Thirst is a survival mechanic in Conan Exiles.
It is indicated by a green meter under the health bar depicting a droplet symbol.
Loss[]
At default settings, the thirst meter will drop by 1 every 12 seconds. While on claimed land, each tick takes ten times longer. While suffering from temperature debuffs, this is reduced by 50%, but can be countered by the Expertise perk, Survivalist.
A character will receive three warning messages prior to dehydration:
- 24 — Your throat feels dry...
- 9 — You begin to feel dizzy from thirst...
- 1 — You must drink soon
At 0, the player will suffer the Thirsty debuff, losing 7 health every 10 seconds.
Gain[]
Thirst can be quenched in a variety of ways, the easiest is to interact with the ground within a few meters of water. Without a body of water, though, the following will help you decide between carry weight and source duration for portable water.
| Item | Thirst Quenched |
Weight | Thirst Quenched per unit Weight |
Drinks per unit |
Stack Size |
Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Purified Water
|
35 | 0.1 | 350 | 1 | 50 | ∞ | Stove |
 Desert Berry Pulp
|
12 | 0.02 | 600 | 1 | 1000 | 20 Minutes | Fluid Press |
 Highland Berry Pulp
|
12 | 0.02 | 600 | 1 | 1000 | 20 Minutes | Fluid Press |
 Fat Grub
|
5 | 0.1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 10 Minutes | Compost Heap |
 Sealed Waterskin
|
25 | 1.12 | 223 | 10 | 1 | ∞ | Hand Crafted |
| Deep drink Waterskin
|
25 | 2 | 250 | 20 | 1 | ∞ | Hanuman's Grotto |
 Khari Waterskin
|
50 | 2 | 625 | 25 | 1 | ∞ | Wine Cellar |
When filled to 100, the character will receive a ten-minute bonus, indicated by a green outline around the border of the meter, where the meter will stay at 100 and they will receive a 5% bonus to their maximum stamina.