Wand of sleep - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 197582 by Umbire the Phantom (talk) misclick, mistook it for the patrol button again

2026-01-12T05:48:34Z

Undo revision 197582 by Umbire the Phantom (talk) misclick, mistook it for the patrol button again

Umbire the Phantom: Reverted edits by Ais523 (talk) to last revision by Umbire the Phantom

2026-01-12T05:47:58Z

Reverted edits by Ais523 (talk) to last revision by Umbire the Phantom

Ais523: /* Messages */ clarify the ID message, because it's ambiguous between two items

2026-01-11T23:03:20Z

‎Messages: clarify the ID message, because it's ambiguous between two items

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-10T19:34:21Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ cap

2025-02-20T05:14:11Z

‎EvilHack: cap

Umbire the Phantom: this'll have to do

2025-02-20T05:14:01Z

this'll have to do

Umbire the Phantom: continue expanding - annoyingly sparse of variant stuff on whatlinkshere, so gonna have to go source diving in a bit

2025-02-20T05:03:14Z

continue expanding - annoyingly sparse of variant stuff on whatlinkshere, so gonna have to go source diving in a bit

Umbire the Phantom: formatting, copyedit, updating, detailing

2025-02-20T04:41:39Z

formatting, copyedit, updating, detailing

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2025-02-20T02:07:31Z

Add languages template.

Luxidream: read off breaking wands part of the code, oops

2020-12-21T10:07:40Z

read off breaking wands part of the code, oops

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|The bugs on the <floor> stop moving!|You engraved with a wand of sleep.}}
+{{message|The bugs on the <floor> stop moving!|You engraved with a wand of sleep or wand of death.}}
 {{message|The sleep ray hits <the monster>.|A monster was hit by a wand of sleep's ray.}}
 {{message|You don't feel sleepy.|You were hit by a sleep ray, but you have sleep resistance.}}

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|The bugs on the <floor> stop moving!|You engraved with a wand of sleep or wand of death.}}
+{{message|The bugs on the <floor> stop moving!|You engraved with a wand of sleep.}}
 {{message|The sleep ray hits <the monster>.|A monster was hit by a wand of sleep's ray.}}
 {{message|You don't feel sleepy.|You were hit by a sleep ray, but you have sleep resistance.}}

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|The bugs on the <floor> stop moving!|You engraved with a wand of sleep.}}
+{{message|The bugs on the <floor> stop moving!|You engraved with a wand of sleep or wand of death.}}
 {{message|The sleep ray hits <the monster>.|A monster was hit by a wand of sleep's ray.}}
 {{message|You don't feel sleepy.|You were hit by a sleep ray, but you have sleep resistance.}}

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    |muse=off
 }}
 A '''wand of sleep''' is a type of [[wand]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 [[Zapping]] a wand of sleep in a given direction will [[auto-identify]] the wand and emit a [[ray]] that puts any [[hero]] or [[monster]] it hits to sleep for 6d25 turns unless they have [[sleep resistance]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3656|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|3811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Like most other non-destructive rays, sleep rays from this wand will be absorbed by [[door]]s unless they are undiscovered secret doors. A hero zapping the wand at themselves will fall asleep for up to 50 turns unless they have sleep resistance.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2418|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-[[Breaking wands|Breaking]] a [[charged]] wand of sleep by [[applying]] it, or wresting one last charge from an applied wand, will cause an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage, and auto-identifies the wand if the hero is not [[blind]]{{refsrc|src/zap.c|404|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3353|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;the explosion puts the hero and monsters caught in the explosion to sleep for a number of turns equal to (''x'' + 1)d12, where ''x'' is the number of charges that the broken wand had.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|408|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Breaking wands|Breaking]] a charged wand of sleep by [[applying]] it, or wresting one last charge from an applied wand, will cause an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage, and auto-identifies the wand if the hero is not [[blind]]{{refsrc|src/zap.c|404|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/zap.c|410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3353|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;the explosion puts the hero and monsters caught in the explosion to sleep for a number of turns equal to (''x'' + 1)d12, where ''x'' is the number of charges that the broken wand had.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|408|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 [[Engraving]] with a wand of sleep gives a somewhat distinct message, which it shares with the [[wand of death]].{{refsrc|src/engrave.c|717|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 In [[EvilHack]], [[shopkeeper]]s are given wands of sleep in place of a [[wand of striking]].
-[[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monster]] [[Healer (EvilHack monster)|healers]] always generate with wands of sleep.
+[[Player monster (EvilHack)|Player monster]] [[Healer (EvilHack monster)|healers]] always generate with wands of sleep.
 ==References==

