Elixir didn't work

[starless]

That was strange. First time it ever happened to me.
I usually keep Elixir stacked and use it as last resort. In this scenario (me vs a Hell Sentinel only) I used it and it didn't restore my HP or MP.

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The blast of hellfire engulfs the Hell Sentinel.
The Hell Sentinel completely resists.
Wield which item (- for none, * to show all)? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Your +8,+8 great sword of holy wrath stops glowing.
o - a legendary deck of war {the Elixir, drawn: 3} (in hand)
The Hell Sentinel hits you but does no damage.
You draw the Elixir. Your skin crawls. The Hell Sentinel closely misses you.
The Hell Sentinel hits you but does no damage.
Evoke which item? (* to show all) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Zapping: m - a wand of heal wounds (7)
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f - you
You feel much better. This wand has 6 charges left.
The Hell Sentinel gestures at you.
The hellfire explodes! The blast of hellfire engulfs you!
One of your 3 scrolls of teleportation catches fire!
One of your 2 scrolls of magic mapping catches fire!
Two of your 7 scrolls of identify catch fire!
You die...


How come?

[starless]

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file.

737666 As the Slayer (level 27, -4/253 (254) HPs)
             Began as a Demigod Skald on Nov 12, 2013.
             Killed from afar by a Hell Sentinel (50 damage)
             ... with a blast of hellfire
             
             ... in Pandemonium on Nov 13, 2013.
             The game lasted 08:23:02 (107188 turns).

As the Slayer (Demigod Skald)                     Turns: 107188, Time: 08:23:03

HP  -4/253 (254) AC 44     Str 26      XL: 27
MP   1/42        EV 40     Int 26      God:
Gold 3549        SH  0     Dex 22      Spells: 13 memorised,  4 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   o - legendary deck of war {drawn: 4}
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : +   i - +10 pearl dragon armour
Life Prot.: + + .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   G - +2 helmet of Miracles {rF+ SInv}
Res.Elec. : +       Clarity    : .   x - +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth-}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   p - +2 pair of fencer's gloves {EV+3 Dex+3 Acc+8}
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   K - +0 pair of boots {run}
Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   E - amulet of Brilliance {Ward rC+ MR++}
Saprovore : . . .                    n - ring of the Mage {Wiz MR+ Int+3}
                                     j - +6 ring of evasion

@: regenerating, quick, incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
unstealthy
A: hooves 1, see invisible, herbivore 1, spit poison 1, evolution 1, AC +3
a: Spit Poison
}: 5/15 runes: barnacled, slimy, silver, golden, gossamer


You were in Pandemonium.
You were not hungry.

You visited 12 branches of the dungeon, and saw 75 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 1 time, and saw 5 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You visited 1 bazaar.
You also visited: Labyrinth, Trove, Sewer and Bailey.

You collected 10581 gold pieces.
You spent 7052 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 y - the +18,+18 lance "Wyrmbane" (quivered) {slay drac, +Rage rPois rF+ AC+5}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   This legendary weapon is deadly to all dragonkind.
   
   It affects your AC (+5).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It lets you go berserk.
 S - a +8,+8 great sword of holy wrath
Armour
 i - a +10 pearl dragon armour (worn)
 p - the +2 pair of fencer's gloves (worn) {EV+3 Dex+3 Acc+8}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   
   It affects your evasion (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It affects your accuracy (+8).
 w - the +2 pair of boots "Plog" {+Fly Acc+3}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
   It lets you fly.
 x - the +0 cloak of Starlight (worn) {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth-}
   (You acquired it on level 2 of the Spider Nest)   
   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It makes you much less stealthy.
 B - a +0 cloak of poison resistance
 G - the +2 helmet of Miracles (worn) {rF+ SInv}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 K - a +0 pair of boots of running (worn)
 M - a +2 elven buckler of poison resistance
 N - a +2 elven buckler of protection
Magical devices
 d - a wand of hasting (4)
 f - a wand of hasting (6)
 m - a wand of heal wounds (6)
 q - a wand of digging (10)
 H - a wand of hasting (4)
 J - a wand of teleportation (5)
 O - a wand of teleportation (7)
 Q - a wand of hasting (4)
 R - a wand of disintegration (14)
 Y - a wand of cold (3)
Comestibles
 b - a pear
 c - 2 royal jellies
 W - 11 bread rations
 X - a meat ration
Scrolls
 h - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 v - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 A - a scroll of magic mapping
 F - 5 scrolls of identify
Jewellery
 a - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 g - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 j - a +6 ring of evasion (left hand)
 n - the ring of the Mage (right hand) {Wiz MR+ Int+3}
   (You took it off a draconian monk on level 1 of the Realm of Zot)   
   
   [ring of wizardry]
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 t - the ring "Votz" {rC+ Dex+2 Int+3}
   (You took it off a skeletal warrior on level 5 of the Crypt)   
   
   [ring of protection from cold]
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
 E - the amulet of Brilliance (around neck) {Ward rC+ MR++}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   
   [amulet of warding]
   It protects you from cold.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 P - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 U - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 Z - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
Potions
 k - 3 potions of heal wounds
 l - 3 potions of resistance
 r - 3 potions of agility
 s - 12 potions of curing
 u - a potion of magic
 I - 3 potions of restore abilities
 L - 2 potions of brilliance
 T - a potion of berserk rage
Books
 V - a book of the Warp   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Recall                             Summoning/Translocation      3
   *Control Teleport                  Charms/Translocation         4
   Phase Shift                        Translocation                5
   Warp Weapon                        Charms/Translocation         5
   Dispersal                          Translocation                6
   *Controlled Blink                  Translocation                7
   Disjunction                        Translocation                8
Miscellaneous
 o - a legendary deck of war {drawn: 4} (in hand)


