Potion of full healing - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: some touch-ups

2026-04-19T22:08:48Z

some touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups and details

2025-06-26T08:01:05Z

touch-ups and details

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pothole

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‎Description: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice

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‎Description: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ starting inv

2025-06-24T10:54:02Z

‎SLASH'EM: starting inv

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2024-11-15T19:16:59Z

FCU pass

Furey: vapors cure deafness too. gleaned from healing potions. checked against source code.

2024-06-26T06:33:58Z

vapors cure deafness too. gleaned from healing potions. checked against source code.

Furey: Noncursed potion cures vomiting. Imported from healing potions. Checked against 3.6.7 source.

2024-06-26T06:06:30Z

Noncursed potion cures vomiting. Imported from healing potions. Checked against 3.6.7 source.

Umbire the Phantom: languages + reorg

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languages + reorg

Umbire the Phantom: and so here

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and so here

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 A '''potion of full healing''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The default [[randomized appearance]] associated with the potion is a "black potion".{{refsrc|src/objects.c|811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 Hitting a monster with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion of full healing will restore them to full HP and cure blindess;{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} hitting [[Pestilence]] with one will deal damage to them. Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal the hero for 3 HP up to their maximum, cure blindness and deafness, exercise constitution, and additionally adjust the health of their base form if they are currently [[polymorph]]ed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1653|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level via dipping can create a [[potion of gain ability]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1840|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Dipping a [[poisoned]] weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level via dipping can create a [[potion of gain ability]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1840|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Dipping a [[poisoned weapon]] into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
 Potions of full healing are a common fixture in almost every late-game kit: a set of at least a half-dozen potions of full healing are typically carried on an [[ascension run]]. A [[tin]] of [[nurse]] meat is a comparable item that has similar healing capabilities and resists elemental damage that can destroy potions, but its healing does not boost HP or cure as many ailments and the tin takes time to open, unless it is blessed and you have a [[tin opener]] ready. There is also the consideration of [[cannibalism]] penalties for [[Human (starting race)|humans]], though they may not matter as much in life-and-death situations.
-[[Smoky and milky potions]] of full healing present a peril to even the most prepared characters: an unexpected [[ghost]] or [[djinn]] instead of healing 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]].
+[[Smoky and milky potions]] of full healing present a peril to even the most prepared characters: an unexpected [[ghost]] or [[djinn]] instead of healing 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]], regardless of the randomized appearance.
 While quaffing blessed full healing is a decent means of partially restoring lost levels, players looking to regain all of their levels will most likely prefer a [[potion of restore ability]], since it does not affect the hero's maximum experience level. The potion of full healing may be preferred in cases where a player decides a lower maximum level is easier to work with, e.g. post-[[Quest]].
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], potions of full healing may be generated on the last floor of the [[Dragon Caves]] in the stash behind the boulder at level creation.
+In [[UnNetHack]], potions of full healing may be generated on the last floor of the [[Dragon Caves]] in the stash behind the [[boulder]] at level creation.
 ===dNetHack===

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-A '''potion of full healing''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+A '''potion of full healing''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The default [[randomized appearance]] associated with the potion is a "black potion".{{refsrc|src/objects.c|811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Generation==
 [[Healer]]s start the game with knowledge of the potion of full healing's identity.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|276|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a potion of full healing as any of the three random potions in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|166|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Potions of full healing make up {{frac|100}} (1%) of all randomly-generated potions. General [[store]]s, liquor emporiums and health food stores can sell potions of full healing.
+Potions of full healing make up {{frac|100}} (1%) of all randomly-generated potions. General [[store]]s, liquor emporiums and health food stores can stock potions of full healing.
 Randomly-generated [[intelligent monster]]s may receive a potion of full healing as a [[defensive item]], with the exception of [[Pestilence]] (who will instead receive [[potions of sickness]]).{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|795|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1049|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-[[Alchemy|Mixing]] a [[potion of extra healing]] and either a potion of {{! of|gain energy|or=1|gain level}} via [[dipping]] can create a potion of full healing.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1838|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Mixing]] a [[potion of extra healing]] and either a potion of {{! of|gain energy|or=1|gain level}} via [[dipping]] can create a potion of full healing.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1838|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], potions of full healing do not lower the hero's maximum level when restoring a lost level, and a blessed potion of full healing will also remove one morgul shard and cure [[mummy rot]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], only blessed potions of full healing restore a lost experience level when quaffed, and they do not lower the hero's maximum level in the process&mdash;they will also remove one morgul shard and cure [[mummy rot]].
-The [[elder priest]] and [[Daemon]] are both generated with a blessed potion of full healing. The two high-caste [[Eladrin]] [[statue]]s in the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] each contain two blessed potions of full healing.
+The [[elder priest]] and [[Daemon]] are always generated with a blessed potion of full healing.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[Kathryn the Ice Queen]] will have a potion of full healing if generated on a specific day (i.e. the birthday of [[User:K2|the developer's]] daughter).
+In [[EvilHack]], [[Kathryn the Ice Queen]] will generate with potion of full healing if generated on a specific day (i.e. the birthday of [[User:K2|the developer's]] daughter).
 ===SlashTHEM===
 In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, brewing a potion of full healing with a [[chemistry set]] takes five charges.
-Various [[player monster]]s generated on the creation of certain levels may generate with potions of full healing in their inventory. [[Duri]] the blacksmith will always generate with four potions of full healing.
+[[Duri]] the blacksmith will always generate with four potions of full healing. Various [[player monster]]s generated on the creation of certain levels may generate with potions of full healing in their inventory.
 ==References==

