The Sanity (SAN) System and Loss of Control
How Lord of Mysteries Sanity works at launch, including its eight states, fast ways to change SAN, recovery options and the hidden rescue event at zero.
Updated August 23, 2026
理智, or Sanity, is a value from 0 to 100. You can see it at the lower-right edge of the health bar. It changes stamina use, damage, movement and screen effects.
The China launch build also has a hidden event at zero. The character appears to vanish after Loss of Control, but the Fool returns the character with 30 Sanity and gives the title 我回来了, or “I’m Back.” This replaces the permanent deletion claim that appeared in some reports before launch.
The eight Sanity states
| Chinese state | English meaning | Reported effect |
|---|---|---|
| 心智锚定 | Mind Anchored | Starts at 80 SAN. Reduces damage taken and stamina use. |
| 清醒 | Clear Mind | No benefit or penalty. Calming can raise it to Mind Anchored. |
| 心神不宁 | Restless | Increases stamina use. |
| 自我存疑 | Self-Doubt | Increases stamina use and can slow movement actions. |
| 低语缠身 | Haunted by Whispers | Increases stamina use and can cause stuns during movement actions. |
| 陷入疯狂 | Falling into Madness | Adds strange screen text, raises attack and raises damage taken. |
| 失控边缘 | Edge of Loss of Control | Adds red visual effects and stronger combat changes. |
| 失控 | Loss of Control | Starts the final five-minute countdown. |
The exact SAN ranges for each middle state can change. Use the state name shown by the current client as the main warning.
Ways to reduce Sanity
- Interact with 丰饶之树, or the Tree of Abundance, at 金秋湖 (Golden Autumn Lake), coordinates 140, 122.
- Synthesize Beyonder materials. Repeated work can reduce Sanity by chance.
- Die. A death can reduce Sanity, but the reduction becomes smaller at low values.
- Fail an attempt to calm a player who is close to Loss of Control.
- Buy 炼药废液, or Alchemy Waste Liquid, from 丹妮·理智药剂 in the underground market below Tingen’s Evil Dragon Bar. The reported weekly limit is two bottles at 30,000 bound soli each.
Ways to restore Sanity
- Successfully calm another player.
- Pay 塞勒斯·莫宁, or Cyrus Morning, inside Raphael Cemetery at Tingen coordinates 507, 652. Each successful action restores 10 Sanity.
- Ask a player from the calming society for help. A normal success often restores 30 Sanity.
- Buy 七神之露, or Dew of the Seven Gods, from the underground market NPC. It restores a random amount.
A player action can fail. Its success rate depends on group level, roleplay talents and the target’s Sanity. A paid NPC action is the safer option.
What zero Sanity does at launch
At zero, the character enters 失控 and receives a five-minute timer. A launch player guide reports that the timer did not complete while the character stayed in an active battlefield. The event began after the character returned to Tingen.
The game then shows a Loss of Control scene and returns to character selection. The character is missing for a short time. A second sequence states that Mr. Fool is watching. The character returns at the starting forest camp with 30 Sanity.
The event also awards 我回来了, or “I’m Back.” Read our zero-Sanity report for the full route, Chinese UI labels and player screenshots.
This behavior is based on China launch player evidence. SPARK NEXA has not published a support article that guarantees the rescue. A future patch can change it. Do not force a valuable character to zero unless you accept that risk.