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Blood Bags

Source: Baldr's Basic Advice, Market Flipping guide (Madpup [3239181] thread t=16408815), Bapki's Blood Bag Guide by Bapki [2253001] t=16141340 (karma 1,504).

What They Are

Medical items used to restore life/health. Consistent demand because players use them during fights and while hospitalised. Different blood types sell for different prices.

Method 1: Filling Blood Bags (Confirmed)

Source: BattlebeeAlpha [2659904], "Every Money Making Method", t=16357988.

  1. Buy empty blood bags from the Pharmacy in city for $15,000 each
  2. Fill them at a blood bank (costs you life/health)
  3. Sell filled ones at a significant markup
  4. Price varies by blood type

Blood Day event: Life and cooldown penalties for blood withdrawal are halved. This is the best time to fill and sell blood bags. From game news ticker (June 12 2026): "World Blood Donor Day is imminent. Life/cooldown penalties for blood withdrawal halved from 10:30 TCT on the 14th."

Method 2: Buying Abroad and Reselling

Same mechanic as flower/plushie running. Some foreign city shops sell blood-related items cheaply that can be resold in Torn at a markup.

Seasonal Demand Spike

Blood Day event causes a sharp increase in demand and price. Stock up empty bags before the event, fill and sell during it.

Same seasonal pattern as Cannabis before 4/20 or Beer before International Beer Day.

Blood Bags in City Shop

Empty blood bags are listed as one of the profitable city shop items to buy daily (alongside beer, pepper spray, and basic plushies) and resell. At $15k each and 100 items/day limit they form part of the city shop flipping strategy.

Education Requirements (from Bapki t=16141340)

To fill blood bags you need two education courses (Biology section): 1. Introduction to Biology (1 week, $200) 2. Intravenous Therapy (3 weeks, $3,500) — the one that actually unlocks filling

Total: 4 weeks, $3,700. Once complete, you can fill AND use blood bags.

Pharmacy unlock: requires completing ALL Biology courses + Bachelor of Biology (many weeks, 20k+). Before that, buy empty bags from Item Market (~$17,000 vs $15,000 at Pharmacy).

Detailed Mechanics (from Bapki)

Filling a bag: - Costs 20% of your current life - Adds 3 hours to Medical Cooldown - Need at least 20% life before you can fill

Using a bag: - Removes 100 minutes off hospital time - Adds 20% life - Adds 1 hour to Medical Cooldown - Must be a compatible blood type or you get hospitalised (Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction)

8 blood types exist in Torn. Compatibility matters. The item description tells you which types are compatible. Using an incompatible type intentionally hospitalises you (useful for self-hosping during faction wars, see below).

Irradiated blood bag: Created by filling while you have radiation poisoning. Using it gives the recipient radiation. Avoid.

Self-Hosping (confirmed by Bapki)

Use a blood bag with a blood type incompatible with yours. You get hospitalised for a while. Useful during wars to avoid being attacked. Remember to disable reviving in Preferences > General Settings if you want to stay hospitalised.

Honor Bars and Merits

Award Requirement
Transfusion (honor bar) Fill 250 blood bags
Anaemic (honor bar) Fill 1,000 blood bags
Clotted (honor bar) Use an incompatible blood bag (intentional)
Vampire (honor bar) Random chance on any blood bag use
Medical merits Use 500 / 5,000 / 25,000 medical items total
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