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A drunk '''potion of blindness''' makes you [[blind]] for a duration dependent on its [[BUC status]], as shown below. | A drunk '''potion of blindness''' makes you [[blind]] for a duration dependent on its [[BUC status]], as shown below. | ||
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A potion of blindness can be thrown at monsters to blind them. | A potion of blindness can be thrown at monsters to blind them. | ||
| − | [[Bugs_in_NetHack_3.4.3#blindnesspotion|Due to a bug]], (alternate)[[wield]]ing this potion nullifies the blindness attack of [[Archon]]s and [[yellow light]]s. | + | [[Bugs_in_NetHack_3.4.3#blindnesspotion|Due to a bug]], (alternate)[[wield]]ing this potion nullifies the blindness attack of [[Archon]]s and [[yellow light]]s. This was fixed in 3.6.0. |
[[Category:Potions|Blindness]] | [[Category:Potions|Blindness]] | ||
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| Name | blindness |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 150 zm |
| Weight | 20 |
| Monster use | May be used offensively by monsters. |
A drunk potion of blindness makes you blind for a duration dependent on its BUC status, as shown below.
| Blessed | Uncursed | Cursed |
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| 125–324 | 250–449 | 375–574 |
Blindness is generally undesirable, but protects against gaze attacks and lets you use intrinsic telepathy. A blindfold or towel is preferable, due to togglability and permanence. For advice on how to cope with blindness, see zen.
Dipping a unicorn horn into one of these will produce an uncursed potion of water.
A potion of blindness can be thrown at monsters to blind them.
Due to a bug, (alternate)wielding this potion nullifies the blindness attack of Archons and yellow lights. This was fixed in 3.6.0.
This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.
It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.6.1. Information on this page may be out of date.
Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-361}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.
