Volatile nightmare staff

Volatile nightmare staff
Released							6 February 2020 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Options							Wield
Destroy							Drop
Examine							An ancient staff corrupted by darkness. A volatile orb has been added to it.
Values
Value							4,600,000 coins
High alch							2,760,000 coins
Low alch							1,840,000 coins
Weight							1.6 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							24424

The volatile nightmare staff is a staff that is created by attaching a volatile orb to the nightmare staff. Requiring level 75 Magic and 50 Hitpoints to wield, it can autocast offensive standard spells as well as Ancient Magicks. The upgraded staff is untradeable, but it can be reverted to its tradeable components at any time. If lost on death in the Wilderness, the killer will receive the staff and the orb.

Attack bonuses
+0		+0		+0		+16		+0
Defence bonuses
+0		+0		+0		+14		+0
Other bonuses								Slot
+0		+0		+15%		+0		List
Attack speed							Range
							1 square

Combat styles

Combat Options	Combat Style	Attack types	Style	Experience
	Bash	Crush	Accurate	Attack and Hitpoints
	Pound	Crush	Aggressive	Strength and Hitpoints
	Focus	Crush	Defensive	Defence and Hitpoints
	Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	Magic, Defence, and Hitpoints
	Spell	Magic	Autocast	Magic and Hitpoints

Creation

Requirements

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Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Nightmare staff	1	29,445,039
	Volatile orb	1	222,905,875
Total Cost			252,350,914
	Volatile nightmare staff	1	N/A

Comparison between other magic weapons

Name		Levels to equip	Magic Attack bonus	Notes
	Harmonised nightmare staff	75 50	+16	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. 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 both Ancient Magicks 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 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 Lunar spells or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Toxic staff of the dead	75	+25	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak and Magic Dart. 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 both Ancient Magicks 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 and Magic Dart. 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 and Magic Dart. 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 and Magic Dart. 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 Lunar spells or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Slayer's staff (e)	75 55	+12	Can autocast Magic Dart and Crumble Undead, in addition to the four Wave 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 (and autocast) Iban Blast. 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 and Crumble Undead, in addition to the four Wave 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.
	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)

Special attack

A player performing the volatile nightmare staff's special attack, Immolate.

The volatile nightmare staff has a special attack, Immolate, that consumes 55% of the player's special attack energy to hit the target with 50% increased accuracy and deals a high amount of damage. The special attack does not consume runes.

The base damage for Immolate is scaled based on the player's Magic level, ranging from 50 at level 75 to 66 at level 99, which can be increased with magic damage boosting items. At level 99, the maximum possible hit is 80, or 89 while on a Slayer task.

Changes

Date	Changes
2 September 2020 (update)	The special attack of the Volatile nightmare staff will no longer drag players to their opponents if they do not have a spell selected to autocast.