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|name = Wand of digging
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{{flavour|A magical device which drills tunnels through unworked rock.}}

A '''wand of digging''' will remove a straight line of rock [[wall]]s in the direction [[zap]]ped; a targeter allows you to determine the exact path the line will take.

It is effective on rock walls (normal or [[Wall#Translucent_Rock|transparent]]), and certain strange types of walls (such as the walls of the [[Slime Pits]], [[Pandemonium]], or the translucent membranes in [[Cigotuvi's Fleshworks]]). It also affects [[Statue#Inanimate statues|inanimate statue]]s, [[iron grate]]s, and petrified [[Wall#Petrified_Trees|tree]]s. Digging has no effect on non-rock walls, such as [[Wall#Stone|stone walls]], [[Wall#Metal|metal walls]], [[Wall#Crystal|crystal walls]], [[Wall#Unnaturally_Hard_Wall|"unnaturally hard" walls]], nor does it affect non-rock impediments such as [[Wall#Trees|trees]], [[Wall#Mangroves|mangroves]], [[bush]]es, or [[briar patch]]es. In any case, you can't dig past the edge of the map. This wand does not benefit from [[Evocations]] skill.

==Strategy==
Wands of digging let you create corridors and [[killhole]]s virtually anywhere with rock walls. Fighting enemies one-at-a-time is a vital tactic in ''Crawl'' - it'll turn unwinnable fights into something you can manage. It also be used to dig escape routes, create a path to otherwise inaccessible areas, or (if you have spare charges) create routes to enemies.

Digging has a few risks:
*Digging may reveal new monsters on the other side of the wall, perhaps making your situation worse. A [[scroll of revelation]] can help reveal if monsters are on the other side.
*When digging a corridor, you'll often be stuck with nowhere else to go unless you dig again. This makes escape harder if things go bad.

Wands of digging are rare and come with few charges, so use them wisely.

===Corridors and Killholes===
The code block below illustrates what corridors and killholes look like when dug with the wand. A corridor only costs 1 charge and allows you to melee enemies 1 at a time, and allows your [[penetration|piercing]] attacks to hit multiple monsters. A killhole costs 1-2 charges, depending on location and has the advantage of preventing distant enemies from using [[smite-targeted]] attacks.

Corridor: Killhole:
..####.# ..####.#
..###@## ..###.##
..##.### ...#@###
..#.#### ..#.####
...##### ..##.###

===Tips & Tricks===
*Certain levels contain ''only'' stone or crystal walls, so it can be valuable to take account of that fact upon entering such levels.
*Even [[Formicid]]s can benefit from a wand of digging, as it digs tunnels without [[drain]]ing you.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.23]], wands of digging had significantly more charges.
*Prior to [[0.22]], the wand could not be aimed past existing walls, reducing its precision.
*Prior to [[0.20]], this wand could not destroy inanimate statues.
*Prior to [[0.14]], this effect was also available through use of the level 4 [[Earth Magic]] spell [[Dig]].
*Prior to [[0.12]], monsters would never use wands of digging.

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