Staff of the dead
| Staff of the dead | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 5,000 Pk Points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 11791 | ||||||||||||||||||
The Staff of the dead is a one-handed weapon that works both as a melee weapon and as a combat staff. It needs 75 Attack and 75 Magic. Its +15% magic damage is the highest of any one-handed weapon in the ::bis interface (shared with the Kodai wand and several staves), and it also has +70 slash attack and +72 melee strength, so tribrid players can fight with melee and magic without switching weapons. It can autocast spells from the standard spellbook and can cast Flames of Zamorak.
Its special attack halves the melee damage other players can deal to you for one minute. With a Magic fang and Zulrah's scales it becomes the Toxic staff of the dead, which has more magic attack and can venom.
Combat stats
 Attack bonuses |  |  | ||||
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| +55 | +70 | +0 | +17 | +0 | ||
 Defence bonuses | ||||||
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| +0 | +3 | +3 | +17 | +0 | ||
 Other bonuses | Slot | |||||
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| +72 | +0 | +15% | +0 | List | ||
It attacks every 4 ticks (2.4 seconds) with melee. Spells cast with it use the normal 5-tick spell speed.
Special attack
The special attack uses 100% special attack energy and happens as soon as you click the special attack bar.
- For the next minute, the max hit of melee attacks that other players make against you is halved. A graphic plays on you when such a hit lands.
- The special attacks of the Voidwaker and Korasi's sword are not reduced.
- It does not reduce damage from monsters, or ranged and magic damage.
- The protection ends early if you change weapons or die.
- It cannot be used in the Duel Arena or in tournaments.
The Toxic staff of the dead, the Toxic staff (uncharged) and the Staff of balance have the same special attack.
Toxic staff of the dead
The Toxic staff of the dead has +25 magic attack instead of +17. All its other bonuses, its attack speed and its special attack are the same as the Staff of the dead.
- Making it: use a Magic fang on the Staff of the dead to make a
Toxic staff (uncharged). You are asked to confirm first. Dismantle on the uncharged staff gives the staff and the fang back. - Charging it: use Zulrah's scales on the uncharged staff. It holds up to 11,000 scales, and Check shows how many are left. You can only own one charged staff.
- Scale use: every attack you make with it, melee or magic, uses 2–3 scales against monsters and 2–5 against players. When the last scale is used, it turns back into the uncharged staff.
- Venom: damaging melee hits have a 1 in 6 chance to venom the target.
- Uncharge takes all the scales back out (you need three free inventory slots).
- The charged staff cannot be traded. If another player kills you, they get the uncharged staff and all of its scales.
| Attack bonuses | ||||
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| +55 | +70 | +0 | +25 | +0 |
| Defence bonuses | ||||
| | | | |
| +0 | +3 | +3 | +17 | +0 |
| Other bonuses | Slot | |||
| | | | |
| +72 | +0 | +15% | +0 | List |
How to get it
Staff of the dead
| Source | Quantity | Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Battle mages |
1 | 1/768 |
 Skotizo |
2 | 1/10 per drop |
Skotizo's rate is per drop for the players who are not its top damager; see Skotizo's drops for how its rewards work.
- PK Point Shop: 5,000 PKP.
- Clue scrolls: master reward caskets.
- Collection log: the reward for completing the Battle mage collection log includes a Staff of the dead and a Magic fang.
- Achievements: Battle mage kills (1,000 and 2,000 kills give one staff; 10,000 and 19,000 kills give two and three noted), Skotizo kills (21 and 30 kills give one; 100 and 230 kills give four and six noted) and several PvP achievements, such as dealing 250,000 magic damage or competing in 230 tournaments.
- Crates and boxes: the Platinum Crate (from player kills and Crate Frenzy), the PvP Mystery Box, the Stardust Mystery Box (Shooting Star) and the Vote Mystery Box (Voting).
- Trading post: the staff is tradeable.
Toxic staff (uncharged)
Besides making it yourself, you can get the uncharged staff from:
- Crates and chests: the Diamond Crate (three noted), the Wilderness Chest and the Gold Wilderness Chest.
- Implings: Lucky impling jars (noted) and divine monster impling jars.
- Trading post: the uncharged staff is tradeable.
Magic fang
| Source | Quantity | Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Zulrah |
1 | 1/256 |
| Battle mages |
1 | 1/2,560 |
- Collection logs: the Zulrah log reward includes two Magic fangs and the Battle mage log reward includes one.
- Achievements: Zulrah kills (1,000 and 3,500 kills) and Battle mage kills (3,250, 10,000, 14,000, 19,000 and 25,000 kills) give one fang each.
- Crates: the Monster Crate (a collection log reward).
- Trading post: the fang is tradeable.
Zulrah's scales
Zulrah drops 500–1,000 scales on every kill, and the PK Point Shop sells them for 1 PKP each.
Variants
| Variant | How it is made | Difference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic staff (uncharged) |
Magic fang used on the Staff of the dead. | Same stats as the Staff of the dead. Tradeable. Charge it with Zulrah's scales to get the Toxic staff of the dead. | 30,000 |
| Toxic staff of the dead |
Zulrah's scales used on the Toxic staff (uncharged). | +25 magic attack and a venom effect; uses scales. Cannot be traded. | 31,000 |
 Staff of balance |
Guthixian icon used on the Staff of the dead. You are asked to confirm, and it cannot be undone. The icon costs 5 points in the Last Man Standing shop and also comes from LMS Crates. | Same stats and special attack. Tradeable. | 9,000 |