Potion - Revision history

Prowler: Update for 5.0.

2026-05-23T17:09:06Z

Update for 5.0.

Umbire the Phantom: pothole - might not be keeping that line in the future, but cross that bridge when we get to it

2025-01-16T12:05:03Z

pothole - might not be keeping that line in the future, but cross that bridge when we get to it

Phol ende wodan: /* Damage */ forgot to mention there are a few messages for potions on hot ground

2024-12-19T03:21:40Z

‎Damage: forgot to mention there are a few messages for potions on hot ground

Phol ende wodan: /* Price identification */ suggest merge with price identification potion section, there is little here that isn't redundant with that page

2024-12-19T03:19:42Z

‎Price identification: suggest merge with price identification potion section, there is little here that isn't redundant with that page

Phol ende wodan: /* Damage */ 3.7: hot ground destroys potions dropped onto it

2024-12-19T03:17:30Z

‎Damage: 3.7: hot ground destroys potions dropped onto it

Nethacker: /* Surviving harmful potions */ even cursed extra/full healing heal blindness and hallucinations

2024-11-19T15:41:42Z

‎Surviving harmful potions: even cursed extra/full healing heal blindness and hallucinations

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-09-09T16:04:21Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: adjust refsrc line for potions, unchanged in latest stable

2024-08-29T12:54:29Z

adjust refsrc line for potions, unchanged in latest stable

Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 176339 by Jvriesem (talk) already linked a few times throughout

2024-08-28T19:56:41Z

Undo revision 176339 by Jvriesem (talk) already linked a few times throughout

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-08-12T10:06:52Z

Add languages template.

