Toxic staff of the dead
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| Toxic staff (uncharged) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 8 January 2015 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Dismantle, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Worn options | None (?) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | It needs to be charged with Zulrah's scales. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 1,000,006 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 600,003 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 400,002 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 8,819,693 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 506 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 12902 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The toxic staff of the dead is a one-handed bladed staff made by using a magic fang on a staff of the dead, requiring 59 Crafting to do so. This process is reversible, provided that the staff is uncharged. It also requires 75 Attack and 75 Magic to wield.
Aside from increased stats, the toxic staff shares the same features as the regular staff of the dead, with one extra benefit; players using combat spells when wielding the staff have a 25% chance of inflicting venom on their opponent. However, if the opponent is an NPC and the serpentine helm is worn in conjunction with the staff, there is a 100% chance of envenoming them. The player can also envenom opponents using the staff's melee attack.
The staff can be turned into the Toxic staff (deadman) by using it on Nigel if the Annihilation weapon scroll has been previously used on him.
Combat stats
| +55 | +70 | +0 | +17 | +0 | ||
| +0 | +3 | +3 | +17 | +0 | ||
| Slot | ||||||
| +72 | +0 | +15% | +0 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jab | Stab | Accurate | 4 ticks (2.4s) | 1 tile | +3 Attack | ||
| Swipe | Slash | Aggressive | +3 Strength | ||||
| Fend | 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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Special attack
The staff has a special attack, Power of Death, that halves all of the opponent's melee damage, consuming 100% of the player's special attack energy. Upon activating the special attack, a message will appear in the player's chatbox:
The effect lasts for one minute after using the special attack, but will instantly end if the player takes damage while the staff is not equipped. In addition, the effect stacks with the PvP damage reduction effect of the Protect from Melee prayer. The effect does not stack with itself should the player manage to cast the effect more than once before the initial cast expires.
The special attack cannot be used in legacy duels within the Emir's Arena if magic is disabled.
This special attack is also shared with the staff of the dead, staff of light, and staff of balance.
Creation
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff of the dead | 1 | 5,337,135 | |
| Magic fang | 1 | 3,153,486 | |
| Total cost | 8,490,621 | ||
| Toxic staff (uncharged) | 1 | 8,819,693 | |
| Profit | 329,072 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | 152,679 | ||
Products
| Item | Members | Skills | XP | Materials | |
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| Toxic staff (deadman) |
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Charging
The staff can always be used to cast spells, however when charged the staff provides a +8 magic attack bonus and a chance to inflict venom on opponents struck by the staff or by spells cast while wielding it. Similar to Serpentine helm, the staff will immediately use 10 scales when the player enters combat and will use another 10 if the player is still in combat after a minute has passed. A continuous hour of combat uses 600 scales, costing 94,200 coins per hour or 1,570 coins per minute.
| Resource | Cost per charge |
|---|---|
| 1 x |
157 |
| Total cost per charge | 157 |
Fully charging the staff with 11,000 Zulrah's scales costs 1,727,000 coins. It can be charged by using Zulrah's scales on the staff. Players can configure the charges while the weapon is in their bank by right-clicking on Configure-Charges, as long as players have the required materials.
Modifying the staff by removing the fang, or trading the staff to other players is only possible while the staff is uncharged. Players may uncharge the staff at any time to recover all unused scales.
If a player dies with the staff in PvP scenarios and it is not protected, any scales that were used to charge it will appear on the floor along with the uncharged staff.
Used in recommended equipment
| Rank | Method |
|---|---|
| 3 | Dagannoth Kings/Strategies (Magic (Rex only)) |
| 3 | Skeletal Wyvern/Strategies (Magic) |
| 2 | One-defence pure (Magic) |
| 2 | Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Magic) |
| 2 | Inferno/Strategies (On task) |
| 2 | Theatre of Blood/Hard Mode (Magic) |
| 2 | The Bane of Demons (Magic) |
| 2 | Hespori/Strategies (Mage) |
| 3 | Yama/Strategies (Mage) |
| 2 | Slayer task/Kurasks (Mage) |
| 4 | Maggot King/Strategies (Mage) |
Comparison between other magic weapons
| Name | Level(s) required | Magic attack | Magic damage | Price | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumeken's shadow | +35 | N/A | 784,560,084 |
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| Eye of ayak | +30 | N/A | 43,001,642 |
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| Harmonised nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 444,486,738 |
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| Volatile nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 70,054,795 |
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| Eldritch nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 154,799,611 |
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| Sanguinesti staff | +25 | N/A | 18,139,722 |
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| Holy Sanguinesti staff | ||||||
| Kodai wand | +28 | +15% | 61,200,341 |
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| Trident of the swamp | +25 | N/A | 3,179,570 |
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| Trident of the swamp (e) | 5,348,960 | |||||
| Purging staff | +37 | +10% | 30,776,983[n 1] |
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| Toxic staff of the dead | +25 | +15% | 8,819,693 |
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| Staff of light | +17 | +15% | 5,262,338 |
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| Staff of balance | +17 | +15% | 29,888,309 |
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| Staff of the dead | +17 | +15% | 5,337,135 |
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| Trident of the seas | +15 | N/A | 39,895 |
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| Trident of the seas (e) | 2,823,003 | |||||
| Slayer's staff (e) | +12 | N/A | 25,871[n 2] |
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| Blue moon spear | +30 | +5% | 368,032 |
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| Nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 32,313,810 |
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| Ahrim's staff | +15 | +5% | 149,202 |
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| Ancient sceptre | +20 | +10% | 60,687 |
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| Accursed sceptre | +22 | N/A | 3,258,266 |
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| Accursed sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Dragon hunter wand | +16 | +10% | 8,675,576 |
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| Warped sceptre | +12 | N/A | 89,479 |
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| Master wand | +20 | +10% | 4,289,821 |
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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] | 6,438,992 |
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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 | 60,687 |
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| Slayer's staff | +12 | N/A | 24,257 |
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| Void knight mace | +8 | N/A | Untradeable[n 6] |
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| Mystic smoke staff | +14 | +10%[n 3] | 1,829,526 |
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| Smoke battlestaff | +12 | 1,746,834 | ||||
| Salamanders | (Green) |
N/A | N/A | 168 |
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(Orange) |
160 | |||||
(Red) |
38 | |||||
(Black) |
272 | |||||
(Tecu) |
249,716 | |||||
| Croziers | +10 | N/A | 2,749 |
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| Skull sceptre | +10 | N/A | Untradeable |
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| Skull sceptre (i) | ||||||
| Elemental staves | (Basic) |
+10 | N/A | 904 | ||
(Battlestaff) |
+12 | 8,725 | ||||
(Mystic staff) |
+14 | 24,785 | ||||
Concept art
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2025 (Update) |
The Toxic staff of the dead supports a bank item option for changing charges. |
Trivia
- Before an update on 16 November 2017, the toxic staff of the dead envenomed NPCs at the same rate as players at a rate of 1 in 4 (25%), regardless of whether a serpentine helm was worn.
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