--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast lang: en title: Interruptible self-heal summary: The boss prepares a heal that the player can interrupt before completion. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - 'States, resources, and scaling' sourceIds: - source-d6643676a882dfc8 - source-69453b901bc24f92 - source-9bce797ac568c33b - source-d5c6276562198d1e - source-dd1f1b11bfb22dba - source-c151324fe6097460 - source-160a865d5fffd3fe - source-ea1388d8d99118a3 - source-11c8b8a2683f484d sources: - id: source-d6643676a882dfc8 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Interruptible self-heal (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/self-heal-cast/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-69453b901bc24f92 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Interruptible self-heal (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/self-heal-cast/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9bce797ac568c33b title: Vicar Amelia · Bloodborne url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ&t=137s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-d5c6276562198d1e title: The Collector · Dead Cells url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyFky1GGlkY&t=17s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-dd1f1b11bfb22dba title: Gym Leader Sabrina · Pokémon Red and Blue url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NjyFECZBw&t=113s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c151324fe6097460 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design' url: 'https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf' verifiedAt: null - id: source-160a865d5fffd3fe title: Vicar Amelia — Bloodborne Wiki url: 'https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/vicar-amelia.html' verifiedAt: null - id: source-ea1388d8d99118a3 title: The Collector / 5 BSC — Official Dead Cells Wiki url: 'https://deadcells.wiki.gg/wiki/The_Collector/5_BSC' verifiedAt: null - id: source-11c8b8a2683f484d title: Sabrina — Bulbapedia url: 'https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sabrina' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-self-heal-cast title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-self-heal-cast categoryIds: - catalog-part-12 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Interruptible self-heal description: The boss prepares a heal that the player can interrupt before completion. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-rqxou8lqnbq-137.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Bloodborne sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ&t=137s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ' sourceFrameSeconds: 137 credit: FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment; gameplay capture by PowerPyx rights: >- Game graphics © FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment. Gameplay recording by PowerPyx. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Bloodborne: Vicar Amelia at low health in combat' alt: 'Bloodborne: Vicar Amelia at low health in combat' markers: - x: 35 'y': 86 label: >- Amelia’s prayer can restore this bar if her healing is not interrupted tips: - >- Separate healing preparation from health restoration and show how to interrupt it. examples: - title: Bloodborne url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ&t=137s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Interruptible self-heal id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-self-heal-cast/ The boss prepares a heal that the player can interrupt before completion. ## At a glance ![Bloodborne: Vicar Amelia at low health in combat](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-rqxou8lqnbq-137.webp) [Bloodborne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ&t=137s) · Game graphics © FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment. Gameplay recording by PowerPyx. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ), 137 s 1. Amelia’s prayer can restore this bar if her healing is not interrupted - Separate healing preparation from health restoration and show how to interrupt it. - [Bloodborne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ&t=137s) ## How it works The boss prepares a heal that the player can interrupt before completion. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The boss prepares a heal that the player can interrupt before completion. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Interruptible self-heal (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/self-heal-cast/) (id: source-d6643676a882dfc8) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Interruptible self-heal (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/self-heal-cast/) (id: source-69453b901bc24f92) - [Vicar Amelia · Bloodborne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxOU8lqnBQ&t=137s) (id: source-9bce797ac568c33b) - [The Collector · Dead Cells](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyFky1GGlkY&t=17s) (id: source-d5c6276562198d1e) - [Gym Leader Sabrina · Pokémon Red and Blue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NjyFECZBw&t=113s) (id: source-dd1f1b11bfb22dba) - [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design](https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf) (id: source-c151324fe6097460) - [Vicar Amelia — Bloodborne Wiki](https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/vicar-amelia.html) (id: source-160a865d5fffd3fe) - [The Collector / 5 BSC — Official Dead Cells Wiki](https://deadcells.wiki.gg/wiki/The_Collector/5_BSC) (id: source-ea1388d8d99118a3) - [Sabrina — Bulbapedia](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sabrina) (id: source-11c8b8a2683f484d) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors