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This page lists out all weapons that can be set to automatically cast spells, whether from a spellbook (in the case of staves and bladed staves) or using their own built-in spell (in the case of powered staves and salamanders).

Weapons with autocasting

The following weapon types provide the option to autocast various combat spells from specific spellbooks in addition to several melee attack styles.

Staves

	Attack type	Weapon style	Level boost
Bash	Crush	Accurate	+3 Attack
Pound	Crush	Aggressive	+3 Strength
Focus	Crush	Defensive	+3 Defence
Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	None
Spell	Magic	Autocast	None

3rd age druidic staff

3rd age wand

Accursed sceptre (a)

Ahrim's staff

Ahrim's staff (Last Man Standing)

Ancient staff (Last Man Standing)

Blood ancient sceptre

Bryophyta's staff

Corrupted volatile nightmare staff

Eldritch nightmare staff

Fire battlestaff

Guthix crozier

Guthix staff

Harmonised nightmare staff

Kodai wand (Last Man Standing)

Lava battlestaff

Lava battlestaff (or)

Mystic lava staff (or)

Mystic steam staff (or)

Mystic water staff

Nightmare staff

Purging staff

Purging staff (Last Man Standing)

Rod of ivandis

Saradomin crozier

Saradomin staff

Shadow ancient sceptre

Smoke ancient sceptre

Steam battlestaff (or)

Teacher wand

Thammaron's sceptre (a)

Toktz-mej-tal

Twinflame staff

Void knight mace

Volatile nightmare staff

Volatile nightmare staff (deadman)

Volatile nightmare staff (Last Man Standing)

Zuriel's staff (Deadman Mode)

Zuriel's staff (Last Man Standing)

Bladed staves

	Attack type	Weapon style	Level boost
Jab	Stab	Accurate	+3 Attack
Swipe	Slash	Aggressive	+3 Strength
Fend	Crush	Defensive	+3 Defence
Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	None
Spell	Magic	Autocast	None

Blue moon spear

Blue moon spear (Last Man Standing)

Staff of balance

Staff of light

Staff of the dead

Staff of the dead (Last Man Standing)

Toxic staff (deadman)

Toxic staff of the dead

Weapons with built-in spells

The following weapons require ammunition and will not allow the player to attack otherwise.

Powered staves

These weapons only offer magic-based attacks

	Attack type	Weapon style	Level boost
Accurate	Magic	Accurate	+3 Magic
Accurate	Magic	Accurate	+3 Magic
Longrange	Magic	Longrange	+1 Magic, +3 Defence

Accursed sceptre

Bone staff

Corrupted staff (attuned)

Corrupted staff (basic)

Corrupted staff (perfected)

Corrupted tumeken's shadow

Crystal staff (attuned)

Crystal staff (basic)

Crystal staff (perfected)

Dawnbringer

Eye of ayak

Holy sanguinesti staff

Trident of the seas (e)

Trident of the seas (e) (o)

Trident of the seas (o)

Trident of the swamp

Trident of the swamp (e)

Trident of the swamp (e) (o)

Trident of the swamp (o)

Tumeken's shadow

Warped sceptre

Salamanders

In addition to a magic-based attack, salamanders can be set to deal standard ranged and slash melee attacks using the same ammunition.

	Attack type	Weapon style	Level boost
Scorch	Slash	Aggressive	+3 Strength
Flare	Standard	Accurate	None
Blaze	Magic	Defensive	+3 Defence

Best Magic attack bonus

Slot	Item	Magic bonus	Notes
	Ancestral hat	+8	Requires 75 and 65 to wear, and gives +3% Magic damage. The 3rd age mage hat provides the same accuracy bonus and only requires 65 and 30 to wear, but has no Melee Defence or Magic damage bonuses.
	3rd age amulet	+15	Requires 65 and 30 to wear. An Occult necklace may be preferred due to its 5% Magic damage bonus and lower cost, at the cost of 3 Magic Attack.
	Ancestral robe top	+35	Requires 75 and 65 to wear, and gives +3% Magic damage.
	Ancestral robe bottom	+26	Requires 75 and 65 to wear, and gives +3% Magic damage.
	Avernic treads (max)	+8	Requires 75 and 75 to wear.
	Imbued god cape	+15	Requires 75 and completion of Mage Arena II miniquest to be worn, and gives +2% Magic damage.
	Elidinis' ward (f)	+25	Requires 80 , 80 , and 80 to be worn.
	Confliction gauntlets	+20	Requires 90 to wear, and gives +7% Magic damage.
	Magus ring	+15	Requires partial completion of Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire to wear, and gives +2% Magic damage.
	Purging staff	+37	Requires 77 and 50 to wield, and gives +10% Magic damage. Doubles demonbane bonuses of Demonbane spells.
	Tumeken's shadow	+35	Requires 85 to wield, and has a passive effect that triples the magic accuracy bonuses when using its built-in spell.
TOTAL		+531	+204 if using a Purging staff and Elidinis' ward (f). This is the highest possible accuracy bonus when casting any spell other than the built-in spell of Tumeken's shadow.

