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''For the [[unrand]], see [[Brilliance (artefact)]].''
{{flavour|A magic potion which increases the power of the drinker's spells and halves their magic cost (rounding up).}}

Quaffing a '''potion of brilliance''' gives the '''Brilliance''' status, with the following temporary bonuses:
*Halves the MP cost of spells (rounded up)
*An increase to [[spell power]] (1 [[spell enhancer]]; equal to wearing an item of [[Archmagi]])

These effects last for 35-74 (more) turns. The duration can stack, but you can only store up to 80 turns at a time.

The [[robe of Folly]] gives a permanent Brilliance effect - the potion and this robe do not stack.

==Strategy==
Brilliance is a useful consumable for casters, akin to a [[potion of might]]. It is best for long, "sustained" encounters, where you'd otherwise run out of MP, and should ideally be used early in a fight.

==Monster Version==
Monsters can get the Brilliance effect by using the spell [[Aura of Brilliance]]. Also, [[Boris]] gains Brilliance if you're holding the [[Orb of Zot]].

Instead of the above effects, Brilliance grants monsters an effective +5 [[HD]] when casting [[spell slot flags|"wizardly"]] spells, and makes it more likely for them to cast said spells.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.26]], brilliance halved [[spell hunger]] instead of MP cost.
*Prior to [[0.25]], brilliance gave +5 [[intelligence]], and reduced the [[spell success|raw spell failure rate]] by 1/3 (with another bonus of -6% raw failure). Also, brilliance gave a [[spell power]] boost equal to 3 levels of a skill, instead of acting like a spell enhancer. It did not reduce spell hunger or MP cost.

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