Customer Reviews

Mana Energy Potion (50mL)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I bought this as a joke, and because I knew I was going to need some caffeine in my system over the weekend. I've downed Bawls of every flavor without issue, and generally don't really get buzzed by caffeine.

But this stuff... this stuff is unique. First of all, while the bottle is pretty, it is the nastiest, most disgusting taste I have ever had the misfortune to let near my mouth. I instantly regretted the cough syrup like drink. Thick, dank, and putrid it slid down my throat and settled in my stomach like a stone lump.

And there it sat, oozing and slithering, until it finally hit my system.

I felt like I had gone from zero to sixty in less than a second. No, there was no gradual build up of energy, there was nothing, and then there was everything! I was twitching, insane almost, desperate to do anything and everything at once. Raid MC, knit a pair of socks, learn three foreign languages at the same time, watch all of Firefly, chat with friends, write a letter to dear grandmama, study calculus, program my own dungeon, and then I crashed.

It was like hitting a brick wall while rolling down a hill in a garbage can. There was too much energy, and then none at all. Uncontrolled explosions in my system followed by an oxygen vent to finally put them out, and the crew dying a fast and miserable death.

If you think the concept of the Mana potion is cool, then buy one. It is pretty, and it is a cool thing to look at. But be warned, this stuff is the closest thing to weaponized caffeine I have ever experienced in my life. From now on I'm sticking to Bawls, and staying away from little bottles that all but scream 'drink me'.

I bought one of these and one of the health potions for fun--was going on a trip to meet up with some friends who would appreciate such items. Here's what we all pretty much agreed on:

Visual: Small but very attractive packaging. Pretty much exactly what you might think a mana potion would look like in real life. Smaller than expected--but then it more easily explains how your character in World of Warcraft, or 'toon, could carry 40 in one backpack.

Taste: Also explains why your 'toon refuses to drink another one for several minutes, even if it means dying. Dying is preferable as long as you still have the aftertaste. Think cough syrup, only without the benefit of alcohol or drugs. Very glad it came in 50ml bottles--one good sized swig and it's gone. After a short period of time, however, one starts to think it wasn't that bad. An appropriate support group could probably help with that mild problem.

Effects: Works as advertised. Taken at approximately 17 hours of wakefullness after less than 5 hours of sleep the night prior, allowed me to stay awake for an additional 5 hours while still being able to focus and perform. Able to fall asleep when desired. Awoke the next morning feeling fine with no adverse effects.

Active ingredients: Per their website, contains 25 calories per serving, includes Vitamin C (10% RDA), B1 (80% RDA), B3 (130% RDA), B5 (80% RDA), B6 (1600% RDA), B12 (6667% RDA--no, not a typo) as well as caffeine and enzymes. Caffeine content roughly equivalent to two Red Bulls or four cups of coffee.

Bottom line: Works well, but I would not recommend for children based upon the caffeine and very large dose of B12.

Got one of these as a gift. Avid World of Warcraft and Diablo player, I thought it was a nifty concept. The packaging is spot on. The color of the contents is perfect....and the consistency is almost dead on, too...maybe a little thicker would have been nice.

On the other hand, the taste....it's over a day ago that I drank the darned thing and I STILL taste it. Argh! Bad bad bad! Drink one if you're a masochist just so you say you did, but you're better off looking at it and drinking something that tastes better....and I'm including tree toad urine in that category. Yes, we have a contender for bad taste of the millennium here. It's so bad that it brought tears to my eyes....not tart tears but tears as in "good god, what did I just drink?"

summation: keep it as a shelf nick knack or drain it and put something else in the bottle.

I realize now that 50 ml is TINY, and that I admit was my fault for not realizing. So, for anyone else out there who doesn't realize that this thing is only about 2 inches tall and ridiculously small, I hope my review can save you from the disappointment I felt when I opened this. ALSO, it is terrible quality. It looks nothing like the picture. I bought this as a cool present to give my brother, who is an avid WOW player, and I am too embarrassed to give it to him now. The cap is a cheap, clunky-looking BLACK cap, not blue as pictured, that is about a third of the length of the bottle. The cool emblem on the front is only printed on a plastic wrapper that rips off if you actually open the bottle, leaving you with a plain, ugly plastic bottle if you actually want to drink it. Not to mention that the plastic wrapper is badly wrinkled and full of bubbles, so it looks nothing like the cool look of the picture. This is just a cheap, sad little thing that is nothing like what the picture leads you to believe it will be. I would try to get my money back if I didn't think it was more trouble than it is worth. This was a total waste of $7.95!!!! I do not recommend buying it!

Sup. I saw this product at frys electronics stores and i bought it because it looked cool.

I am only about half way through my first bottle and i think its working GREAT.

The taste isnt that great, but it does the job of keeping you up and focused for a period of time, with no side-effects!!!

This looks seriously cool! And tastes like blue fruit punch!

That being said 6667% B12 cannot be good for you. It does provide plenty of energy though.

If you have the skills to mix a small bottle of robitussin with a dash of sugar, a sizeable dose of caffein and a MEGADOSE of B vitamins it's all it takes to make one.

It's a cute product, but seriously, stick to 5 hour shots or something similar. The taste is bad and the aftertaste is absolutely ->HORRIBLE<-! A reviewer said it stayed nearly a whole day...and he was right!

I bought one of these at my local game shop, although it was green not blue.

I've watched the computer game Diablo being played by a good friend, and I liked the game.
so when I saw this little potion bottle in the store-I thought 'so cute, I'm buying it!'.

but it was a BIG mistake...

sure, it's cute and decorative for ANY video game fan. but it's definitely not something you will want to drink!
when I first cracked it open, I smelled it-it smelled awful. I tasted it-it was EVEN WORSE!!!
it's pure garbage-by smell and taste standards. trust me. (it's not sweet or sour, it doesn't taste like fruit or candy)

however, I still have the bottle because it's too interesting to throw away. but I just won't EVER drink it again!

be warned, you may buy it to collect it if you want. go ahead and drink it, if you dare.

it's cute and collectible, just don't smell/drink it. a solid O/10.

I decided to try this product after seeing it a computer store I was at. The bottle looked pretty cool and I figured even if I didn't care for the drink I had something interesting to keep. What I tasted after drinking it was not at all what I expected. This is the worst energy drink I have ever tasted and I'll be honest, I think they're all pretty disgusting. Having said that, I certainly felt more energized after drinking this then after any other energy drinks I've tried. The crash was pretty bad but as that's the case with most energy drinks, I don't see that as a negative aspect (it's just the way it is). I had actually bought two of these so after having the first one I can't say I was very excited to drink the other one. The day that I decided to drink it I had the idea of pouring it into a glass of cold carbonated water. I must say that although it was still bad, it wasn't as bad as drinking it straight. The water diluted the flavor a bit and at least I had something cold and bubbly to drink rather than something warm and syrup-like. The flavor is most comparable to cold medicine but it's really a lot worse. All in all, I give the product three stars only because it actually does what it supposed to do, if it weren't for that it would receive one star as it tastes absolutely wretched. Seriously, just drink coffee instead.

I was excited about this little bottle of energy drink. However with the first swig I was sputtering and spitting it out into the garbage. It tastes so awful and as I write this I am still trying to get rid of the after taste. It smells weird when you open the bottle and the flavor is like super concentrated aspartame with a "berry" overtone.

This taste is rivaled only by the "Health" potion which tastes like the above but with a heavy dose of stinky B-Complex vitamins.

The only thing "fun" about this is having all your friends take a swig and watch the reactions as they spit it out as fast as possible.