivor can take before death. By default, survivors will start with 3 Vitality, but this number is variable dependent on perks and traits. Pets will most often start with 2 Vitality, and rare characters can have their own special variables ranging from 1 to 6.

Vitality can be considered the counterpart to Dexterity, which increases a survivor's running speed. Both are hidden stats that are difficult to raise and enhance individual survivability.

Progression

Vitality as a stat differs significantly from combat, support, or personality stats. It does not show up on a survivor's stat screen and rarely increases or decreases using typical means of training; there are very few opportunities to raise Vitality. Though it isn't a stat that can be gain as easily as other stats it can be done through special trainers and events. All survivors start with only 3 skill point in vitality unless they have a special trait that increases vitality. Increasing the stat allows a survivor to take more damage from zombies or events; thus increasing the survivability of the character. However, if caught by an entire horde of zombies, even max 6 vitality can drain very fast if character doesn't have the means to escape.

Training

The vitality stat can be trained in the following ways:

• Armor Merchant
• Boxing Trainer
• Caveman
• Cleaning Lady
• Department of Motor Vehicles
• Fairy Queen
• Fishing Cabins
• Head Swap Doctor*
• Herman
• Hermit
• Kip's Science Machine/Mysterious Device*
• Nice Teeth Ghost
• Siege Rewards
• Toilet Genie
• Wizard

Penalties*

The is some training and events that can lower vitality. If a character is turned into a skeleton their vitality is set to 1.

• Head Swap Doctor
• Kip's Science Machine/Mysterious Device
• Samedi
• Witch
• Grim Reaper
• Halloween SCARETACULAR event

Vitality Table

	Cluck-cluck, Gnomey, Also Gnomey, Kepa, Octodad, Sans Undertale, Uncle Sam, Vermin, WYK-TV Skeletons, and BERSERK! trait
	Most Pets, Battle Rodent, Bee Mann, Bogan, Broomy, Horse, Woof, and Frantic Whiner or Dingus Savant traits
	Most survivors and Rare Characters
	Bryce Lu, Caveman, Clem, Gordo, Hermit, Kaiju, Mountie, Sumo Wrestler, and Big Bruiser perk or Gourmand or Resilient Type traits
	Contender, Sir Boney, and with Big Bruiser perk and Gourmand or Resilient Type traits combo
	Knight

Events

The following events may have the chance to increase vitality:

• Challenge Mode,
• DA NA NA NAAAAAAA! (L*nk only),
• Extra Deluxe Ultima Wonkor Burger
• Merciless Bandits
• The Big McDowell
• The Tetrographic Vortex
• The Zombie Master
• Trust Building Exercise events