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== Effects == | == Effects == | ||
| − | [[Zap]]ping the wand in a | + | [[Zap]]ping the wand in a given direction emits a ray of fire that does 6d6 damage to non-[[fire resistance|fire resistant]] targets, and does an additional 7 damage if the monster is cold resistant; [[potions]] may boil, [[scrolls]] and [[spellbooks]] may burn, and organic [[armor]] may smoulder. monsters hit with a ray of fire may . The ray bounces when it hits walls or targets with [[reflection]], and may melt any squares of ice it travels over. |
[[Engraving]] with a wand of fire will [[auto-identify]] the wand. | [[Engraving]] with a wand of fire will [[auto-identify]] the wand. | ||
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| Name | fire |
| Appearance | random |
| Abundance | 4% |
| Base price | 175 zm |
| Weight | 7 |
| Type | ray |
| Maximum charges | 8 |
| Monster use | May be used offensively by monsters. |
The wand of fire is a wand that appears in NetHack.
Effects
Zapping the wand in a given direction emits a ray of fire that does 6d6 damage to non-fire resistant targets, and does an additional 7 damage if the monster is cold resistant; potions may boil, scrolls and spellbooks may burn, and organic armor may smoulder. monsters hit with a ray of fire may . The ray bounces when it hits walls or targets with reflection, and may melt any squares of ice it travels over.
Engraving with a wand of fire will auto-identify the wand.
Strategy
The wand of fire is a useful offensive item against most monsters, although it can prove just as deadly to you, especially in the early game where you most likely have not found a means of reflection or fire resistance.
A wand of fire is a popular means of engraving Elbereth; in 3.4.3 and variants based on it, such engravings are permanent and can only be removed by making it vanish (with a wand of cancellation or make invisible), teleporting it, polymorphing it, or overwriting it (with a wand of lightning or wand of fire). As of 3.6.0, they are now semi-permanent, degrading at a much slower rate.
In an emergency, the wand can also save you from sliming - though it may also damage your armor and inventory, it is much preferable to ending your game as a slime.
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, the Flame Mage role conveniently starts with a wand of fire.
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