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| − | *It is capable of instantly destroying [[orange crystal statue]]s and [[silver statue]]s, both of which are highly dangerous and difficult to close to melee range with. | + | *If you want to prevent a horde of enemies from attacking you all at once, particularly when dealing with [[torment]] or [[smite]]-targeted attacks, you can use a wand of disintegration to dig into a block of rock wall, creating a 1-tile [[line of sight]]. Carve out two tiles, connected diagonally, and then carve out a third tile, connected diagonally in the other direction. Only one enemy will be able to reach you. Bear in mind that doing this takes more time than you may have available, so consider setting this up before starting the battle. Also, unless you can [[teleport]] away, it is impossible to escape this arrangement without further digging. It also makes for an excellent hiding place if you need to rest up between battles; it is extremely unlikely that enemies will find you unless they were already aware of you when you ducked inside. |
| − | *[[Beogh]] may smite those who destroy his orcish idols with this wand. | + | *It is capable of instantly destroying [[orange crystal statue]]s and [[silver statue]]s, both of which are highly dangerous and difficult to close to melee range with. It does not have any effect on other types of statues, though. |
| + | *[[Beogh]] may smite those who destroy his orcish idols with this wand. He will be particularly harsh on orcs who do so. | ||
*A [[wand of digging]] is better suited to chewing through walls, as it destroys several tiles of wall at a time. However, if you only need to destroy a single tile to enter a [[vault]], the wand of disintegration will get the job done. | *A [[wand of digging]] is better suited to chewing through walls, as it destroys several tiles of wall at a time. However, if you only need to destroy a single tile to enter a [[vault]], the wand of disintegration will get the job done. | ||
*It can be good for taking out low-HD, high-threat monsters such as [[boggart]]s and [[Sonja]]. | *It can be good for taking out low-HD, high-threat monsters such as [[boggart]]s and [[Sonja]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 29 April 2014
Version 0.14: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| Type | Wand |
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| Name | Wand of disintegration |
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| A magical device which disrupts the physical structure of anything but the hardest walls -- even rigid statues, to say nothing of flesh. |
The most obvious use for a wand of disintegration is to deal massive but resistable (through magic resistance) damage to a single monster. 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). One can also use it to remove doors, iron grates, trees, orcish idols, most kinds of statues, and (rock or slime) walls.
Strategy
- If you want to prevent a horde of enemies from attacking you all at once, particularly when dealing with torment or smite-targeted attacks, you can use a wand of disintegration to dig into a block of rock wall, creating a 1-tile line of sight. Carve out two tiles, connected diagonally, and then carve out a third tile, connected diagonally in the other direction. Only one enemy will be able to reach you. Bear in mind that doing this takes more time than you may have available, so consider setting this up before starting the battle. Also, unless you can teleport away, it is impossible to escape this arrangement without further digging. It also makes for an excellent hiding place if you need to rest up between battles; it is extremely unlikely that enemies will find you unless they were already aware of you when you ducked inside.
- It is capable of instantly destroying orange crystal statues and silver statues, both of which are highly dangerous and difficult to close to melee range with. It does not have any effect on other types of statues, though.
- Beogh may smite those who destroy his orcish idols with this wand. He will be particularly harsh on orcs who do so.
- A wand of digging is better suited to chewing through walls, as it destroys several tiles of wall at a time. However, if you only need to destroy a single tile to enter a vault, the wand of disintegration will get the job done.
- It can be good for taking out low-HD, high-threat monsters such as boggarts and Sonja.
History
Prior to 0.6, zapped creatures were simply reduced to nothingness.
