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{{monster
|name=wizard
|symbol={{white|@}}
|tile=
|difficulty=13
|level=10
|experience=276
|speed=12
|AC=10
|MR=3
|align=0
|frequency=0
|genocidable=Only if [[hero]] is a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]]
|attacks=[[Weapon attack|weapon]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]] 1d6 [[Magic missile (monster spell)|magic missiles]]
|weight=1450
|nutr=400
|size=medium
|resistances=none
|resistances conveyed=none
|attributes={{attributes|A wizard|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|human=1|strong=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravisible=1}}
|reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#L8545 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 8545]
}}
In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''wizard''', {{monsym|wizard}}, is significantly altered as a [[monster]] from [[Wizard (player monster)|its appearance]] in ''[[NetHack]]''.

As with ''NetHack'', the wizard is a [[neutral]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[Player monster (dNetHack)|player monster]] corresponding to a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]] [[hero]]: they will have the [[role]]'s appropriate [[rank]] title for their [[monster level]], and they can reach level 30 like heroes can. Wizards will seek out [[magical item]]s to collect in addition to other objects.

A wizard has a [[weapon attack]] and the ability to cast [[Magic missile (monster spell)|magic missiles]] once per round of attacks. Like a Wizard hero and other 'wizard' monsters, they gain [[teleport control]] at a minimum of level 17. They have basic prowess in martial combat, and have a halved [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per monster level.

==Generation==
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Wizards are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards neutral heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for [[doppelganger]]s to [[polymorph]] into, and can only be targeted for [[genocide]] if a Wizard hero [[read]]s a [[scroll of genocide]]—such a hero reading a cursed scroll while confused will instead create several monk player monsters adjacent to themselves.

Wizard [[corpse]]s can generate in [[graveyard]]s, including ones within the [[Valley of the Dead]]. Wizard [[statue]]s can generate in [[cockatrice nest]]s and on [[Medusa's Island]]. A Wizard hero killed by HP damage from a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]], or else killed by any form of [[stoning]], will leave a named wizard statue behind containing their inventory rather than a named [[ghost]] and named corpse if a [[bones]] file is created. Statues and [[figurine]]s of wizards cannot be wished for by any means.

===Live locations===
Wizards can appear among the default pool of random [[Prisoner (dNetHack)|prisoners]] (i.e. before ruler-specific rules are applied) that are kept in [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne rooms]], with twice the chance compared to other prisoners in that group—this is done to represent male and female player monsters with one entry each. They can also appear among the prisoners of [[Castle (dNetHack)|the Castle]], and may also appear among the prisoners of any throne room ruled by an [[Uruk-captain]], [[orc of the ages of stars]], [[Deepest one (dNetHack)|deepest one]], [[ogre king]], [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]], [[vampire lord]], or [[Y-cultist patron]]—for deepest one throne rooms, barbarians have twice the chance of appearing compared to other prisoners in those groups.

Hostile wizards can appear among the various player monsters placed on the [[Astral Plane]] during level creation.

===Names===
[[Named]] wizards that are placed outside of the Astral Plane are given names derived from various historical and mythical wizards.

* The masculine names that can be chosen from are listed as follows: "Aleister", "Atlantes", "Cagliostro", "Cornelius", "Dee", "Eliphas", "Faust", "Loew", "Prospero", "Seimei", "Trismegistus", or "Vainamoinen".
* The feminine names that can be chosen from are listed as follows: "Bradamante", "Circe", "Endor", "Medea", "Melissa", "Morgan", "Sycorax".

===Inventory===
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A wizard is [[generated with]] a standard [[Leather cloak|cloak]] and a weapon that has roughly equal probability of being a [[quarterstaff]] or an [[athame]]. Wizards slated for "good" equipment will have a [[cloak of magic resistance]] in place of a plain cloak—they also have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being given a [[suit]] of armor that is either [[black dragon scale mail]] or [[silver dragon scale mail]] with roughly equal probability, as well as a {{frac|3|4}} chance of being given a helm that is either a [[cornuthaum]] or [[helm of brilliance]] with roughly equal probability.

Wizards generated as [[Prisoner (dNetHack)|prisoners]] in [[Castle (dNetHack)|the Castle]] will have the above items among their belongings that are placed in the [[chest]] near the [[throne]].

Wizards generated on the Astral Plane are subject to the same armor and weapon replacement odds as other player monsters.

==Messages==
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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