Potion of gain level
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| Name | gain level |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 300 zm |
| Weight | 20 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
Potions of gain level will increase your experience level. An uncursed potion will do only that. Quaffing a blessed potion of gain level will set your experience level to some point midway between your newly-increased level and the next level. Uncursed potions will not add experience points; if you have 39 experience points and are level 2, a blessed potion would put you at 60XP and level 3, while an uncursed potion would put you at the very beginning of level 3: 40XP. A cursed potion does not increase your experience level, but does increase your dungeon level, one of NetHack's many puns. Cursed potions of gain level are most useful for quickly leaving Moloch's Sanctum and other noteleport levels while on the ascent to the Elemental Planes. A cursed potion cannot be used to travel beyond the first endgame level, in Sokoban, or from the top floors of the Wizard's tower and Vlad's tower.
Alchemically, these can be used for the same things as gain energy, if you have potions of gain level to spare.
Especially high-level monsters may be created with this potion as their "miscellaneous item". There is also a multiple step alchemy recipe.
Use by monsters
An intelligent monster will quaff a potion of gain level if it finds one, or if it is generated with one in inventory. If the potion is noncursed the monster will gain experience, and possibly grow up into a more powerful version (eg. a master lich into an arch-lich). If it is cursed the monster will rise through the ceiling.
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Items dipped into a potion of gain level are upgraded, much like using the gnomish tinker technique. See upgrading objects.
