Potion of brilliance

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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)

For monsters, brilliance instead grants an effective +5 HD when casting "wizardly" spells, and makes it more likely for them to cast 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.

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.