Potion of healing
| ! | |
| Object ID | 67 |
|---|---|
| Potion ID | 1 |
| Base value (Au) | 40 |
| Item level | 2 |
| Random generation | Potion pool |
| Weight | 20 |
| Fragility | 5 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Unidentified appearance | Random container |
| Cursed name | potion of disruption |
The potion of healing restores plus-scaled hit points and clears blindness. A cursed copy is a potion of disruption that removes hit points and can kill the drinker.
Generation and appearance
It is a common level-2 random potion with a shuffled container appearance. Random copies begin uncursed with a nonnegative plus.
Data and mechanics
Each copy weighs 20, has fragility 5, a base value of 40 Au, and item level 2. Most naturally generated copies have a low plus, while higher-plus copies become progressively rarer.
Effects and interactions
| BUC state | Result |
|---|---|
| Blessed | Restores plus-scaled HP and clears blindness; blessing adds no further benefit. |
| Uncursed | Restores plus-scaled HP and clears blindness. |
| Cursed | Deals plus-scaled disruption damage and does not identify itself. |
A +0 copy restores 1–10 HP and can leave the drinker at most 1 HP above maximum. Each additional plus raises both the possible healing and the above-maximum allowance. A cursed +0 copy deals 0–10 damage, with each point of plus increasing the possible damage by 10; death occurs only when HP falls below zero. A noncursed potion identifies its type, while a cursed one does not.
Strategy
Blessing does not improve healing directly; improving plus does. Drink a noncursed copy when healing or immediate blindness removal matters, but do not expect a large reserve above maximum HP. Never blind-quaff a possibly cursed copy at low HP, because disruption also becomes more dangerous with plus.