OSRS Index
Menu

Zaff

Npc
Live index

This copy was last processed on . The copied wiki revision is dated .

Open on the wiki
NormalWhat Lies Below
Zaff
Released4 January 2001 (Update)
MembersNo
RaceHuman
QuestNo
LocationVarrock
League regionMisthalin Misthalin✓
ShopZaff's Superior Staffs!
GenderMale
OptionsTalk-to, Trade
ExamineSells superior staffs.
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID2880
LinkMOID

Zaff is a salesman who owns Zaff's Superior Staves in the city of Varrock. He is located in his shop just north-west of Varrock centre. His shop is often visited because it is one of the few places that sells battlestaves, the other being Baba Yaga on Lunar Isle. He is also involved in the What Lies Below quest. During the quest, players can summon him by using a beacon ring and Zaff's instructions.

Zaff is secretly a member of the Varrock Palace Secret Guard (likely accounting for his shop's proximity to it), known to Rat Burgiss, and it appears his proficiency at magic is far higher than many would presume, as it was he who possessed the Beacon and used a spell to counter Surok's mind control spell, disabling Surok's teleportation magic and imprisoning him in the library.

Battlestaves

Zaff sells noted battlestaves for 7,000 coins each, in the barrel found in the corner of his shop. Depending on the tier of Varrock Diary completed, players will be able to buy battlestaves from his barrel daily. A player must claim their diary reward from Toby before collecting their tier of battlestaves from Zaff.

  • Easy: 15 battlestaves for a total of 105,000 gp for a profit of 2,700
  • Medium: 30 battlestaves for a total of 210,000 gp for a profit of 5,400
  • Hard: 60 battlestaves for a total of 420,000 gp for a profit of 10,800
  • Elite: 120 battlestaves for a total of 840,000 gp for a profit of 21,600

The battlestaves are claimed to be discounted, however they cost the same as the normal store price. The only possible "discount" is that their price does not increase as stock decreases, saving the player at most a few thousand gold per day.

Like other daily mechanics, Zaff's extra battlestaff stock resets at 00:00 UTC each day.

Completing the next difficulty of Varrock diary after claiming battlestaves for the day will not reset the stock on that day. For example: completing the Easy diary and claiming 15 battlestaves, then completing the Medium diary and attempting to claim battlestaves again will tell you to come back tomorrow. Therefore it is recommended to claim your battlestaves after completing any diaries you plan to do on that day.

Stock

The battlestaves are only purchasable after partial completion of What Lies Below.
Sells at: 100.0% • Buys at: 55.0% • Change per: 2.0%
ItemNumber
in stock		Restock
time		Price
sold at		Price
bought at		GE
price
Battlestaff51m (100t) 7,000 3,850 7,180
Staff51m (100t) 15 8 67
Magic staff52m (200t) 200 110 281
Staff of air210m (1,000t) 1,500 825 1,621
Staff of water210m (1,000t) 1,500 825 892
Staff of earth210m (1,000t) 1,500 825 687
Staff of fire210m (1,000t) 1,500 825 904

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Zaff:

MethodProfit per instanceSkills
Buying battlestaves from Zaff2,040 None

Products

ProductMembersFacilitySkillsXPMaterials
1 × Bryophyta's staff (uncharged)
(Zaff)
Free-to-play
  • Zaff
  • None
  • None

Dialogue

This article on an NPC has an associated dialogue page.
Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC.
Click here for a list of other transcripts that this NPC speaks in.

Changes

Date Changes
23 July 2025
(Update)

Players are no longer required to log out and in again to trigger the daily reset of Zaff's discount staff barrel.

5 March 2015
(Update | poll)

Zaff now provides discounted (7000gp) battlestaves once per day for the completion of Varrock Diaries:

27 March 2007
(Update)

The NPC was graphically updated with the release of What Lies Below.

29 March 2004 –
27 March 2007 		27 March 2007 –
present
What Lies Below
NPCs
Enemies
Items
Locations
Music
Related
Varrock
Inhabitants
East Varrock
Grand Exchange
Varrock Palace
Varrock Museum
Varrock Church
Jolly Boar Inn
Rat Pits
Varrock Sewers
Shops
Bars
Banks
Minigames
Transport
Features
Places

Source

Content from the Old School RuneScape Wiki (operated by Weird Gloop), licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

Source siteOld School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical sourceZaff
Content licenseCC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License statusdeclared
PictureZaff · file details

Notices

  • Content has been reformatted for web display. Consult the canonical source URL for the authoritative version.
  • Created using intellectual property belonging to Jagex Limited under the terms of Jagex's Fan Content Policy. This content is not endorsed by or affiliated with Jagex.
  • This is an unofficial, non-commercial reference website. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with Jagex Limited or the Old School RuneScape Wiki / Weird Gloop.
  • Non-text media on the source wiki should not be assumed to be available under the same license as the text. Media licensing is recorded per file where known and is otherwise marked unknown.