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Hordes: /* High-tier wands */

2025-07-22T18:04:11Z

‎High-tier wands

Hordes: wand of light blinds players

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wand of light blinds players

Ge0ff: /* Added Wands */ +warping

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‎Added Wands: +warping

Ahyangyi at 20:14, 12 January 2025

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Ahyangyi at 20:13, 12 January 2025

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Ge0ff at 09:10, 24 January 2024

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Hordes: de-CBA

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de-CBA

Hordes: /* Added / Removed Wands */

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‎Added / Removed Wands

Hordes: /* History */ split the history into main history & additions/removals

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‎History: split the history into main history & additions/removals

Hordes at 05:05, 13 December 2023

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 ==High-tier wands==
-Some wands are considered too dangerous to be generated in the inventory of monsters with [[HD]] less than 5 (except [[Iyjb]]).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|makeitem.cc|1116}}</ref> They also cannot generate in monsters with the [[:Category:No high tier wand flag|No high tier wand flag]]. However, those monsters can still pick up these wands and use them normally starting from D:3.
+Some wands are considered too dangerous to be generated in the inventory of monsters with [[HD]] less than 5 (except [[Ijyb]]).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|makeitem.cc|1116}}</ref> They also cannot generate in monsters with the [[:Category:No high tier wand flag|No high tier wand flag]]. However, those monsters can still pick up these wands and use them normally starting from D:3.
 *[[Wand of charming]]

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 ==High-tier wands==
-Some wands are considered too dangerous to be generated in the inventory of monsters with HD less than 5.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|makeitem.cc|1116}}</ref> Monsters with the [[:Category:No high tier wand flag|No high tier wand flag]] are also excluded. [[Ijyb]] is the exception to this rule. However, low HD monsters can still pick up these wands and use them normally starting from D:3.
+Some wands are considered too dangerous to be generated in the inventory of monsters with [[HD]] less than 5 (except [[Iyjb]]).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|makeitem.cc|1116}}</ref> They also cannot generate in monsters with the [[:Category:No high tier wand flag|No high tier wand flag]]. However, those monsters can still pick up these wands and use them normally starting from D:3.
 *[[Wand of charming]]

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 ===Added Wands===
 *[[0.29]] - [[Wand of light]], [[wand of quicksilver]], [[wand of roots]] (added with the [[item set]]s mechanic)
 *[[0.20]] - [[Wand of clouds]], [[wand of scattershot]] (replacing [[rod]]s)

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 *[[Wand of iceblast]]
 *[[Wand of roots]]
 '''Hex''' - status, checks [[willpower]]

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 For players, a wand's [[spell power]] equals <code>15 + 3.5 * [[Evocations]]</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|evoke.cc|177}}</ref>, though this is still limited by the spell power caps for the spell cast.
-Monsters may start with wands, or pick up them from the ground. For monsters zapping wands, their power is <code>30 + [[hit dice]]</code>. Monsters do not consume charges of a wand.
+Monsters may start with wands, or pick up them from the ground. For monsters zapping wands, their power is <code>30 + [[hit dice]]</code>. Monsters do not consume charges when they use wands.
 ==List of wands==
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.31]], monsters would consume charges when using a wands. Monsters could use wands of digging. Also, [[wand of light|wands of light]], [[wand of quicksilver|quicksilver]], and [[wand of roots|roots]] were not considered high-level wands.
+*Prior to [[0.31]], monsters would consume charges when using wands. Monsters could use wands of digging. Also, [[wand of light|wands of light]], [[wand of quicksilver|quicksilver]], and [[wand of roots|roots]] were not considered high-level wands.
 *In [[0.29]], the [[item set]] mechanic was introduced; wands of the same "type" are now mutually exclusive from each other. Also, monsters in general now deal less damage with "high tier" wands.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], the overall quantity of wand charges were much higher (charges were not halved past D:8). [[Eleionoma]]e and [[fenstrider witch]]es (native to [[the Swamp]]) did not drop wands, though.

