Relying on the 10-slot belt for vital survival tools remains the most common mistake made by new PC players. The game provides a secondary mechanic: the Quick Pouch. Located on the right side of the main pause menu, the pouch features four active directional slots and two passive storage slots.
Quick-slot action hotkeys bypass item cycling entirely. When using keyboard and mouse controls, items placed in the four main pouch slots are accessed by holding the Event Action key (default E) simultaneously with an assigned directional key or secondary mouse bind. Binding the Flask of Crimson Tears to E + Mouse Wheel Up and the Flask of Cerulean Tears to E + Mouse Wheel Down allows instant access with zero scrolling delay.
This layout segregates critical triage from situational consumables. Throwing pots, grease buffs, and rune arcs can remain on your standard equipment belt, while your life-saving draughts remain tied to deterministic, two-key combinations that cannot be skipped or misselected.
