Potion of levitation - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ slash'em

2025-06-24T11:07:47Z

‎Variants: slash'em

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2024-11-24T06:42:34Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pothole, HPD, dnh

2024-11-24T06:42:21Z

pothole, HPD, dnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ additional note

2024-11-24T06:24:01Z

‎Strategy: additional note

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2024-11-24T06:21:33Z

FCU pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ no need to note

2024-10-23T02:29:05Z

‎Strategy: no need to note

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-09-18T13:08:10Z

Add languages template.

Cathartes: account for the 1 extra turn separately

2022-09-18T04:34:47Z

account for the 1 extra turn separately

Cathartes: correct durations

2022-09-18T04:31:08Z

correct durations

Scorchgeek: /* Strategy */ several gear destruction possibilities were missing

2021-11-09T02:13:23Z

‎Strategy: several gear destruction possibilities were missing

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 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the blessed potion is useful for dealing with [[uvuudaum]]s: the ability to land at will from the blessed potion can counteract their "nail to the sky" [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]], which forces levitation upon the victim.

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 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the blessed potion is useful for dealing with [[uvuudaum]]s: the ability to land at will from the blessed potion can counteract their "nail to the sky" [[dNetHack monster spell|monster spell]], which forces levitation upon the victim.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the blessed potion is useful for dealing with [[uvuudaum]]s: the ability to land at will from the blessed potion can counteract their "nail to the sky" [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]], which forces levitation upon the victim.
 ==References==

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 * A blessed potion will make the hero levitate for {{rn1|50|250}} more turns, and grants the ability to end their current duration of levitation at will by using the {{kbd|>}} key, unless they have extrinsic levitation from another source that would prevent this.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1065|nethack=3.6.7|comment=blessed}}
 * An uncursed potion will make the hero levitate for {{rn1|140|10}} more turns.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1071|nethack=3.6.7|comment=uncursed}}
-* A cursed potion will not grant any additional turns of levitation, and quaffing it also removes the ability to land at will granted from a blessed potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1046|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1055|nethack=3.6.7}} If quaffed while not levitating, the cursed potion causes the hero to rise higher than the other potions:{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1042|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed}} this causes them to hit their head on the ceiling if one is present and inflicts d10 points of physical damage, which is reduced to d6 if they are wearing a [[helm]] and further reduced to d3 if the helm's material is [[metallic]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1056|nethack=3.6.7}} Doing so while on an up [[stair]] or [[ladder]] will cause the hero to float up as if the {{kbd|<}} command had been used.
+* A cursed potion will not grant any additional turns of levitation, and quaffing it also removes the ability to land at will granted from a blessed potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1046|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1055|nethack=3.6.7}} If quaffed while not levitating, the cursed potion causes the hero to rise higher than the other potions:{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1042|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed}} this causes them to hit their head on the [[ceiling]] if one is present and inflicts d10 points of physical damage, which is reduced to d6 if they are wearing a [[helm]], and further reduced to d3 if the helm's material is [[metallic]], before factoring in [[half physical damage]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1056|nethack=3.6.7}} Doing so while on an up [[stair]] or [[ladder]] will cause the hero to float up as if the {{kbd|<}} command had been used.
 Regardless of beatitude, a hero that quaffs a potion of levitation while they are not already levitating always gains 1 more turn of levitation in addition to the above effects.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1033|nethack=3.6.7|comment=You get 1 extra turn if you were not already levitating.}} The total duration of levitation is always incremented even if the hero's levitation is currently blocked from [[phasing]] through or being trapped in [[solid rock]].
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 {{message|You hit your <head> on the <ceiling>.|You quaffed the cursed potion and were not already levitating.}}
 {{message|You have a peculiar feeling for a moment, then it passes.|You quaffed the cursed potion while you were already levitating or on the Plane of Water.}}
-{{message|You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes"|The potion was cursed, you were already levitating or on the Plane of Water, and you are hallucinating.}}
+{{message|You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes.|The potion was cursed, you were already levitating or on the Plane of Water, and you are hallucinating.}}
 ==References==

