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<p>Importing CrawlWiki content</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{obsolete}}<br /> {{item<br /> |itemtype = Rod<br /> |name = Rod of striking<br /> |cost = ?<br /> |weight = 13<br /> }}<br /> {{flavour|This rod is designed for melee combat, releasing its charges to deal additional damage dependent on evocations skill when it strikes a foe. Maces &amp; Flails skill will help improve your basic effectiveness with the weapon.<br /> ----<br /> “He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him early.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> -King James 2000 Bible, Proverbs 13:24<br /> }}<br /> A &#039;&#039;&#039;rod of striking&#039;&#039;&#039; is an unusual melee-themed [[rod]] which is activated simply by striking the enemy with it. This deals the normal damage for attacking with a rod (identical to attacking with a [[club]], including the rod&#039;s enchantment level), then deals an additional 1d(1.5×[[Evocations]]). The target&#039;s [[AC]] is applied to each of these separately. Each such attack costs 1 [[MP]], and it will not inflict the additional damage when its MP is at 0. Like all rods, it uses its own MP for powering its effect, and recharges automatically at a rate based on its enchantment and your [[Evocations]] skill.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> *The Rod of Striking was retired in [[0.16]].<br /> *Prior to [[0.13]], the rod of striking could be evoked for the [[Striking]] spell, firing weak blasts of non-elemental damage. It was generally considered useless once the player got past the early game.<br /> *Prior to [[0.10]], this rod could be chosen as starting equipment for [[artificer]]s, but was much weaker (dealing only up to 1d8 damage, the same as magic dart).<br /> *Prior to [[0.9]], this rod was useful for training your Evocation skill early on without having to waste wand charges and [[scrolls of recharging]], or significant amounts of food. With the death of the [[victory dance]], the rod became almost entirely useless.</div>

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