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 Hitting a monster with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion of full healing will restore them to full HP and cure blindess;{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} hitting [[Pestilence]] with one will deal damage to them. Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal the hero for 3 HP up to their maximum, cure blindness and deafness, exercise constitution, and additionally adjust the health of their base form if they are currently [[polymorph]]ed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1653|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level via dipping can create a [[potion of gain ability]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1840|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Dipping a poisoned weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level via dipping can create a [[potion of gain ability]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1840|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Dipping a [[poisoned]] weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Quaff]]ing a potion of any [[beatitude]] will heal the drinker for up to 400 HP, curing [[hallucination]] and [[blindness]], and a [[hero]] doing so will [[exercise]] [[constitution]] and [[strength]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1008|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A non-cursed potion will also cure [[vomiting]] and [[sickness]] and boost the drinker's maximum HP if quaffing it would heal them to full HP: an uncursed potion increases maximum HP by 4, while a blessed potion increases it by 8. Monsters can quaff this potion for the same effects, and will do so at low HP.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|307|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|581|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|986|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A hero quaffing a blessed potion will also restore one lost [[experience level]] if they have any, but also decreases their maximum experience level by one{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1012|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - e.g., if a hero 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. This effectively means that only half of a hero's lost levels can be regained solely by quaffing blessed potions of full healing.
+A hero quaffing a blessed potion of full healing will also restore one lost [[experience level]] if they have any, but also decreases their maximum experience level by one{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1012|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;e.g., if a hero 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. This effectively means that only half of a hero's lost levels can be regained solely by quaffing blessed potions of full healing.
-Hitting a monster with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion of full healing will restore them to full HP and cure blindess;{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} hitting [[Pestilence]] with one will deal damage to them. Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal the hero for 3 HP up to your maximum, cure blindness and deafness, exercise constitution, and additionally adjusts the health of their base form if they are currently [[polymorph]]ed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1653|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Hitting a monster with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion of full healing will restore them to full HP and cure blindess;{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} hitting [[Pestilence]] with one will deal damage to them. Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal the hero for 3 HP up to their maximum, cure blindness and deafness, exercise constitution, and additionally adjust the health of their base form if they are currently [[polymorph]]ed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1653|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Mixing a potion of full healing with a potion of gain energy or gain level via dipping can create a [[potion of gain ability]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1840|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Dipping a poisoned weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], two potions of full healing are generated in the outer area of [[Grund's Stronghold]] at level creation.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, and [[Wizard/SLASH'EM|Wizards]] may be given a potion of full healing as any of the random potions in their starting inventories.{{refsrc|u_init.c|66|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|96|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|137|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|246|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===UnNetHack===

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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{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1012|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - 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. This effectively means that only half of your lost levels can be regained solely by quaffing blessed potions of full healing.  Therefore, [[potion of restore ability]] is preferable, as it would restore one lost experience level (if uncursed) or all lost experience levels (if blessed) without affecting your maximum experience level.
-Hitting a monster with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion of full healing will restore them to full HP and cure blindess;{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} hitting [[Pestilence]] with one will deal damage to him. Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal you for 3 HP up to your maximum, cure blindness, exercise constitution, and additionally adjusts the health of your base form if you are currently [[polymorph]]ed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1653|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Hitting a monster with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] potion of full healing will restore them to full HP and cure blindess;{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} hitting [[Pestilence]] with one will deal damage to him. Inhaling the [[vapors]] from a potion of any beatitude will heal you for 3 HP up to your maximum, cure blindness and deafness, exercise constitution, and additionally adjusts the health of your base form if you are currently [[polymorph]]ed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1653|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Dipping a poisoned weapon into a potion of full healing will remove the poison coating.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 ==Description==
-[[Quaff]]ing a potion of any [[beatitude]] will heal you for up to 400 HP, cure [[hallucination]] and [[blindness]], and [[exercise]] [[constitution]] and [[strength]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1008|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} 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. Monsters can quaff this potion for the same effect, and will do so at low HP.
+[[Quaff]]ing a potion of any [[beatitude]] will heal you for up to 400 HP, cure [[hallucination]] and [[blindness]], and [[exercise]] [[constitution]] and [[strength]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1008|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A non-cursed potion will also cure [[vomiting]] and [[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. Monsters can quaff this potion for the same effect, and will do so at low HP.
 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{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1012|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - 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. This effectively means that only half of your lost levels can be regained solely by quaffing blessed potions of full healing.  Therefore, [[potion of restore ability]] is preferable, as it would restore one lost experience level (if uncursed) or all lost experience levels (if blessed) without affecting your maximum experience level.

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-{{potion|name=full healing|cost=200|muse=def}}
+{{languages}}
 A '''potion of full healing''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], potions of full healing may be found on the last floor of the [[Dragon Caves]] in the stash behind the boulder.
 ===EvilHack===
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In SlashTHEM, in addition to SLASH'EM details, brewing a potion of full healing with a [[chemistry set]] takes five charges.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, brewing a potion of full healing with a [[chemistry set]] takes five charges.
 Various [[player monster]]s generated on the creation of certain levels may generate with potions of full healing in their inventory. [[Duri]] the blacksmith will always generate with four potions of full healing.
 ==References==