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 The potion of levitation is the heaviest of the available levitation sources, and many players may prefer the [[ring of levitation]], the {{+ of|levitation}} spell or even [[levitation boots]]&mdash;it does have the advantage of not being susceptible to theft or armor-destroying effects like the boots, nor is it endangered by [[shock]] damage like the ring; the potion also keeps those slots open while being far more accessible to non-casters than the spell. Be sure to take stock of whether or not you have "controlled" levitation at a given moment, refrain from quaffing cursed potions, and avoid pressing {{kbd|>}} over hazardous terrain if at all possible!
-It is often worth saving one or two blessed potions to quaff before entering the [[Plane of Air]] in order to maintain control of the hero's movements, and the effect can last them through the [[Plane of Fire]] at minimum; quaffing four blessed potions of levitation in quick succession will provide 1001 to 1197 total turns of levitation, which can easily see a hero all the way to the [[Astral Plane]].
+It is often worth saving one or two blessed potions to quaff before entering the [[Plane of Air]] in order to maintain control of the hero's movements, and the effect can last them through the [[Plane of Fire]] at minimum; quaffing four blessed potions of levitation in quick succession will provide 1001 to 1197 total turns of levitation, which can easily see a hero all the way to the [[Astral Plane]]. Players that prefer other sources of levitation and are willing to account for their respective risks can save the potion for alchemy to make gain level potions or else dilute them into water.
 ==History==

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-{{potion|name=levitation|cost=200}}
+{{potion
-The '''potion of levitation''' causes you to [[levitate]].
+A '''potion of levitation''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The default [[randomized appearance]] associated with it is "a cyan potion".{{refsrc|src/objects.c|799|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A blessed potion will make you levitate for {{rn1|50|250}} more turns, an uncursed potion will give you {{rn1|140|10}} more turns, and a cursed potion will give you 0 more turns. Regardless of potion beatitude, if you are not already levitating, you get 1 more turn of levitation.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1033|nethack=3.6.6|comment=You get 1 extra turn if you were not already levitating.}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1067|nethack=3.6.6|comment=blessed}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1071|nethack=3.6.6|comment=uncursed}} These stack with any current levitation timeout you have; for example, quaffing four blessed potions of levitation in quick succession will provide 1001 to 1197 total turns.
+==Generation==
-In addition, upon quaffing a blessed potion, you become able to end your levitation at will with the {{kbd|>}} key (unless you have extrinsic levitation from some other source that would prevent this). This only lasts until the end of your current levitation - it is not a permanent benefit.
+Potions of levitation make up {{frac|21|500}} (4.2%) of all randomly-generated potions. General [[store]]s and liquor emporiums can sell potions of levitation.
-Quaffing a cursed potion also has additional effects. If you were already levitating and had the ability to land at will, you lose this ability. If you were not already levitating, you hit your head on the ceiling and suffer d10 points of damage (d6 damage if you are wearing any [[helm]]; d3 damage if the helm is metallic), unless you happen to be standing on an upstair. In that case, you will be treated as if you had entered the {{kbd|<}} command.
+==Description==
-This potion is used in only one [[alchemy]] recipe: it can be mixed with the [[potion of enlightenment]] to sometimes produce the [[potion of gain level]].
+* A blessed potion will make the hero levitate for {{rn1|50|250}} more turns, and grants the ability to end their current duration of levitation at will by using the {{kbd|>}} key, unless they have extrinsic levitation from another source that would prevent this.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1065|nethack=3.6.7|comment=blessed}}
-==Messages==
+Regardless of beatitude, a hero that quaffs a potion of levitation while they are not already levitating always gains 1 more turn of levitation in addition to the above effects.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1033|nethack=3.6.7|comment=You get 1 extra turn if you were not already levitating.}} The total duration of levitation is always incremented even if the hero's levitation is currently blocked from [[phasing]] through or being trapped in [[solid rock]].
-{{message|"You have a peculiar feeling for a moment, then it passes."|The potion was cursed, and you were already levitating or on the Plane of Water.}}
+[[Alchemy|Mixing]] potions of levitation with [[potions of enlightenment]] can has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of producing an uncursed and [[diluted]] [[potion of gain level]], a {{frac|3|10}} chance of a random alchemy result, and an alchemical blast otherwise.
 ==Strategy==
-This potion is useful in a few scenarios in which you have to cross terrain-based obstacles that can be crossed via levitation. Specific examples include:
+The potion of levitation is the heaviest of the available levitation sources, and many players may prefer the [[ring of levitation]], the {{+ of|levitation}} spell or even [[levitation boots]]&mdash;it does have the advantage of not being susceptible to theft or armor-destroying effects like the boots, nor is it endangered by [[shock]] damage like the ring; the potion also keeps those slots open while being far more accessible to non-casters than the spell. Be sure to take stock of whether or not you have "controlled" levitation at a given moment, refrain from quaffing cursed potions, and avoid pressing {{kbd|>}} over hazardous terrain if at all possible!
-In many of these scenarios, if you have a different source of levitation such as a [[ring of levitation|ring]], it may be preferred to use that instead of the potion, because it allows you to save the potion for diluting or cancelling later. However, it is often worth it to save one or two blessed potions for the [[Plane of Air]] (at a typical pace, and if you use a portal detection methods, the duration of one potion will last you through the Plane of Fire) because that allows you to avoid using a ring or boots slot on levitation.
+It is often worth saving one or two blessed potions to quaff before entering the [[Plane of Air]] in order to maintain control of the hero's movements, and the effect can last them through the [[Plane of Fire]] at minimum; quaffing four blessed potions of levitation in quick succession will provide 1001 to 1197 total turns of levitation, which can easily see a hero all the way to the [[Astral Plane]].
-Another minor advantage of the potion over gear-based levitation is that there is no way to have your levitation gear destroyed or stolen, dropping you into water or lava for a possible [[instadeath]]; both rings and boots can be removed by a [[foocubus]] or [[nymph]], and rings of levitation can be destroyed by electric damage, while boots of levitation can be destroyed by a spellcaster. On the other hand, with a blessed potion of levitation, it is possible to accidentally press the {{kbd|>}} key over open water and instantly drown, which is a much easier typo to make than accidentally removing levitation gear, so this poses its own dangers.
+==History==
-==See also==
+==Messages==
+{{for|messages shared with other sources of levitation|Levitation#Messages}}
-* [[spellbook of levitation]]
+{{message|You hit your <head> on the <ceiling>.|You quaffed the cursed potion and were not already levitating.}}
-* [[levitation boots]]
+{{message|You have a peculiar feeling for a moment, then it passes.|You quaffed the cursed potion while you were already levitating or on the Plane of Water.}}
-* [[ring of levitation]]
+{{message|You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes"|The potion was cursed, you were already levitating or on the Plane of Water, and you are hallucinating.}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Potions|Levitation]]

