Potion of healing - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pasto fix and teaks

2026-04-20T03:04:58Z

‎Description: pasto fix and teaks

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit, earmark

2026-04-20T03:04:19Z

some copyedit, earmark

Umbire the Phantom: /* NetHack Fourk */ copyedit

2025-06-24T10:20:06Z

‎NetHack Fourk: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ starting inv et. al.

2025-06-24T10:19:48Z

‎SLASH'EM: starting inv et. al.

Phol ende wodan: /* Generation */ give the exact probability of a potion of healing in 3.7

2024-12-19T02:57:56Z

‎Generation: give the exact probability of a potion of healing in 3.7

Phol ende wodan: /* Description */ 3.7: potions of healing are useful against Pestilence

2024-12-17T22:19:54Z

‎Description: 3.7: potions of healing are useful against Pestilence

Umbire the Phantom: follow-up

2024-12-06T21:11:01Z

follow-up

Eitbo: /* Generation */ Notes price change to 20 Zm in 3.7.0

2024-12-06T18:21:00Z

‎Generation: Notes price change to 20 Zm in 3.7.0

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ copyedit

2024-11-24T01:11:54Z

‎History: copyedit

Furey: monster quaffing potion gets blindedness cured if noncursed (was: if blessed). checked against nethack 3.6.7 src/muse.c function use_defensive.

2024-06-26T06:22:54Z

monster quaffing potion gets blindedness cured if noncursed (was: if blessed). checked against nethack 3.6.7 src/muse.c function use_defensive.

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 [[Mixing]] potions of healing with potions of {{! of|gain level|gain energy|speed|or=1}} can produce a [[potion of extra healing]].
-[[Dipping]] a [[poisoned weapon]] into a potion of extra healing will neutralize the poison and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2126|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Dipping]] a [[poisoned weapon]] into a potion of healing will neutralize the poison and use up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2125|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|09cf464816e4c44618cb3880edc0f7146e5b9b1e}}, the potion of healing heals more HP on average: 8+6d4 if blessed, 8+4d4 if uncursed, 8+2d4 if cursed.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|09cf464816e4c44618cb3880edc0f7146e5b9b1e}}, the potion of healing heals more HP on average: 8+6d4 if blessed, 8+4d4 if uncursed, 8+2d4 if cursed.
-As of {{commit|43f42b35}}, monster magic resistance no longer protects Pestilence from the sickness-like effects, but these effects no longer reduce maximum HP; it will only halve his current HP.}}
+Per {{commit|43f42b35}}, monster magic resistance no longer protects Pestilence from the sickness-like effects, but these effects no longer reduce maximum HP; it will only halve his current HP.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 }}
 A '''potion of healing''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 Inhaling [[vapors]] from a potion of healing of any [[beatitude]] will heal 1 HP, cure blindness and [[deaf]]ness if it was blessed, and exercise constitution; if you are [[polymorph]]ed, the health of your base form is adjusted as well.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1667|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-You can use a potion of healing in [[alchemy]] by dipping (or dipping into) potions of {{! of|gain level|gain energy|speed|or=1}} to get a [[potion of extra healing]]. Dipping a [[poison]]ed weapon into a potion of healing will remove the poison and use up the potion.
+[[Mixing]] potions of healing with potions of {{! of|gain level|gain energy|speed|or=1}} can produce a [[potion of extra healing]].
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|09cf464816e4c44618cb3880edc0f7146e5b9b1e}}, the potion of healing heals more HP on average: 8+6d4 if blessed, 8+4d4 if uncursed, 8+2d4 if cursed.
 As of {{commit|43f42b35}}, monster magic resistance no longer protects Pestilence from the sickness-like effects, but these effects no longer reduce maximum HP; it will only halve his current HP.}}

