Explode (VH)

Regular
As Shatter (VH), but the subject, if it shatters (see HP & DR of Objects & Cover, explodes violently, doing fragmentation damage, see AOE, Cones, Explosions.

Cost: 2 to 6; does 1d damage for every two points of energy put into it.
Double cost to increase damage to 1d+2.
Prerequisites: Magery 2, Shatter (VH), and Apportation.

Item
Wand, staff, or glove. The item must strike the subject.
Energy cost to create: 1,000.