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A [[magical staff]] is a device which enhances your spells in one of a variety of different ways. It occupies your weapon slot and can be used as a +0 [[staff]] in combat if need be. Unlike normal weapons, they cannot be enchanted in any way. Instead, some magical staves deal additional elemental damage based on your skill in [[Evocations]] and the corresponding school of magic, or provide other effects such as resistances.
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A [[magical staff]] is a device which increases the power of a certain school of spells. It can also be used as a melee weapon, with magical effects.
  
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Magical staves can be [[cursed]], like other weapons.
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==Useful Info==
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Magical staves are [[spell enhancer]]s, increasing [[spell power]] of a given school by up to x150%. Due to a [[Spell power#Stepdown|stepdown]] in calculations, you'll generally receive less than x150%, especially if power is already high. This stacks multiplicatively with other spell enhancers, up to 3.
  
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==Enhancer Staves==
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Unlike normal weapons, magical staves cannot be enchanted or [[brand]]ed in any way. Instead, they can deal elemental damage, based on skill in [[Evocations]] and the corresponding [[magic school]].
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The following staves all serve as [[spell power]] multipliers for spells of their respective [[spell school]]. Some may also add elemental damage or other effects when used in melee:
 
  
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{{crawlquote|'''Damage Dealt''': 0 to 1.25×(School+[Evocations/2])<br>'''Chance to Activate''': (Evocations+School/2)×6.66% per hit}}
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{{crawlquote|'''Damage Dealt''': 0 to 1.25×(School+[Evocations/2])<br>'''Chance to Activate''': (Evocations + School/2)×6.66% per hit}}
  
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*[[Staff of fire]]: [[Fire]] damage, 1 rank of fire resistance.
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*[[Staff of fire]] ([[Fire Magic]]): [[Fire]] damage, grants [[fire resistance|rF+]].
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*[[Staff of cold]]: [[Cold]] damage, 1 rank of cold resistance.
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*[[Staff of cold]] ([[Ice Magic]]): [[Cold]] damage, grants [[cold resistance|rC+]].
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*[[Staff of earth]]: Physical damage.
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*[[Staff of earth]] ([[Earth Magic]]): Physical damage (+20% more than usual), which [[fly]]ing enemies resist.
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*[[Staff of air]]: [[Electricity]] damage, [[electricity resistance]].
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*[[Staff of air]] ([[Air Magic]]): [[Electricity]] damage, grants [[electricity resistance|rElec]].
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*[[Staff of poison]]: (50+[[Poison Magic]]×12.5)% chance to [[poison]] the target (can even affect poison-resistant living targets, but has to pass a Poison/16 chance), poison resistance.
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*[[Staff of poison|Staff of alchemy]] ([[Alchemy]]): <code>50 + [[Alchemy]]×12.5</code>% chance to [[poison]] the target (can even affect poison-resistant living targets, but has to pass a Skill/16 chance), grants [[poison resistance|rPois]].
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*[[Staff of death]]: (12.5+[[Necromancy]]×12.5)% chance of [[negative energy]] damage (does not affect targets with [[negative energy resistance]]), 1 rank of negative energy resistance. Does not inflict [[draining]] on the target.
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*[[Staff of death]] ([[Necromancy]]): <code>12.5 + [[Necromancy]]×12.5</code>% chance of [[negative energy]] damage (does not affect targets with [[negative energy resistance]] or [[drain]] the target), grants [[negative energy resistance|rN+]].
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*[[Staff of conjuration]]: No bonus.
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*[[Staff of conjuration]] ([[Conjurations]]): Irresistible damage. No resistance.
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*[[Staff of summoning]]: No bonus.
 
  
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==Other Staves==
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[[Randart]] staves can boost multiple different types of spells.
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The following staves have effects independent of spell schools:
 
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*[[Staff of wizardry]]: Much like a [[ring of wizardry]], it improves your [[spell success]] rate.
 
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*[[Staff of energy]]: Eliminates [[spell hunger]] and may be evoked to gain MP, with a success rate based on Evocations. Costs 50 [[nutrition]]. Although this restores less MP per use than [[Sif Muna]]'s channeling ability, it is much more efficient food-wise.
 
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*[[Staff of power]]: +13 max [[MP]].
 
  
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[[Unrandart]] staves are classified as weapons in the inventory screen rather than magical staves, whether or not they add any enhancers.
  
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None of the above staves grant any melee bonuses.
 
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There are also a number of [[artefact]] staves, but they are technically classified as weapons rather than magical staves. Click [[Evocable items#Staves|here]] for more details.
 
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===Images===
 
 
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| [[File:Magic staff 1.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 2.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 3.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 4.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 5.png]]
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| '''Standard''' || [[File:Magic staff 1.png]] [[File:Magic staff 2.png]] [[File:Magic staff 3.png]] [[File:Magic staff 4.png]] [[File:Magic staff 5.png]]<br>[[File:Magic staff 6.png]] [[File:Magic staff 7.png]] [[File:Magic staff 8.png]] [[File:Magic staff 9.png]] [[File:Magic staff 10.png]]
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| '''Artefact''' || [[File:Artefact magic staff 1.png]] [[File:Artefact magic staff 2.png]] [[File:Artefact magic staff 3.png]] [[File:Artefact magic staff 4.png]] [[File:Artefact magic staff 5.png]]<br>[[File:Artefact magic staff 6.png]] [[File:Artefact magic staff 7.png]]
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! ||  '''[[Unrandarts|Unrandart]]'''
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| '''[[Staff of Olgreb]]''' || [[File:New staff of olgreb.png]]
 
