Potion of unholy water - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-01-10T18:22:42Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ potholes, etc.

2025-05-24T16:17:24Z

‎Generation: potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Obtaining water */ hatnote

2025-04-12T23:30:50Z

‎Obtaining water: hatnote

Kufat: /* Conserving unholy water */ another holy/unholy fix

2025-04-12T23:05:10Z

‎Conserving unholy water: another holy/unholy fix

Kufat: /* Conserving unholy water */

2025-04-12T23:04:42Z

‎Conserving *un*holy water

Umbire the Phantom: pothole, word choice

2025-02-20T09:12:55Z

pothole, word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Obtaining water */ punc

2025-02-20T08:58:48Z

‎Obtaining water: punc

Umbire the Phantom: monster usage

2025-02-10T08:25:27Z

monster usage

Umbire the Phantom: can't forget!

2025-02-10T05:34:32Z

can't forget!

Umbire the Phantom: *dnh

2025-02-10T05:29:26Z

*dnh

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 Successful [[prayer]] while standing on an [[altar]] belonging to a [[deity]] that is not the [[hero]]'s deity will curse any potions of water currently on that altar's square.
-[[Applying]] a [[charged]] and cursed [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|31|1000}} chance (3.1%) of generating 1-2 potions of unholy water.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2212|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=chooses a random potion, discarding magical potions; <tt>rnd_class(POT_BOOZE, POT_WATER)</tt> chooses from all non-magical potions in <tt>objects.c</tt><ref name="objlist"/>}}
+[[Applying]] a charged and cursed [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|31|1000}} chance (3.1%) of generating 1-2 potions of unholy water.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2212|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=chooses a random potion, discarding magical potions; <tt>rnd_class(POT_BOOZE, POT_WATER)</tt> chooses from all non-magical potions in <tt>objects.c</tt><ref name="objlist"/>}}
 ==Description==
-[[Quaffing]] a potion of unholy water polymorphs a hero with [[lycanthropy]] into their animal form, and also heals the hero for 2d6 HP and [[exercise]]s [[constitution]] if they are chaotic or else [[polymorph]]ed into a [[M2_DEMON|demon]] or [[undead]] monster&mdash;lawful heroes instead take 2d6 damage from quaffing the potion and abuse constitution, while neutral heroes abuse constitution with no other effects. Quaffing the potion will prompt the player to type-[[name]] it.
+[[Quaffing]] a potion of unholy water polymorphs a hero with [[lycanthropy]] into their animal form, and also heals the hero for 2d6 HP and [[exercise]]s [[constitution]] if they are chaotic or else [[polymorph]]ed into a [[major demon]] or [[undead]] monster&mdash;lawful heroes instead take 2d6 damage from quaffing the potion and abuse constitution, while neutral heroes abuse constitution with no other effects. Quaffing the potion will prompt the player to type-[[name]] it.
 [[Dipping]] an item or stack of items into unholy water will unbless them if they are blessed or curse them otherwise, using up the potion and prompting the player to type-name it&mdash;dipping an already-cursed object into holy water will not use up the potion.

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 {{frac|8}} of all potions of water will be generated cursed, so potions of unholy water make up {{frac|23|1000}} (2.3%) of all randomly generated potions. General [[store]]s, liquor emporiums and delicatessens can sell potions of unholy water.
-Dipping uncursed potions of water into unholy water will convert the dipped potions into unholy water, using up the potion that was dipped into.
+[[Dipping]] uncursed potions of water into unholy water will convert the dipped potions into unholy water, using up the potion that was dipped into.
-Successful [[prayer]] while standing on an [[altar]] belonging to a [[deity]] other than the hero's deity will curse any potions of water currently on that altar's square.
+Successful [[prayer]] while standing on an [[altar]] belonging to a [[deity]] that is not the [[hero]]'s deity will curse any potions of water currently on that altar's square.
 [[Applying]] a [[charged]] and cursed [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|31|1000}} chance (3.1%) of generating 1-2 potions of unholy water.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2212|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=chooses a random potion, discarding magical potions; <tt>rnd_class(POT_BOOZE, POT_WATER)</tt> chooses from all non-magical potions in <tt>objects.c</tt><ref name="objlist"/>}}

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 ===Obtaining water===
-{{main|Potion of water#Generation}}
+{{main|Potion of water#Generation|l1=Making water}}
 The article linked above describes how you can obtain potions of uncursed water, and below is a non-exhaustive list describes ways to make existing water into unholy water:

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 ===Conserving unholy water===
-As with unholy water, which items should be cursed depends heavily on the player and their approach. The following items are among the most common targets for cursing with potions of unholy water:
+As with holy water, which items should be cursed depends heavily on the player and their approach. The following items are among the most common targets for cursing with potions of unholy water:
 * Cursed [[scrolls of teleportation]] allow a hero to [[level teleport]], which is often more useful than normal teleportation and does not risk overriding [[teleport control]] unlike level teleportation from reading non-cursed scrolls while confused.

