User blog:Ash-274/Tips for Boss Fights & Consumables

I've posted before tips for fighting Vegas & New York bosses, the Feds, and the San Juan bosses. Here is another idea that I first tried for San Juan that worked well:

Starting with more than 10 of each consumables
Now that you can ask for and gift shivs, grenades, stun guns, and health kits to each other. Acquire as many as you can but do not accept them from your Facebook Request page. Leave them there for now. You can only have a maximum of 10 of each item in your inventory, but you can have lots more in your Requests page. Since the fight-events let you leave the game (as long as you return and defeat the boss before time expires) you can take a minute or two restock your supplies. Note: you may not be able to accept more than one item per sender!

What consumables are best
Opinion varies on this topic, but most posters on this wiki only looks at it from their own experience. Except for the nearly-universal opinion that Grenades are effectively useless, the selection of Shivs, Stun Guns, and Health Kits are argued over what is the "best" for a fight. They all can be, depending on what you need most.
 * Shiv - Deals an instant attack (roughly 120% of a normal attack) against the enemy without using any stamina


 * Stun Gun - Lets you make two attacks without being damaged back. You will still spend stamina on each attack


 * Health Kit - Restores your health, in part or fully, to make more attacks before dying.


 * Grenade - Deals roughly 10% of a normal attack without using any stamina.

If you have a lot of stamina but are concerned that you may run out of time, then the Health Kit or Stun Gun are the best because you can make more attacks before bring killed (and having to wait to heal yourself at the Hospital)

If you have low stamina and are not concerned about the time, then the Shivs are the best because you get more attacks with less stamina.