Best Magic defence bonus

Slot	Item	Magic bonus	Notes
	Masori mask (f)	+12	Requires 80 and to wear.
	Amulet of fury	+15
	Masori body (f)	+74	Requires 80 and to wear.
	Masori chaps (f)	+46	Requires 80 and to wear.
	Avernic treads (max)	+11	Requires 75 and 75 to wear.
	Imbued god cape	+15	Requires 75 and completion of Mage Arena II miniquest to be worn.
	Spectral spirit shield	+30	Requires 65 , 75 , and 70 .
	3rd age vambraces	+9	Requires 65 and 45 to wear.
	Ring of suffering (i)	+20	The ring of suffering initially gives +10 Defence bonus. However, players can imbue their ring via Soul Wars or the Nightmare Zone to double the ring's bonuses to +20. Requires 75 to wear.
	Purging staff	+25	Requires 77 and 50 to wield.
TOTAL		+257

Magic weapons comparison

This table contains some of the most popular magic weapons, along with a summary of their stats, price, and other notable features (such as which spells they are able to autocast).

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Name		Level(s) required	Magic attack	Magic damage	Price	Notes
	Tumeken's shadow	85	+35	N/A	784,560,084	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.
	Eye of ayak	83	+30	N/A	43,001,642	Requires either ¹ ² or 1 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 27 at 99 without any magic damage bonus. Is the fastest Magic weapon in the game with an attack speed of 3 ticks. Has a special attack which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and drains the target's Magic defence 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.
	Harmonised nightmare staff	82 50	+16	+15%	444,486,738	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%	70,054,795	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%	154,799,611	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	18,139,722	Slightly stronger than the trident of the swamp, with the same stats but able to hit two damage higher. Requires ² per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 33 at 99 . Has a 1 in 5 chance to deal 8 additional damage and heal the wielder by half the damage dealt. 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	82	+25	N/A	18,139,722
	Kodai wand	80	+28	+15%	61,200,341	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.
	Trident of the swamp	78	+25	N/A	3,179,570	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. 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)	78	+25	N/A	5,348,960
	Purging staff	77 50	+37	+10%	30,776,983^{[n 1]}	Can autocast Arceuus spells and standard spells. Untradeable; created from a tormented synapse, iron bar, and battlestaff with 74 Crafting. Has a passive effect that doubles the bonuses of demonbane spells and extends the duration of Mark of Darkness. Currently offers the highest magic attack bonus and magic defence of any magic weapon.
	Toxic staff of the dead	75	+25	+15%	8,819,693	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.
	Staff of light	75	+17	+15%	5,262,338	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 ability to autocast Flames of Zamorak or Arceuus spells.
	Staff of balance	75	+17	+15%	29,888,309	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 ability to autocast Flames of Zamorak or Arceuus spells.
	Staff of the dead	75	+17	+15%	5,337,135	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	39,895	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)	75	+15	N/A	2,823,003
	Slayer's staff (e)	75 55	+12	N/A	25,871^{[n 2]}	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.
	Blue moon spear	75 70	+30	+5%	368,032	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Gain the Frostweaver set effect when used with the Blue moon armour set.
	Nightmare staff	72 50	+16	+15%	32,313,810	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
	Ahrim's staff	70 70	+15	+5%	149,202	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	+10%	60,687	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	3,258,266	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)	70	+22	N/A	3,258,266
	Dragon hunter wand	65	+16	+10%	8,675,576	Can autocast Ancient Magicks and standard spells. The wand has a passive effect that increases accuracy by 75% and damage by 40% when fighting dragons (excluding Elvarg and revenant dragons) and other draconic creatures, such as wyrms, wyverns, and hydras.
	Warped sceptre	62	+12	N/A	89,479	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 24 at 99 without any magic damage 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.
	Master wand	60	+20	+10%	4,289,821	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	3,222,350	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)	60	+15	N/A	3,222,350
	Twinflame staff	60	+12	+10%^{[n 3]}	6,438,992	Can autocast standard spells, but at a slightly slower rate than other staves (6 ticks/3.6 seconds instead of 5 ticks/3.0 seconds). Provides unlimited fire and water runes. Grants a 10% accuracy and damage boost for combat spells on the standard spellbook. Will automatically cast the appropriate elemental spell for an NPC with a different elemental weakness that what the player is currently autocasting, assuming they have the runes and Magic level to do so. All Bolt, Blast, and Wave spells casted fire a second spell that deals 40% of the damage dealt by the first, rounded down.
	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^{[n 4]}	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)	50	+10	N/A	400,000^{[n 5]}
	Ancient staff	50	+15	N/A	60,687	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
	Slayer's staff	50 55	+12	N/A	24,257	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^{[n 6]}	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Crumble Undead, and the Wave and Surge spells.
	Mystic smoke staff	40	+14	+10%^{[n 3]}	1,829,526	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	+10%^{[n 3]}	1,746,834
	Salamanders	30 (Green)	N/A	N/A	168	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)			160
		60 (Red)			38
		70 (Black)			272
		80 (Tecu)			249,716
	Croziers	60	+10	N/A	2,749	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)	1	+10	N/A	Untradeable
	Elemental staves	1 (Basic)	+10	N/A	904	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.
		30 (Battlestaff)	+12		8,725
		40 (Mystic staff)	+14		24,785
^ Untradeable; price is of the tormented synapse, iron bar, and battlestaff used to create the staff. ^ Reverts to standard Slayer's staff when it runs out of charges, and needs to have a Slayer's enchantment reapplied. ^ ^3.0 ^3.1 Is not shown on Equipment Stats, and applies only to the standard spellbook. ^ Cost to repair the broken staff. ^ Cost to repair the broken staff and upgrade it to Iban's staff (u), which holds 2,500 charges instead of 120. ^ Costs 250 Void Knight commendation points.