Potion of Madness

Potion of Madness is a common priest spell card, from the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan set.

Generated by
As well as being collected in decks, this card can also be generated by the following card.

Strategy
This card is equivalent to Shadow Madness in function, and while it costs much less Mana, its targets are more limited. On its own, it can be used against aggressive decks in the early game to kill 2 minions for just 1 Mana. It can also be used on utility minions like Acolyte of Pain to make use of their triggered effects, or Harvest Golem and Raptor Hatchling to steal the tokens they generate.

While this card becomes much less useful later in the game, it can be combined with Pint-Size Potion to increase the scope of targetable minions.

This card has great synergy with Djinni of Zephyrs: if you cast Potion of Madness while Djinni is in play, Potion of Madness will be cast on it, which results in it gaining charge.

Lore
Potion of Madness is sometimes nicknamed "Kaza-kola" by the Kabal. It is a cold, delicious and refreshing beverage personally brewed by Kazakus and which is frequently drunk by members of the Kabal, but it also erodes one's will and sense of self.

The name "Kaza-kola" is very similar to, an extremely popular goblin beverage brewed from the distilled form of the intellect-enhancing mineral of. This similarity was apparently intentional on the part of the Kabal and done in an attempt to capitalize on Kaja'Cola's fame.

The Gadgetzan Gazette Volume 32 #8 features an advertisement for Kaza-kola, which reads "The healthful crimson potion with kazazz! Feel energies like you wouldn't believe! Kaza-kola: All supernatural ingredients! Totally safe!*" The asterisk indicates a disclaimer written in extremely small print, and which reads: "Please keep out of reach of murlocs and pets. Never consume more than 2 oz of Kaza-kola in a 72 hour period. These statements have not been evaluated by the Gadgetzan Alchemy Authority." The page also features a clip-out coupon for a free bottle of Kaza-kola with the first purchase made near the waterfront.

Patch changes

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