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| − | A surprise in every bottle! '''Potions of mutation''' give you up to 3 random [[mutation]]s with equal odds of them being good or bad. Followers of [[Zin]] incur a [[piety]] loss and a [[penance]] if they knowingly drink this potion. | + | A surprise in every bottle! '''Potions of mutation''' give you up to 3 random [[mutation]]s with equal odds of them being [[good mutations|good]] or [[bad mutations|bad]]. Followers of [[Zin]] incur a [[piety]] loss and a [[penance]] if they knowingly drink this potion. |
Note that [[undead]] characters cannot mutate and will [[rot]] instead, reducing maximum health and possibly taking a temporary hit to stats as well. | Note that [[undead]] characters cannot mutate and will [[rot]] instead, reducing maximum health and possibly taking a temporary hit to stats as well. | ||
==Tips & Tricks== | ==Tips & Tricks== | ||
| − | * | + | *Most players generally avoid drinking potions of mutation. Although it's possible to acquire useful resistances and abilities this way, these benefits will likely get wiped out when you need to cure bad mutations later on, and some possible results can doom a promising young character. That being said, it's advisable that you either quaff them early on, before you're really attached to your character and don't mind it dying horribly, or that you wait until you've also found a [[potion of cure mutation]] (though wasting these is never a good idea). |
| + | *[[Jiyva]] followers can quaff these with significantly less fear of permanent disability. | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 20 March 2013
Version 0.11: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| A potion which does very strange things to you. |
| Type | Potion |
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| Name | Potion of Mutation |
| Icon | 
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A surprise in every bottle! Potions of mutation give you up to 3 random mutations with equal odds of them being good or bad. Followers of Zin incur a piety loss and a penance if they knowingly drink this potion.
Note that undead characters cannot mutate and will rot instead, reducing maximum health and possibly taking a temporary hit to stats as well.
Tips & Tricks
- Most players generally avoid drinking potions of mutation. Although it's possible to acquire useful resistances and abilities this way, these benefits will likely get wiped out when you need to cure bad mutations later on, and some possible results can doom a promising young character. That being said, it's advisable that you either quaff them early on, before you're really attached to your character and don't mind it dying horribly, or that you wait until you've also found a potion of cure mutation (though wasting these is never a good idea).
- Jiyva followers can quaff these with significantly less fear of permanent disability.
