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(remove telepathy from strategy, focusing mainly on its redundancy. Limit alternative cures to "resourceless" ways, which are similar to the spell.)
 
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{{spellbook|name=cure blindness|level=2|type=healing|turns=2|direction=non-directional|equiv=[[carrot]]|abundance=2.54%}}
 
{{spellbook|name=cure blindness|level=2|type=healing|turns=2|direction=non-directional|equiv=[[carrot]]|abundance=2.54%}}
In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''[[spellbook]] of cure blindness''' allows you to learn the ''spell of cure blindness''. It is an [[emergency spell]].
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''[[spellbook]] of cure blindness''' allows you to learn the '''spell of cure blindness'''. It is a level 2 [[healing spell]], and takes 4 actions to read. It is one of the many [[emergency spell]]s.
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==Generation==
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[[Priest]]s may be given this spellbook as a starting spellbook, while [[Wizard]]s may receive this as their starting non-{{of|spell|force bolt}} spellbook.
  
 
==Effects==
 
==Effects==
Casting this spell cures intrinsic [[blindness]].
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Casting this spell simply cures intrinsic [[blindness]].
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
As there are multiple methods to cure blindness, including [[unicorn horn]]s and spells of {{spell of|healing}} (at Skilled) and {{spell of|extra healing}}, the spell is rarely of much value, and a prime candidate for [[polypiling]] or blanking and [[magic marker|overwriting]].
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As there are multiple methods to cure blindness, including [[unicorn horn]]s and spells of {{spell of|healing}} (at Skilled) and {{spell of|extra healing}}, the spell is rarely of much value outside on-demand confusion, and the spellbook a prime candidate for [[polypiling]] or blanking and [[magic marker|overwriting]].
  
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==History==
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The spellbook of cure blindness and its spell first appear in [[NetHack 1.3d]].
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[[Category:Spellbooks|Cure blindness]]
 
[[Category:Spellbooks|Cure blindness]]
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 17 December 2021

spellbook of
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Appearance random
Abundance 2.54%
Base price 200 zm
Weight 50
Turns to read 2
Ink to write 10–19
Spell type healing
Level 2
Power cost 10 Pw
Direction non-directional
Equivalent carrot

In NetHack, the spellbook of cure blindness allows you to learn the spell of cure blindness. It is a level 2 healing spell, and takes 4 actions to read. It is one of the many emergency spells.

Generation

Priests may be given this spellbook as a starting spellbook, while Wizards may receive this as their starting non-force bolt spellbook.

Effects

Casting this spell simply cures intrinsic blindness.

Strategy

As there are multiple methods to cure blindness, including unicorn horns and spells of healing (at Skilled) and extra healing, the spell is rarely of much value outside on-demand confusion, and the spellbook a prime candidate for polypiling or blanking and overwriting.

History

The spellbook of cure blindness and its spell first appear in NetHack 1.3d.