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Jo Staff

Item Level: 30
Speed Modifier: -10
Range: +1

Two-Hand Damage: 6 to 21
Durablity: 20 of 20
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 18
Socketed (0 to 2)

A Jo Staff can spawn with up to 3 individual Sorceress skill bonuses with +1 to +3 each. These bonuses will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.

A superior Jo Staff can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses:

+5% to +15% Enhanced Damage
Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%
+1 to +3 to Attack Rating

Unique and Set Jo Staffs

Razorswitch

How to upgrade a Jo Staff

Transmute a Low Quality Jo Staff, an Eld Rune, and any Chipped Gem to create a Normal Quality Jo Staff.

How to add sockets to a Jo Staff

You can add sockets to a Jo Staff by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 2 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.

Transmute a Jo Staff, a Ral Rune, an Amn Rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed Jo Staff.

This recipes will add between 1 and 2 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 2, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

Amount of sockets for a Jo Staff
Roll	Sockets	Odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
3	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
4	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
5	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
6	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)

The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.

possible sockets for a Jo Staff
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
2	2	2

Vendors that sell Jo Staffs

Vendor	Min Stock	Max Stock	Max Magic Level
Akara	5 Normal / 5 Magic	9 Normal / 9 Magic	1

Runewords you can make in a Jo Staff


Runeword	Sockets	Bases	Runes	Level	Stats
Leaf (original)	2 Sockets	Staff	Tir Ral	19	+3 to Fire SkillsAdds 5-30 Fire Damage ()+9 to Inferno (Sorceress only)+2 to 2 Defense (Based on Character Level)Cold Resist +33%+2 to Mana after each Kill ()
Strength (original)	2 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Amn Tir	25	7% Life stolen per hit ()25% Chance of Crushing Blow+20 to Strength+10 to Vitality+2 to Mana after each Kill ()+35% Enhanced Damage
Wind (1.10)	2 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Sur El	61	10% Chance to cast level 9 Tornado on striking+20% Faster Run/Walk+40% Increased Attack Speed+15% Faster Hit Recovery-50% Target Defense+50 to Attack Rating ()Hit Blinds Target +1 ()+1 to Light Radius ()Level 13 Twister (127/127 Charges)+120 to 160% Enhanced Damage

Compared to other Staffs

Table of base stats
Name	Speed	Reqstr	Durability	Level	Levelreq	Max Sockets
Jo Staff	-10	25	20	30	18	2
Quarterstaff		25	30	35	23	3
Cedar Staff	10	25	35	38	25	4
Gothic Staff		25	40	42	25	4
Rune Staff	20	25	50	47	25	6

Prefixes that can spawn on Staffs

All Prefixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
Massive	+51 to 65% Enhanced Damage	20	15	Weapon	Magic and Rare	106
Brutal	+41 to 50% Enhanced Damage	14	10	Weapon	Magic and Rare	106
Vicious	+31 to 40% Enhanced Damage	8	6	Weapon	Magic and Rare	106

Suffixes that can spawn on Staffs

All Suffixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
of Piercing	Ignore Target's Defense	25	18	Staves And Rods	Magic and Rare	3
of Piercing	Ignore Target's Defense	25	18	Staves And Rods, Knife, Hand to Hand	Magic and Rare	4
of Alacrity	+20% Increased Attack Speed	8	6	Weapon	Magic and Rare	6