Toxic staff of the dead

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Toxic staff (uncharged)
Released							8 January 2015 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Dismantle, Drop
Worn options							None (?)
Examine							It needs to be charged with Zulrah's scales.
Values
Value							1,000,006 coins
High alch							600,003 coins
Low alch							400,002 coins
Weight							1.5 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							12,835,095 coins (info)
Buy limit							8
Daily volume							1,117
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Advanced data
Item ID							12902

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Item? (edit)1290212904? (edit)1290212904Versions: 2Default version: Charged

SMW Subobject for ChargedHigh Alchemy value: 600003Examine: A ghastly weapon with evil origins, with a toxic fang attached.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Toxic staff of the deadUses infobox: ItemImage: File:Toxic staff of the dead.pngWeight: 1.500Value: 1000006Version anchor: ChargedRelease date: 8 January 2015Item ID: 12904

SMW Subobject for UnchargedHigh Alchemy value: 600003Buy limit: 8Examine: It needs to be charged with Zulrah's scales.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Toxic staff of the deadImage: File:Toxic staff (uncharged).pngUses infobox: ItemWeight: 1.500Value: 1000006Version anchor: UnchargedRelease date: 8 January 2015Item ID: 12902

The toxic staff of the dead is a bladed staff made by using a magic fang on a staff of the dead, requiring 59 Crafting to do so. This process is reversible, provided that the staff is uncharged. It also requires 75 Attack and 75 Magic to wield.

Aside from increased stats, the toxic staff shares the same features as the regular staff of the dead, with one extra benefit; players using combat spells when wielding the staff have a 25% chance of inflicting venom on their opponent. However, if the opponent is an NPC and the serpentine helm is worn in conjunction with the staff, there is a 100% chance of envenoming them. The player cannot envenom opponents using the staff's melee attack. However, scales will still be consumed.

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Attack bonuses
+55		+70		+0		+17		+0
Defence bonuses
+0		+3		+3		+17		+0
Other bonuses								Slot
+72		+0		+15%		+0		List
Base attack speed							Range
							1 square

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SMW Subobject for ChargedMagic defence bonus: +17Weapon attack range: 1Is variant of: Toxic staff of the deadSlash attack bonus: +70Magic Damage bonus: +15Stab attack bonus: +55Prayer bonus: +0Ranged Strength bonus: +0Weapon attack speed: 4Stab defence bonus: +0Slash defence bonus: +3Range defence bonus: +0Magic attack bonus: +25Crush attack bonus: +0Crush defence bonus: +3Strength bonus: +72Range attack bonus: +0Equipment slot: weaponCombat style: Bladed Staff

SMW Subobject for UnchargedMagic defence bonus: +17Weapon attack range: 1Is variant of: Toxic staff of the deadSlash attack bonus: +70Magic Damage bonus: +15Stab attack bonus: +55Prayer bonus: +0Ranged Strength bonus: +0Weapon attack speed: 4Stab defence bonus: +0Slash defence bonus: +3Range defence bonus: +0Magic attack bonus: +17Crush attack bonus: +0Crush defence bonus: +3Strength bonus: +72Range attack bonus: +0Equipment slot: weaponCombat style: Bladed Staff

Combat styles

Category: Bladed Staff	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Jab	Stab	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints	+3 Attack
	Swipe	Slash	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints	+3 Strength
	Fend	Crush	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints	+3 Defence
	Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	Magic, Defence, and Hitpoints	None
	Spell	Magic	Autocast	Magic and Hitpoints	None

Special attack

A player using the toxic staff of the dead's special attack, Power of Death.

The staff has a special attack, Power of Death, that halves all of the opponent's melee damage, consuming 100% of the player's special attack energy. Upon activating the special attack, a message will appear in the player's chatbox: "Spirits of deceased evildoers offer you their protection."

The effect lasts for one minute after using the special attack, but is immediately lost if players unequip the staff. In addition, the effect stacks with the PvP damage reduction effect of the Protect from Melee prayer.

Creation

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		59 (b)	0
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	None

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Staff of the dead	1	10,630,810
	Magic fang	1	2,045,729
Total cost			12,676,539
	Toxic staff (uncharged)	1	12,835,095
Profit			158,556

Charging

The staff can always be used to cast spells, however when charged the staff provides a +8 magic attack bonus and a chance to inflict venom on opponents struck by spells. Similar to Serpentine helm, the staff will immediately use 10 scales when the player enters combat and will use another 10 if the player is still in combat after a minute has passed. A continuous hour of combat uses 600 scales, costing 61,800 coins per hour or 1,030 coins per minute.

Resource	Cost per charge
1 x Zulrah's scales	103
Total cost per charge	103

Fully charging the staff with 11,000 Zulrah's scales costs 1,133,000 coins.

Modifying the staff by removing the fang, or trading the staff to other players is only possible while the staff is uncharged. Players may uncharge the staff at any time to recover all unused scales.

If a player dies with the staff in PvP scenarios and it is not protected, any scales that were used to charge it will appear on the floor along with the uncharged staff.