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 !Potion !! Cost !! Weight !! Relative probability{{refsrc|src/objects.c|788|nethack=3.6.7}} !! Appearance
 |-
-|{{of|potion|water}} (uncursed) || 0 || 20 || 6.9% || clear
+|{{of|potion|water}} (uncursed) || 0 || 20 || 6% || clear
 |-
-|{{of|potion|booze}} ||  50 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|healing}} || 20 || 20 || 11.5% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|fruit juice}} || 50 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|booze}} ||  50 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|see invisible}} || 50 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|fruit juice}} || 50 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|sickness}} || 50 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|see invisible}} || 50 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|confusion}} || 100 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|sickness}} || 50 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|extra healing}} || 100 || 20 || 4.7% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|confusion}} || 100 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|hallucination}} || 100 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|extra healing}} || 100 || 20 || 4.5% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|healing}} || 100 || 20 || 5.7% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|hallucination}} || 100 || 20 || 3% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|holy water}} || 100 || 20 || 1.15% || clear
+|{{of|potion|holy water}} || 100 || 20 || 1% || clear
 |-
-|{{of|potion|unholy water}} || 100 || 20 || 1.15% || clear
+|{{of|potion|unholy water}} || 100 || 20 || 1% || clear
 |-
 |{{of|potion|restore ability}} || 100 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|sleeping}} || 100 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|sleeping}} || 100 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|blindness}} || 150 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|blindness}} || 150 || 20 || 3% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|gain energy}} || 150 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|gain energy}} || 150 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
 |{{of|potion|invisibility}} || 150 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
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 |{{of|potion|monster detection}} || 150 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|object detection}} || 150 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|object detection}} || 150 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
 |{{of|potion|enlightenment}} || 200 || 20 || 2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
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 |{{of|potion|full healing}} || 200 || 20 || 1% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|levitation}} || 200 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|levitation}} || 200 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
 |{{of|potion|polymorph}} || 200 || 20 || 1% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|speed}} || 200 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|speed}} || 200 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
 |{{of|potion|acid}} || 250 || 20 || 1% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
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 |{{of|potion|oil}} || 250 || 20 || 3% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|gain ability}} || 300 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|gain ability}} || 300 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
 |{{of|potion|gain level}} || 300 || 20 || 2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |-
-|{{of|potion|paralysis}} || 300 || 20 || 4.2% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
+|{{of|potion|paralysis}} || 300 || 20 || 4% || [[Randomized appearance|random]]
 |}
 ==Generation==
-Potions constitute 16% of all randomly-generated [[item]]s in the main dungeon, 18% in containers, 22% on the Rogue level, and 1% in Gehennom.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|30}} Potion BUC distribution is as follows: {{frac|8}} cursed, {{frac|3|4}} uncursed, and {{frac|8}} blessed.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|545}}
+Potions constitute 16% of all randomly-generated [[item]]s in the main dungeon, 18% in containers, 22% on the Rogue level, and 1% in Gehennom.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|36|nethack=5.0.0}} Potion BUC distribution is as follows: {{frac|8}} cursed, {{frac|3|4}} uncursed, and {{frac|8}} blessed.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|1079|nethack=5.0.0}}
 On top of random generation, potions can be found in [[shops]], and various monsters [[Monster starting inventory|are generated with]] certain potions.
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 * {{of|potion|water}} (uncursed)
 | Useful to differentiate from holy and unholy water
 |-
 | 50
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 * {{of|potion|extra healing}}
 * {{of|potion|hallucination}}
 * {{of|potion|holy water}}
 * {{of|potion|unholy water}}
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 Fire and cold attacks can cause potions in your main inventory or on the ground to boil or freeze and be destroyed. This does not happen to potions in a [[container]], so it is generally advisable to stash potions in one when possible. Potions boiled by fire attacks are vaporized, which can subject you to the effects of the [[vapors]]; potions frozen by cold attacks will not release any vapors.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Potions that are dropped onto very hot ground (e.g. in Gehennom or the Plane of Fire) may heat up and shatter. The odds of this are 70% if the potion is blessed, or 50% otherwise. If the potion has been in your inventory at any point, double the value of your [[Luck]] is added to the percentage chance. The [[potion of oil]] is immune from being destroyed by hot ground. There are a couple new messages related to this that should be added below.}}
+Potions that are dropped onto very hot ground (e.g. in Gehennom or the Plane of Fire) may heat up and shatter. The odds of potions getting shattered are 30% if the potion is blessed, or 50% otherwise. If the potion has been in your inventory at any point, the percentage chance is reduced by double the value of your [[Luck]]. The [[potion of oil]] is immune from being destroyed by hot ground.{{refsrc|do.c|318|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
 ==Dilution==
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 *A potion of acid will not dilute, but instead cause an explosion that does damage to the character. If your character dies as a result of this, the cause of death will be listed as "elementary chemistry."
 *A potion of water can not be diluted, which is not surprising, but this means that holy water and unholy water are also immune to dilution, as they are simply blessed or cursed potions of water, and losing beatitude is a consequence of dilution.
-*Alchemy will not dilute an already-diluted potion, so it is safe to convert a potion of healing into a diluted potion of extra healing, and then into a diluted potion of full healing.
+*Alchemy will not dilute an already-diluted potion, but if the stack of potions being dipped is diluted, only two potions from that stack will be alchemized, so if you convert a bunch of potions of healing into diluted potions of extra healing, you can convert them to diluted potions of full healing only two at a time.
 [[Alchemy]] is a somewhat complicated process which has a few wrinkles of its own; players are advised to study that article for more information before alchemizing, unless they enjoy picking imaginary shards of glass out of their faces.
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 {{message|That is a potion bottle, not a Klein bottle!|You tried to dip a potion into itself.{{refsrc|potion.c|1805|nethack=3.6.0}}}}
 {{message|<One of> Your <color> potions <of type> boils and explodes!|A source of fire damage caused one or more of your potions in open inventory to explode, subjecting you to its vapors.}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Potions]]
-{{nethack-364}}
+{{nethack-500}}

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-[[Nymph]]s will pick up anything, and are created with a potion of object detection half of the time.
+[[Nymph (monster class)|Nymphs]] will pick up anything, and are created with a potion of object detection half of the time.
 Monsters drink useful potions occasionally; if they are in line of sight when quaffing, you will observe any changes to their condition, which can formally or informally identify the potion. Monsters will never quaff harmful potions, but are likely to throw them at you.

