Staff of the dead

The Staff of the dead is a one-handed staff that requires 75 Magic and 75 Attack to wield. It is dropped by K'ril Tsutsaroth, and counts as a Zamorakian item while in the God Wars Dungeon and in the Bandit camp. It is one of few magic items that boosts the player's magic damage, boosting it by 15%.

When a combat spell is cast with the staff, there is a 12.5% (1/8) chance that the staff will negate the rune cost for that spell. The staff can also be used as a more accurate alternative to the slayer's staff for casting Slayer Dart. Additionally, the staff can autocast Flames of Zamorak and Crumble Undead.

The staff is also notable for its offensive melee stats, which are unusually high for a Magic weapon. Its stats are comparable to the dragon longsword; the longsword has 3+ better stab bonuses, but the staff has +1 better slash and strength bonus in addition to the magic damage boost, accuracy, and a faster attack speed.

The staff of the dead offers an attack speed of 6 when using melee, which is the same as weapons such as the abyssal whip. However, when using magic spells, it offers an attack speed of 5, which is the same as all spells, except for the trident of the seas or swamp.

Special attack
The staff has a special attack that halves all Melee damage of your opponent(s) (all opponents that hit you in the time of the special attack are lowered) for one minute at a cost of 100% special attack energy. This effect stacks with the PvP damage reduction effect of the Protect from Melee prayer, but is lost if the staff is unequipped.

Upgrading
Players with level 59 Crafting can attach a magic fang to the staff using a chisel, creating a toxic staff of the dead. This enhances its magic attack bonus by +8, and has the ability to infect a target with venom. However, to take advantage of those benefits requires using Zulrah's scales to charge the staff.

Dropping monsters

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Trivia

 * Necrovarus appears to wield the staff.
 * The Staff of the dead is based on  RuneScape 3' s Staff of light.
 * The Staff of the dead special cannot be used in the Duel Arena if magic is turned off.
 * The Staff of the dead counts as a Zamorak item in the God Wars Dungeon.