Divining Rod

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Divining Rod
"There must be some way out of here..."
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Tier
Equipable
	Does not stack
Perk	Helps locate Things and Maxwell's Door
Dropped by	:
	"diviningrod"

“It's some kind of homing device.”

–Wilson

“It's full of electrical junk.”

–Willow

“Is robot box.”

–Wolfgang

“It is forever seeking its lost half.”

–Wendy

“IT WANTS ITS MOTHER”

–WX-78

“It is a magitechnical homing device.”

–Wickerbottom

“I wonder if it gets the hockey game.”

–Woodie

“I can use this to find my missing parts.”

–Maxwell

“Ha! Haha! It's my PR-76!”

–Wagstaff

“A mechanical hunting höund. För the hunt.”

–Wigfrid

“Lead and I shall follow.”

–Webber

“What a silly looking device.”

–Walani

“A finely tuned radar stick.”

–Warly

“She'll help ol'Woodlegs sniff out treasures.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS BUZZING BOX”

–Wilba

“Leads to somewhere”

–Wormwood

“Testing... one, two, three.”

–Wheeler

“I'm probably one of the few left that knows how to use these.”

–Winona

“It will guide me where I wish to go.”

–Wortox

“What this weird box thingy?”

–Wurt

“Hey! This looks a lot like that radio!”

–Walter

“Reminds me of a radio my nana once had.”

–Wanda

The Divining Rod is a Science item used for assistance in locating both the Things and Maxwell's Door. It must be prototyped at an Alchemy Engine, and costs 1 Twig, 4 Nightmare Fuel, and 1 Gear to craft; In Shipwrecked, it can also occassionally be found in an X Marks the Spot. It resembles a Voxola PR-76 Radio connected to a long, black rod.

The Divining Rod is equipped in the Hand slot. It will periodically create droning noises and radiate colored rings; If the player is getting close to a Thing or Maxwell's Door, the drones become higher-pitched and more frequent, and the rings change colour from dull blue to bright red. There is a small chance for the Rod to be struck by Lightning, in which case it will react as if one of the aforementioned is very close.

In Adventure Mode, a Divining Rod placed inside of a Divining Rod Holder will always spawn next to the player in each chapter, with the Holder vanishing shortly after the Rod is taken from it. The Divining Rod is also used to escape the world, by placing it in a Holder next to the Wooden Thing in order to activate the Teleportato, and to complete Adventure Mode, by placing it in the Nightmare Lock to free the current occupant of the Nightmare Throne.

The Divining Rod cannot be stolen by Krampus, Splumonkeys, or Prime Apes, and cannot be eaten by Eyeplants. It cannot be taken into the next world through the Teleportato – if the player attempts to do so, the Divining Rod is reduced to Ash, although they retain the crafting ingredients and can make a new one.

Trivia

• The Divining Rod was added in The End of the Beginning update.
• Its design utilizes the Voxola PR-76 Radio that Maxwell used to communicate with Wilson in Forbidden Knowledge.
  • Wagstaff invented the Radio, but he seems to have had no involvement with the creation of the Divining Rod as his quotes show that he is surprised to see his radio used on it. However, he does recognize the Divining Rod Holder as "one of [his]."
• Divining Rods in real life are branched twigs that were claimed to be used to locate sources of ground water and mineral ores.
• The Divining Rod's sound effects are made by a tanpura, an Indian string instrument used to create drone sounds.
• The Divining Rod's description, "There must be some way out of here...", is a reference to the Bob Dylan song "All Along the Watchtower".
• The Divining Rod is the only non-magical and non-ancient item that requires Nightmare Fuel as part of its recipe.
• In Don't Starve Together, Divining Rod can still be obtained using the c_give or c_spawn command.

Gallery

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  If the rings are white, then the Thing/door is somewhere nearby.
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  If the rings are yellow, then the Thing/door is closer.
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  If the rings are red, the Thing/door is very close.
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  Divining Rod in the holder.
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  A chart depicting approximate ranges at which the Divining Rod will switch tones, or the character will make a remark.
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  A model Divining Rod collectible.
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  Divining Rod in Terraria

References

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