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{{flavour|An unlabeled flask containing a single dose of unknown liquid.

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"Then gave I her, - so tutor'd by my art, - A sleeping potion, which so took effect As I intended, for it wrought on her The form of death: meantime I writ to Romeo That he should hither come as this dire night, To help to take her from her borrow'd grave, Being the time the potion's force should cease."

-William Shakespeare, _Romeo and Juliet_}}

'''Potions''' are useful consumable items represented by the <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''!'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> character. Every potion has a specific effect (beneficial or harmful) when [[quaff]]ed.

You can't drink potions while [[berserk]], in [[Death Form]], if you're a [[Mummy]], or during -Potion (after being damaged with the [[No Unsafe Potions]] mutation). Monsters cannot drink potions.

==List of potions==
{| class="prettytable sortable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0;
! class="unsortable"|Tile !! Potion of ... !! Rarity<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|item-prop.cc|2178}}</ref> !! class="unsortable"|Description
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| [[File:Potion of ambrosia.png]] || [[Potion of ambrosia|ambrosia]] || data-sort-value="Uz" | Rare || [[Confusion|Confuses]] you, but dramatically increases your health and magic regeneration for several turns.
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| [[File:Potion of attraction.png]] || [[Potion of attraction|attraction]] || Uncommon || Pulls all monsters in [[line of sight]] towards you for several turns.
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| [[File:Potion of berserk rage.png]] || [[Potion of berserk rage|berserk rage]] || data-sort-value="Uz" | Rare || Makes you go [[berserk]] for several turns, increasing your speed and melee damage but inducing a period of slowness when it wears off.
|-
| [[File:Potion of brilliance.png]] || [[Potion of brilliance|brilliance]] || Uncommon || Grants [[Brilliance]], increasing [[spell power]] and decreasing MP costs for several turns.
|-
| [[File:Potion of cancellation.png]] || [[Potion of cancellation|cancellation]] || data-sort-value="Uz" | Rare || Ends many [[status effects]] (both good and bad) and reduces [[magic contamination]].
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| [[File:Potion of curing.png]] || [[Potion of curing|curing]] || data-sort-value="a" | Very Common || Removes [[poison]] and [[confusion]]; also heals 5-11 HP.
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| [[File:Potion of enlightenment.png]] || [[Potion of enlightenment|enlightenment]] || Uncommon || Increases [[willpower]] and lets you [[fly]] for several dozen turns.
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| [[File:Potion of experience.png]] || [[Potion of experience|experience]] || Very Rare || You immediately gain a level and a large amount of XP to apply to your skills.
|-
| [[File:Potion of haste.png]] || [[Potion of haste|haste]] || Uncommon || Grants [[Haste]] for several turns, greatly speeding your actions.
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| [[File:Potion of heal wounds.png]] || [[Potion of heal wounds|heal wounds]] || Common || Heals 10-37 HP.
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| [[File:Potion of invisibility.png]] || [[Potion of invisibility|invisibility]] || data-sort-value="Uz" | Rare || Makes you [[invisible]] for several turns.
|-
| [[File:Potion of lignification.png]] || [[Potion of lignification|lignification]] || Uncommon || Grants you [[Tree form]] for several turns, increasing your defense but leaving you unable to move.
|-
| [[File:Potion of magic.png]] || [[Potion of magic|magic]] || data-sort-value="Uz" | Rare || Recovers 10-37 MP.
|-
| [[File:Potion of might.png]] || [[Potion of might|might]] || Uncommon || Grants the Might condition for several turns, increasing your melee damage.
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| [[File:Potion of moonshine.png]] || [[Potion of moonshine|moonshine]] || Uncommon || Inflicts [[vertigo]] for several turns, reducing your [[to-hit|accuracy]], [[evasion]], and [[Spell success|spellcasting success rate]].
|-
| [[File:Potion of mutation.png]] || [[Potion of mutation|mutation]] || Uncommon || Removes 2-3 [[mutations]], then gives 1-3 random mutations, then a 50% for one [[good mutation]].
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| [[File:Potion of resistance.png]] || [[Potion of resistance|resistance]] || data-sort-value="Uz" | Rare || Provides one level each of [[fire]], [[cold]], [[electricity]], [[poison]], and [[acid]] [[resistance]] for several turns.
|}
===Rarity===
Rarity per individual potion, rounded to the nearest tenth.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|makeitem.cc|1268}}</ref>
*Very Common: 18.4%
*Common: 10.0%
*Uncommon: 6.4%
*Rare: 3.3%
*Very Rare: 0.2%

==Potion Identification==
Apart from using a [[scroll of identify]], there are several ways to determine the identity of potions you've picked up.

You may guess at a potion's identity by the size of the stacks in your inventory. Potions of curing and potions of heal wounds are the two most common types of potions. Therefore, if you get multiple of the same potion, it is more likely to be one of these two. Note that potions can come in batches of 2 or 3, which are treated as one item for purposes of rarity. This is, of course, nonconclusive - but may be useful to know in a dire situation.

Quaffing a random potion is the most obvious way to figure out its contents, but may be dangerous. You'll want to be somewhere safe with no monsters in sight, in case of a [[potion of ambrosia]], [[potion of lignification]], or [[potion of berserk rage]]. [[Potions of degeneration]] and [[potions of mutation]] are also harmful, with effects that do not wear off by simply passing turns.

Some more notes on potion identification:
*Many [[background]]s begin play with an identified potion.
*Certain [[vault]]s may contain pre-identified items.
*The [[Sewer]] will often contain a [[potion of enlightenment]].

==See Also==
*[[Scroll]]

==History==
*Prior to [[0.31]], monsters could drink potions.
*In [[0.28]], potion rarities were changed to be more consistent.
*Prior to [[0.17]], some potions could not be found in a stack of 2-3 identical potions. This could be used to narrow down potion types.
*Prior to [[0.15]], Thirsty [[Vampires]] did not receive full effects from potions.
*Prior to [[0.14]], potions provided 40 [[satiation]]. You could drink otherwise useless potions to satiate hunger.
*Prior to [[0.12]], the [[Evaporate]] spell could consume potions to generate [[cloud]]s. You could also identify several unpleasant potions by creating samples of them through [[Fulsome Distillation]].

===Obsolete Potions===
*[[Potion of degeneration]] - [[0.33]], replaced by [[potion of moonshine]].
*[[Potion of flight]] - [[0.31]], renamed to [[potion of enlightenment]].
*[[Potion of stabbing]] - [[0.26]], replaced by [[potion of attraction]].
*[[Potion of agility]] - [[0.25]], replaced by potion of stabbing.
*[[Potion of blood]] - [[0.24]], with removal of [[Vampire]] hunger.
*[[Potion of beneficial mutation]] and [[potion of cure mutation]] - [[0.20]], merged with [[potion of mutation]].
*[[Potion of poison]] - [[0.18]].
*[[Potion of decay]] - [[0.17]].
*[[Potion of restore abilities]], [[potion of coagulated blood]], and [[potion of porridge]] - [[0.16]].
*[[Potion of strong poison]] - [[0.15]].
*[[Potion of paralysis]] - [[0.15]].
*[[Potion of slowing]] - [[0.14]], replaced with [[potion of lignification]].
*[[Potion of gain strength]], [[potion of gain intelligence]], and [[potion of gain dexterity]] - [[0.13]], replaced by potion of beneficial mutation.
*[[Potion of water]] and [[potion of levitation]] - [[0.12]].

==References==
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