Wands

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Wands are a catch-all term for self-activating magical items that, similar to runestone, carry a spell which, with the wand's help, can be used by any guild. Wands generally have a fixed number of charges, and each charge is good for casting the wand's stored spell one time. In addition to the fixed number of charges, a variable flow of energy exists within the wand, defined by the "lines of power" seen when the wand is focused upon.

Though broadly defined as wands, this category can actually include rods, wands, rattles, scepters, and other assorted items which are more powerful than runestone, but less powerful than staves. They also hold the distinction of casting the spell automatically, rather than simply causing you to prepare them.

The wand should not be confused with the quarterstaff, and furthermore, not all such items are magical. These variations should also not be confused with the Gourmand's wands that, while similarly carry a spell that can be used by all guilds, are used to summon food and drink items rather than cast a spell.

Use

By typing FOCUS WAND, a magic-using character may determine the charges, power flow, and spell held by a given wand. Charges are finite, but power flow is mutable, given enough skill.

Power Lines

Power lines are the stored form of the spell lurking within the item. The intensity with which they glow defines the amount of mana the spell is "prepared" at.

To modify the power lines, type FOCUS WAND followed by any number from 1-100. For example, FOCUS WAND 100 will cause your character to attempt to turn the flow of the power lines to their maximum level, and FOCUS WAND 50% will attempt to set them to half power. The power lines fluctuate as the charges are used, and must be carefully readjusted after each cast. Generally, more powerful spells need a higher percentage of the flow intact. Adjusting the power lines in smaller increments is less likely to fail, and success in any case is based off of the magical devices skill.

Activation

Most wands work by waving or shaking them at the target, though other activation methods may exist. If the power flow is high enough, and the magical devices skill of the user is sufficient for the item, the spell is automatically resolved and cast upon the target without any further effort from the user.

Charges

Once a wand is drained of its charges, it is rendered useless, though it does not crumble.

Spells Commonly Held by Wands

Wands see little use outside of three fairly popular devices. The ilmenite-tipped wand contains the Lightning Bolt spell and is devastatingly powerful. The narrow scheelite rod holds the Fire Ball spell.

A common tactic is to strike with the ilmenite-tipped wand, then switch to the rod and follow up with a fireball. The usefulness of this tactic comes from the fact that one could easily confuse a pair of ilmenite-tipped wands, and Fire Ball's main failing is its low accuracy--generally not a problem if the lightning bolt has incapacitated the target.

The third wand is a S'Kra indakar rattle. This wand holds the Protection from Evil spell and is required to enter a certain hunting ground.

All three of these wands may be purchased in Shard, and are occasionally found as treasure carried by monsters.

Wands

 SpellSource
Bone elf shaman's rattle decorated with colorful beaded feathers on leather thongsMinor Physical Protection
Ebonwood rattle with a string of feathers dangling from the handleWitchery (2)
Witchery (1)
Gnarled ash staff topped with a weathered copper owlClear VisionDunshade: Echo of Tears/End loot
Item:Ebonwood rattle with a string of feathers dangling from the handle
Item:Gnarled ash staff topped with a weathered copper owlClear Vision
Item:S'kra indakar rattleProtection from Evil
Narrow scheelite rodFire BallSierack's Reagents (obsolete)
Auction Tent - Ice Festival
S'kra indakar rattleProtection from EvilTrading Post (1)
Sierack's Reagents (obsolete)
Corik's Secret: Treasures of the Tomb/Incidental loot
Simple lemicule wandAir BubbleOcan's Bait and Tackle
Ocan's Bait and Tackle

Unlimited Use Wands

These wands were introduced by the Microtrans system. Buff wands have a duration roughly equal to half the cooldown (~34 minutes uptime, 30 minutes down time for most but not all), and come in variants that cast the buff at 55% power or at minimum prep. Battle spell wands vary in cooldown, but are tuned similarly to buff wands in power.

 SpellSource
Baroque ivory wand inlaid with vengeance rubiesBlood BurstReturn to the Keep 423/Supply Wagon
Black leather wraparound goggles with button-sized malachite lensesTenebrous SenseHouse of the Revenant Fang 437/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 433/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 429/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 423/Shadowy Safehouse
Item:Goggles sack embroidered with a multitude of squinting eyes
Blackened fang capped with a ruby teardropHuldah's PallDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 422/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 421/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Blue glass bottle with a crackled interiorWisdom of the PackDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 422/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 421/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Brass pointerRendDrathrok's Duskruin 419/Drathrok's Assemblage
Curving bloodwood branchMental FocusDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 419/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Delicate hiromin snowflake set with an Imperial sapphire cabochonFrostbiteAesthene's Close 449/Raffle
Engraved bracer set with a row of faceted sand golem eyesMachinist's TouchSu Helmas: Revealed!/End loot
Su Helmas 424: The Forbidden Temple/End loot
Frigid icesteel wand with a miniature scythe-shaped tipFrost ScytheReturn to the Keep 423/Supply Wagon
Glittery platinum poppet with stormfire topaz eyesFinesseSu Helmas 444: Make Haste!/End loot
Su Helmas 440: Entrapped/End loot
Su Helmas 438: The Forbidden Temple/End loot
Aesthene's Close 449/End Loot
Gnarled bogbirch branchMental FocusHouse of the Revenant Fang 423/Shadowy Safehouse
Half-eaten crystalline appleTurmar IlluminationDroughtman's Challenge 444/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 433/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 430/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 426/End loot
Icy blue crystalWill of WinterSleeping Dragon Corn Maze 432/End loot
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 428/End loot
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 425/End loot
Item:Blue pouch embroidered with the phrase "Will of Winter"
Indurium phoenix with eyes of canary diamondRage of the ClansItem:Songsilk pouch embroidered with the phrase "Rage of the Clans"
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 432/End loot
Iron scepter missing its finialsBlessDrathrok's Duskruin 419/Drathrok's Assemblage
Lifesculpted Ilithian cedar wand twisted around an Elamiri sapphireIce PatchReturn to the Keep 423/Supply Wagon
Massive hiro bear paw with gold-tipped clawsCurse of the WildsDroughtman's Challenge 426/End loot
Nightsilk assassin's slippersShadowsItem:Shadowy shoebox with the faint outline
House of the Revenant Fang 437/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 433/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 429/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 423/Shadowy Safehouse
Oak wand marred with burn marksFire BallDrathrok's Duskruin 419/Drathrok's Assemblage
Polished muracite eyelash viper twined around a bricklebranch stickDrums of the SnakeDroughtman's Challenge 444/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 433/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 430/End loot
Pure white spiritwood wand inlaid with glowing moonsilver sigilsProtection from EvilSu Helmas: Seeds of Entropy/End loot
Su Helmas 444: Make Haste!/End loot
Su Helmas 440: Entrapped/End loot
Su Helmas 438: The Forbidden Temple/End loot
Su Helmas 434: The Forbidden Temple/End loot
Aesthene's Close 449/End Loot
Regal diamondwood scepter capped with a trilliant-cut sunderstoneRighteous WrathItem:White pouch embroidered with the phrase "Righteous Wrath"
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 432/End loot
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 428/End loot
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 425/End loot
Short blued steel implementHeighten PainDrathrok's Duskruin 419/Drathrok's Assemblage
Silver-caged verdant heart strung upon a simple chainSleepSu Helmas: Revealed!/End loot
Silversteel scepter engraved with a knotwork motif of mongoosesRutilor's EdgeItem:Steelsilk pouch embroidered with the phrase "Rutilor's Edge"
Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 432/End loot
Slender glass phial fitted with a blood ruby stopperBlood StaunchingDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Slender greenheart wand capped with a tangled ball of vinesCurse of the WildsDrathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Small bog oak statuette of a manIgniteDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 422/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 421/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Small garland of jadice flowers delicately entwined with dreamweave ribbonsRefreshDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Small platinum statue of Kertigen dressed in flamboyant colorsPlatinum Hands of KertigenDroughtman's Challenge 444/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 433/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 430/End loot
Small windsteel dodecahedron burnished with a whorled finishSwirling WindsSu Helmas 444: Make Haste!/End loot
Su Helmas 440: Entrapped/End loot
Su Helmas 438: The Forbidden Temple/End loot
Aesthene's Close 449/End Loot
Spiraling wand of blackened silverHarm EvilDrathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 422/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 421/Drathrok's Assemblage
Sturdy ironwood wand wrapped in braided lengths of sinewHeroic StrengthDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Stylized eighth note sculpted from gleaming uthamarResonanceDroughtman's Challenge 444/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 433/End loot
Droughtman's Challenge 430/End loot
Tightly rolled scroll of blackened paperSoul SicknessDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 422/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 421/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Tiny platinum crown studded with molten-core diamondsCompelDrathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot
Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage
Translucent quartz amulet etched with rosesBlood StaunchingDrathrok's Duskruin 422/Drathrok's Assemblage
Drathrok's Duskruin 421/Drathrok's Assemblage
Twisted bogbirch limb covered in obscure symbolsTranquilityHouse of the Revenant Fang 437/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 433/Shadowy Safehouse
House of the Revenant Fang 429/Shadowy Safehouse
Item:Canvas limb bag stamped with obscure symbols
Twisted frozen-bone wand ensnaring a faceted Syrin's heartIce PatchSu Helmas 444: Make Haste!/End loot
Su Helmas 440: Entrapped/End loot
Aesthene's Close 449/End Loot
Wand of eventide moonstone etched with a kaleidoscope of butterfliesShearReturn to the Keep 423/Supply Wagon
Writing quill with a colorful plumeResonanceDrathrok's Duskruin 419/Drathrok's Assemblage


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