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{{flavour|A magical device which fires powerful blasts of metallic shrapnel. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.}}
 
{{flavour|A magical device which fires powerful blasts of metallic shrapnel. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.}}
  
Fires a volley of metal fragments in a narrow cone with a range of 5. Damage for each projectile is 9d1 to 9d5 and the number of projectiles ranges from 4 to 14. Damage and quantity of projectiles scale with [[evocations]].
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A '''wand of scattershot''' fires a volley of metal fragments in a range 5 cone. The damage for each projectile is 9d1 to 9d5 and the number of projectiles ranges from 4 to 14; damage and quantity of projectiles improve with [[evocations]] skill.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
*Most of the fragments hit the targeted place.  
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*Most of the fragments will hit the targeted space, but there is a certain amount of spread which increases as you train evocations. If you're trying to primarily target a single creature, fire at them when they're closer (preferably melee range) to improve your odds of hitting them.
*Ineffective to high [[AC]] targets, because damage reduction from AC is calculated for each projectile separately.
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*Because damage reduction from AC is calculated for each projectile separately, wands of scattershot work best against creatures with low [[AC]] and are generally ineffective against high-AC targets. Good targets include [[list of ogres|ogres]], [[list of jellies|jellies]], or [[hydra]]s. If you're fighting anything wearing armour, you may wish to use a different wand.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Wands of scattershot were added in [[0.20]].
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Wands of scattershot were added in [[0.20]], replacing [[iron rod]]s.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:48, 8 June 2018

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Type Wand
Name Wand of scattershot
Icon Wand of scattershot.png
A magical device which fires powerful blasts of metallic shrapnel. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.

A wand of scattershot fires a volley of metal fragments in a range 5 cone. The damage for each projectile is 9d1 to 9d5 and the number of projectiles ranges from 4 to 14; damage and quantity of projectiles improve with evocations skill.

Strategy

  • Most of the fragments will hit the targeted space, but there is a certain amount of spread which increases as you train evocations. If you're trying to primarily target a single creature, fire at them when they're closer (preferably melee range) to improve your odds of hitting them.
  • Because damage reduction from AC is calculated for each projectile separately, wands of scattershot work best against creatures with low AC and are generally ineffective against high-AC targets. Good targets include ogres, jellies, or hydras. If you're fighting anything wearing armour, you may wish to use a different wand.

History

Wands of scattershot were added in 0.20, replacing iron rods.

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