Ki

**Ki** is the primary resource used in DBT. Ki is consumed when using Ki weapons, flying, sustaining a transformation and using Instant Transmission.

A player's Ki is displayed as a colored bar, with numbers below it displaying their current and maximum Ki supply. This display can be freely moved by dragging it with the cursor.

All characters start with 1000 maximum Ki. Permanent upgrades can be consumed and several armors and accessories can be equipped to increase this amount.

Unlike Mana, Ki must be recovered manually, unless the player has armor, accessories or buffs that grant passive Ki regeneration.

## Regenerating Ki

### Charging

Charging, executed by holding `Energy Charge`, is the simplest way of recovering Ki. By default, charging recovers 60 Ki per second. Charging can be done at any moment, including while doing any Ki-draining action, but excluding when a movement key is held while flying, which instead makes the player fly faster. Charging impairs a severe movement penalty while Ki is not full, reducing the player's maximum horizontal speed to 2 mph.

#### Accessories

There are several accessories which give diverse effects while charging:

* Ki Chip and Battle Kit increase Ki regeneration.
	+ Earthen Scarab and Earthen Arcanium gradually increase Ki regeneration, up to 6 times the normal amount.
* The Crystallite accessories increase your movement speed.
* Baldur Essentia and Buldarium Sigmite increase defense by an amount proportional to your current defense.
	+ Additionally, Buldarium Sigmite increases health regeneration.
* Burning Energy Amulet and Ice Energy Talisman respectively inflict On Fire! and Frostburn on nearby enemies.
	+ Pure Energy Circlet inflicts both.

#### Ki Scrolls

Charging can be permanently enhanced by crafting and consuming Ki Scrolls, increasing the amount of Ki recovered over time. Each can be consumed only once per character.

 Master Ki Scroll | 180 Ki/s

### Consumables

Ki potions can be used in a manner similar to healing and mana potions, including quick use by pressing `Quick Ki` and a sickness debuff which prevents the player from drinking more Ki potions for one minute.
Similarly, Senzu Beans can be used once every 5 minutes, or 4 minutes with the Senzu Bag, to regenerate large amounts of Ki and health simultaneously.

### Ki Orbs

Slain enemies may drop  Ki Orbs, which function similarly to dropped hearts and stars for health and Mana respectively. Each collected Orb grants 50 Ki.

### Passive regeneration

Passive Ki regeneration allows the player to regenerate Ki without any input or as a consequence of other actions. Passive regeneration is granted by armor, accessories and buffs, and is not stopped when performing Ki-draining actions.

List of Ki-regenerating buffs
 Ki Diffuser |  Ki Diffuser
 MRE |  MRE

## Increasing maximum Ki

### Legendary Trait

The Legendary Trait doubles the player's base Ki from 1000 to 2000 and the effects of any comsumed Ki Fragments after the defeat of the Eye of Cthulhu.

### Ki Fragments

Ki Fragments permanently increase the player's base maximum Ki by a fixed amount. Each can be consumed only once per character. They have a 25% chance of dropping from their corresponding boss.

### Equipment

Equipping armor and certain accessories can increase the player's maximum Ki or reduce Ki usage. Increases granted by equipment are not affected by the Legendary Trait.