   Skills:
 + Level 21.7 Fighting
 + Level 17.0 Long Blades
 - Level 9.7 Polearms
 + Level 21.5 Armour
 + Level 17.9 Dodging
   Level 6.2 Shields
 - Level 11.2 Spellcasting
 - Level 9.0 Hexes
 - Level 11.4 Charms
 - Level 6.4 Necromancy
 * Level 9.7 Translocations
 - Level 10.3 Air Magic
   Level 3.0 Poison Magic
 - Level 6.3 Evocations


You had 4 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
b - Silence               Hex/Air        ######....   1%          5    ##.....
c - Regeneration          Chrm/Necr      ######....   1%          3    None
d - Spectral Weapon       Hex/Chrm       ######..     1%          3    None
e - Song of Shielding     Chrm           ######..     1%          4    None
f - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       ######....   1%          2    None
g - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       ######....   1%          2    None
h - Flight                Chrm/Air       ######....   1%          3    None
i - Haste                 Chrm           ######..     3%          6    #####..
j - Apportation           Tloc           ######....   1%          1    None
k - Controlled Blink      Tloc           N/A          34%         7    ######.
l - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      ######....   1%          4    None
m - Song of Slaying       Chrm           ######....   1%          2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (0/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (3/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:10         Shoals (5/5) Lair:3
 Spider (5/5) Lair:3        Slime (6/6) Lair:8       Vaults (5/5) D:20
  Blade (0/1) Vaults:4      Crypt (5/5) Vaults:3       Tomb (3/3) Crypt:2
    Zot (3/5) D:27       
   Dis: Hell:1         Geh: Hell:1         Coc: Hell:1         Tar: Hell:1

Shops:
D:4 /   D:6 }   D:17 +   Orc:4 **[(   Elf:2 [

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Lair:8
Abyss: D:21 D:25
Pandemonium: D:23 D:24 D:27
Ziggurat: D:21 (3730 gp)

Annotations:
D:27 exclusion: oklob plant
Lair:8 exclusion: oklob plant
Crypt:5 Mennas


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have large cloven feet.
You are partially covered in molten scales (AC +1).
You are partially covered in slimy green scales (AC +2).
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You digest meat inefficiently.
You can spit poison.
You evolve.

[starless]

Is it even possible to draw a power 0 card from a legendary deck, because this is what might have happened?

[Sandman25]

deleted. Yes, it looks like power 0.

[starless]

You got regeneration effect I think.

Was your health below 50%? If not, then you get power 0 instead of power 1.

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Power level 1: If you're above 50% of your maximum HP, falls back to power level 0. Otherwise, restores you to full hit points and drains your magic points to zero.

http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Elixir#Elixir_card

Yes, I was like around 30-40 HP only.

[Sandman25]

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Everyone gets a base power of nine times their Evocations skill

legendary decks add 300

Legendary decks get one (power in 500) chance and one (power in 700) chance

http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Deck

With only 6.3 evocations your power was about 357.

[starless]

Usually I go for at least 10 but it seems I'd forgotten to turn it on this time.

[Sandman25]

It looks like we need Evocations 22.3 to guarantee power 1 from legendary decks. That's pretty high

[starless]

Just checked my last wins and they all have Evo at level 15 at least. I don't know why I was under the impression that legendary decks *guarantee* at least power 1.

Well, you learn all the time.

[BlackSheep]

Probably because most of the time you're following Nemelex when using decks and getting a piety boost alongside your Evocations boost to card power.

[njvack]

I usually keep Elixir stacked and use it as last resort.

Wait, how can you usually wind up with legendary Elixir in your inventory?

[starless]

Only from random drops. Very rare, of course, but on average, there are one or two legendary decks (not always with Elixirs in them) in a 15-rune game.
I remember a game (not with Nemelex) when I had 4 legendary decks, with Elixir stacked in each.

[XuaXua]

IMHO,
Plain decks should rely heavily on Evocations to create power.
Legendary decks should be powerful on-draw at 0 Evocations, but can be enhanced greatly by evocations.

[Sandman25]

IMHO,
Plain decks should rely heavily on Evocations to create power.
Legendary decks should be powerful on-draw at 0 Evocations, but can be enhanced greatly by evocations.

Legendary decks are powerful at 0 evocations. 3/7 and 3/5 chances to increase card power, that's about 25% to get power 2 effect.

[ololoev]

0.14 trunk?
>The Elixir card now heals over time instead of instantly.

[sir_laser]

I usually keep Elixir stacked and use it as last resort.

Wait, how can you usually wind up with legendary Elixir in your inventory?

Keyword: Stacked. Worshipping Nemelex and using his abilities, such as Stack Five.

[and into]

Unless it was changed recently, using a scroll of ID on a deck tells you the next card. So even people not worshiping Nemelex can have a certain card queued up if you don't mind using several ID scrolls (that might come to waste if card isn't in deck) and drawing off all the ones you don't care for. So you can "stack" a deck w/out Nemelex's ability, you just can't stack it deeper than one card. On the other hand, if you are using for emergencies, you only really care about top card.

[starless]

Yes, IDing a deck each time will reveal the next card. Since I usually don't play with Nemelex, I end up wasting a lot of ID scrolls on legendary decks, especially ones of Changes or Wonder.