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 Fire and cold attacks can cause potions in your main inventory or on the ground to boil or freeze and be destroyed. This does not happen to potions in a [[container]], so it is generally advisable to stash potions in one when possible. Potions boiled by fire attacks are vaporized, which can subject you to the effects of the [[vapors]]; potions frozen by cold attacks will not release any vapors.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Potions that are dropped onto very hot ground (e.g. in Gehennom or the Plane of Fire) may heat up and shatter. The odds of this are 70% if the potion is blessed, or 50% otherwise. If the potion has been in your inventory at any point, double the value of your [[Luck]] is added to the percentage chance. The [[potion of oil]] is immune from being destroyed by hot ground.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Potions that are dropped onto very hot ground (e.g. in Gehennom or the Plane of Fire) may heat up and shatter. The odds of this are 70% if the potion is blessed, or 50% otherwise. If the potion has been in your inventory at any point, double the value of your [[Luck]] is added to the percentage chance. The [[potion of oil]] is immune from being destroyed by hot ground. There are a couple new messages related to this that should be added below.}}
 ==Dilution==

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:19, 19 December 2024
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	{{main\|Price identification}}		{{main\|Price identification}}
		+
		+	{{merge\|Price identification#Potions}}

	Most price categories have at least one good potion and one bad potion, so price identification needs to be combined with other methods to be useful. Price categories with just one harmful potion can be quaff-tested with very little preparation: for example if you have a carrot to cure blindness, you can quaff-test any 150 zm potion.		Most price categories have at least one good potion and one bad potion, so price identification needs to be combined with other methods to be useful. Price categories with just one harmful potion can be quaff-tested with very little preparation: for example if you have a carrot to cure blindness, you can quaff-test any 150 zm potion.

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 ==Damage==
 Fire and cold attacks can cause potions in your main inventory or on the ground to boil or freeze and be destroyed. This does not happen to potions in a [[container]], so it is generally advisable to stash potions in one when possible. Potions boiled by fire attacks are vaporized, which can subject you to the effects of the [[vapors]]; potions frozen by cold attacks will not release any vapors.
 ==Dilution==

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 * you are wearing [[the Eyes of the Overworld]]
+|
-* one of the following potions, non-cursed
+* one of the following potions
-** {{of|potion|healing}}
+** {{of|potion|healing}}, noncursed
-** {{of|potion|extra healing}}
+** {{of|potion|extra healing}}, any [[beautitude]]
-** {{of|potion|full healing}}
+** {{of|potion|full healing}}, any [[beautitude]]
 * carrot
 * non-cursed unicorn horn
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 * you are wielding [[Grayswandir]]
+|
-* one of the following potions, non-cursed
+* one of the following potions, any [[beautitude]]
 ** {{of|potion|extra healing}}
 ** {{of|potion|full healing}}

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 |This is also useful for identifying the amethyst.
 |-
-|[[Lichen corpse]]
+|[[Lichen]] [[corpse]]
 |rowspan="3"|[[Potion of acid]]
+|

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 == Table of potions ==
 {|class="prettytable sortable"
-!Potion !! Cost !! Weight !! Relative probability{{refsrc|objects.c|722}} !! Appearance
+!Potion !! Cost !! Weight !! Relative probability{{refsrc|src/objects.c|788|nethack=3.6.7}} !! Appearance
 |-
 |{{of|potion|water}} (uncursed) || 0 || 20 || 6.9% || clear

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 However, carelessly dipping a unicorn horn into every unidentified potion might present difficulties if it is transformed by a potion of polymorph. While unicorn horns are not too hard to come across, this is still best avoided if you only have one at the moment; this also breaks polypileless [[conduct]], and players adhering to it will want to refrain from dip-testing with ''anything'' but a [[wand of polymorph]] until they have potions of polymorph identified. Conversely, players with spare unicorn horns may want to do this for the chance of producing a useful (and possibly [[magical tool|magical]]) [[tool]], such as a [[magic marker]].
-Dip-testing with ammunition, such as a single dart or [[arrow]], can safely detect potions of polymorph, and has the added benefit of identifying potions of sickness, since they will poison the item; if dipping projectiles that you intend to use, you should dip test for polymorph and {{of|potion|acid}} first.
+Dip-testing with ammunition, such as a single dart or [[arrow]], can safely detect potions of polymorph, and has the added benefit of identifying potions of sickness, since they will poison the item; if dipping projectiles that you intend to use, you should dip test for polymorph and acid first.
 ===Price identification===
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 |-
 |it "burns", or the potion feels sour or tangy
-|if it was not water (a clear potion), then it was {{of|potion|acid}}
+|if it was not water (a clear potion), then it was acid
 |}

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	'''Potions''', {{white\|!}}, are [[magic]]al drinks that appear in ''[[NetHack]]''.		'''Potions''', {{white\|!}}, are [[magic]]al drinks that appear in ''[[NetHack]]''.