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{{flavour|A bright ruby sceptre, carrying some of the powers of arch-fiend Asmodeus. Evoking it can summon fiery demons from their infernal home to do your bidding, although they will not remain enslaved for long.}}

The '''sceptre of Asmodeus''' is a powerful [[artefact]] staff which commands the fiery legions of Hell. It can only be acquired by slaying [[Asmodeus]], the lord of [[Gehenna]].

The staff may be used in combat, functioning as a +7 [[staff]] (which is fairly weak). You can improve your melee performance with this staff by training [[Fighting]] and [[Staves]]. Alternatively, the staff can be [[evoke]]d to summon one of the following demons:
*[[Efreet]]: 25%
*[[Sun demon]]: 25%
*[[Balrug]]: 25%
*[[Hellion]]: 16.7%
*[[Brimstone fiend]]: 8.3%

{{crawlquote|'''Success Rate''': [[Evocations]]/30<br>'''Cost''': 200 [[nutrition]]}}

The summoned demon is always friendly initially, but will eventually turn hostile before timing out. [[Abjuration]] has no effect on these demons.

==Strategy==
Be forewarned that hellions and brimstone fiends will use [[damnation]] against their targets regardless of your position.

==History==
Prior to [[0.10]], this staff would fire random [[Conjurations]] and summoned hostile demons when it failed to evoke properly.

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[[Category:Staves]]
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