What to wish for
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There are many possible things you can wish for in adom. This page attempts to list the most important ones.
See also What not to wish for.
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All-game wishes 
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Wishes in this section are viable options all game long.
| Text to wish for | Why choose this wish? | Notes |
| Pairs of seven league boots | Blessed seven league boots drastically increase your movement speed both in dungeons and the wilderness. They are widely considered to be the best boots in Adom. Only wish for them if you don't already have a pair. | As of version 1.2.0, it is only possible to get one pair per wish[1] |
| Spellbooks of acid ball | Acid ball is the most powerful offensive spell in the game, making it a popular wish. Only required if you are a spellcaster without good spells | Always wish for spellbookS |
| Concentration | The Concentration skill is almost essential for spellcasters, and definitely worth a wish if you don't have it | |
| Find weakness | The find weakness skill massively increases your chance of critical hits, making it useful to all players who will ever melee anything | |
| Ring of weakness (1.1.1 only) | A ring of weakness is typically useless to the extreme. However, with proper planning, it is possible to raise all stats to 99 with one. See its page for details. | Don't wish for this if you don't want to scum massively. In 1.2.0, the scummy features of this item no longer work, and it should not be wished for. |
| Archery | The Archery skill increases missile damage, and can be quite useful to anyone attempting to use missile weapons | Archery increases to-hit and to-damage boni by 4 and 2 respectively at skill level 100; more important advantages include access to Lighting Shot and Eagle Eye talents |
| Scrolls of education | Can teach new skills to the PC. More importantly, allows the PC to write this scroll. | Be sure to bless before use. Wish for magical writing sets if you have already seen this scroll. |
| Magical writing sets | Can be used to write useful scrolls, such as scrolls of education or scrolls of chaos resistance. Scrolls of defense and protection are worth considering too (eg improving SLBs and cloaks). | Be sure to bless before use (blank scrolls too). Note that using this may result in PP/Mana loss (use a potion of boost mana). |
| Bracers of resistance | Easily smithable, provides useful intrinsics. | There is no known way to wish for multiple pairs of bracers of any kind in 1.1.1. In 1.2.0, wish for "pairs of bracers of resistance". |
| Potions of toughness | Increases toughness score by 4 and toughness potential by four. | For PCs with low toughness such as any mist elf, wishing for these may result in an effective increase in To of 8: four points due to direct increase, and four points of potential toughness available for further training. Limit of two. |
Early game wishesEdit
| Text to wish for | Why choose this wish? | Notes |
| Girdles of giant strength | Girdles of giant strength are quite useful due to their +12 strength bonus. | This is the best non-scummy way to raise strength with a wish. Limited to one. |
| Eternium tower shields | ~5, if you want more DV/PV | Eternium tower shields are the best non-artifact shields in the game. They are very good defensive items, especially in the early-mid game |
| Amulet of life saving | Giving an AoLS to Khelevaster is the only way to save his life; which opens the option of an Ultra ending while also granting you many Scrolls of chaos resistance. | Only one AoLS can be obtained per wish. You can also use an AoLS yourself, however they are prone to being destroyed by monsters. Limited to one. |
| Ring of regeneration, bracers of regeneration, crowns of regeneration | Regeneration is a powerful intrinsic that allows the PC to recover 1 HP per turn per regenerating item. | This is a significant enhancement over most conventional sources of healing available in the early game, and can go a long way toward keeping a weak PC alive. Most of these items are fairly rare and have high danger levels and are thus difficult to acquire prior to the Casino. |
Mid game wishesEdit
| Text to wish for | Why choose this wish? | Notes |
| Red dragon scale mails | Red dragon scale mail increases PV by +13, as well as granting fire immunity, making it a very powerful piece of armor. Most often wished for prior to the Tower of Eternal Flames | |
| Rings of ice | Rings of ice protect worn equipment from fire damage, very important in the Tower of Eternal Flames. They are relatively less important in other areas of the game, and not worth a wish | |
| Fireproof blankets | Fireproof blankets protect your inventory from fire damage, which is always useful. They can be useful when attempting the Tower of Eternal Flames, but their wish-worthiness is debatable. | |
| Emperor moloch | A wish for the emperor moloch will grant ~30 Greater molochs, assuming the emperor has not already been slain. These can be slain for a LOT of EXP, if the right tactic is used | This is a VERY dangerous wish to the unprepared |
| Ancient Karmic Wyrm | An Ancient karmic wyrm will, if the right strategy is used, grant ~4 million EXP | This is a VERY dangerous wish to the unprepared As of version 1.2.0 ancient karmic wyrms can see through invisibility, making the usual strategy obsolete |
| Wands of paralysis | Paralysis is a very useful effect that can completely neutralize many powerful monsters, including the ACW and the Cat lord. | |
| Banshee | A banshee can clear the bug temple relatively safely, if the right precautions are taken, see here. The rewards include three scrolls of chaos resistance, a pile of 12 quarrels of slaying and 6 potions of ultra healing. It also includes a padded elven chain mail of resilience, great for monks. | This is a VERY dangerous wish to the unprepared. |
Late game wishesEdit
| Text to wish for | Why choose this wish? | Notes |
| Speed | Speed is useful always, essential rarely. Use with discretion. VERY helpful when fighting Andor Drakon; this is typically the only time you will wish for speed. This boost is mostly temporary. Only a small permanent increase will remain. | |
| Scrolls of chaos resistance | Will clear significant amounts of corruption | |
| Giant boar skull | Necessary for Ultra Endings | Probably easier to find in the wilderness |
| Scrolls of danger | Necessary for Ultra Endings | Wish for magical writing sets if you have already seen this scroll. |
| Potions of cure corruption | Necessary for Ultra Endings | Available from Guth'Alak if you don't screw up badly |
| Wands of monster creation | Necessary for Ultra endings | |
| Scrolls of familiar summoning | If you need a companion to help clear D:50. | Wish for magical writing sets if you have already seen this scroll. |
| Wands of destruction | If the PC hasn't found one yet, this wand can simplify the battle on D:50 considerably. Has other tactical uses earlier in the game. |
