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 82 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

Category: Staff	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

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Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Nightmare staff	1	34,369,441
	Volatile orb	1	166,195,108
Total Cost			200,564,549
	Volatile nightmare staff	1	N/A

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.

Comparison between other magic weapons

Name		Levels to equip	Price	Magic Attack bonus	Magic damage	Notes
	Harmonised nightmare staff	82 50	668,876,550	+16	+15%	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	200,564,549	+16	+15%	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	95,306,658	+16	+15%	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	67,849,932	+25	N/A	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.
	Kodai wand	80	114,908,719	+28	+15%	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 highest stat of any magic weapon in both magic attack and defence.
	Trident of the swamp	78	4,579,111	+25	N/A	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	9,046,584	+25	+15%	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	2,975,893	+20	N/A	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	4,541,289	+17	+15%	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	34,747,112	+17	+15%	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	4,648,634	+17	+15%	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.
	Nightmare staff	72 50	34,369,441	+16	+15%	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
	Trident of the seas	75	42,021	+15	N/A	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	124,739	+15	+5%	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.
	Smoke battlestaff	30 (Battlestaff)	1,534,073	+12	+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.
		40 (Mystic staff)	1,644,403	+14
	Slayer's staff (e)	75 55	24,325	+12	N/A	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.
	Iban's staff	50	200,000	+10	N/A	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	80,000	+6	N/A	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	60,051	+15	N/A	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	22,457	+12	N/A	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	Untradeable	+8	N/A	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Crumble Undead, and the Wave and Surge spells.
	Skull sceptre	1	Untradeable	+10	N/A	Can autocast both Arceuus spells and standard spells.
	Elemental staves	1 (Basic)	1,372	+10	N/A	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)	8,942	+12
		40 (Mystic staff)	25,068	+14

Changes

Date	Changes
11 May 2022 (update)	The volatile Nightmare staff now requires level 82 Magic to wield instead of level 75 Magic.
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.