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 -William Youatt, _Sheep: their breeds, management, and diseases; to which is added the Mountain Shepherd's Manual_, ch. III. 1837.}}
 A '''wand''' is a magical device that contains several charges of a specific spell or effect.
-A player may zap a wand in the inventory with the '''[[V]]''' key (that is, e'''V'''oking it). This releases its magical effect at a target of the player's choice and expends one charge. The number of charges on a wand is always known, and wands of the same type will merge when picked up, taking up only one inventory slot and having the combined number of charges that the two previous wands had.
+==Useful Info==
-Once a wand's charges are used up, the wand is destroyed.
+For players, a wand's [[spell power]] equals <code>15 + 3.5 * [[Evocations]]</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|evoke.cc|177}}</ref>, though this is still limited by the spell power caps for the spell cast.
-A wand's [[spell power]] equals <code>15 + 3.5 * [[Evocations]]</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|evoke.cc|177}}</ref>, though this is still limited by the spell power caps for the spell cast. For monsters zapping wands, the power is <code>30 + [[hit dice]]</code>. Some monsters, particularly [[unique]]s, may start with wands in their inventory, which are identified upon seeing a particular monster for the first time.
+Monsters may start with wands, or pick up them from the ground. For monsters zapping wands, their power is <code>30 + [[hit dice]]</code>. Monsters do not consume charges of a wand.
 ==List of wands==
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 ==High-tier wands==
-Some wands<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|makeitem.cc|1116}}</ref> are considered too dangerous to be generated in the inventory of monsters with HD less than 5. Monsters with the [[:Category:No high tier wand flag|No high tier wand flag]] are also excluded. [[Ijyb]] is the exception to this rule. However, low HD monsters can still pick up these wands and use them normally starting from D:3.
+Some wands are considered too dangerous to be generated in the inventory of monsters with HD less than 5.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|makeitem.cc|1116}}</ref> Monsters with the [[:Category:No high tier wand flag|No high tier wand flag]] are also excluded. [[Ijyb]] is the exception to this rule. However, low HD monsters can still pick up these wands and use them normally starting from D:3.
 *[[Wand of charming]]
 *[[Wand of paralysis]]
 *[[Wand of acid]]
 *[[Wand of iceblast]]
 *[[Wand of mindburst]]
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.31]], monsters will get infinite wand charges, but won't be able to use wands of digging. Also, [[wand of light|wands of light]], [[wand of quicksilver|quicksilver]], and [[wand of roots|roots]] will be considered high-level wands.
+*Prior to [[0.31]], monsters would consume charges when using a wands. Monsters could use wands of digging. Also, [[wand of light|wands of light]], [[wand of quicksilver|quicksilver]], and [[wand of roots|roots]] were not considered high-level wands.
 *In [[0.29]], the [[item set]] mechanic was introduced; wands of the same "type" are now mutually exclusive from each other. Also, monsters in general now deal less damage with "high tier" wands.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], the overall quantity of wand charges were much higher (charges were not halved past D:8). [[Eleionoma]]e and [[fenstrider witch]]es (native to [[the Swamp]]) did not drop wands, though.
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 *Prior to [[0.15]], wands weighed 10.0 [[aum]] each.
-===Added / Removed Wands===
+===Added Wands===
-'''Added'''
+*[[0.29]] - [[Wand of light]], [[wand of quicksilver]], [[wand of roots]] (added with the [[item set]]s mechanic)
 *[[0.20]] - [[Wand of clouds]], [[wand of scattershot]] (replacing [[rod]]s)
-*[[0.18]] - [[Wand of acid]], [[want of iceblast]]
+*[[0.18]] - [[Wand of acid]], [[wand of iceblast]]
-'''Removed'''
+===Removed Wands===
-*[[0.27]] - [[Wand of random effect]]s (replaced by [[pieces from Xom's chessboard]]
+*[[0.27]] - [[Wand of random effects]] (replaced by [[pieces from Xom's chessboard]]
 *[[0.26]] - [[Wand of clouds]] (replaced by [[condenser vane]]s)
 *[[0.25]] - [[Wand of scattershot]] (replaced by the [[tin of tremorstones]])
 *[[0.21]] - [[Wand of confusion]], [[wand of lightning]].
-*[[0.20]] - [[Wand of heal wound]]s, [[wand of hasting]], [[wand of teleportation]]
+*[[0.20]] - [[Wand of heal wounds]], [[wand of hasting]], [[wand of teleportation]]
 *[[0.18]] - [[Wand of cold]], [[Wand of draining|draining]], [[Wand of fire|fire]], [[Wand of fireball|fireball]], [[Wand of frost|frost]], [[Wand of invisibility|invisibility]], and [[Wand of magic darts|magic darts]]. (Wands of fire, cold and draining were considered high-tier wands.)

