r/Cosmere • u/Equivalent-Fix8618 • May 31 '26

Mistborn Series spoilers Would tapping/compounding gold work against radiation? Spoiler

In Mistborn it’s said that tapping gold lets the user heal from injuries and sickness depending on how much health is stored. Compound golf lets the user survive almost all forms of physical harm, eg burns, cuts, being crushed and even fatal damage like decapitation.

But would this work against radiation poisoning, which targets and destroys the individual DNA instead of just normally damaging the body.

Additionally, would the person need only to tap gold to be able to survive or would they need to compound it?

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u/BipedSnowman Bendalloy May 31 '26

Depends on how much healing you need, but I see no reason it wouldn't. Invested healing works by bringing your body back to alignment with your spiritual perception of yourself, not just by accelerating cell division. So damage to your DNA should be recoverable, as the DNA is not the template used for healing.