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 ===NetHack Fourk===
-In [[NetHack Fourk]], all non-Healer [[Sylph (starting race)|sylphs]] start with a potion of healing; sylph Healers are given a [[magic harp]] in place of the extra potion.
+In [[NetHack Fourk]], all non-Healer [[Sylph (starting race)|sylph]] heroes start with a potion of healing, while sylph Healers are given a [[magic harp]] in place of the extra potion.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], two potions of healing can be found in the outside area of [[Grund's Stronghold]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, and [[Wizard/SLASH'EM|Wizards]] may be given a potion of 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}}
 ===NetHack Fourk===

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 The inventory of health food [[shop]]s has a {{frac|25}} chance of containing a potion of healing on a given square.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|320|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|62fb87593189311927746f0bfe21e317c1838c69}}, the potion of healing is much more common, and its base price is lowered to 20[[zm]].}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|62fb87593189311927746f0bfe21e317c1838c69}}, the potion of healing is much more common (11.5% of all randomly generated potions as opposed to 5.7%, while the odds of monsters generating with it have not been changed, making it the most common potion in the game), and its base price is lowered to 20[[zm]].}}
 ==Description==

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   |name=healing
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-  |muse=def}}
+  |muse=def
-A '''potion of healing''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+A '''potion of healing''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
 ==Generation==
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 The inventory of health food [[shop]]s has a {{frac|25}} chance of containing a potion of healing on a given square.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|320|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|62fb87593189311927746f0bfe21e317c1838c69}}, the potion of healing is much more common.  The price is also changed to 20 Zm.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|62fb87593189311927746f0bfe21e317c1838c69}}, the potion of healing is much more common, and its base price is lowered to 20[[zm]].}}
 ==Description==

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 ==History==
-The potion of healing first appears in Hack 1.21, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] - Hack 1.21 also has the potion of extra hit points, whose functions are effectively folded into the various healing potions included in Hack for PDP-11 and PDX. The potion of healing appears in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The potion of healing first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11 and PDX, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and also appears in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]]. Hack 1.21 also has the potion of extra hit points, which is excluded from later versions, with its functions are effectively folded into the various healing potions.
 ==Messages==

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 [[Quaff]]ing the potion will [[healing|heal]] you and [[exercise]] [[constitution]], with the amount healed dependent on [[beatitude]]: a blessed potion of healing will heal you for 8d4 [[HP]], an uncursed one for 6d4, and a cursed one for 4d4. If quaffing a non-cursed potion would restore your HP above maximum, your maximum HP is also increase by 1. Non-cursed potions cure [[blindness]] and [[deafness]], and blessed ones also cure [[vomiting]] and [[sickness]].
-Monsters can also quaff the potion to heal for the same amount, though it can only additionally cure blindness (if blessed); monsters hit by the potion are fully healed and, if the potion was blessed, are also unblinded.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|958|nethack=3.6.7}} Pestilence is damaged by the potion, but the effects will always be completely resisted unless Pestilence is severely [[level drain]]ed first.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1429|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Healing potions do [[potion of sickness]] effects to Pestilence, subject to Pestilence's 100 [[monster magic resistance]]. This means that Pestilence needs to be drained below level 6 for the potions to have a few percent chance of affecting Pestilence.}}
+Monsters can also quaff the potion to heal for the same amount, though it can only additionally cure blindness (if noncursed); monsters hit by the potion are fully healed and, if the potion was blessed, are also unblinded.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|958|nethack=3.6.7}} Pestilence is damaged by the potion, but the effects will always be completely resisted unless Pestilence is severely [[level drain]]ed first.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1429|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Healing potions do [[potion of sickness]] effects to Pestilence, subject to Pestilence's 100 [[monster magic resistance]]. This means that Pestilence needs to be drained below level 6 for the potions to have a few percent chance of affecting Pestilence.}}
 Inhaling [[vapors]] from a potion of healing of any [[beatitude]] will heal 1 HP, cure blindness and [[deaf]]ness if it was blessed, and exercise constitution; if you are [[polymorph]]ed, the health of your base form is adjusted as well.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1667|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}