Wands / Rods of xxx Bolt

AceRimmer · July 29, 2009, 17:42

In the past, I've played priests. Now I have a L32 warrior. And at no time have I really used a wand or rod of acid, lightning, fire, or frost bolts. It seems to me that by the time I find them, I have a missile weapon that deals out equivalent damage. And yet they tend to sell for more than chump change.

I guess I'd like to know if you have a game-play style that uses bolts a lot, and why are they valuable?

saarn · July 29, 2009, 18:03

Starting to use them more with my current mage-- rod of frost/fire bolt do average of 54 damage, and if you succeed in activating, they don't miss. They also don't run out. So far this is better than my heavy crossbow (+8,+9) with standard ammo. Not sure if this is much justification though.

Zikke · July 29, 2009, 18:38

I have found that I always sell or squelch these on every character I make.

PowerDiver · July 29, 2009, 18:56

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Originally Posted by AceRimmer

In the past, I've played priests. Now I have a L32 warrior. And at no time have I really used a wand or rod of acid, lightning, fire, or frost bolts. It seems to me that by the time I find them, I have a missile weapon that deals out equivalent damage. And yet they tend to sell for more than chump change.

I guess I'd like to know if you have a game-play style that uses bolts a lot, and why are they valuable?

Warriors are high-damage chars, so they do not care. For low damage chars, they make a difference. I had a recent priest still carrying 2 rods of elec bolts at DL 41, in addition to single rods of fire and acid bolts.

PowerDiver · July 29, 2009, 19:20

I also used plenty of bolt wands, but throw them away when out of charges.

Neuro · July 31, 2009, 09:31

I used rods/wands on my Iron Man ranger character, to conserve ammo, but in the end I squelched them once I found enough arrows and Tenser's.

Sadly, he died to an offscreen mana whirlpool.

Pete Mack · July 31, 2009, 09:37

I use rods of Light for offense against Trolls and Orcs with any character. Otherwise, I use Rods only as a Mage. I used to use wands and rods with many characters, but they have been nerfed recent releases and so are not worth the effort. I just use an enchanted bow instead.

Whelk · July 31, 2009, 18:45

I guess I'm in the minority, but I love finding these rods. There's something fun about zapping your foes with a rod of fiery/frosty/electric/acidic doom. I sell wands because I don't like that they're consumable (they tend to be my main money source in the earlier levels). Rods, on the other hand, are some of my favorite finds.

Maupin · August 2, 2009, 07:18

I usually play a priest and love rods in the early part of the game... just for shooting running monsters in the back.

And a stack of rods of frost bolt really helps whittle down some of the early uniques if you run out of ammo.

July 29, 2009, 17:42	#1
AceRimmer Scout Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 40	Wands / Rods of xxx Bolt In the past, I've played priests. Now I have a L32 warrior. And at no time have I really used a wand or rod of acid, lightning, fire, or frost bolts. It seems to me that by the time I find them, I have a missile weapon that deals out equivalent damage. And yet they tend to sell for more than chump change. I guess I'd like to know if you have a game-play style that uses bolts a lot, and why are they valuable?

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July 29, 2009, 18:03	#2
saarn Adept Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 112	Starting to use them more with my current mage-- rod of frost/fire bolt do average of 54 damage, and if you succeed in activating, they don't miss. They also don't run out. So far this is better than my heavy crossbow (+8,+9) with standard ammo. Not sure if this is much justification though.

July 29, 2009, 19:20	#5
PowerDiver Prophet Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,712	I also used plenty of bolt wands, but throw them away when out of charges.

July 31, 2009, 09:31	#6
Neuro Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	I used rods/wands on my Iron Man ranger character, to conserve ammo, but in the end I squelched them once I found enough arrows and Tenser's. Sadly, he died to an offscreen mana whirlpool.

July 31, 2009, 09:37	#7
Pete Mack Prophet Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 6,703 Donated: $40	I use rods of Light for offense against Trolls and Orcs with any character. Otherwise, I use Rods only as a Mage. I used to use wands and rods with many characters, but they have been nerfed recent releases and so are not worth the effort. I just use an enchanted bow instead.

July 31, 2009, 18:45	#8
Whelk Adept Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crickhollow Posts: 207	I guess I'm in the minority, but I love finding these rods. There's something fun about zapping your foes with a rod of fiery/frosty/electric/acidic doom. I sell wands because I don't like that they're consumable (they tend to be my main money source in the earlier levels). Rods, on the other hand, are some of my favorite finds.

August 2, 2009, 07:18	#9
Maupin Scout Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 27	I usually play a priest and love rods in the early part of the game... just for shooting running monsters in the back. And a stack of rods of frost bolt really helps whittle down some of the early uniques if you run out of ammo.

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