# \[Reported\] Bug in the potion gems

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-bug-in-the-potion-gems/71487>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-bug-in-the-potion-gems/71487 "2021-08-14T18:19:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bnet.cheats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@bnet.cheats](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/bnet.cheats)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-bug-in-the-potion-gems/71487/1 "2021-08-14T18:19:52Z")

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Windows 10

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**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**  
I’ve had several occasions where the potion gems explode or explode causes a cascade that matches potion gems at the start of the battle, explode potions in event or troops such as Greed, and if there isn’t a 4 or 5 match from the added gems the game skips my turn and allows the opposing team to get first turn. I’ve had this happen in event battles and also with my Greed/Dust Devil/Ironhawk/Ironhawk 1 turn gnomeapalooza team. I actually had a gnome escape with the above team

**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?**  
It seems to happen any time a potion gem explodes, gets destroyed, or the cascade following an explode/destroy matches a potion gem and the created gems DON’T get a 4 or 5 match. It’s possible that it could just be from the cascade but 4x graphics makes it hard to tell.

**Steps to make it happen again**  
I would suggest using the above mentioned team in level 1 explore battles but I have noticed it happen more in event battles.

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**Author:** ![Graeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@Graeme](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Graeme)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-bug-in-the-potion-gems/71487/2 "2021-08-14T18:41:18Z")

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Has already been reported:

> [@\[Reported\] Potion gems can grant first turn to AI](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-potion-gems-can-grant-first-turn-to-ai/71362):
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> My team: Arboreal Crystal, The Scourge of Honor, Silenus, Leprechaun [1354,6984,6384,6638,3059,2,1,3,2,2,2,0,14010] The enemy’s team: Daily Dungeon → Dungeon of Ice Ice Golem?, Valkyrie, Snow Guardian, Queen Mab Entered the dungeon. My Scourge most likely exploded a Mana Potion gem. Gems were created and matched (passively). My entire team ended up being frozen (Queen Mab trait). First turn was handed over to the AI. I’ve seen similar interactions before but didn’t write a bug report a…

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**Author:** ![Yurflai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@Yurflai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Yurflai)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reported-bug-in-the-potion-gems/71487/3 "2021-09-24T15:30:48Z")

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Figured out that the trigger for AI attempting to go first, sometimes successfully and with two matches at the same time, is any gem explosion that triggers a potion before the first turn. This happens most often in events that allow you to purchase enhancement potions and you get the Potion of Explosion. This has screwed me multiple times and wish it would get fixed.