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* ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'' has the Drop Spark upgrade which, once bought, allows Shovel Knight to flick a long-ranged spark across the ground while at full health. Beating a boss with the spark, which would require you to take down most of its health without getting hit, nets you an achievement.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', the final sword technique is an upgrade to the basic SpinAttack that increases its range, but it only works if Link is at full health.
** In ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', in addition to the Master Sword's sword beams only working when Link is at full health, the Heart-Strong weapon skill will increase the attack power of any weapon it's on as long as the wielder can avoid taking any damage.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Master Sword’s beam takes the place of throwing it, as you can’t get rid of the Master Sword once you’ve obtained it. The beam only works if you have full hearts or yellow extra hearts.

* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' has the Superfluous Emitters ability from the Command Specialization tree which gives a 2% damage bonus per team member above 95% health or hull capacity.

* In ''VideoGameDragonBallXenoverse'' and In ''VideoGameDragonBallXenoverse2'', several of the rarest and/or most powerful Z-Souls (or Super Souls in the sequel) have effects that only trigger when the player is at full health.

* In ''VideoGameDragonballXenoverse'' and In ''VideoGameDragonballXenoverse2'', several of the rarest and/or most powerful Z-Souls (or Super Souls in the sequel) have effects that only trigger when the player is at full health.

* In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', the Sword ability fires out a sword beam when Kirby slashes while at full health. Given that the Sword ability also gives Kirby a green hat, this may be a direct reference to ''The Legend of Zelda''.

* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': Characters who learn the "Hothead" talent gain bonuses to attack accuracy and CriticalHit chance while at maximum HP, which boosts the value of ambushes, high [[ActionInitiative Initiative]] scores, and plenty of ArmorPoints to retain the benefit.

** Though applied in the opposite direction, [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Archen and Archeops]] have [[GlassCannon high speed and attack stats]], but both of the latter are cut in half when they're reduced below 50% health.

A subtrope of SituationalDamageAttack. Compare BreakablePowerup, an item that is lost when the player character takes damage; CastFromHitPoints, a technique that costs health to use; NoDamageRun, another incentive to avoid damage; GlassCannon, a character who deals a lot of damage but can't take much of it; PercentDamageAttack, an ability that hits harder if the target, not the user, has more health; and DifficultButAwesome, a character who requires a lot of skill to use effectively. Contrast CriticalStatusBuff and DesperationAttack, the {{inver|tedTrope}}se of this trope, and CriticalExistenceFailure, where characters aren't impacted by taking damage until their health reaches zero.

* In ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', the Peak Performance skill increases your attack when your health is full, whereas Maximim Might increases your affinity, the chance to land a CriticalHit when your stamina is full instead.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', Driver Arts are {{cooldown}}-based attacks with a variety of effects. Some of them (such as Mòrag's bitball art Gliding Swallow, Rex's ether cannon art Daring Shot, or Nia's megalance art Vulture Peck) gain a damage boost of up to 75% (depending on the art's level) if the Driver using them has at least 90% of his maximum health. There are a few Blade Special Attacks that have this effect as well, such as Sheba's level 1 special Dessert Bomb or any of Poppi's specials with a Vital Charge RAM chip.

** In VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2, Gria units can learn the Unscarred ability that boosts stats when the unit is at full health.

** Ultima Weapon, a RecurringElement in the series, is a sword (usually an InfinityPlusOneSword) that deals damage based on the proportion of its wielder's current health to their maximum health.

** Starting from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', the Sturdy ability lets the Pokemon survive an attack that would normally [[OneHitKill make it faint in one hit]], if said Pokemon is at full health.
** The item Focus Sash has the same effect and condition as the above-mentioned Sturdy ability, plus being able to work only once before breaking.

** The moves Water Spout and Eruption both deal proportional damage based on the user's remaining health. At full power, they can rival the strongest moves in the game like Hyper Beam and Overheat, but they quickly fall off once the Pokémon using them takes a few hits.

** Ultima Weapon, a RecurringElement in the series, is a sword (usually an InfinityPlusOneSword) whose attack power is based on the proportion of its wielder's current health to their maximum health.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', Driver Arts are {{cooldown}}-based attacks with a variety of effects. Some of them (such as Mòrag's bitball art Gliding Swallow, Rex's ether cannon art Daring Shot, or Nia's megalance art Vulture Peck) gain a damage boost of up to 75% (depending on the art's level) if the Driver using them has at least 90% of their maximum health. There are a few Blade Special Attacks that have this effect as well, such as Sheba's level 1 special Dessert Bomb or any of Poppi's specials with a Vital Charge RAM chip.
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