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Type	Magical staves
Name	staff of death
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A staff that increases the power of necromantic spells cast by its wielder, and protects them from negative energy. If the wielder is skilled in Evocations and Necromancy, they can inflict great pain on those living souls they strike, dealing negative energy damage which bypasses armour.

A staff of death is a magical staff. It gives a spell enhancer to Necromancy, and gives the wielder one rank in negative energy resistance.

The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 staff that may deal additional negative energy damage.

Negative Energy Damage: 0 to 1.25×(Evocations/2 + Necromancy)
Chance to Activate on a Hit: (Evocations + Necromancy/2)×6.66% per hit

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

History

Prior to 0.19, a single rank of negative energy resistance (rN+) would prevent all additional negative energy damage from this staff.
Prior to 0.8, the chance of a staff of death auto-identifying when wielded depended on the Necromancy skill of the wielder.

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 {{flavour|A staff that increases the power of necromantic spells cast by its wielder, and protects them from negative energy. If the wielder is skilled in Evocations and Necromancy, they can inflict great pain on those living souls they strike, dealing negative energy damage which bypasses armour.}}
-A '''staff of death''' is a [[magical staff]] which acts as a [[Necromancy]] spell enhancer. Any Necromancy spell cast while wielding a staff of death 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). Additionally, the wielder gains a rank of [[negative energy resistance]].
+A '''staff of death''' is a [[magical staff]]. It gives a [[spell enhancer]] to [[Necromancy]], and gives the wielder one rank in [[negative energy resistance]].
-The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 [[staff]] that may deal additional negative energy damage to targets which are not immune.
+The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 [[staff]] that may deal additional negative energy damage.
 {{crawlquote|'''Negative Energy Damage''': 0 to 1.25×(Evocations/2 + Necromancy)<br>'''Chance to Activate on a Hit:''' (Evocations + Necromancy/2)×6.66% per hit}}
-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.
+In addition, the [[Staves]] and [[Fighting]] skills will increase the damage done by the staff itself.
-Staves of death, like other [[magical staves]], can sometimes be [[cursed]].
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.19]], a single rank of negative energy resistance (rN+) would prevent all additional negative energy damage from this staff.
 *Prior to [[0.8]], the chance of a staff of death auto-identifying when wielded depended on the Necromancy skill of the wielder.