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{{potion|name=confusion|cost=100|muse=off}}
 
{{potion|name=confusion|cost=100|muse=off}}
  
The '''potion of confusion''' will make you [[confusion|confused]] for several [[turn]]s.
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A '''potion of confusion''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The duration of the confusion depends on the [[BUC]] of the potion{{refsrc|src/potion.c|861|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}:
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Quaffing the potion will, unsurprisingly, leave you [[confused]] for several [[turn]]s. The duration of the confusion depends on the [[beatitude]] of the potion:{{refsrc|src/potion.c|861|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
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* blessed: 8-16 turns
 
* blessed: 8-16 turns
 
* uncursed: 16-24 turns
 
* uncursed: 16-24 turns
 
* cursed: 24-30 turns
 
* cursed: 24-30 turns
  
Dipping a [[unicorn horn]] into the potion turns it into uncursed {{of|potion|water}}, and dipping it into {{of|potion|gain energy}} or {{of|potion|gain level}} turns the potion into either {{of|potion|booze}} or {{of|potion|enlightenment}}.
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Dipping a [[unicorn horn]] into the potion turns it into uncursed {{! of|water}}, and dipping it into a [[potion of gain energy]] or [[potion of gain level]] turns the potion into either a [[potion of booze]] or a [[potion of enlightenment]].
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Monsters can throw this potion at you, and being hit by a thrown potion confuses you for 1 to 5 turns.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
[[Confusion#Confused scroll effects|Reading scrolls while confused]] is sometimes useful. However there are many other sources of confusion that weigh less.
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While the potion can be occasionally useful for [[Confusion#Confused scroll effects|reading scrolls while confused]], there are many other sources of confusion that weigh less. As such, this potion tends to be thrown at monsters or, more frequently, [[polypile]]d or made into water.
  
 
==Messages==
 
==Messages==
 
{{message|Huh, What?  Where am I?|You quaffed a potion of confusion.}}
 
{{message|Huh, What?  Where am I?|You quaffed a potion of confusion.}}
{{message|What a trippy feeling!|You quaffed a potion of confusion while [[hallucination|hallucinating]].}}
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{{message|What a trippy feeling!|As above while [[hallucination|hallucinating]].}}
{{message|You feel somewhat dizzy|A [[monster]] [[throw|threw]] the potion at you, so you are confused for 1 to 5 turns.}}
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{{message|You feel somewhat dizzy|You were hit by a thrown potion.}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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<references />
 
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{{nethack-361}}
 
[[Category:Potions|Confusion]]
 
[[Category:Potions|Confusion]]
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Revision as of 19:59, 27 March 2022

! Pink potion.png
Name confusion
Appearance random
Base price 100 zm
Weight 20
Monster use May be used offensively by monsters.

A potion of confusion is a type of potion that appears in NetHack.

Description

Quaffing the potion will, unsurprisingly, leave you confused for several turns. The duration of the confusion depends on the beatitude of the potion:[1]

  • blessed: 8-16 turns
  • uncursed: 16-24 turns
  • cursed: 24-30 turns

Dipping a unicorn horn into the potion turns it into uncursed water, and dipping it into a potion of gain energy or potion of gain level turns the potion into either a potion of booze or a potion of enlightenment.

Monsters can throw this potion at you, and being hit by a thrown potion confuses you for 1 to 5 turns.

Strategy

While the potion can be occasionally useful for reading scrolls while confused, there are many other sources of confusion that weigh less. As such, this potion tends to be thrown at monsters or, more frequently, polypiled or made into water.

Messages

Huh, What? Where am I?
You quaffed a potion of confusion.
What a trippy feeling!
As above while hallucinating.
You feel somewhat dizzy
You were hit by a thrown potion.

References

This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.

It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.6.1. Information on this page may be out of date.

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