Wand of slow monster
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| Name | slow monster |
| Appearance | random |
| Abundance | 5% |
| Base price | 150 zm |
| Weight | 7 |
| Type | beam |
| Maximum charges | 8 |
| Spell | slow monster |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A wand of slow monster is a wand that will make monsters slow down (take more turns to move or attack).
Effects
This is an excerpt from Spl1-343.txt:
Zap monster
If it does not resist, the monster becomes slow, or normal speed if fast. If you are engulfed by a vortex or air elemental, you are expelled.
"You disrupt <monster>! A huge hole opens up..." (expelled) "<Monster> seems to be moving slower." (slowed, not swallowed)
Zap self
If you currently have the speed intrinsic, it is lost.
"You slow down" (not wearing speed boots) "Your quickness feels less natural." (wearing speed boots)
Identification
It can be identified by engraving: it will make the bugs on the ground slow down. Note that the wand of death and the wand of sleep both make the bugs stop completely, thus you can distinguish them from this wand.
Strategy
Since whirly monsters are immune to a wand of digging, the wand of slow monster is one of the few ways you can escape being engulfed by them.
Otherwise, it is best used on low MR threats such as soldier ants or leocrottas at range. It is unlikely to affect monsters with higher MR such as Archons or arch-liches.
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