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A '''wand of clouds''' is evoked to cover a [[Cloud Cone|cone-shaped area]] in front of the caster with semi-random [[cloud]]s, with the cloud types increasing in lethality with higher [[Evocations]] skill.
 
A '''wand of clouds''' is evoked to cover a [[Cloud Cone|cone-shaped area]] in front of the caster with semi-random [[cloud]]s, with the cloud types increasing in lethality with higher [[Evocations]] skill.
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==Useful Info==
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[[File:Using_a_wand_of_clouds.png|thumb|200px|right|The effects of multiple uses of a wand of clouds at high power.]]
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When evoked, [[cloud]]s engulf a cone-shaped area of your choice. This cone begins as a 4x4 area, but grows larger with increasing [[Evocations]].
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Clouds are random. These include, in ascending order of power:
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*[[Cloud#Noxious fumes|Noxious Fumes]]
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*[[Cloud#Poison|Poisonous Gas]]
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*[[Cloud#Flame|Flame]] / [[Freezing vapours]]
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*[[Cloud#Negative energy|Negative Energy]]
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*[[Cloud#Thunder|Thunder]]
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*[[Cloud#Acidic fog|Acidic Fog]]
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At low levels of Evocations, you'll get noxious fumes with bursts of poison, fire, ice. As the skill is leveled up, the other types of clouds become more likely.
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[[Good god]]s will inflict [[penance]] if and only if you get negative energy clouds. Penance is inflicted each time a monster is hurt by negative energy
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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[[File:Using_a_wand_of_clouds.png|thumb|200px|right|The effects of multiple uses of a wand of clouds at high power.]] Evoking the wand engulfs a cone growing outward from the caster with dangerous clouds; this cone begins as a 4x4 area, but grows larger with increasing Evocations. While one may not choose exactly which clouds will spawn, types include (in order of increasing power) noxious fumes, flame/freezing vapour/poison gas, negative energy, thunder clouds, and acidic fog. Providing your target(s) are not fully resistant, much havoc can be wrought.
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A wand of clouds can be devastatingly strong. Even if you have 0 (or otherwise low) Evocations, it offers powerful effects. Flaming & freezing clouds deal significant damage, enough to melt mid-game enemies in a few turns. Noxious fumes, the weakest cloud, inflicts [[confusion]] against anything without rPois. If you do have 0 or low Evocations, avoid using this wand against monsters with poison resistance. It is best used against groups.
  
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At low levels of Evocations, you'll mostly get noxious fumes with the occasional burst of fire, ice, or poison. At moderate levels, you'll only rarely get noxious fumes, and mostly get fire, ice, and poison with the occasional burst of negative energy or storm clouds. At high levels (starting at around 14 Evocations), you can start getting clouds of acid; after that point, increasing Evocations makes dangerous clouds like negative energy, storms, and acid more common while decreasing the chances of getting fire, ice, and poison.
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In the late game, using a wand of clouds at high Evocations is similarly strong. This mainly comes from acidic fog, which deals fairly high damage and significantly lowers enemy [[AC]].
  
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When you should use a wand of clouds largely depends on how much Evocations skill you have. Unskilled characters should avoid using the wand when fighting monsters immune to poison, as they will completely ignore noxious fumes and clouds of poison. Once you have a few levels of Evocations under your belt, a wand of clouds can make difficult encounters much easier by constantly dealing damage to dangerous creatures. It's especially effective if you can manage to keep a group of monsters in a cloud, and the high-end clouds can be particularly lethal. Of course, there's always the risk that you'll create a type of cloud that the majority of creatures you're fighting are immune to (clouds of fire when fighting fiery creatures, or negative energy when fighting the [[undead]]).
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There is always a risk that you roll a cloud that enemies are immune to, wasting a charge and a turn. But if targets are vulnerable, it can be very strong.
  
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Much like the [[wand of random effects]], some gods disapprove of certain effects of the wand. The [[good gods]] all dislike the creation of negative energy clouds. Fortunately for their followers, negative energy requires a moderate investment of Evocations skill (6 at minimum) to even begin to appear, so you are unlikely to incur [[penance]] if you have less skill than that.
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===Tips & Tricks===
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*It takes a minimum of 6 Evocations skill to get negative energy clouds. So long as you have less than 6 Evocations, this wand is safe to use for [[good god]] worshippers.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 16:46, 30 September 2023

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.
Type Wand
Name Wand of clouds
Icon Wand of clouds.png
A magical device that allows its wielder to blast a cone-shaped area in front of them with various destructive clouds, their lethality increasing with Evocations skill.

A wand of clouds is evoked to cover a cone-shaped area in front of the caster with semi-random clouds, with the cloud types increasing in lethality with higher Evocations skill.

Useful Info

The effects of multiple uses of a wand of clouds at high power.

When evoked, clouds engulf a cone-shaped area of your choice. This cone begins as a 4x4 area, but grows larger with increasing Evocations.

Clouds are random. These include, in ascending order of power:

At low levels of Evocations, you'll get noxious fumes with bursts of poison, fire, ice. As the skill is leveled up, the other types of clouds become more likely.

Good gods will inflict penance if and only if you get negative energy clouds. Penance is inflicted each time a monster is hurt by negative energy

Strategy

A wand of clouds can be devastatingly strong. Even if you have 0 (or otherwise low) Evocations, it offers powerful effects. Flaming & freezing clouds deal significant damage, enough to melt mid-game enemies in a few turns. Noxious fumes, the weakest cloud, inflicts confusion against anything without rPois. If you do have 0 or low Evocations, avoid using this wand against monsters with poison resistance. It is best used against groups.

In the late game, using a wand of clouds at high Evocations is similarly strong. This mainly comes from acidic fog, which deals fairly high damage and significantly lowers enemy AC.

There is always a risk that you roll a cloud that enemies are immune to, wasting a charge and a turn. But if targets are vulnerable, it can be very strong.

Tips & Tricks

  • It takes a minimum of 6 Evocations skill to get negative energy clouds. So long as you have less than 6 Evocations, this wand is safe to use for good god worshippers.

History

  • Wands of clouds were replaced by condenser vanes in 0.26.
  • Prior to 0.24, monsters couldn't use this wand.
  • Prior to 0.22, Dithmenos worshippers had to be careful when using this wand, as their god hated fire.
  • The wand of clouds was added in 0.20, replacing the rod of clouds.
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