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|name=Scroll of revelation
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{{flavour|A scroll that reveals the reader's surroundings. The layout of the current floor is fully mapped, and everything within a moderate radius, including both visible and invisible monsters, is momentarily shown.}}

Reading a '''scroll of revelation''' causes the following three effects:
*Reveals the entire map of the current level. This includes all walls, stairs, [[portal]]s, [[shop]]s, and [[trap]]s.
*Allows you to see through [[wall]]s and opaque [[cloud]]s until your next action.
*Reveals [[invisible]] monsters, again until your next action.

This scroll cannot be used in [[the Abyss]].

==Strategy==
Scroll of revelation can be used for ''either'' the wall/monster reveal (short-term benefit) or the map reveal (medium-term). In general, the wall reveal can help if you want to know if there's no monsters in the area or help if you want to go to the other side of a wall. The map reveal can help find [[portal]]s, [[altar]]s, and [[branch]]es.

The wall-reveal is useful when:
*You need to [[rest]], and cannot retreat to a safe location. Revelation can help you determine if resting is safe / how much time you have until the next fight. For example, if you spot a monster, but its far away, you can drink a [[potion of ambrosia]] for fast HP/MP regeneration.
**This is most useful when you are [[teleport]]ed or [[shaft]]ed to an unknown location. Also, it can help when tackling hectic floors like [[Vaults]]:5. If you have the option of going upstairs or retreating backwards to a known location, do that instead of reading this scroll.
*You are forced to retreat to an unknown area and want to know what's next.
*You are mid-battle and want to know if you can [[wand of digging|dig]] through a wall or use [[Passwall]] safely. (Since monsters may be on the other side of a wall.)

The map-reveal effect is useful when:
*You are hit by [[shaft]]s or [[teleport trap]]s. This will reveal the location of nearby [[stair]]s, allowing you to escape back to safety.
*Reaching [[portal]] levels, such as [[Gauntlet]]s and [[Ice cave]]s, before they expire.
*If you want to skip a floor from Dungeon: 8-12, you can check if the [[Lair]] and/or the [[Orcish Mines]] are on the floor you'd plan to skip.

If you have spare scrolls, they can be used for:
*On Dungeon: 4-7, if you haven't found a [[god]] yet, you may want to use these scrolls in order to search for the [[Temple]].
*If you plan on ninja'ing a [[rune]], using revelation can help find the rune vault.
*If you have spare scrolls by the time you reach [[Zot]], you might as well use them.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.31]], these scrolls were known as '''scrolls of magic mapping'''. They only revealed the floor's layout; they didn't let you see through walls and didn't reveal invisible creatures for 1 turn.
*Prior to [[0.25]], scrolls of magic mapping did not reveal [[trap]]s.
*Prior to [[0.10]], this scroll would not detect secret doors, although these doors were removed in [[0.12]].

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