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 ==History==
 *In [[0.31]], monsters will get infinite wand charges, but won't be able to use wands of digging. Also, [[wand of light|wands of light]], [[wand of quicksilver|quicksilver]], and [[wand of roots|roots]] will be considered high-level wands.
-*In [[0.29]], the [[wand of light]], [[wand of roots]], and [[wand of quicksilver]] were introduced. Wands of the same type are now mutually exclusive from each other. Monsters in general now deal less damage with "high tier" wands.
+*In [[0.29]], the [[item set]] mechanic was introduced; wands of the same "type" are now mutually exclusive from each other. Also, monsters in general now deal less damage with "high tier" wands.
-*In [[0.28]], overall wand charges were reduced greatly. Certain [[Swamp]] monsters ([[eleionoma]]e and [[fenstrider witch]]es) now drop them, but the quantity is still lower.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], the overall quantity of wand charges were much higher (charges were not halved past D:8). [[Eleionoma]]e and [[fenstrider witch]]es (native to [[the Swamp]]) did not drop wands, though.
 *Prior to [[0.24]], monsters couldn't use wands of iceblast, clouds, or scattershot.
 *Prior to [[0.22]], wands couldn't be used in many [[transformation]]s.
 *In [[0.21]], wands were 'goldified'. Prior to this version:
 **They did not merge on pickup, so you could have separate wand items of the same type.
-**Wands had an unknown number of charges on pickup. They could be discovered by identifying the wand or by zapping the wand (dependent on Evocations skill). Zapping unID'd wands would waste charges.
+**Wands had an unknown number of charges on pickup. This could be discovered by identifying the wand or by zapping the wand (dependent on Evocations skill). Zapping unID'd wands would waste charges.
 **Once all their charges were used, wands would remain inert in your inventory. [[Scrolls of recharging]] would recharge about half the wand's capacity.
 *Prior to [[0.16]], wands were not automatically identified when picked up. However, zapping a wand with an unknown number of charges did not waste any charges.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], wands weighed 10.0 [[aum]] each.
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 *In [[0.31]], monsters will get infinite wand charges, but won't be able to use wands of digging. Also, [[wand of light|wands of light]], [[wand of quicksilver|quicksilver]], and [[wand of roots|roots]] will be considered high-level wands.
 *In [[0.29]], the [[wand of light]], [[wand of roots]], and [[wand of quicksilver]] were introduced. Wands of the same type are now mutually exclusive from each other. Monsters in general now deal less damage with "high tier" wands.
-*In [[0.28]], overall wand charges were reduced, but [[eleionoma]]e and [[fenstrider witch]]es (native to the [[Swamp]]) now drop them.
+*In [[0.28]], overall wand charges were reduced greatly. Certain [[Swamp]] monsters ([[eleionoma]]e and [[fenstrider witch]]es) now drop them, but the quantity is still lower.
-*In [[0.27]], [[wands of random effects]] were replaced with [[pieces from Xom's chessboard]], an XP [[evocable]]. Wands of disintegration were renamed into [[wands of mindburst]], which are useless against mindless creatures. Wands of enslavement were renamed into [[wands of charming]].
+*In [[0.27]], [[wands of random effects]] were replaced with [[pieces from Xom's chessboard]], an XP [[evocable]]. Wands of disintegration were renamed into [[wands of mindburst]], which are useless against mindless creatures. Wands of enslavement were renamed into [[wands of charming]]. Also, gadget [[shop]]s, a source of wands, were removed.
 *In [[0.26]], [[wands of clouds]] were replaced with [[condenser vane]]s.
 *In [[0.25]], [[wands of scattershot]] were replaced with [[tin of tremorstones|tins of tremorstones]].