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{{monster
|name=insubstantial wisp
|glyph={{LightGrey|v}}
|tile=[[File:Insubstantial wisp.png]]
|flags={{Flying flag}}<br>{{Unbreathing flag}}<br>{{Insubstantial flag}}
|resistances={{Fire resistance 2}}<br>{{Cold resistance 2}}<br>{{Electricity resistance 3}}<br>{{Poison resistance 3}}<br>{{Drown resistance}}<br>{{Miasma resistance}}<br>{{Negative energy resistance 3}}<br>{{Torment resistance}}<br>{{Sticky flame resistance}}
|vulnerabilities=None
|meat={{No corpse}}
|xp=163
|holiness={{Nonliving}}
|magic_resistance=Immune
|hp_range=13-27
|avg_hp=20
|armour_class=4
|evasion=18
|habitat=Land
|speed= 10
|size={{Tiny}}
|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
|attack1=12 ({{Hit type}}: {{Blink flavour}})
|attack2=
|attack3=
|attack4=
|hit_dice=8
|intelligence={{Brainless intelligence}}
|genus=insubstantial wisp
|species=insubstantial wisp
}}
{{Flavour|A thin wisp of floating gas, flickering, disappearing and reforming in a disconcertingly random fashion while building up an electrical charge.
----
“Lead then, said Eve. Hee leading swiftly rowld<br>
In tangles, and made intricate seem strait,<br>
To mischief swift. Hope elevates, and joy<br>
Bright'ns his Crest, as when a wandring Fire<br>
Compact of unctuous vapor, which the Night<br>
Condenses, and the cold invirons round,<br>
Kindl'd through agitation to a Flame,<br>
Which oft, they say, some evil Spirit attends<br>
Hovering and blazing with delusive Light,<br>
Misleads th' amaz'd Night-wanderer from his way<br>
To Boggs and Mires, and oft through Pond or Poole,<br>
There swallow'd up and lost, from succour farr.”<br>
-John Milton, _Paradise Lost_}}

==Useful Info==
'''Insubstantial wisps''' are very irritating monsters, even worse than early [[imp]]s. They have high [[evasion]], [[blink]] constantly, and resist nearly everything. To make matters worse, they are encountered in packs and can be dangerous if they surround you. Wisps are found in the [[Dungeon]], [[The Swamp]], and [[the Abyss]].

[[Wisp Form]] is a [[bad form]] that is similar to the monster.

==Spells==

{{Spellcaster2
|number=
|slot1=[[Blink]]
|flags1={{Magical slot flag}}
|slot2=[[Static Discharge]]
|flags2={{Magical slot flag}}
}}
{{clear}}

==Tips & Tricks==
*Melee characters can eventually take them out with standard attack strategies, and heavy armour combined with [[electricity]] resistance greatly reduces the threat they pose. It just requires more patience than usual.
*Spellcasters should try to use [[Earth Magic]] and non-elemental [[Conjurations]], such as [[Magic Dart]], [[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]], or the highly effective and 100% accurate [[Airstrike]]. [[Hailstorm]] will also partially work (and can strike multiple wisps at once). High-level elemental spells can take them out with repeated use, but lesser elemental spells will take too long to be practical.

==History==
*In [[0.26]], insubstantial wisps were replaced with [[will-o-the-wisp]]s. [[Wisp form]] is still in the game, though.
*In [[0.16]], became more fragile & less numerous, but gained Static Discharge.
*In [[0.11]], [[AC]] was lowered from 20 to 5.