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{{potion
|name=blood
|appearance=blood-red
|tile=[[File:Blood-red potion.png]]
|color=red
|cost=50
}}
{{for|the potion in other variants|potion of blood}}

A '''potion of blood''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It always appears as a [[blood-red potion]] when [[Identification|unidentified]], an appearance it shares with the [[Potion of vampire blood (UnNetHack)|potion of vampire blood]].

==Generation==
Potions of blood are not randomly generated.

[[Vampire (starting race in UnNetHack)|Vampire]] [[hero]]es in roles that start with [[potions of fruit juice]] will have them replaced with potions of blood, though in practice this only applies to vampire [[Wizard]]s that are given potions of fruit juice among the three random potions in their starting inventory.

[[Vampire (monster class)|Vampires]] have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a potion of blood, which has a chance equal to {{frac|[[Monster level|ML]]|30}} of being made into vampire blood instead.

[[Alchemy|Mixing]] potions of blood with potions of fruit juice will turn the juice into blood.

[[Applying]] a [[charged]] [[horn of plenty]] has a very low chance of generating a potion of blood.

==Description==
[[Quaff]]ing the potion breaks [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]] and has different effects depending on if the hero is a [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] or not: a vampire that quaffs one will gain 30 nutrition for a blessed potion or 20 for an uncursed potion, while a cursed potion's contents have congealed and will give 0 nutrition, and a diluted potion gives half of the appropriate nutrition value. A hero that is not a vampire and quaffs a potion of blood of any [[beatitude]] will become [[nauseous]] for 10d8 (more) turns.

[[Dipping]] a [[unicorn horn]] into a potion of blood will turn it into a [[potion of water]].

A [[thrown]] potion of blood that lands on a non-[[chaotic]] [[altar]] will convert the altar to chaotic alignment, abuse the hero's [[wisdom]] and angers any attendant [[aligned priest|priest]]. Being subjected to the [[vapors]] of a broken potion of blood abuses wisdom if the hero is a vampire, and abuses [[constitution]] otherwise.

==Strategy==
The potion of blood is roughly equivalent to a [[potion of fruit juice]] for vampire heroes, and chaotic heroes may consider hanging onto it as a means of immediately converting an altar in a pinch. Otherwise, the potion can be safely made into water by [[dilution]] or using a unicorn horn.

==Messages==
{{message|The <thick/watery> blood tastes delicious.|You quaffed a non-cursed potion of blood as a vampire, with the description changing depending on if that potion was diluted.}}
{{message|The <thick/watery> liquid stirs memories of home.|As above, while [[hallucinating]].}}
{{message|Yecch! This blood has congealed.|You quaffed a cursed potion as a vampire.}}
{{message|Yecch! This liquid could do with a good stir.|As above, while hallucinating.}}
{{message|Ugh. That was vile.|You quaffed blood and are not a vampire, becoming nauseous.}}
{{message|You feel a sense of loss.|You were affected by the vapors of a potion of blood.}}
{{variant-343}}
[[Category:UnNetHack potions|Blood]]

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 [[Dipping]] a [[unicorn horn]] into a potion of blood will turn it into a [[potion of water]].
-A [[thrown]] potion of blood that lands on a [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] [[altar]] will convert the altar to [[chaotic]] alignment, which abuses the hero's [[wisdom]] and angers any attendant [[aligned priest|priest]]. Being subjected to the [[vapors]] of a broken potion of blood abuses wisdom if the hero is a vampire, and abuses [[constitution]] otherwise.
+A [[thrown]] potion of blood that lands on a [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] [[altar]] will convert that altar to [[chaotic]] alignment if it is not on the [[Astral Plane]], [[abuse]] the hero's [[wisdom]], and cause any attendant [[aligned priest|priest]] to become [[hostile]]. Being subjected to the [[vapors]] of a broken potion of blood abuses wisdom if the hero is a vampire, and abuses [[constitution]] otherwise.
 ==Strategy==

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 }}
 {{for|the potion in other variants|potion of blood}}
 A '''potion of blood''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It always appears as a [[blood-red potion]] when [[Identification|unidentified]], an appearance it shares with the [[Potion of vampire blood (UnNetHack)|potion of vampire blood]].
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 [[Vampire (monster class)|Vampires]] have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a potion of blood, which has a chance equal to {{frac|[[Monster level|ML]]|30}} of being made into vampire blood instead.
-[[Alchemy|Mixing]] potions of blood with potions of fruit juice will turn the juice into blood.
+[[Mixing]] potions of blood with potions of fruit juice will turn the juice into blood.
-[[Applying]] a [[charged]] [[horn of plenty]] has a very low chance of generating a potion of blood.
+[[Applying]] a charged [[horn of plenty]] has a very low chance of generating a potion of blood.
 ==Description==

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 {{message|Yecch!  This liquid could do with a good stir.|As above, while hallucinating.}}
 {{message|Ugh.  That was vile.|You quaffed blood and are not a vampire, becoming nauseous.}}
-{{message|You feel a sense of loss.|You were affected by the vapors of a potion of blood.}}
+{{message|You feel a sense of loss.|You were affected by the vapors of a potion of blood while being a vampire.}}
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:UnNetHack potions|Blood]]