Hatching Potions

Players can use Hatching Potions to hatch pets by combining potions with eggs. The egg determines the type of pet that will hatch, and the potion determines its color or other physical attributes (e.g., skeleton or zombie). Any pet (except for rare pets) can be hatched with any standard potion.

All standard potions are available as drops that players receive randomly for completing Habits, Dailies, and To Do's once they have completed their second task. Players can also purchase hatching potions in the Market for gems, or sell them for gold. Some quests also offer hatching potions as rewards. The potions range in value from Base, which hatches a normal pet and sells for 2 gold points, to Golden, which hatches a cheerful golden-colored pet and sells for 5 gold points.

Magic Hatching Potions are special hatching potions that are available during Grand Galas or other recurring community events, or as prizes for logging into Habitica. Wacky Hatching Potions are a special subsection of magic hatching potions that are available during Grand Galas or Community events.

Drop Probability

When a potion drops, the type of potion is determined randomly. Different types have different drop probabilities:

• 40% chance of receiving a Base, Desert, or White potion
• 30% chance of receiving a Red, Shade, or Skeleton potion
• 23.33% chance of receiving a Cotton Candy Blue, Cotton Candy Pink, or Zombie potion
• 6.67% chance of receiving a Golden potion

Note that due to the random nature of drops, individual users may receive certain potions at higher or lower rates than those quoted above.

Using Potions

Purple outline around a tiger egg. No outline behind a fox egg. Indicates that a tiger, but not a fox, can be hatched with the selected potion.

Under the Inventory tab, you will see the potions you currently own. Click on a potion to use it. Once clicked, any eggs that you can hatch with that potion will be highlighted in purple. Click on a highlighted egg to use the potion; this will bring up a prompt confirming that you would like to hatch the egg using said potion.

If an egg is not highlighted, that means that you already have a pet of that type that was hatched with the potion you have selected. (For example, if you already have a red wolf, clicking on a red hatching potion will not highlight any wolf eggs in your inventory.) Should you attempt to use the potion to hatch an unhighlighted egg anyway, you will receive an error, and will not lose the egg or potion. However, once you have upgraded a pet to a mount, you may hatch a second pet of that type to replace it, enabling you to have a pet and mount of the same species and color at once.

Players can also sell excess potions. Detailed instructions for how to do so in a browser or the mobile app are available here.

Available Standard Hatching Potions

	Hatching Potions	Gem Price	Sell Price
	Base	2	2
	White	2	2
	Desert	2	2
	Red	3	3
	Shade	3	3
	Skeleton	3	3
	Zombie	4	4
	Cotton Candy Pink	4	4
	Cotton Candy Blue	4	4
	Golden	5	5

Magic Hatching Potions

Magic Hatching Potions are special hatching potions. There are four types of Magic Hatching Potions:

• Seasonal Edition hatching potions, which can be bought from the Market for a limited time when announced, including during special events or Grand Galas
• Daily Check-In Incentives hatching potions, which were released with the Daily Check-In Incentives feature and can be earned by logging into Habitica a certain number of times
• Mysterious Time Travelers hatching potions, which can be bought with a Mystic Hourglass
• Quest hatching potions, which can be obtained by performing the relevant quest (3 potions per completion unless otherwise specified), or, once unlocked, can be purchased from the Market for 2 Gems each (unless otherwise specified)
  • If a player wishes to get enough Quest hatching potions for all 9 pet eggs, they can either complete the quest three times for a total cost of 12 Gems (4 Gems x 3 scrolls), or they can complete the quest one time and then purchase the additional six potions for a total cost of 16 Gems (4 Gems x 1 scroll + 2 Gems x 6 potions). Therefore, it is less expensive to complete the quest multiple times, especially if members of a party take turns purchasing the quest.
  • If a player wishes to get enough Quest hatching potions for all 9 pets, raise each pet to a mount, and then hatch all 9 pets again, they can either complete the quest six times for a total cost of 24 Gems (4 Gems x 6 scrolls), or they can complete the quest one time and then purchase the 15 additional potions for total cost of 34 Gems (4 Gems x 1 scroll + 2 Gems x 15 potions). Much like the example above, it is less expensive to complete the quest multiple times.

