Wand of enlightenment - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice, earmark

2026-05-12T17:53:54Z

‎Description: word choice, earmark

Umbire the Phantom: references

2025-01-07T09:53:26Z

references

Umbire the Phantom: formatting, copyedit, updating, detailing

2025-01-07T09:51:34Z

formatting, copyedit, updating, detailing

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2025-01-07T05:59:15Z

Add languages template.

Luxidream: Updated for 3.6.1, removed todo tag. The wand is straightforward to use, further commentary isn't necessary.

2018-07-22T05:19:38Z

Updated for 3.6.1, removed todo tag. The wand is straightforward to use, further commentary isn't necessary.

99.247.98.52 at 23:42, 19 January 2014

2014-01-19T23:42:45Z

Usethe4ce: filling in wand template

2011-02-08T09:22:24Z

filling in wand template

Tjr: first price-id, then wear-test, finally enlightenment

2009-10-07T09:41:52Z

first price-id, then wear-test, finally enlightenment

Ath'gaar: /* Generation */ hell -> Gehennom

2009-03-22T03:19:41Z

‎Generation: hell -> Gehennom

Killian: link to enlightenment now that it exists; tag 343

2008-05-24T01:45:44Z

link to enlightenment now that it exists; tag 343

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 [[Zapping]] the wand [[exercise]]s [[wisdom]] and grants [[enlightenment]], displaying the current status and [[properties]] of the [[hero]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2183|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Zapping the wand or attempting to [[engrave]] with it will [[auto-identify]] the wand.
-[[Applying]] a wand of enlightenment to break it will have no effect.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3361|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Breaking wands|Breaking]] a wand of enlightenment by [[applying]] it will have no effect.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3361|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Description==
 {{main|Enlightenment}}
-[[Zapping]] the wand [[exercise]]s [[wisdom]] and grants [[enlightenment]], displaying the current status and [[properties]] of the [[hero]]. Zapping the wand or attempting to [[engrave]] with it will [[auto-identify]] the wand.
+[[Zapping]] the wand [[exercise]]s [[wisdom]] and grants [[enlightenment]], displaying the current status and [[properties]] of the [[hero]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2183|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Zapping the wand or attempting to [[engrave]] with it will [[auto-identify]] the wand.
 ==Strategy==
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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], a wand of enlightenment can be created at a [[furnace]] by combining a [[wand of opening]] with a [[wand of light]].
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Wands|Enlightenment]]

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-A '''wand of enlightenment''' gives you [[enlightenment]]: you see your [[property|properties]] and exercise [[wisdom]].
+A '''wand of enlightenment''' is a type of [[wand]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-It is effectively the rarest wand in the entire game, as only two wands are generated with less frequency, but both of them are guaranteed to appear in certain places in the game. It's probably rarer to find a game where a wand of enlightenment is generated than to find a game where it is not.
+==Generation==
 ==Strategy==
-A wand of enlightenment is immensely useful for identifying noncursed [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s.  First make sure you know what your intrinsics are without any equipment (by zapping the wand if necessary) then put on the ring or amulet, zap the wand, and see if any new intrinsics have appeared in the list. Try to test two differently-priced [[ring]]s that do "nothing" when worn at the same time. You can also tell whether an unidentified [[gray stone]] is a [[luckstone]] by looking for messages about extra/reduced [[luck]].  Another bonus is that enlightenment will let you know whether it is safe to [[pray]].
+The wand of enlightenment is incredibly rare and while it can be easily done without, it is nonetheless an immensely useful for revealing the hero's properties (which are not normally displayed and are generally inferred from messages) and whether or not it is safe to [[pray]]. It can also informally identify the properties of worn items, such as certain [[ring]]s, [[amulet]]s and [[armor]]: After taking off unknown items and zapping the wand to display your character stats, you can pull out whichever items you want to test that do not auto-identify when worn, ideally wearing them one at a time, and the zap the wand again to see which properties were added or changed as a result. This can also be used to determine if an unidentified [[gray stone]] is a [[luckstone]] based on any enlightenment messages about [[luck]].
-{{nethack-361}}
+==Variants==
 [[Category:Wands|Enlightenment]]

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 A wand of enlightenment is immensely useful for identifying noncursed [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s.  First make sure you know what your intrinsics are without any equipment (by zapping the wand if necessary) then put on the ring or amulet, zap the wand, and see if any new intrinsics have appeared in the list. Try to test two differently-priced [[ring]]s that do "nothing" when worn at the same time. You can also tell whether an unidentified [[gray stone]] is a [[luckstone]] by looking for messages about extra/reduced [[luck]].  Another bonus is that enlightenment will let you know whether it is safe to [[pray]].
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-361}}
 [[Category:Wands|Enlightenment]]

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	A '''wand of enlightenment''' gives you [[enlightenment]]: you see your [[property\|properties]] and exercise [[wisdom]].		A '''wand of enlightenment''' gives you [[enlightenment]]: you see your [[property\|properties]] and exercise [[wisdom]].
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		+	It is effectively the rarest wand in the entire game, as only two wands are generated with less frequency, but both of them are guaranteed to appear in certain places in the game. It's probably rarer to find a game where a wand of enlightenment is generated than to find a game where it is not.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 ==Generation==
-[[Wand]]s comprise 4% of all randomly-generated items in the main dungeon, 6% in containers, 5% on the Rogue level, and 8% in hell.  There is a 1.5% chance that a randomly-generated wand will be a wand of enlightenment.
+[[Wand]]s comprise 4% of all randomly-generated items in the main dungeon, 6% in containers, 5% on the Rogue level, and 8% in Gehennom.  There is a 1.5% chance that a randomly-generated wand will be a wand of enlightenment.
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