Slayer's staff

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Slayer's staff
Released							26 January 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield
Destroy							Drop
Examine							An old and magical staff.
Values
Value							21,000 coins
High alch							12,600 coins
Low alch							8,400 coins
Weight							1.814 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							20,993 coins (info)
Buy limit							70
Daily volume							123
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Advanced data
Item ID							4170
Twisted League							Yes

The slayer's staff is a staff that requires level 50 Magic and 55 Slayer to wield. Obtained from any Slayer master for 21,000 coins, it is required in order to cast the Magic Dart spell, which is the only way to harm turoth and kurask via Magic attacks.

The staff can only autocast the Crumble Undead, Magic Dart, wave and surge spells, and Arceuus combat spells. Because of its cheap price and high accuracy of Magic Dart, many players use it for Barrows and for killing Dagannoth Kings.

Players can upgrade the staff to a slayer's staff (e) by using a slayer's enchantment on it, which increases the requirement of wielding it to 75 Magic. The enchanted staff will increase the power of Magic Dart for 2,500 casts against monsters who are killed as part of the player's Slayer task.

In melee combat, the slayer's staff is the most powerful (in damage/minute) weapon for level 1 in Attack, so it is a popular choice for obsidian maul pures-in-training (if they have 55 Slayer and 50 Magic).

Attack bonuses
+7		-1		+25		+12		+0
Defence bonuses
+2		+3		+1		+10		+0
Other bonuses								Slot
+35		+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

Comparison between other magic weapons

Name		Levels to equip	Magic Attack bonus	Notes
	Harmonised nightmare staff	75 50	+16	Can autocast standard spells only. Standard spells attack one tick faster, matching the speed of a powered staff. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
	Volatile nightmare staff	75 50	+16	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. Has a special attack which consumes 55% of the player's special attack energy and deals a high amount of damage with 50% increased accuracy. This attack does not consume runes. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
	Eldritch nightmare staff	75 50	+16	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. Has a special attack which consumes 55% of the player's special attack energy and deals a high amount of damage, restoring the player's prayer points by 50% of the damage dealt. This attack does not consume runes. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
	Kodai wand	75	+28	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Provides unlimited water runes while equipped. Boosts magic damage by 15%. When a combat spell is cast with the wand, there is a 15% chance that the wand will negate the rune cost for that spell. Currently offers the highest stat of any magic weapon in both magic attack and defence.
	Sanguinesti staff	75	+25	Slightly stronger than the Trident of the swamp, with the same stats but able to hit one damage higher. Requires 3 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 32 at 99 . Has a 1 in 6 chance to heal the wielder by half the damage dealt. Tied with the Toxic staff of the dead and Trident of the swamp for second-highest magic attack bonus. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Trident of the swamp	75	+25	Has the same benefits as the Trident of the seas, but with +10 more magic attack bonus. Requires 5 1 1 and 1 Zulrah scale (instead of coins) per charge of the built-in spell, and can hold up to 2500 charges. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 31 at 99 . Has 25% chance to inflict venom on the target. Tied with the Sanguinesti staff and Toxic staff of the dead for second-highest magic attack bonus. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Toxic staff of the dead	75	+25	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Has the same benefits as the Staff of the dead, but with +8 more magic attack bonus. Requires Zulrah's scales to recharge (up to 11000). Has 25% chance to inflict venom on an opponent. Tied with the Sanguinesti staff and Trident of the swamp for second-highest magic attack bonus.
	Master wand	60	+20	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Requires 240 Telekinetic, 240 Alchemist, 2400 Enchantment and 240 Graveyard points, and a teacher wand equipped or in the player's inventory, to purchase from the Mage Training Arena. Thus it does not cost much besides the time and runes spent in the Mage Training Arena.
	Staff of light	75	+17	Can autocast Saradomin Strike, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, and standard spells. Counts as both a Saradomin AND Zamorak item in God Wars. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Staff of the dead excluding Flames of Zamorak autocast.
	Staff of balance	75	+17	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, and standard spells. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Staff of the dead excluding Flames of Zamorak autocast.
	Staff of the dead	75	+17	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Boosts magic damage by 15%. Has a special attack that halves all melee damage the player takes for one minute, which stacks with the PvP damage reduction effect of the Protect from Melee prayer. This consumes 100% of the player's special attack. When a combat spell is cast with the staff, there is a 1/8 (12.5%) chance that the staff will negate the rune cost for that spell. Currently the strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, surpassing the Ancient staff and Iban's staff, and provides +17 magic defence. Counts as a Zamorakian item in God Wars.
	Nightmare staff	65 50	+16	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. Boosts magic damage by 15%.
	Trident of the seas	75	+15	Has its own built-in spell, requiring charges which cost 5 1 1 runes and 10 coins per cast. Can hold up to 2,500 charges. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 28 at 99 . Has a weapon speed of 4 (same as scimitars/whip), while all other forms of combat magic only have 5 (same as longswords). Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Ahrim's staff	70	+15	Can autocast Arceuus spells and standard spells. Can autocast Ancient Magicks if equipped with Ahrim the Blighted's equipment and the Amulet of the damned.
	Slayer's staff (e)	75 55	+12	Can autocast Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and the Wave and Surge spells. Has 2,500 charges and is recharged with a Slayer's enchantment. If used to cast Magic Dart on the player's Slayer task, max hit is 13 + (player's magic level / 6), rounded down, and uses 1 charge from the staff on a hit. Otherwise provides the same benefits as the Slayer's staff.
	Smoke battlestaff	30 (Battlestaff) 40 (Mystic)	+10	Can autocast standard spells. Provides unlimited fire and air runes. Grants a 10% accuracy and damage boost for combat spells on the standard spellbook.
	Iban's staff	50	+10	Only staff able to cast Iban Blast. Can autocast Iban Blast and standard spells. Has 120 charges (2,500 if upgraded). One charge is used when casting Iban Blast on an NPC and two are used when casting it on another player. Iban Blast has a max hit of 25.
	God staves	60	+6	Required to cast god spells, but cannot be used to autocast them. Those who have 80 and the respective God cape can use the Charge spell, which increases the God spell's damage by 50%.
	Ancient staff	50	+15	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. Currently the third strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, behind the (Toxic) Staff of the dead and Ahrim's Staff.
	Slayer's staff	50 55	+12	Can autocast Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and the Wave and Surge spells. Runes required to cast Magic Dart are very cheap compared to spells of a similar level. Maximum hit of Magic Dart is 10 + (player's magic level / 10), rounded down.
	Void knight mace	42 22	+8	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Crumble Undead, and the Wave and Surge spells.
	Skull sceptre	1	+10	Can autocast both Arceuus spells and standard spells.
	Elemental staves	1 (Basic) 30 (Battlestaff) 40 (Mystic)	+10	Can autocast standard spells. Provide unlimited runes of their respective elements. Elemental staves (air, water, earth and fire) provide one type of rune. Combination staves (lava, mud, mist, dust, steam and smoke) provide two types of runes. However, they have a slower attack speed than better staves (3 seconds per cast instead of 2.4)

Shop locations

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Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members?
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Mount Karuulm	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Burthorpe	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Edgeville	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Shilo Village	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Canifis	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Draynor Village	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Edgeville Dungeon	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Zanaris	50	1m	21,000	12,600
Slayer Equipment (shop)	Tree Gnome Stronghold	50	1m	21,000	12,600

Changes

Date	Changes
7 July 2021 (update)	The weapon's position on female players has been adjusted so that they appear to be equipped properly.

Trivia

• During the Draynor Bank Robbery tape, 1337sp34kr appears to be wielding a slayer's staff.