Ancient staff
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| Ancient staff | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 18 April 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A magical staff of ancient origin... | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 100,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 60,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 40,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 2.267 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 60,512 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 6,758 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 4675 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The ancient staff is a one-handed magical weapon that can be used to autocast spells from the Ancient spellbook and standard spellbook. It requires 50 Attack and 50 Magic to wield, along with completion of Desert Treasure I. The staff is decorated with the symbol of Zaros.
It is frequently used in high-level player-killing due to its high magical accuracy. It, along with its upgraded versions, are the only items that have negative Prayer bonus.
Similarly to bladed staves, this staff has an attack speed of 4, making it a suitable weapon for melee combat, displaying similar stats as those of the rune scimitar with slightly higher strength bonus and lower attack bonus. It is outclassed in melee combat by the granite hammer, which also requires 50 Attack to wield, with an additional requirement of 50 Strength.
The staff may be bought once from Eblis for 80,000 coins after completing Desert Treasure I. For this reason, Ironmen are not recommended to alch or drop it because it is used in a master clue step, and the only other way the staff can be acquired is either as a rare drop from several boss monsters or as a very rare drop from mummies in the Ancient Pyramid.
The ancient staff can be upgraded to the ancient sceptre by bringing an ancient staff and an ancient icon to Eblis. This process is irreversible and the sceptre is untradeable.
Combat stats
| +10 | -1 | +40 | +15 | +0 | ||
| +2 | +3 | +1 | +15 | +0 | ||
| Slot | ||||||
| +50 | +0 | +0% | -1 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
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| Bash | Crush | Accurate | 4 ticks (2.4s) | 1 tile | +3 Attack | ||
| Pound | Crush | Aggressive | +3 Strength | ||||
| Focus | Crush | Defensive | +3 Defence | ||||
| Spell | Magic | Defensive Autocast | 5 ticks (3.0s) | 10 tiles | None | ||
| Spell | Magic | Autocast | None | ||||
| Autocasting options | |
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Products
| Item | Members | Skills | XP | Materials | |
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| Ancient sceptre |
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Item sources
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity | League region |
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| Mummy (Ancient Pyramid) | 103 | 1 | 1/513 | |
| Chaos Fanatic | 202 | 1 | 1/128 | |
| Thermonuclear smoke devil | 301 | 1 | 1/107 | |
| Calvar'ion | 264 | 1 | 3/128 |
Shop locations
| Seller | Location | Number in stock | Restock time | Price sold at | Price bought at | Change Per | Members | League region |
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| Eblis (After quest) | South-east of Bandit Camp | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
Treasure Trails
The ancient staff is required for a master clue step requiring the player to have a negative prayer bonus. It is one of six items in the game with a negative prayer bonus—the others being its upgraded form (the ancient sceptre) and the upgrades to the ancient sceptre.
Used in recommended equipment
| Rank | Method |
|---|---|
| 2 | Pay-to-play Prayer training (High Magic defence) |
| 4 | Slayer training (Magic (Barrage)) |
| 5 | Skeleton (Ape Atoll) (Magic) |
| 5 | Maniacal monkey/Strategies (Magic - Ice Burst) |
| 5 | Maniacal monkey/Strategies (Magic - Ice Barrage) |
| 5 | Ultimate Ironman Guide/Equipment |
| 5 | Ultimate Ironman Guide/Slayer |
| 4 | Smoke devil/Strategies |
| 4 | Slayer task/Dust devils (Magic (Barrage)) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Abyssal demons (Magic) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Jellies (Magic) |
| 2 | Slayer task/Trolls (Magic) |
| 5 | Slayer task/Trolls (Magic) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Nechryael (Magic) |
| 5 | Royal Titans/Strategies (Magic weapon) |
| 5 | Hespori/Strategies (Mage) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Custodian stalker (Magic) |
Comparison between other magic weapons
| Name | Level(s) required | Magic attack | Magic damage | Price | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumeken's shadow | +35 | N/A | 785,164,946 |
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| Eye of ayak | +30 | N/A | 42,690,598 |
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| Harmonised nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 451,162,831 |
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| Volatile nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 68,504,351 |
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| Eldritch nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 160,305,802 |
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| Sanguinesti staff | +25 | N/A | 17,963,533 |
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| Holy Sanguinesti staff | ||||||
| Kodai wand | +28 | +15% | 61,848,841 |
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| Trident of the swamp | +25 | N/A | 3,141,524 |
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| Trident of the swamp (e) | 5,254,986 | |||||
| Purging staff | +37 | +10% | 31,432,565[n 1] |
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| Toxic staff of the dead | +25 | +15% | 8,626,465 |
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| Staff of light | +17 | +15% | 5,085,837 |
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| Staff of balance | +17 | +15% | 29,888,309 |
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| Staff of the dead | +17 | +15% | 5,339,567 |
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| Trident of the seas | +15 | N/A | 39,492 |
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| Trident of the seas (e) | 2,823,003 | |||||
| Slayer's staff (e) | +12 | N/A | 25,417[n 2] |
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| Blue moon spear | +30 | +5% | 381,011 |
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| Nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 31,987,597 |
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| Ahrim's staff | +15 | +5% | 147,545 |
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| Ancient sceptre | +20 | +10% | 60,512 |
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| Accursed sceptre | +22 | N/A | 3,163,745 |
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| Accursed sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Dragon hunter wand | +16 | +10% | 8,742,161 |
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| Warped sceptre | +12 | N/A | 88,926 |
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| Master wand | +20 | +10% | 4,504,313 |
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| Thammaron's sceptre | +15 | N/A | 3,222,350 |
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| Thammaron's sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Twinflame staff | +12 | +10%[n 3] | 6,507,227 |
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| God staves | +6 | N/A | 80,000 |
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| Iban's staff | +10 | N/A | 200,000[n 4] |
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| Iban's staff (u) | 400,000[n 5] | |||||
| Ancient staff | +15 | N/A | 60,512 |
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| Slayer's staff | +12 | N/A | 23,875 |
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| Void knight mace | +8 | N/A | Untradeable[n 6] |
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| Mystic smoke staff | +14 | +10%[n 3] | 1,821,169 |
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| Smoke battlestaff | +12 | 1,723,141 | ||||
| Salamanders | (Green) |
N/A | N/A | 166 |
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(Orange) |
159 | |||||
(Red) |
38 | |||||
(Black) |
274 | |||||
(Tecu) |
245,347 | |||||
| Croziers | +10 | N/A | 2,699 |
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| Skull sceptre | +10 | N/A | Untradeable |
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| Skull sceptre (i) | ||||||
| Elemental staves | (Basic) |
+10 | N/A | 909 | ||
(Battlestaff) |
+12 | 8,730 | ||||
(Mystic staff) |
+14 | 25,087 | ||||
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