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{{flavour|A staff that increases the power of earth spells cast by its wielder. If the wielder is skilled in Evocations and Earth magic, they can shatter those struck by it, dealing substantial irresistible damage which is strongly reduced by armour.}}
 
{{flavour|A staff that increases the power of earth spells cast by its wielder. If the wielder is skilled in Evocations and Earth magic, they can shatter those struck by it, dealing substantial irresistible damage which is strongly reduced by armour.}}
  
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A '''staff of earth''' is a [[magical staff]] which aids in the casting of [[Earth Magic]]. Equipping it will cause it to auto-identify. Any earth spell cast while wielding a staff of earth will gain a boost to [[spell power]], usually causing it to deal more damage and/or last longer (the specific impact of this, if any, depends on the spell).
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A '''staff of earth''' is a [[magical staff]]. It gives a [[spell enhancer]] to [[Earth Magic]], but no resistance.
  
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The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 [[staff]] that deals additional shrapnel damage (reduced by AC three times, similar to damage from [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]]):
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The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 [[staff]] that deals additional shrapnel damage (physical damage, reduced by [[AC]] three times):
  
 
{{crawlquote|'''Shrapnel Damage''': A random amount ranging from 0 to 1.67×(Evocations/2 + Earth Magic)<br>'''Chance to Activate on a Hit''': (Evocations + Earth Magic/2)×6.66% per hit}}
 
{{crawlquote|'''Shrapnel Damage''': A random amount ranging from 0 to 1.67×(Evocations/2 + Earth Magic)<br>'''Chance to Activate on a Hit''': (Evocations + Earth Magic/2)×6.66% per hit}}
  
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Further physical damage bonuses can be gained through training [[Staves]] and [[Fighting]]. The Staves skill also increases your accuracy and speed at which you can attack, making it highly recommended to train the skill at least up to the weapon's minimum delay first.
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In addition, the [[Staves]] and [[Fighting]] skills will increase the damage done by the staff itself.
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Staves of earth, like other [[magical staves]], can sometimes be [[cursed]].
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 06:13, 7 September 2023

Version 0.26: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Type Magical staves
Name staff of earth
Icon Staff of earth.png
A staff that increases the power of earth spells cast by its wielder. If the wielder is skilled in Evocations and Earth magic, they can shatter those struck by it, dealing substantial irresistible damage which is strongly reduced by armour.

A staff of earth is a magical staff. It gives a spell enhancer to Earth Magic, but no resistance.

The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 staff that deals additional shrapnel damage (physical damage, reduced by AC three times):

Shrapnel Damage: A random amount ranging from 0 to 1.67×(Evocations/2 + Earth Magic)
Chance to Activate on a Hit: (Evocations + Earth Magic/2)×6.66% per hit

In addition, the Staves and Fighting skills will increase the damage done by the staff itself.

History

  • Prior to 0.26, staves of earth had lower extra damage, but it was reduced by AC only once. The old melee effect was given to staves of conjuration.
  • Prior to 0.19, enhancer staves would penalize casting spells of the opposite school.
  • Prior to 0.8, the chance of a staff of earth auto-identifying when wielded depended on the Earth Magic skill of the wielder.
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