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 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], [[player monster]] [[Healer (player monster)|healers]] always generate with wands of sleep.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monster]] [[Healer (EvilHack monster)|healers]] always generate with wands of sleep.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[shopkeeper]]s are given wands of sleep in place of a [[wand of striking]].
 ==References==

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 ==Generation==
-Healers start each game with a wand of sleep.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|65|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a wand of sleep as the random wand in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|164|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Healer]]s start each game with a wand of sleep.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|65|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a wand of sleep as the random wand in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|164|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Wands of sleep make up {{frac|20}} (5%) of all randomly-generated wands. General [[store]]s and "quality apparel and accessories" shops can sell wands of sleep.
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 Wands of sleep are an invaluable aid for heroes throughout most stages of the game, though like many such wands they are also incredibly dangerous when in the hands of a monster or else mishandled by an over-eager hero: rebounds from a hero's wand that causes bugs on the floor to stop moving risks either killing the hero themselves with a death ray or else putting them to sleep, leaving them at the mercy of nearby hostile monsters if they lack sleep resistance. An unidentified wand that produces the message associated with both wands when engraving and was not generated in a monster's inventory has 6:1 odds of being a wand of sleep.
-A hero with a wand of sleep can use it to defeat or escape difficult non-resistant monsters, or else to simply buy time for quick item usage before resuming combat. Most monsters early in the game lack sleep resistance save for [[zombie]]s and [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]]&mdash;even [[unicorn]]s can be immobilized with the wand for an easier kill in order to obtain [[Unicorn horn|their horn]] and a chance at [[poison resistance]], though unicorns have an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 80 that makes them very likely to resist. Even in the later stages of the game, wands of sleep can be useful against [[quest nemeses]], [[covetous]] monsters and other strong hostiles if they are not resistant, though the {{+ of|sleep}} spell is usually more reliable in the hands of a hero with high [[skill]] in [[enchantment spells]].
+A hero with a wand of sleep can use it to defeat or escape difficult non-resistant monsters, or else to simply buy time for quick item usage before resuming combat. Most monsters early in the game lack sleep resistance, save for [[zombie]]s and [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]]&mdash;even [[unicorn]]s can be immobilized with the wand for an easier kill in order to obtain [[Unicorn horn|their horn]] and a chance at [[poison resistance]], though unicorns have an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 80 that makes them very likely to resist. Even in the later stages of the game, wands of sleep can be useful against [[quest nemeses]], [[covetous]] monsters and other strong hostiles that are not resistant such as [[air elemental]]s, [[leocrotta]]s and [[minotaur]]s, though the {{+ of|sleep}} spell is usually more reliable in the hands of a hero with high [[skill]] in [[enchantment spells]].
 Wands of sleep can be used when [[sacrificing]] on [[altar]]s to park heavier non-resistant monsters on the altar square so you can save on time that would have been spent moving their [[corpse]]s&mdash;be sure not to hit [[temple]] [[Aligned priest|priests]] with the beam by accident!
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 {{message|The sleep ray hits <the monster>.|A monster was hit by a wand of sleep's ray.}}
 {{message|You don't feel sleepy.|You were hit by a sleep ray, but you have sleep resistance.}}
 ==References==

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 }}
-The '''wand of sleep''' is a [[wand]] in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+A '''wand of sleep''' is a type of [[wand]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-==Effect==
+==Generation==
-When zapped, it emits a [[ray]] that puts monsters it hits to [[sleep]] for 6d25 turns, unless they resist. Bolts of sleep can bounce from walls and unrevealed secret doors, but are absorbed by non-secret or discovered secret doors.
+Healers start each game with a wand of sleep.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|65|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a wand of sleep as the random wand in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|164|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-You can use it to help defeat (or escape) a difficult [[monster]](s) unless they have [[sleep resistance]]; just be careful where the beam bounces. In a co-aligned [[temple]], you can use this wand to park a heavy monster on the [[altar]] so that you can kill it there without having it run away from you.
+Wands of sleep are an invaluable aid for heroes throughout most stages of the game, though like many such wands they are also incredibly dangerous when in the hands of a monster or else mishandled by an over-eager hero: rebounds from a hero's wand that causes bugs on the floor to stop moving risks either killing the hero themselves with a death ray or else putting them to sleep, leaving them at the mercy of nearby hostile monsters if they lack sleep resistance. An unidentified wand that produces the message associated with both wands when engraving and was not generated in a monster's inventory has 6:1 odds of being a wand of sleep.
-When engraving, this wand gives the same message as a [[wand of death]]. If the wand was not generated in a monster's inventory, the odds are 6:1 for it being sleep.
+==Messages==
-{{stub}}
+==References==
 [[Category:Wands|Sleep]]

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