How To Earn And Spend Faith In Silent Hill F: Completing & Solving

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Finding your first Hokora in Silent Hill f gives you a few options to improve your gameplay. Typically, Hokoras are used to create save files, but their main function is to enshrine items and convert them into Faith. Faith is then used to draw Omamori or boost your stats.

Faith acts as your primary currency in Silent Hill f. Unfortunately, you can’t find it directly; instead, you gather items that can be exchanged for Faith. Each item has its own conversion rate, with certain offering items worth the most. Not all collected items can be exchanged for Faith, so choose wisely.

The Best Items To Offer for Faith

Different items can be offered to the Hokora, but common items usually have lower exchange rates. Most items available for offering also have a purpose during combat, with more valuable items offering higher Faith returns. Generally, items used in fights have higher exchange value.

Below is a table summarizing the items, their exchange rates, and uses:

Item	Exchange Rate	Uses
Arare	10 Faith	Slightly restores health
Ramune	20 Faith	Greatly restores max sanity
Yokan	30 Faith	Greatly restores health
Divine Water	50 Faith	Fully restores max sanity and reduces sanity damage temporarily
Chocolate	80 Faith	Slightly restores max sanity; increases Focus duration without sanity loss temporarily
Higashi	80 Faith	Fully restores stamina, with a short period where stamina isn’t consumed
Kudzu Tea	100 Faith	Slowly restores health and sanity for a short time
Inari Sushi	150 Faith	Fully restores health, stamina, and max sanity
Dried Carcass	200 Faith	For offering only
Antique Comb	300 Faith	For offering only
Shriveled Abura-age	500 Faith	For offering only

Avoid offering items you need for combat or survival, like red capsules, bandages, first aid kits, or tool kits—it’s best to save these for emergencies.

While exploring Hokora locations, remember that many valuable items, especially rare ones, are found off the main paths. Check dead ends or hidden spots, as they often contain Emas, which you’ll need along with Faith to upgrade your abilities.

What is Faith Used For?

Faith is primarily used to draw Omamori or to pray and increase your stats. Several Omamori can be hidden around the game, but most are obtained by drawing them from the Hokora. The initial cost to draw an Omamori is low, but it will increase with each attempt.

Using Faith to increase your abilities:

You can pray at Hokora to boost max health, stamina, or sanity.
Each prayer costs Faith, with costs rising each time.
To carry multiple Omamori at once, you can purchase upgrades, each tier increasing the cost.
Each prayer and upgrade requires an Ema, an item scattered throughout the game.

Since Omamori are initially limited to one equipped at a time, boosting your capacity allows you to equip more. Prioritize spending Faith where it benefits your current play style—if you don’t often use sanity or stamina items, focus elsewhere.

Additional Tips

Leftover Faith, Omamori, and prayer points carry over into New Game+ modes, so there’s no rush to spend everything before finishing the game. It’s wise to preserve some for future playthroughs or further upgrades.