Used in recommended equipment

Rank	Method
3	Dagannoth Kings/Strategies (Magic (Rex only))
1	K'ril Tsutsaroth/Strategies (Magic)
5	Phantom Muspah/Strategies (Magic & Ranged)
2	Skeletal Wyvern/Strategies (Magic)

Comparison between other magic weapons

Name		Level(s) required	Magic attack	Magic damage	Price	Notes
	Tumeken's shadow	85	+35	N/A	1,483,568,688	Requires 5 2 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 34 at 99 without any magic damage bonus. Has a passive effect which triples magic attack bonus and magic damage from the player's worn equipment. The magic damage increase is capped at a total of 100%. 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. Currently offers the highest magic attack bonus, and is tied with the Kodai wand for highest magic defence.
	Harmonised nightmare staff	82 50	+16	+15%	267,801,452	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	82 50	+16	+15%	118,817,096	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	82 50	+16	+15%	199,114,669	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.
	Sanguinesti staff	82	+25	N/A	97,671,888	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 third-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.
	Holy Sanguinesti staff
	Kodai wand	80	+28	+15%	92,177,254	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Provides unlimited water runes while equipped. 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 second-highest magic attack bonus, and is tied with Tumeken's Shadow for highest magic defence.
	Trident of the swamp	78	+25	N/A	2,154,150	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 2,500 charges. The enhanced version can hold up to 20,000 charges, but requires 10 kraken tentacles to create. 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 third-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 (e)				9,011,926
	Toxic staff of the dead	75	+25	+15%	12,835,095	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 11,000). Has 25% chance to inflict venom on an opponent. Tied with the Sanguinesti staff and trident of the swamp for third-highest magic attack bonus.
	Staff of light	75	+17	+15%	7,442,842	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	+15%	20,311,719	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	+15%	10,630,810	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. 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.
	Trident of the seas	75	+15	N/A	42,511	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. The enhanced version can hold up to 20,000 charges, but requires 10 kraken tentacles to create. 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.
	Trident of the seas (e)				5,253,321
	Slayer's staff (e)	75 55	+12	N/A	24,096	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.
	Nightmare staff	72 50	+16	+15%	26,248,841	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
	Ahrim's staff	70	+15	+5%	127,490	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.
	Ancient sceptre	70 60 50	+20	+5%	60,547	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, and enhances the effects of said spellbook by 10%. Also can autocast standard spells. Requires Secrets of the North completion in order to create by speaking to Eblis to combine an ancient staff with an ancient icon.
	Accursed sceptre	70	+22	N/A	2,766,090	While charged, an additional 50% magic accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness. This effect will stack with a Slayer helmet or a Salve amulet and their variants, but not both simultaneously. Has a special attack which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and deals an attack with 50% increased damage and accuracy. Upon a successful hit, drains the target's Defence and Magic by 15%. Standard version: Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level. 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. Autocast version: Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, standard spells and Ancient Magicks.
	Accursed sceptre (a)
	Master wand	60	+20	N/A	3,974,524	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.
	Thammaron's sceptre	60	+15	N/A	2,359,720	While charged, an additional 50% magic accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness. This effect will stack with a Slayer helmet or a Salve amulet and their variants, but not both simultaneously. Standard version: Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level. 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. Autocast version: Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, standard spells and Ancient Magicks.
	Thammaron's sceptre (a)
	God staves	60	+6	N/A	80,000	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%.
	Iban's staff	50	+10	N/A	200,000	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.
	Iban's staff (u)				400,000
	Ancient staff	50	+15	N/A	60,547	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	N/A	22,911	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	N/A	Untradeable	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Crumble Undead, and the Wave and Surge spells.
	Mystic smoke staff	40	+14	+10%	1,271,725	Can autocast standard spells. Provides unlimited fire and air runes. Grants a 10% accuracy and damage boost for combat spells on the standard spellbook.
	Smoke battlestaff	30	+12		1,194,078
	Salamanders	30 (Green)	N/A	N/A	41	Unique and versatile two-handed weapons that facilitate the use of all three combat styles. Cannot autocast spells, but instead have their own unique magic attack, similar to how powered staves have built-in spells. Damage done by salamanders is calculated by a unique formula using a hidden "magic damage bonus" unique to each lizard type.
		50 (Orange)			122
		60 (Red)			70
		70 (Black)			281
	Croziers	60	+10	N/A	8,148	Can autocast standard spells. Have a notable Prayer boost of +6.
	Skull sceptre	1	+10	N/A	Untradeable	Can autocast Arceuus spells and standard spells. Additionally, the imbued version can autocast Crumble Undead.
	Skull sceptre (i)
	Elemental staves	1 (Basic)	+10	N/A	1,592	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) and lack any Magic damage boost.
		30 (Battlestaff)	+12		8,998
		40 (Mystic staff)	+14		25,130

Concept art

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Trivia

• Prior to an update on 16 November 2017, the toxic staff of the dead envenomed NPCs at the same rate as players at a rate of 1 in 4 (25%), regardless of whether a serpentine helm was worn.