Wand of lightning
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| Name | lightning |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 175 zm |
| Weight | 7 |
| Type | ray |
| Maximum charges | 8 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
The wand of lightning shoots shocking bolts, dealing 6d6 damage to non-shock resistant targets. The beam bounces when it hits walls or targets with reflection.
It is especially annoying when monsters zap one against you. A bolt of lightning can destroy almost any ring or wand in your inventory, and even if doesn't hit, it is guaranteed to blind you (even if you have reflection). Some soldier might surprise you with a bolt that destroys your only ring of slow digestion. You might have guessed this, but one specific ring, the ring of shock resistance, is immune from this type of destruction.
Like a wand of fire, engraving Elbereth with a wand of lightning makes a permanent E-square. The only problem is that burning any text into the ground with a wand of lightning will blind you. It's less crippling, though, if you also have telepathy or some form of eye protection.
Applying a wand of lightning deals quadruple damage[1] to yourself and all surrounding squares. Your inventory is subject to the same effects as though you were zapped with the wand, i.e. your rings and wands may explode.
Using a wand of lightning while inside a monster (such as a vortex) will blind you, and may cause the affected monster to sub-divide.
Generation
Wands 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 4% chance that a randomly-generated wand will be a wand of lightning.
