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Elemental staves provide an infinite amount of one or two of the basic elemental runes: air, water, earth, and fire. The staves come in three different types:

  • Basic elemental staves have no requirements to wield and can be bought from various stores.
  • Battlestaves require 30 Magic and Attack to wield, and can be created by adding an orb, created through Crafting and charged through Magic to a regular battlestaff. Battlestaves that provide an infinite amount of two runes cannot be created, only obtained through monster drops.
  • Mystic staves require 40 Magic and Attack to wield, and can be created by paying Thormac 40,000 coins and giving him a charged battlestaff after a player has completed the Scorpion Catcher quest.
Runes
provided
Basic Battle Mystic
None Staff Staff Battlestaff Battlestaff N/A
Air rune Staff of air Staff of air Air battlestaff Air battlestaff Mystic air staff Mystic air staff
Water rune Staff of water Staff of water Water battlestaff Water battlestaff Mystic water staff Mystic water staff
Earth rune Staff of earth Staff of earth Earth battlestaff Earth battlestaff Mystic earth staff Mystic earth staff
Fire rune Staff of fire Staff of fire Fire battlestaff Fire battlestaff Mystic fire staff Mystic fire staff
Earth rune Fire rune N/A Lava battlestaff Lava battlestaff Mystic lava staff Mystic lava staff
Earth rune Water rune N/A Mud battlestaff Mud battlestaff Mystic mud staff Mystic mud staff
Fire rune Water rune N/A Steam battlestaff Steam battlestaff Mystic steam staff Mystic steam staff
Fire rune Air rune N/A Smoke battlestaff Smoke battlestaff Mystic smoke staff Mystic smoke staff
Water rune Air rune N/A Mist battlestaff Mist battlestaff Mystic mist staff Mystic mist staff
Earth rune Air rune N/A Dust battlestaff Dust battlestaff Mystic dust staff Mystic dust staff

Comparison between other magic weapons[]

Name Levels to equip Magic Attack bonus Notes
Kodai wand Kodai wand 75 Magic icon +28
  • Can autocast Ancient Magicks.
  • Provides unlimited water runes while equipped.
  • Boosts magic damage by 15%.
  • When a combat spell is cast with the staff, there is a 15% chance that the wand will negate the rune cost for that spell.
  • Currently offers the highest stat of any magic weapon in both magic attack and defence.
Sanguinesti staff Sanguinesti staff 75 Magic icon +25
  • Slightly stronger than the Trident of the swamp, with the same stats but able to hit one damage higher.
  • Requires 3Blood per charge of the built-in spell.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 32 at 99 Magic icon.
  • Has a 1 in 6 chance to heal the wielder by half the damage dealt.
  • Tied with the Toxic staff of the dead and Trident of the swamp for second-highest magic attack bonus.
Trident of the swamp Trident of the swamp 75 Magic icon +25
  • Has the same benefits as the Trident of the seas, but with +10 more magic attack bonus.
  • Requires 1Death1Chaos5Fire and 1 Zulrah scale (instead of coins) per charge of the built-in spell, and can hold up to 2500 charges.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 31 at 99 Magic icon.
  • Has 25% chance to inflict venom on the target.
  • Tied with the Sanguinesti staff and Toxic staff of the dead for second-highest magic attack bonus.
Toxic staff of the dead Toxic staff of the dead 75 Magic icon

75 Attack icon

+25
Master wand Master wand 60 Magic icon +20
  • Can autocast Ancient Magicks.
  • 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.
Staff of light Staff of light 75 Magic icon

75 Attack icon

+17
Staff of the dead Staff of the dead 75 Magic icon

75 Attack icon

+17
  • Can autocast Flames of Zamorak and Magic Dart.
  • Boosts magic damage by 15%.
  • 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.
Trident of the seas Trident of the seas 75 Magic icon +15
  • Has its own built-in spell, requiring charges which cost 1Death1Chaos5Fire runes and 10 coins per cast. Can hold up to 2,500 charges.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 28 at 99 Magic icon.
  • Has a weapon speed of 6 (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 Lunar spells or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Smoke battlestaff animated Smoke battlestaff 30 Magic icon Attack icon (Battlestaff)

40 Magic icon Attack icon (Mystic)

+10
Iban's staff Iban's staff 50 Magic icon

50 Attack icon

+10
  • Only staff able to cast (and autocast) Iban Blast. Can cast this spell up to 120 (2,500 if upgraded) times before needing to be recharged.
  • Iban Blast has a max hit of 25.
  • Currently the third strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, behind the Ancient staff and the (Toxic) Staff of the dead.
Guthix staff

Saradomin staff Zamorak staff

God staves 60 Magic icon +6
  • Required to cast God spells.
  • Those who have 80 Magic icon and the respective God cape can use the Charge spell, which increases the God spell's damage by 50%.
Ancient staff Ancient staff 50 Magic icon

50 Attack icon

+15
Slayer's staff Slayer's staff 50 Magic icon

55 Slayer icon

+12
  • Can autocast Magic Dart and Crumble Undead, in addition to the four Wave 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.
Staff of air Staff of water

Staff of earth Staff of fire

Elemental staves 1 Magic icon (Basic)

30 Magic icon Attack icon (Battlestaff)

40 Magic icon Attack icon (Mystic)

+10
  • Provide unlimited runes of their respective elements.
  • However, they have a slower attack speed than better staves (3 seconds per cast instead of 2.4)


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