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Type	Potion
Name	Potion of brilliance
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For the removed unrand, see Brilliance (artefact).

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.

History

Prior to 0.25, brilliance gave +5 intelligence, and reduced the 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.

Potions
Ambrosia • Attraction • Berserk rage • Brilliance • Cancellation • Curing • Enlightenment • Experience • Haste • Heal wounds • Invisibility • Lignification • Magic • Moonshine • Might • Mutation • Resistance

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 *An increase to [[spell power]] (1 [[spell enhancer]]; equal to wearing an item of [[Archmagi]])
-These effects last 35 to 74 [[turn]]s. Drinking the potion when the status is already active will increase the duration, but never to over 80 turns. Although its effects are only temporary, a potion of brilliance can improve the amount and damage of a caster's spells.
+These effects last for 35-74 (more) turns. The duration can stack, but you can only store up to 80 turns at a time.
-Potions of brilliance do not stack with the Brilliance given by the [[robe of Folly]].
+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.
 ==History==