In
NetHack, wands are
rods made of various materials (
glass,
tin, even
uranium), contain a variable number of
charges (lots for a
wand of light, but maybe 2 or 3 for the coveted
wand of wishing).
Zapping a wand expends a
charge and produces some kind of
effect (
insane exception:
wand of nothing). Wands can be
recharged, but only a certain number of times. Wands occasionally
explode when zapped -- this is the only aspect of wand use where
cursed-ness is detrimental:
cursed wands are more likely to break.
NetHack wands include: