Contents 1 General 2 Inherent stats 3 Upgrades and Modifiers 4 Staff types 4.1 Core 4.1.1 Monk Staves 4.1.2 Necromancer Staves 4.1.3 Mesmer Staves 4.1.4 Elementalist Staves 4.1.5 Universal Staves1 4.2 Prophecies Campaign 4.2.1 Necromancer Staves 4.2.2 Universal Staves1 4.3 Factions Campaign 4.3.1 Monk Staves 4.3.2 Necromancer Staves 4.3.3 Mesmer Staves 4.3.4 Ritualist Staves 4.3.5 Universal Staves1 4.4 Nightfall Campaign 4.4.1 Monk Staves 4.4.2 Necromancer Staves 4.4.3 Mesmer Staves 4.4.4 Elementalist Staves 4.4.5 Universal Staves 4.5 Eye of the North Expansion 4.5.1 Necromancer Staves 4.5.2 Mesmer Staves 4.5.3 Elementalist Staves 4.5.4 Ritualist Staves 4.5.5 Universal Staves 4.6 Bonus Mission Pack 4.6.1 Universal Staves 5 Notes

GeneralEdit

A staff is a two handed, projectile weapon that can require one of a variety of monk, mesmer, elementalist, necromancer, or ritualist attributes.

Staves are the two-handed alternative to the combination of a right-hand Wand and a left-hand Focus Item. There are various, complex pros and cons for using a staff as opposed to a righthand/offhand set. Upgrades and modifiers below briefly discusses the differences between staves and wands.

Inherent statsEdit

• Ranged weapon, with height affecting amount of damage done
• Minimum damage range: 2-4
• Maximum damage range: 11-22 (average approx. 16.66)
• Damage type: Depends on linked attribute. Possibilities: Cold, Earth, Fire, Lightning, Chaos, Dark, or Holy. (See staff types below for details.)
• Attack interval: 1.75 seconds
• Range: Recurve Bow range (~1.2 aggro circle radii); equivalent to standard casting range; not affected by height, unlike bows
• Arc size: Small
• Projectile flight time: ~0.6 seconds at Shortbow range.
• Energy +3..10
• Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 10-20%)

Staves with no attribute requirement have been observed with a damage range as high as 7-11 and energy as high as 10, although higher than 6 has not been seen to drop since the early days of Guild Wars.

Upgrades and ModifiersEdit

Staves, unlike wands, always come with an energy bonus included. The max possible energy bonus of all staves is +10 (excluding the energy added by Insightful Staff Heads). The normal max energy plus is slightly less than a focus, which has +12. This disparity is somewhat offset by the fact that one need not meet the attribute requirement of a staff in order to get the full +10 energy from it whereas with a focus not meeting the requirement will drop the energy down to +3 or +6. Furthermore, a staff may come with a number of non-salvagable magical modifiers (with the coming of Nightfall all modifiers are able to be salvaged except 'Halves Spell recharge', which is part of the staff itself), just like any other weapon, focus, or shield.

Staves can be upgraded with Swift, Adept, Defensive, Hale, and Insightful Staff Heads and Staff Wrappings of Defense, Shelter, Warding, Enchanting, Fortitude, Mastery, <Attribute>, and <Species> slaying.

Staff typesEdit

Please consult our visual gallery or see them listed by campaign below.

CoreEdit

Monk StavesEdit

• Holy Staff (Divine Favor): Fire damage
• Smiting Staff (Smiting Prayers): Holy damage

Necromancer StavesEdit

• Accursed Staff (Curses): Dark damage
• Bone Staff (Death Magic): Cold damage
• Soul Spire (Soul Reaping): Dark damage

Mesmer StavesEdit

• Inscribed Staff (Domination Magic): Chaos damage
• Jeweled Staff (Illusion Magic): Chaos damage
• Scrying Glass Staff (Inspiration Magic): Chaos damage
• Arcane Staff (Fast Casting): Chaos damage

Elementalist StavesEdit

• Air Staff (Air Magic): Lightning damage
• Earth Staff (Earth Magic): Earth damage
• Fire Staff (Fire Magic): Fire damage
• Water Staff (Water Magic): Cold damage
• Ether Staff⁵ (Energy Storage): Chaos damage

Universal Staves¹Edit

• Ghostly Staff
• Shadow Staff

Prophecies CampaignEdit

Necromancer StavesEdit

• Cruel Staff² {Blood Magic): Dark damage
• Wicked Staff² (Curses): Dark damage

Universal Staves¹Edit

• Dead Staff
• Deldrimor Staff
• Raven Staff

Factions CampaignEdit

Monk StavesEdit

• Divine Staff (Divine Favor): Fire damage
• Healing Staff³ (Divine Favor): Fire damage
• Holy Branch (Divine Favor): Fire damage
• Protective Staff³ (Divine Favor): Fire damage
• Winged Staff (Smiting Prayers): Holy damage

Necromancer StavesEdit

• Dark Tendril Staff (Blood Magic): Dark damage
• Evil Eye Staff (Curses): Dark damage
• Wailing Staff (Death Magic): Cold damage
• Wicked Staff² (Curses): Cold damage

Mesmer StavesEdit

• Clairvoyant Staff (Domination Magic): Chaos damage
• Gemstone Staff (Domination Magic): Chaos damage
• Hypnotic Staff (Illusion Magic): Chaos damage

Ritualist StavesEdit

• Channeling Staff (Channeling Magic): Cold, Earth, Fire, or Lightning damage
• Communing Staff² (Communing): Dark damage
• Conjuring Staff (Spawning Power): Cold, Earth, Fire, or Lightning damage
• Eerie Staff (Communing): Cold, Earth, Fire, or Lightning damage
• Restoration Staff⁴ (Spawning Power): Lightning Damage
• Spawning Staff² (Spawning Power): Lightning damage
• Writhing Staff (unconfirmed) (Restoration Magic): ----
• (Universal Staves) (Restoration Magic): Earth and Lightning damage have been confirmed

Universal Staves¹Edit

• Amber Staff
• Bo Staff
• Celestial Staff
• Cockatrice Staff
• Dragon Staff
• Forbidden Staff
• Jade Staff
• Lotus Staff²
• Outcast Staff
• Plagueborn Staff
• Platinum Staff
• Zodiac Staff

Nightfall CampaignEdit

Monk StavesEdit

• Divine Staff (Healing Prayers) : Holy damage
• Protective Staff (Divine Favor or Protection Prayers): Fire damage or Holy damage depending on respective attribute
• Sacred Staff (Divine Favor): Fire damage

Necromancer StavesEdit

• Boneclaw Staff (Death Magic): Cold damage
• Spinal Staff (Blood Magic): Dark damage
• Unholy Staff (Curses): Dark damage

Mesmer StavesEdit

• Clairvoyant Staff (Domination Magic): Chaos damage
• Ensorcelling Staff (Domination Magic): Chaos damage
• Hypnotic Staff (Illusion Magic): Chaos damage
• Illusory Staff (Illusion Magic): Chaos damage

Elementalist StavesEdit

• Portal Staff (Energy Storage): Cold, Earth, Fire, or Lightning damage
• Pyrewood Staff (Fire Magic): Fire damage
• Tempest Staff (Air Magic): Lightning damage
• Tidal Staff (Water Magic): Cold damage

Universal StavesEdit

• Staff of the Forgotten (Unique)
• Tormented <attribute> Staff

Eye of the North ExpansionEdit

Necromancer StavesEdit

• Crescent Staff (Death Magic): Cold damage

Mesmer StavesEdit

• Aureate Staff (Fast Casting): Chaos damage
• Dragon Spire Staff (Inspiration Magic): Chaos damage
• Fuchsia Staff (Illusion Magic): Chaos damage

Elementalist StavesEdit

• Dolyak Prod Staff (Air Magic): Lightning damage
• Goldtouched Staff (Energy Storage): Cold, Earth, Fire or Lightning damage

Ritualist StavesEdit

• Primitive Staff (Communing): Cold, Earth, Fire, or Lightning damage
• Red Asuraline Staff (Spawning Power): Lightning

Universal StavesEdit

• Ancient Moss Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Astral Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Asuran <attribute> Staff⁴ - crafted skin, all caster attributes
• Bone Dragon Staff - all caster attributes
• Charrslayer <attribute> Staff⁴ - crafted skin, all caster attributes
• Chrysocola Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Cobalt Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Crystal Flame Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Destroyer <attribute> Staff⁴ - crafted skin, all caster attributes
• Droknar's Staff (Unique)
• Embercrest Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Goldhorn Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Icicle Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Insectoid Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Moldavite Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Norn <attribute> Staff⁴ - crafted skin, all caster attributes
• Onyx Staff (PvE version) - Primary casting attributes
• Platinum Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Raven Staff - crafted skin and drops as inscribable golds
• Suntouched Staff - Primary casting attributes
• Turquoise Staff - Primary casting attributes

Bonus Mission PackEdit

Universal StavesEdit

• Charr Staff
• Mursaat Staff
• Tengu Staff
• Undead Staff

NotesEdit

Staff type notes:

1. The uninscribable universal staves have been observed linked to all caster attributes except for Healing Prayers, Protection Prayers, Soul Reaping, Fast Casting or Inspiration Magic. The inscribable universal staves which drop from dungeon reward chests in GW:EN as well as the inscribable Zodiac Staves are only available in primary caster attributes except for Mesmer, where they are linked to Inspiration Magic.
2. These staves are only available from collectors
3. These staves are only available from collectors and weaponsmiths.
4. These staves are only available from weaponsmiths
5. These staves are only available in Guild Wars Nightfall or as PvP weapons.

Other notes:

• Non-unique staves obtained as loot before the October 25th, 2006 update do not have the "halves skill recharge of spells" inherent property. Unique, crafted, and collector staves have been retroactively updated, gaining the "Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 20%)" property and losing any other "halves skill recharge" properties they previously had.