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A '''potion of full healing''' can reliably heal up to 400 HP and cure many negative effects.
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A '''potion of full healing''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It can reliably heal up to 400 HP and cure many negative effects.
  
== Effects ==
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==Generation==
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[[Healer]]s start the game with the potion of full healing identified. Randomly-generated monsters may receive the potion of full healing as a [[defensive item]].
  
When [[quaff]]ed, in addition to healing up to 400 HP, the potion can sometimes boost your maximum HP.
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===Alchemy===
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The potion of full healing can be created via [[alchemy]] by mixing a potion(s) of {{! of|extra healing}} and a potion(s) of either {{! of|gain energy|or=1|gain level}}; mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level can create a [[potion of gain ability]].
  
If an extra 400 HP would be more HP than your maximum, a blessed potion will also increase your maximum HP by 8, and an uncursed potion will increase it by 4; a cursed potion will not increase your maximum HP. The potion will also cure [[hallucination]] and [[blindness]], and [[exercise]] [[constitution]] and [[strength]], and if not cursed, will cure [[sickness]].
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==Description==
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[[Quaff]]ing a potion of any [[beatitude]] will heal you for up to 400 HP, cure [[hallucination]] and [[blindness]], and [[exercise]] [[constitution]] and [[strength]]. A non-cursed potion will also cure [[sickness]] and boost your maximum HP if quaffing it would heal you to full HP: an uncursed potion increases maximum HP by 4, while a blessed potion increases it by 8.
  
If you have lost [[experience level]]s, a blessed potion will restore one, but it decreases your maximum experience level by one in the process. For example, if you are at level 14 and lose 4 levels down to 10, using blessed full healing will bring your level back up to 11 and your remembered maximum down to 13. Even if you want to restore the remaining levels with a [[potion of restore ability]], you will not be able to restore it back to 14. By using only full healing potions, you can restore up to half of your lost levels.
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Quaffing a blessed potion will also restore one lost [[experience level]] if you have any, but also decreases your maximum experience level by one in the process - e.g., if a character is [[level drain]]ed to XL 10 from XL 14, and quaffs a blessed potion of full healing, it will bring their level back up to 11 and lower their "remembered" maximum to 13.
  
Inhaling [[vapors]] (of potion of any [[beatitude]]) will heal you 3 HP, up to your maximum HP, and exercise constitution. If you're polymorphed, health of your base form is adjusted as well.{{refsrc|potion.c|1600|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
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Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal you for 3 HP up to your maximum and exercise constitution; if you are polymorphed, the health of your base form is adjusted as well.{{refsrc|potion.c|1600|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
  
You can throw this potion at [[Pestilence]] or hit him with it to deal damage to him.
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Dipping a poisoned weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating. Hitting [[Pestilence]] with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion will deal damage to him.
 
 
Dipping a poisoned weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating.
 
 
 
== Identification ==
 
 
 
The potion is identified for healers from the start, even though they don't start with any.
 
 
 
If a monster has one of these potions they will try to drink it if they are low on HP, possibly identifying it for you.
 
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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Several potions of full healing, alchemized and otherwise, are a common fixture in almost every late-game kit.
  
If this potion's [[Randomized appearance|appearance]] is smoky or milky, you may get a [[djinn]] or a [[ghost]] when you quaff it. This is great if you need a [[wish]], but not so great if you have 3 HP left and were expecting to be fully healed. For this reason, it's not a good idea to rely on potions of full healing as a poor man's [[amulet of life saving]] in these rare cases.
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[[Smoky and milky potions]] of full healing present a peril to even the most otherwise-prepared characters: an unexpected [[ghost]] or [[djinn]] is a quick way to end up dead in a pitched combat situation. Even a blessed potion of full healing with a smoky [[randomized appearance]] can prove incredibly ([[YASD|and fatally)]] inconvenient if you get a peaceful or even hostile djinn when trying to quaff one with your HP in the single-digits. This makes it imperative to heal proactively and avoid treating potions of full healing in particular as a poor man's [[amulet of life saving]].
  
In [[alchemy]], this potion can be combined with a [[potion of gain energy]] or [[potion of gain level|gain level]] to produce a [[potion of gain ability]]. It can be produced by combining a [[potion of extra healing]] with a [[potion of gain energy]] or [[potion of gain level|gain level]].
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Quaffing blessed full healing is a decent means of restoring lost levels, but players looking to regain all of their levels may usually prefer a [[potion of restore ability]].
  
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 04:49, 3 June 2023

! Pink potion.png
Name full healing
Appearance random
Base price 200 zm
Weight 20
Monster use May be used defensively by monsters.

A potion of full healing is a type of potion that appears in NetHack. It can reliably heal up to 400 HP and cure many negative effects.

Generation

Healers start the game with the potion of full healing identified. Randomly-generated monsters may receive the potion of full healing as a defensive item.

Alchemy

The potion of full healing can be created via alchemy by mixing a potion(s) of extra healing and a potion(s) of either gain energy or gain level; mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level can create a potion of gain ability.

Description

Quaffing a potion of any beatitude will heal you for up to 400 HP, cure hallucination and blindness, and exercise constitution and strength. A non-cursed potion will also cure sickness and boost your maximum HP if quaffing it would heal you to full HP: an uncursed potion increases maximum HP by 4, while a blessed potion increases it by 8.

Quaffing a blessed potion will also restore one lost experience level if you have any, but also decreases your maximum experience level by one in the process - e.g., if a character is level drained to XL 10 from XL 14, and quaffs a blessed potion of full healing, it will bring their level back up to 11 and lower their "remembered" maximum to 13.

Inhaling the vapors from a potion of any beatitude will heal you for 3 HP up to your maximum and exercise constitution; if you are polymorphed, the health of your base form is adjusted as well.[1]

Dipping a poisoned weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating. Hitting Pestilence with a wielded or thrown potion will deal damage to him.

Strategy

Several potions of full healing, alchemized and otherwise, are a common fixture in almost every late-game kit.

Smoky and milky potions of full healing present a peril to even the most otherwise-prepared characters: an unexpected ghost or djinn is a quick way to end up dead in a pitched combat situation. Even a blessed potion of full healing with a smoky randomized appearance can prove incredibly (and fatally) inconvenient if you get a peaceful or even hostile djinn when trying to quaff one with your HP in the single-digits. This makes it imperative to heal proactively and avoid treating potions of full healing in particular as a poor man's amulet of life saving.

Quaffing blessed full healing is a decent means of restoring lost levels, but players looking to regain all of their levels may usually prefer a potion of restore ability.

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.

Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-361}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.