Wand of secret door detection
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| Name | secret door detection |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 150 zm |
| Weight | 7 |
| Type | non-directional |
| Maximum charges | 15 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A wand of secret door detection detects all undiscovered secret doors, mimics, and traps in a radius of eight squares upon zapping/engraving.
Engraving with the wand only identifies it if these things are present; otherwise it gives no message.
The wand of secret door detection is most often used for finding the hidden entrance to the temple in Moloch's Sanctum. It can also be used to find the portals on the Elemental Planes.
Generation
Wands 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 5% chance that a randomly-generated wand will be a wand of secret door detection.
