SHORT STAFF
- Short Staff
- item level: 1
- speed modifier: -10
- durablity: 20 of 20
- socketed (0 to 2)
A Short Staff can spawn with up to 3 individual sor 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 Short Staff can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses, +5% to +15% Enhanced Damage, Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%, or +1 to +3 to Attack Rating.
Unique and Set Short Staffs
How to upgrade a Short Staff
Transmute low quality weapon, an Eld rune, and a chipped gem to create normal quality weapon of the same type.
How to add sockets to a Short Staff
You can add sockets to a Short 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 normal weapon, a Ral rune, an Amn rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed weapon of the same type.
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.
| 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.
| iLvl 0-25 | iLvl 26-40 | iLvl 41 and up |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
Runewords you can make in a Short Staff
Runeword | Sockets | Allowed Bases | Runeword Recipe | Level | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf | 2 sockets | staff | 19 | ||
| Strength | 2 sockets | melee weapon | 25 | ||
| Wind | 2 sockets | melee weapon | 61 |
Compared to other Staffs
| name | speed | durability | level | max sockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Staff | -10 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| Long Staff | 30 | 8 | 3 | |
| Gnarled Staff | 10 | 35 | 12 | 4 |
| Battle Staff | 40 | 17 | 4 | |
| War Staff | 20 | 50 | 24 | 6 |
Prefixes that can spawn on Staffs
Suffixes that can spawn on Staffs
| 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 Readiness | +10% Increased Attack Speed | 1 | 1 | weapon, gloves | magic and rare | 6 |
| of Alacrity | +20% Increased Attack Speed | 8 | 6 | weapon | magic and rare | 6 |