Wand of acid

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Type	Wand
Name	Wand of acid
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A magical device which throws a bolt of corrosive acid.

A wand of acid shoots a Corrosive Bolt, which inflicts corrosion on its targets.

Players will deal 4d(2.9 + (10.5 * Evocations)/20) damage with this wand.

Monsters will deal 3d(2.25 + (30 + HD)/12) damage with this wand.

Strategy

Wands of acid provide an easy-to-underestimate backup attack. A Corrosive Bolt is effectively a level 6 spell, and with a few points into Evocations, as strong as one. Few monsters resist acid.

These wands are also valuable for the corrosion status, which lowers monster AC significantly. This can provide a surprising boost to damage output, especially against tough enemies like orbs of fire. Note that monster corrosion does not stack, unlike player corrosion. If a monster is already corroded, you cannot corrode it further.

Beware of Ijyb, the goblin with a wand (of acid). This is easily the most dangerous wand she can wield, though it can only be fired at a range of 5. Other monsters require an HD of at least 5 to use this; by then, you should have more HP to tank the first hit.

History

• Prior to 0.21, it could hold at most 15 charges.
• Wands of acid were added in 0.18.