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'''Teleportation''' is the act of moving from one place to another instantaneously. Teleports differ from [[blink]]s in two main ways: teleports can send you to any valid location on the floor, while blinks are limited to [[LOS|visible]] locations. And blinks are instantaneous, while many teleports take some time to kick in.

==Sources==
There are several ways to teleport in ''Crawl'':
*Reading a [[scroll of teleportation]].
*Stepping on a [[teleport trap]].
*You occasionally teleport while wandering in [[the Abyss]].

A few methods will try to teleport you next to monsters:
*The teleport effect from [[sourceless malevolence]] (i.e an explore-based teleport trap).
*Being randomly teleported by the [[Bad mutations#Teleportitis|Teleportitis]] mutation.
*[[Wyrmhole]]s' [[Sojourning Bolt]]
*Unwielding a [[distortion]] [[brand]]ed weapon.

You can instead teleport monsters by casting [[Teleport Other]] or the [[Dispersal]] spell.

==Useful Info==
===Tele Status===
Scrolls of teleport and Teleport Other gives the {{LightBlue|Tele}} status. This status has a delay before it teleports you:
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
! Circumstance || Duration
|-
| Normal || 3-5 turns
|-
| In [[the Realm of Zot]] or when carrying [[Orb of Zot|the Orb]] || 8-14 turns
|-
| In [[the Abyss]] (even when carrying the Orb) || 8-19 turns
|}

Sojourning Bolt gives the {{Red|!Tele!}} status, which is almost functionally identical to Tele, except it teleports you near monsters.

All other teleports are instantaneous, though the player does not have as much control with them.

===Location===
Teleports send you to any random location on the floor, with the following conditions:
*You must be able to step on the tile. E.g. you can't be sent into [[lava]] if you don't have [[flight]] (temporary or not). You can't be teleported into an occupied or solid tile, either.
*You cannot be teleported into a dangerous [[cloud]].
*You cannot be teleported into [[vault]]s with the "no tele into" flag. This includes some, but not all, [[door#Runed Door|runed door]] and [[transporter]] [[vault]]s. Notably, the [[Elven_Halls#Elf:2_-_The_Hall_of_Blades|Hall of Blades]] in [[Elven Halls|Elf]]:2 does allow teleport inside.

Other than those restrictions, it can bring you to ''any'' random tile, including the one you were on originally ("Your surroundings flicker for a moment.").

Like [[blink]]ing, teleports leave a cloud of translocational energy behind; these clouds have no effect (beyond stopping other [[clouds]] from existing on their tile).

==Preventing Teleport==
If the player has the {{LightBlue|Tele}} / {{Red|!Tele!}} status, then they can either use a [[potion of cancellation]] or read another [[scroll of teleport]] to end it. A [[Quicksilver Bolt]] (including from the [[wand of quicksilver]]) will also end the Tele status.

The {{LightRed|-Tele}} (from [[Dimension Anchor]]) and {{LightRed|Stuck}} (from [[miscast effect|miscasting]] Translocations) statuses both prevent teleportation. These statuses can be removed by quaffing a [[potion of cancellation]]. -Tele may also be obtained via certain [[artefact]]s or by playing a [[Formicid]]; having these won't stop shifts in the Abyss.

==Strategy==
===Non-hostile teleport===
The scroll of teleport is a useful escape tool. More likely than not, you'll be sent far away from your current location. You should generally try to teleport early into a fight, for a couple of reasons:
*It takes a few turns for the scroll to activate.
*There is no guarantee that you'll be transported to a safe location - you could be teleported directly into another dangerous area, or you can teleport to the same tile you were currently on.
*You teleport after you finish whatever action you were doing, but before monsters get to move. Therefore, when teleporting, monsters at your teleport destination will get a turn to attack you before you can react, making tele at low HP even more dangerous. This could theoretically cause [[instant death]], although the chance of this is miniscule at full HP.

Also, in floors with large and dangerous [[vault]]s (e.g., [[Elven_Halls#Elf:2_-_The_Hall_of_Blades|Elf:2]] or [[Zot:5]]), a teleport is likely to bring you inside them. Teleporting is also less effective in tiny floors like the [[Hell]]s for a similar reason.

The teleport trap can be used in a similar fashion to the scroll, although traps are far less accessible and have no delay. You can also get a monster to step on a trap.

===Hostile teleport===
Hostile teleports (sourceless malevolence, teleportitis, wyrmholes), on the other hand, can be extremely dangerous, often getting you into situations that are difficult to retreat from. Monsters still get a chance to move before you can react. There's no way to prevent sourceless malevolence other than wearing a -Tele item, but teleportitis can be cured by [[potions of mutation]], and wyrmholes' status can be removed by reading a scroll of teleport.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.28]], monsters could cast [[Teleport Self]].
*Prior to [[0.27]], non-[[player ghost]] monsters could cast [[Teleport Other]].
*Prior to [[0.26]], the *Tele intrinsic could be obtained from a [[ring of teleportation]], acting like teleportitis.
*Prior to [[0.25]], suffering a [[Miscast effect#Translocation|Translocations miscast]] effect could teleport the player, and being hit by a distortion weapon could too.
*Prior to [[0.17]], teleport destination could be controlled with [[teleport control]]. Also, 20% of Abyss teleports had a delay of only 3-5 turns.
*Prior to [[0.13]], the teleport control [[status effect]] did not delay teleports.
*Prior to [[0.9]], players had access to Teleport Self.

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