# Ring of shock resistance

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Name

shock resistance

Appearance

random

Base price

150 zm

Weight

3

Probability out of rings

3.57%

Probability out of items in:

containers

Rogue level

Gehennom

Elsewhere

0.179%

0.179%

0.286%

0.107%

Wearing a ring of shock resistance gives you shock resistance. Unlike other rings, it is immune to electric damage, e. g. when a monster zaps you with a wand of lightning or a trapped chest explodes[1].

Strategy
Using one in the early/mid-game is common, especially when facing enemies with wands of lightning, but as soon as a source of reflection is found it's better to remove it, keeping it ready for an emergency such as being engulfed by an energy vortex.

References

↑ zap.c#3886

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