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'''Doublezap''' is the ability to hit a monster twice with a single casting of a spell.

The following spells can bounce from most walls, allowing the ability to double-zap:
* [[Shock]]
* [[Lightning Bolt]]
* [[Electrical Bolt]]
* [[Crystal Bolt]]
Of these spells, only Shock can be cast by players.

In addition, [[Wall#Crystal|crystal walls]] can reflect beams of cold and fire.

==Common doublezap patterns==
These apply for range 8 Shock.

For other spells, remember that hitting a monster is free, but bouncing off a wall costs two units of range (i.e. the wall counts as two squares). A creature next to the wall is, however, still affected twice, if (at least) one unit of range is left before starting the bounce.

===Bounce back, monster next to wall===
Bizap and hit yourself:
@.M# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

Bizap:
@..M# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

... up to ...

Bizap:
@......M# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

Monozap:
@.......M <-- shoot at monster

Bizap:
## <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key
...
M.@
##

===Bounce back, monster one square from wall===

Bizap and hit yourself:
@M.# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

Bizap:
@.M.# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

Bizap:
@..M.# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

Monozap:
@...M.# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

===Bounce back, monster two squares from wall===

Bizap:
@M..# <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key

Monozap:
@.M..# <-- shoot at monster

===Corner bounce, monster next to wall===
Also works with a concave corner:
M#
##

Bizap and hit yourself:
@
.
M. <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
.#

Bizap:
@
.
.
M. <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
.#

...

Bizap:
@
. <-- shoot at empty square with the '!' key
.
.
.
.
.
M.
.#

Monozap:
@
. <-- shoot at empty square with the '!' key
.
.
.
.
.
.
M

===Corner bounce, monster one square from wall===

Also works with a concave corner:
M#
##

Bizap and hit yourself:
@
M <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
..
.#

Bizap:
@
.
M <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
..
.#

Bizap:
@
.
.
M <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
..
.#

Monozap:
@
.
.
.
M <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
..
.#

===Corner bounce, monster two squares from wall===

Also works with a concave corner:
M#
##

Bizap:
@
M <-- shoot at monster with the '!' key
.
..
.#

Monozap:
@
.
M
.
.
# <-- shoot at monster

===Offset by one, monster next to wall ===

Bizap:
@.
M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Bizap:
@..
M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Bizap:
@...
.M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Bizap:
@....
.M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Bizap:
@.....
M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Bizap:
@......
M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Bizap:
@.......
M# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key

Monozap:
@.......
M <-- shoot at monster

===Offset by two, monster in a corridor===
Bizap:
@.
#.# <-- shoot at this wall with the '!' key
#M#

==History==
*Prior to [[0.30]], [[Lightning Bolt]] could be cast by players, one of the only two common ways to doublezap enemies.
*It used to be possible to triplezap and even quadrizap, but zapping was limited to twice in some earlier version of the game.

[[Category:Strategy]]

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