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 In many of these scenarios, if you have a different source of levitation such as a [[ring of levitation|ring]], it may be preferred to use that instead of the potion, because it allows you to save the potion for diluting or cancelling later. However, it is often worth it to save one or two blessed potions for the [[Plane of Air]] (at a typical pace, and if you use a portal detection methods, the duration of one potion will last you through the Plane of Fire) because that allows you to avoid using a ring or boots slot on levitation.
-Another minor advantage of the potion over gear-based levitation is that there is no way to have your levitation gear destroyed or stolen, dropping you into water or lava for a possible [[instadeath]]; rings of levitation can be destroyed by electric damage, while boots of levitation can be stolen by a [[foocubus]] or destroyed by a spellcaster. ([[Gremlin]]s cannot steal intrinsic levitation.) On the other hand, with a blessed potion of levitation, it is possible to accidentally press the {{kbd|>}} key over open water and instantly drown, which is a much easier typo to make than accidentally removing levitation gear, so this poses its own dangers.
+Another minor advantage of the potion over gear-based levitation is that there is no way to have your levitation gear destroyed or stolen, dropping you into water or lava for a possible [[instadeath]]; both rings and boots can be removed by a [[foocubus]] or [[nymph]], and rings of levitation can be destroyed by electric damage, while boots of levitation can be destroyed by a spellcaster. ([[Gremlin]]s cannot steal intrinsic levitation.) On the other hand, with a blessed potion of levitation, it is possible to accidentally press the {{kbd|>}} key over open water and instantly drown, which is a much easier typo to make than accidentally removing levitation gear, so this poses its own dangers.
 ==See also==