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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Staves]]' category. It can be used with one hand, or more effectively with two (i.e. when not using a shield).}}
 
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Staves]]' category. It can be used with one hand, or more effectively with two (i.e. when not using a shield).}}
  
A plain '''staff''' is next to useless as far as weapons go. It isn't quite as bad as a [[club]], but there are plenty of other, far more useful weapons out there. Even mages will want to use something different, as the various types of [[magical staves]] will offer useful bonuses to spellcasting and melee combat. Just about the only thing you could use a staff for is training the Staves skill for when you find something better, and with the skill training revamp in [[0.9]], you don't even have to wield the staff to train the skill.
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A plain '''staff''' is never seen in-game, but instead serves as the base type for all [[magical staves]]. By itself, it is a terrible weapon, but magical staves generally provide enough offensive and defensive bonuses to make them worth using.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
  
Mundane staves have been removed from the gameHowever, the item still serves as the base type for all magical staves.
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The staff item was introduced in [[0.10]], where it could be found in mundane formPrior to that, all magical staves had quarterstaves as their base type (although the latter was much weaker, only doing 7 base damage).
  
 
===See Also===
 
===See Also===

Revision as of 15:32, 5 December 2013

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Name Staff
Skill Staves
Damage 5
Accuracy +5
Base delay (%) 12 (120%)
Min delay 6 at skill 12
Hands 1H
Size Large
Ranged? No
A stout walking stick.
This weapon falls into the 'Staves' category. It can be used with one hand, or more effectively with two (i.e. when not using a shield).

A plain staff is never seen in-game, but instead serves as the base type for all magical staves. By itself, it is a terrible weapon, but magical staves generally provide enough offensive and defensive bonuses to make them worth using.

History

The staff item was introduced in 0.10, where it could be found in mundane form. Prior to that, all magical staves had quarterstaves as their base type (although the latter was much weaker, only doing 7 base damage).

See Also

Staff
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