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Prior to [[0.20]], it could disintegrate [[Wall#Rock|rock walls]] and obstacles in the dungeon ([[door]]s, [[iron grate]]s, [[tree]]s, orcish idols, and most kinds of [[statue]]s).
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*Prior to [[0.20]], it could disintegrate [[Wall#Rock|rock walls]] and obstacles in the dungeon ([[door]]s, [[iron grate]]s, [[tree]]s, orcish idols, and most kinds of [[statue]]s).
 
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*Prior to [[0.15]], [[orange crystal statue]]s and [[silver statue]]s could be destroyed instantly through use of a wand of disintegration.
Prior to [[0.15]], [[orange crystal statue]]s and [[silver statue]]s could be destroyed instantly through use of a wand of disintegration.
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Revision as of 20:30, 2 May 2018

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Type Wand
Name Wand of disintegration
Icon Wand of mindburst.png
A magical device which disrupts the physical structure of a target creature, dealing heavy damage and bypassing armour.

The most obvious use for a wand of disintegration is to deal a significant chunk of untyped damage to a single monster. This effect cannot be dodged or blocked, but it does have to overcome the target's magic resistance. This effect is significantly harder to resist than most other MR-related wand effects, making it useful against a large variety of early- and mid-game opponents. A monster killed in this manner will explode, scattering several chunks and blood splatters around the area (dragons are immune to this effect, and may or may not leave a corpse as normal).

Followers of Gozag Ym Sagoz will receive a spray of single gold coins on several nearby tiles instead of a shower of meat chunks and blood.

  • It can be particularly effective at taking out low-HD, high-threat monsters such as boggarts and Sonja. It is also extremely effective at killing low-level players. If an early opponent happens to have one in hand, you'll likely want to escape immediately; multiple zaps of a wand of disintegration can very quickly become lethal.

History

Wands
Acid / Light / QuicksilverIceblast / RootsCharming / Paralysis
DiggingFlameMindburstPolymorph