Wands of ball lightning are wands that, when "z"apped, fire a bolt of lightning in any of the eight directions (instead of creating a lightning ball as the name would suggest). The player cannot select the direction of the bolt (in contrast with almost all other offensive wands). Such feature in conjunction with bouncing nature of lightning bolts makes these wands highly dangerous to use in small rooms/corridors. Direct results of zapping a wand of ball lightning for the PC may include significant amounts of damage and item destruction.