Item:Potion of Wonder

Potions of Wonder are wonder-ful things. One will create a single completely random effect when quaffed, sometimes beneficial and sometimes not so much.

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• Name: Potion of Wonder
• Acquired from: Random, Mela Thryn <Antiquity Collector>
• Located in: Lordsmarch Plaza
• Turn-In: 1 Oceanic Sphere
• Minimum Level: None
• Binding: UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage.
• Effect: Wand of a Wonder - Something magical and Wondrous will happen to you. - (CL: 25)
• Durability: 5
• Material: GlassGlass: Items made of glass are immune to damage from contact with ooze.
• Hardness: 0
• Base Value: 0000500000500ppPlatinum Piece 
• Weight: 0.10 lbs
• Stack size: 100
• Description: A small vial with an ounce of liquid within.
• Notes: These potions bestow a helpful random defensive benefit to the user. All effects have caster level 5.

History

• In U16.1 Potions of Wonder got an overhaul. In addition to stacking in the inventory, they acquired hundreds of potential effects.

Sources

• Potions of Wonder can be found in chests of all levels at a pretty decent frequency.
• They can also be found in breakables of all levels.
• The above two sources means the Auction House usually has quite a few listed.
• Antiquity collector Mela Thryn in Lordsmarch Plaza will trade you 1 Potion of Wonder for 1 Oceanic Sphere.
• Purchase from the DDO Store.

Observed effects

Caster level of these effects is unknown unless noted, but is typically of higher level.

Alchemical potions

All effects below lasts for 60 seconds and give a +3 Alchemical bonus to an ability.

• Prowess +3 (Strength)
• Grace +3 (Dexterity)
• Health +3 (Constitution)
• Knowledge +3 (Intelligence)
• Reason +3 (Wisdom)
• Influence +3 (Charisma)

Challenge buffs

These are the same effects as seen on Challenges. All of them last for 60 seconds.

• Double Speed
• Hate Magnet
• Invulnerability
• Quad Damage

Healing

• Cure Critical Wounds
• Cure Serious Wounds
• Heal (HP healing only, no stat damage healing or condition removing, 250 HP)
• Greater Restoration
• Lesser Restoration + Remove Disease
• Neutralize Poison (but not the immunity buff)
• Remove Blindness
• Remove Curse
• Remove Disease (but not the immunity buff)
• Xachosian Larva
• Greater Mnemonic Enhancer
• Major Mnemonic Enhancer
• Superior Mnemonic Enhancer

Spells

All spells are cast with a Caster level of 25.

• Aid (18 Temporary HP only)
• Barkskin (+5 natural armor)
• Energy Drain (2d4 negative levels)
• Exhaustion (No save, 45 seconds)
• Greater Heroism (No temporary HP)
• Haste (2:30 duration)
• Inflict Critical Wounds
• Inflict Serious Wounds
• Jump
• Resist Energy (Acid, Fire, Electricity, Cold, or Sonic)
• Shield of Faith (+5 deflection bonus to AC)
• Tumble
• Water Breathing (3:30 duration)

Special effects

• Bees of Xoriat (Like the ones used by Xy'zzy)
• Bleeding Wound (15 seconds), as if hit by a werewolf
• Ear Smash (cannot cast spells for two seconds)
• Elemental Absorption (10% primal bonus to elemental absorption, lasts until you rest)
• Energy Drain
• Festering Wound (-50 Healing Amplification for 6 seconds)
• Font of PowerFont of Power is one of the possible effects granted by Potion of Wonder. It increases your Spell Power by 400 for 20 seconds. (20 seconds, +400 Spell Power)
• Heavy Gravity (as the effect seen on Dreaming Dark)
• Humbug (25 minutes)
• Prismatic Blindness (3 seconds blindness, no save, as Guidance of Shar)
• Pumpkin Head (13 minutes)
• Stun 12 seconds (that actually last only 4 seconds)
• Summon a Droaam Demolition Charge, as seen in Undermine
• Summon a Rest Shrine
• Summon Whirling Blades (Watch on YouTube!)
• Summon a Tasty Ham

...and many others.

According to this comment by (former developer) Feather_of_Sun, Potions of Wonder never confer any type of permanent bonus.

See also

• Defensive Potion of Wonder
• Offensive Potion of Wonder