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| [[File:Magic staff 6.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 7.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 8.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 9.png]] || [[File:Magic staff 10.png]]
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| '''[[Elemental Staff]]''' || [[File:New elemental staff.png]]
 
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==History==
 
==History==
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in [[0.19]], staves no longer penalize casting the opposite elemental school of magic.
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*Prior to [[0.31]], randart magical staves couldn't boost multiple spell schools.
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*Prior to [[0.30]], magical staves could not be [[randart]]s.
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In [[0.17]], the [[Staff of summoning]] lost the ability to abjure targets, and in [[0.18] warding was removed.
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*Prior to [[0.27]], magical staves could be [[cursed]], like other weapons.
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*In [[0.26]], [[staff of summoning|staves of summoning]], [[staff of wizardry|wizardry]], and [[staff of energy|energy]] were removed. Staves of conjuration got the melee effect of staves of earth (irresistible damage that's reduced by [[AC]] once); staves of earth got a higher base damage, but with the shrapnel effect of being affected 3 times by [[AC]].
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In [[0.13]], the [[Staff of channeling]] was removed and the [[Staff of energy|staves of energy]] were changed to allow the player to channel energy.
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*In [[0.25]], [[staff of power|staves of power]] were removed.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], staves of fire, earth, air, and cold would act as negative [[spell enhancer]]s for their opposing elemental school.
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In [[0.12]], the [[Staff of enchantment]] was removed.
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*Prior to [[0.18]], staves of summoning granted the [[warding]] property.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], staves of summoning could abjure summoned creatures in melee.
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Prior to [[0.8]], the chance of a magical staff auto-identifying when wielded depended on the skill of the wielder in its corresponding school (or [[Spellcasting]] if none applied).
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*In [[0.13]], the [[Staff of channeling]] was removed. Its ability to channel MP was given to [[Staff of energy|staves of energy]].
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*In [[0.12]], the [[Staff of enchantment]], which enhanced the power of [[Hexes]] and [[Charms]], was removed.
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*Prior to [[0.8]], the chance of a magical staff auto-identifying when wielded depended on the skill of the wielder in its corresponding school (or [[Spellcasting]] if none applied).
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 03:45, 20 April 2024

Version 0.31: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
Name Magical staff (type varies)
Skill Staves
Damage 5
Accuracy +5
Base delay (%) 12 (120%)
Min delay 6 at skill 12
Hands 1H
Size Large
Ranged? No
A staff improved with arcane powers of unknown nature.

A magical staff is a device which increases the power of a certain school of spells. It can also be used as a melee weapon, with magical effects.

Useful Info

Magical staves are spell enhancers, increasing spell power of a given school by up to x150%. Due to a stepdown in calculations, you'll generally receive less than x150%, especially if power is already high. This stacks multiplicatively with other spell enhancers, up to 3.

Unlike normal weapons, magical staves cannot be enchanted or branded in any way. Instead, they can deal elemental damage, based on skill in Evocations and the corresponding magic school.

Damage Dealt: 0 to 1.25×(School+[Evocations/2])
Chance to Activate: (Evocations + School/2)×6.66% per hit

Randart staves can boost multiple different types of spells.

Unrandart staves are classified as weapons in the inventory screen rather than magical staves, whether or not they add any enhancers.

Image
Standard Magic staff 1.png Magic staff 2.png Magic staff 3.png Magic staff 4.png Magic staff 5.png
Magic staff 6.png Magic staff 7.png Magic staff 8.png Magic staff 9.png Magic staff 10.png
Artefact Artefact magic staff 1.png Artefact magic staff 2.png Artefact magic staff 3.png Artefact magic staff 4.png Artefact magic staff 5.png
Artefact magic staff 6.png Artefact magic staff 7.png
Unrandart
Staff of Olgreb New staff of olgreb.png
Elemental Staff New elemental staff.png

History

  • Prior to 0.31, randart magical staves couldn't boost multiple spell schools.
  • Prior to 0.30, magical staves could not be randarts.
  • Prior to 0.27, magical staves could be cursed, like other weapons.
  • In 0.26, staves of summoning, wizardry, and energy were removed. Staves of conjuration got the melee effect of staves of earth (irresistible damage that's reduced by AC once); staves of earth got a higher base damage, but with the shrapnel effect of being affected 3 times by AC.
  • In 0.25, staves of power were removed.
  • Prior to 0.19, staves of fire, earth, air, and cold would act as negative spell enhancers for their opposing elemental school.
  • Prior to 0.18, staves of summoning granted the warding property.
  • Prior to 0.17, staves of summoning could abjure summoned creatures in melee.
  • In 0.13, the Staff of channeling was removed. Its ability to channel MP was given to staves of energy.
  • In 0.12, the Staff of enchantment, which enhanced the power of Hexes and Charms, was removed.
  • Prior to 0.8, the chance of a magical staff auto-identifying when wielded depended on the skill of the wielder in its corresponding school (or Spellcasting if none applied).

See Also

Weapons
Axes Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe
Maces & Flails Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip
Long Blades Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword
Polearms Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Spear • Trident • Trishula
Ranged Weapons Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow
Short Blades Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword
Staves Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff
Throwing Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net
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