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 In shops, a hero can easily [[price-identify]] unholy water, since uncursed [[potions of water]] have a base price of 0 and are sold for 5zm before adjustments, and holy and unholy water have a base price of 100&mdash;a [[pet]] can easily reveal the beatitude of a 100zm clear potion.
-===Conserving holy water===
+===Conserving unholy water===
 As with unholy water, which items should be cursed depends heavily on the player and their approach. The following items are among the most common targets for cursing with potions of unholy water:

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 * Similarly, praying successfully on another god's altar curses any potions of water or holy water on that altar. This is reliant on prayer timeout and breaks [[atheist]] conduct, and additionally angers your god into smiting you and removing [[intrinsic protection]], so it is much riskier than praying to your god for holy water&mdash;while like water prayer, it also does not require any other resources, you will generally want to pacify your god as soon as possible.
 * [[Reading]] a blessed [[scroll of remove curse]] while [[confused]] can alter the beatitude of each item or item stack in your main inventory:{{refsrc|src/read.c|1323|nethack=3.6.7}} each item has a {{frac|4}} chance of being blessed, a {{frac|4}} chance of being cursed, or a {{frac|2}} chance of being unchanged, and all items in inventory have their beatitude unidentified. There is a high chance of obtaining at least one potion of unholy water from 10 non-stacked uncursed potions of water.
-** This method is often used to create both holy and unholy water, and requires the hero to drop and/or stash their uncursed inventory, including any [[armor]], [[weapons]], [[jewelry]], or [[leash]]es. Once done, you can use the #adjust command to stack each of the potions and re-identify their beatitude by using an altar, [[pet testing]] them and/or dip-testing.
+** This method is often used to create both holy and unholy water, and requires the hero to drop and/or stash their uncursed inventory, including any [[armor]], [[weapons]], [[jewelry]], and most [[tool]]s. Once done, you can use the #adjust command to stack each of the potions and re-identify their beatitude by using an altar, [[pet testing]] them and/or dip-testing.
 ** For atheist conducts, this is one of the most reliable ways to obtain unholy water if needed, since they cannot use an altar in any way.
 * The creation of [[bones]] levels often curses much of the former hero's open inventory, including any water they were carrying&mdash;this is especially likely for bones levels left by Priests and Priestesses.

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 [[Dipping]] an item or stack of items into unholy water will unbless them if they are blessed or curse them otherwise, using up the potion and prompting the player to type-name it&mdash;dipping an already-cursed object into holy water will not use up the potion.
-[[Monster]]s hit with a potion of unholy water are healed for 2d6 damage if they are a [[M2_DEMON|demon]], [[undead]] or [[werecreature]], and werecreatures additionally shift to their animal form. Inhaling [[vapors]] from a potion of holy water shifts a hero with lycanthropy into their animal form if applicable.
+[[Monster]]s hit with a potion of unholy water are healed for 2d6 damage if they are a [[M2_DEMON|demon]], [[undead]] or [[werecreature]], and werecreatures additionally shift to their animal form. Inhaling [[vapors]] from a potion of holy water shifts a hero with lycanthropy into their animal form if applicable.  Monsters will not use this potion.
 ==Strategy==

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	Shopkeeper services in these variants can be used as described in SLASH'EM to obtain holy water.		Shopkeeper services in these variants can be used as described in SLASH'EM to obtain holy water.
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		+	===EvilHack===
		+	In [[EvilHack]], [[Infidel]]s start the game with 3 potions of unholy water, and it has the same effects on them as on chaotic heroes. [[Player monster (EvilHack)\|Player monster]] [[Infidel (EvilHack monster)\|infidels]] also generate with 3 potions of unholy water.
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		+	All of the above information also applies to [[Hack'EM]].

	==References==		==References==

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 * A [[potion of amnesia]] dilutes immediately into a potion of water when dipped into any water source, and retains its beatitude, allowing unholy water to be created from cursed potions of amnesia.
 * Some shops offer [[Shopkeeper services|an uncursing service]], with a base price of 150 zm before modifiers. If you are confused, you will accidentally ask for the item to be cursed&mdash;this is best done with an on-demand source of confusion, as well as a unicorn horn to cure the confusion after.
 ==References==