Magic Hatching Potions can only be used on standard "Generation 1" eggs (i.e., non-quest eggs). The resulting pets enjoy all types of food.

Please note that Seasonal hatching potions may not be released at the same time the following year.

	Magic Hatching Potions	Gem Price	Sell Price	Type	Available During/Around	Release Date
	Spooky	2	2	Seasonal	Fall Festival	1 October 2015
	Peppermint	2	2	Seasonal	Winter Wonderland	7 December 2015
	Floral	2	2	Seasonal	end of/after Spring Fling	25 April 2016
	Thunderstorm	2	2	-	Random time during the year.	9 August 2016
	Ghost	2	2	Seasonal	Fall Festival	22 September 2016
	Royal Purple	n/a	2	-	any time, as Daily Check-In Incentives	23 November 2016
	Holly	2	2	Seasonal	Winter Wonderland	15 December 2016
	Cupid	2	2	Seasonal	around Valentine's	2 February 2017
	Shimmer	2	2	Seasonal	Spring Fling	23 March 2017
	Fairy	2	2	Seasonal	Spring Fling	20 April 2017
	Aquatic	2	2	Seasonal	Summer Splash	29 June 2017
	Ember	2	2	Seasonal	after Summer Splash	8 August 2017
	Starry Night	2	2	Seasonal	Winter Wonderland	19 December 2017
	Rainbow	2	2	Seasonal	after Spring Fling	13 March 2018
	Glass	2	2	Seasonal	Summer Splash	26 June 2018
	Glow-in-the-Dark	2	2	Seasonal	Fall Festival	25 September 2018
	Frost	2	2	-	Random time during the year.	20 November 2018
	Icy Snow	2	2	Seasonal	Winter Wonderland	20 December 2018
	Rose Quartz	2	2	Seasonal	around Valentine's Day	12 February 2019
	Celestial	2	2	Seasonal	Spring Fling	21 March 2019
	Sunshine	2	2	Seasonal	after Spring Fling	14 May 2019
	Bronze	2	2	Quest	Brazen Beetle Battle quest	21 May 2019
	Watery	2	2	Seasonal	Summer Splash	20 June 2019
	Silver	2	2	Quest	The Silver Solution quest	13 August 2019
	Shadow	2	2	Seasonal	Fall Festival	26 September 2019
	Aurora	2	2	Seasonal	Winter Wonderland	19 December 2019
	Amber	2	2	Quest	The Amber Alliance quest	26 November 2019
	Ruby	2	2	Quest	Ruby Rapport quest	13 February 2020
	Birch Bark	2	2	Seasonal	Spring Fling	19 March 2020
	Fluorite	2	2	Quest	A Bright Fluorite Fright quest	11 June 2020
	Sand Sculpture	2	2	Seasonal	Summer Splash	23 June 2020
	Wind-Up	2	2	Time Travelers	A Whirl with a Wind-Up Warrior quest	25 August 2020
	Turquoise	2	2	Quest	Turquoise Treasure Toil quest	15 September 2020
	Vampire	2	2	Seasonal	Fall Festival	24 September 2020
	Autumn Leaf	2	2	Seasonal	after Fall Festival	10 November 2020
	Black Pearl	2	2	Quest	A Startling Starry Idea quest	17 November 2020
	Stained Glass	2	2	Seasonal	Winter Wonderland	21 December 2020
	Polka Dot	2	2	Seasonal	Spring Fling	24 March 2021
	Mossy Stone	2	2	Quest	A Maze of Moss quest	18 May 2021

Wacky Hatching Potions

Wacky Hatching Potions are similar to Seasonal Edition magic hatching potions in that they are available for a certain time. They change a pet's overall appearance as opposed to only changing their color or physical attributes. There are currently two kinds of wacky hatching potions, the garden potion and confection potion.

Confection potions can be obtained by finishing the Waffling with the Fool: Disaster Breakfast! quest.

	Wacky Hatching Potions	Gem Price	Sell Price	Available During/Around	Release Date	Effects
	Garden	2	2	Around April Fools' Day	9 April 2019	Turns pets into vegetables or fruits; a re-released version of the April Fools' Day 2019 prank
	Confection	4	2	Around April Fools' Day	7 April 2020	Turns pets into desserts