Battlestaff

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Battlestaff
Released							18 March 2002 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield
Destroy							Drop
Examine							It's a slightly magical stick.
Values
Value							7,000 coins
High alch							4,200 coins
Low alch							2,800 coins
Weight							2.267 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							7,913 coins (info)
Buy limit							11,000
Daily volume							4,532,522
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Advanced data
Item ID							1391
Twisted League							Yes

A battlestaff is a members-only magic weapon which provides standard magical bonuses, heightened melee bonuses, and the autocast option when equipped. It requires 30 Attack and 30 Magic to wield. Due to not having any elemental features, this staff has limited long-term use. Its advantage over basic tier elemental staves and other lesser staves is its melee bonuses.

The staff can be purchased from Zaff's Superior Staffs! in Varrock after the completion of the quest What Lies Below, and he'll stock 15 to 120 extra staves daily for players who have fully completed task tiers of the Varrock Diary (they can be obtained by interacting with the barrel in the north-west corner of the shop). The magic store owner in the Wizards' Guild and Baba Yaga on the Lunar Isle also stock them. It can also be bought on the Grand Exchange, obtained through other players, dropped by various enemies, or fletched from Celastrus bark with level 40 Fletching.

Mostly, though, this staff is used in making elemental staves. By using the appropriate (air, water, earth, fire) charge orb spell on an Obelisk with an unpowered orb in their inventory, a player can make an elemental orb, which can then be attached to the top of the battlestaff to make an elemental battlestaff of the type of orb attached. Should a player wish to do so, they can then take that completed elemental battlestaff and 40,000 to Thormac after the completion of the quest Scorpion Catcher to make it into a mystic staff of the elemental type provided to him. After completion of the Hard Kandarin Diary and Elite Kandarin Diary, Thormac will only require 30,000 or 20,000 respectively.

A player attaching an orb to a battlestaff.

Attack bonuses
+7		-1		+25		+12		+0
Defence bonuses
+2		+3		+1		+12		+0
Other bonuses								Slot
+32		+0		+0%		+0		List
Attack speed							Range
							1 square

Combat styles

Staff
Combat Options	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Bash	Crush	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Pound	Crush	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Focus	Crush	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence
	Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	Magic, Defence, and Hitpoints	None
	Spell	Magic	Autocast	Magic and Hitpoints	None

Creation

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Fletching		40 (b)	80
Members		Ticks	4 (2.4s)
Tools		Facilities	None

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Celastrus bark	1	8,109
Total Cost			8,109
	Battlestaff	1	7,913
Profit			−196

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Air battlestaff		66	137.5	1 × Air orb 1 × Battlestaff
	Bryophyta's staff (uncharged)		62	0	1 × Battlestaff 1 × Bryophyta's essence
	Earth battlestaff		58	112.5	1 × Earth orb 1 × Battlestaff
	Fire battlestaff		62	125	1 × Fire orb 1 × Battlestaff
	Water battlestaff		54	100	1 × Water orb 1 × Battlestaff

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal Sire	350	10 (noted)	6/139
Alchemical Hydra	426	8–12 (noted)	2 × 5/101
Ancient Wyvern	210	6 (noted)	4/132
Angry barbarian spirit	166	1	1/128
Berserk barbarian spirit	166	1	1/128
Bryophyta (m)	128	3	3/118
Cave kraken	127	1	4/200
Cerberus	318	6 (noted)	3/128
Chaos Fanatic	202	5 (noted)	5/128
Colossal Hydra	309	2–3 (noted)	2/128
Dagannoth Prime	303	1–10 (noted)	1/128
Deviant spectre	169	1	5/128
Eclectic impling jar	N/A	1	1/100
Eclectic impling	50; 60	1	1/100
Enraged barbarian spirit	166	1	1/128
Gold Chest (black)	N/A	3 (noted)	11/144.18; 11/142.44
Gold Chest (brown)	N/A	3 (noted)	11/143.99; 11/142.26
Gold Chest (crimson)	N/A	3 (noted)	11/144.08; 11/142.35
Gold Chest (purple)	N/A	3 (noted)	11/144.28; 11/142.54
Gold Chest (red)	N/A	3 (noted)	11/143.91; 11/142.17
Hydra	194	2–3 (noted)	2/128
Kalphite Queen	333	10 (noted)	5/128
Kraken	291	10 (noted)	4/128
Locust rider	68; 98; 106	3 (noted)	2/128
Long-tailed Wyvern	152	3–5 (noted)	3/123
Moss giant Iorwerth Dungeon	84	1	2/128
Repugnant spectre	335	1	3 × 5/128
Revenant cyclops	82	4	1/42.38
Revenant dark beast	120	4	1/24.75
Revenant demon	98	4	1/35.01
Revenant dragon	135	4	1/19.9
Revenant goblin	15	4	1/345.56
Revenant hellhound	90	4	1/38.34
Revenant hobgoblin	60	4	1/72.29
Revenant imp	7	4	1/605
Revenant knight	126	4	1/21.29
Revenant ork	105	4	1/29.04
Revenant pyrefiend	52	4	1/81.81
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet)	N/A	4–8 (noted)	2 × 1/24
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) (Corrupted)	N/A	8–12 (noted)	3 × 1/24
Reward casket (elite)	N/A	100 (noted)	1/28,750
Sarachnis	318	8–10 (noted)	2/100
Scarab mage	66; 93	3 (noted)	2/128
Screaming twisted banshee	144	1	3 × 5/128
Silver Chest (black)	N/A	1	9/152.6; 9/148.88
Silver Chest (brown)	N/A	1	9/152.46; 9/148.74
Silver Chest (crimson)	N/A	1	9/152.53; 9/148.81
Silver Chest (purple)	N/A	1	9/152.67; 9/148.95
Silver Chest (red)	N/A	1	9/152.39; 9/148.68
Skeletal Wyvern	140	10 (noted)	3/128
Skeleton brute	132	1	1/128
Skeleton heavy	132	1	1/128
Skeleton hero	149	1	1/128
Skeleton thug	132	1	1/128
Skeleton warlord	132	1	1/128
Skotizo	321	25 (noted)	7/100
Spitting Wyvern	139	3–5 (noted)	3/123
Taloned Wyvern	147	3–5 (noted)	3/123
Theatre of Blood	N/A	Unknown	3 × 1/30
Theatre of Blood	N/A	15–18 (noted)	3 × 1/30
Twisted Banshee	89	1	5/128
Vorkath	392; 732	5–15 (noted)	2 × 4/150
Zulrah	725	10 (noted)	2 × 10/248

Shop locations

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Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members?
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop.	Lunar Isle	5	54s	7,000	3,850
Magic Guild Store (Runes and Staves)	Wizards' Guild	5	54s	7,000	4,200
Elgan's Exceptional Staffs!	Prifddinas	5	1m	7,000	3,850
Zaff's Superior Staffs!	Varrock	5	1m	7,000	3,850

Changes

Date	Changes
22 September 2021 (update)	The Magic Attack and Defence bonuses of battlestaves have been increased from +10 to +12.
3 December 2015 (update)	When purchasing battlestaves as part of the Varrock diary reward from Zaff's barrel, you will no longer be told your inventory is full when it already contains a stack of noted battlestaves.
5 March 2015 (update | poll)	You can now acquire discounted (7000gp) battlestaves from Zaff once per day for the completion of Varrock Diaries: 15 battlestaves for the easy diary. 30 battlestaves for the medium diary. 60 battlestaves for the hard diary. 120 battlestaves for the elite diary.