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Quaffing a '''potion of haste''' causes your action delay to be reduced by 1/3 for 1d40 + 39 (more) turns (max 79), making it excellent for both escaping dangerous opponents and dealing much more damage in combat.
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Quaffing a '''potion of haste''' gives the [[haste]] status effect, which causes your action delay to be reduced by 1/3 (i.e., 50%) faster, for 1d40 + 39 (more) turns (max 79). It is excellent for both escaping dangerous opponents and dealing much more damage in combat.
  
Followers of [[Cheibriados]] are not allowed to use this potion (penance). However, drinking an unidentified potion of haste gives you the effect with no consequences.
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[[Cheibriados]] blocks the haste effect. [[Formicid]]s' innate [[stasis]] makes them unable to become hasted.
 
 
[[Formicid]]s' innate [[stasis]] makes them unable to become hasted, so this potion is useless for them.
 
  
 
{{crawlquote|Normal: "You feel yourself speed up."<br>Already Hastened: "You feel as though you will be hastened longer."}}
 
{{crawlquote|Normal: "You feel yourself speed up."<br>Already Hastened: "You feel as though you will be hastened longer."}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*Prior to [[0.33]], [[Cheibriados]] wouldn't block this potion's effect, but would give penance for drinking identified potions of haste.
 
*Prior to [[0.20]], gaining, being under the effect of, and extending the haste effect gave you magical contamination. Also, the effect increased the player's rate of [[hunger]].
 
*Prior to [[0.20]], gaining, being under the effect of, and extending the haste effect gave you magical contamination. Also, the effect increased the player's rate of [[hunger]].
 
*Prior to [[0.14]], potions of haste were known as potions of speed.
 
*Prior to [[0.14]], potions of haste were known as potions of speed.
  
 
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Revision as of 23:50, 13 July 2025

Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
Type Potion
Name Potion of haste
Icon Potion of haste.png
An enchanted beverage which speeds the actions of anyone who drinks it.

Quaffing a potion of haste gives the haste status effect, which causes your action delay to be reduced by 1/3 (i.e., 50%) faster, for 1d40 + 39 (more) turns (max 79). It is excellent for both escaping dangerous opponents and dealing much more damage in combat.

Cheibriados blocks the haste effect. Formicids' innate stasis makes them unable to become hasted.

Normal: "You feel yourself speed up."
Already Hastened: "You feel as though you will be hastened longer."

History

  • Prior to 0.33, Cheibriados wouldn't block this potion's effect, but would give penance for drinking identified potions of haste.
  • Prior to 0.20, gaining, being under the effect of, and extending the haste effect gave you magical contamination. Also, the effect increased the player's rate of hunger.
  • Prior to 0.14, potions of haste were known as potions of speed.
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