Staff List

Summary

Details

How Staves Work

• Swing a staff to shoot a magic bullet that deals an effect if it hits a target.
• Throw a staff to deal a similar effect as that staff's magic bullet.
• Nothing happens if you swing a staff with 0 remaining uses.
• The number of uses are random when a staff is generated.

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Swap Staff

Switch positions with the target hit by the magic bullet.
Great for run-away play, and often used after Transient Staff to hurry to the next floor.
Throw it with Cannon Arm status to switch positions from behind walls, etc.

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Knockback Staff

Target hit by the magic bullet is knocked back 10 tiles. (20 tiles if blessed)
Useful for making enemies warp by having them land on a water or air tile,
repositioning enemies before using Swap Staff, defeating Cave Mamels, etc.

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Pinning Staff

Shiren leaps forward to the wall or creature the magic bullet hit.
Great for run-away play, stealing, and taking shortcuts in general.
When leaping to walls, you can throw an item first to check for traps on the destination tile.
Gyazas convert magic bullets to 2 damage, so they can't be used as a destination target.

Statue Cave will introduce you to some of this staff's common use cases.

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Slow Staff

Decreases the target's action speed by 1 stage. (See Slow status)
The effect lasts for the duration of the current floor when swung at an enemy.
Loop attack → step away → attack to defeat enemies without taking damage,
provided they only have attacks that hit adjacently or in a straight line.
Also useful for Mixer synthesis.

Action speed stages (enemy):
Swift (2 attacks) → Swift (1 attack) → Normal → Slow
※ Yellow auras increase action speed by 2 stages.

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Swift Staff

Increases the target's action speed by 1 stage. (See Swift status)
Generally a negative item, but can be used with a Reflection Pot to hasten yourself.
Other uses include hastening allies or friendly monsters.

Action speed stages (enemy):
Slow → Normal → Swift (1 attack) → Swift (2 attacks)
※ Yellow auras increase action speed by 2 stages.

Synthesize a sword with 2 from the following items to create the Quick Hitting rune:
Swift Grass, Swift Staff, or Swift Talisman.

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Mage Staff

Randomly inflicts Slow, Confused, Asleep, or warps the target.
Used to defeat enemies (Slow / Asleep), or to run away (Confused / Warp)
Keep in mind, monsters like Archdragon will be a bigger problem if they warp.

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Transient Staff

Inflicts Paralyzed status, and then warps the target to the exit or stairs.
Can be used with a Monster Detector to quickly locate the stairs.
Can also be used with a Reflection Pot to warp yourself to the stairs,
but you'll be paralyzed unless you have the Chakra Cleanse ability at night.

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Paralysis Staff

Inflicts Paralyzed status, shutting down most monsters in a single turn.
Paralysis lasts for the duration of the current floor unless attacked or hit by an effect.
Useful for blocking room entrances or hallways when cycling day and night,
or to position Swap Staff targets when stealing, etc.

Synthesize with a weapon to create the Paralyzing rune.

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Empathy Staff

Inflicts Empathetic status, dealing damage equal to damage you receive.
Effective against night monsters, but it's not recommended to get hit by them.
Empathetic status only works on the last target to be afflicted by it,
so you can't deal damage to multiple enemies at the same time.

Use with a Juicy Peach and blessed Gitan to deal 999 damage to the final boss.
(See Speedrunning for details)

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Trap Del. Staff

Erases traps along the path of the magic bullet, or deals 2 damage to a target.
It works on Stairs? Trap, so it's more valuable near the end of a dungeon.
Shines in Double Strike Trail, or in large Monster Houses.

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Balance Staff

Prevents being tripped by a Trip Trap. (Decreases use count by 1 per prevention)
Pots have a high chance of shattering when you trip, so it's good to carry this.
Unlike Shiren 2, you can't make enemies trip by swinging this staff.
Deals 2 damage when thrown.

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Ordinary Staff

The magic bullet from this staff has absolutely no effect.
Mixer synthesis can be used to tell this staff apart from Balance Staff.
Deals 2 damage when thrown.

Synthesize with a weapon to create the Anti-Magic rune.

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Drama Staff

Swing to watch a short play.
Inflicts Blind status when thrown at a target.

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• Tanuki Password: Shakespeare

Nagging Staff

Receive a lecture when you trip while carrying this staff.
It's somewhat rare, despite its useless effect.
Deals 2 damage when thrown.

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Electric Staff

Deals 25 damage to the target and any adjacent creatures. (friend or foe)
Useful for smaller Monster Houses, and for softening groups of Floaty monsters.
The electric damage can also hit Pumphantasm monsters inside walls.
Typically not an item you keep on hand very long unless it's blessed (50 damage),
or unless you're near floor ranges with Cave Mamel / Gitan Mamel.

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Shocking Staff

Deals 25 damage to Shiren and any adjacent creatures. (friend or foe)
It's best to maintain at least 26 HP before swinging unidentified staves
to avoid accidentally collapsing from this staff, especially in Pitfall of Life.
Deals 25 damage to a target when thrown.

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Seal Staff

Inflicts Sealed status, stopping creatures from using special attacks or abilities.
Nice option when you're adjacent to dangerous monsters like Mudder or Sensei,
or when you want to prevent long-range enemies from using special attacks
as you approach them inside rooms.

Synthesize with a weapon to create the Sealing rune.

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Clone Staff

Inflicts Cloned status, making enemies attack the target instead of Shiren or allies.
Similar to Shiren 4, enemies will only go after Fake Shiren if they're within view.
Only 1 Fake Shiren can be present at a time, and the previous character
will be left Confused if a new Fake Shiren is created.
Monsters that defeat Fake Shiren will level up.

If both Chow and Fake Shiren are present in a room, enemies will prioritze Chow.
Unlike Sealed status, monster special abilities can't be shut down by Cloned status.
(example: Mixers will still swallow items while Cloned)

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Staff of Sacrifice

Causes a log to fly at Shiren from the left of the direction he's facing.
Any character hit by the log will receive 5 damage and 10 tiles of knockback.
Often used to warp by positioning yourself so that you land on a water or air tile.
Useful for stealing like Pinning Staff, and you can stop in the middle of a room.
No effect if Shiren is inside a wall, and it can cause you to lose Super status.

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Glorious Staff

Increases the target's level by 1. (Grants 500 exp if target is Shiren or an ally)
Create a Gitan Mamel for experience points, Nigiri Morph for Large Onigiri,
Grass Guy to raise your stats, Strong Cart to collect Knockback Arrows, etc.
See Level Up Monsters for a list of targets with high returns.

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Unlucky Staff

Decreases the target's level by 1. (Subtracts 2,000 exp if target is Shiren or an ally)
Leveling down will remove status conditions from monsters, but auras will remain.
Among the best items to counter powered up Absorbiphant family monsters.
Level down a Pop Tank into a Strong Cart to collect Knockback Arrows, etc.

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Boring Staff

Creates a tunnel 10 tiles deep if the magic bullet hits a destructible wall.
Tunnels can't be created diagonally, and it'll be 20 tiles deep if blessed.
Especially useful when used with Monster Detector and Item Detector.
Deals 10 damage if the magic bullet hits a creature, or if the staff is thrown.
If a Pumphantasm is in the path of the tunnel, the tunnel will stop in front of it.

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Fort. Staff

Creates a wall 1 tile ahead, or deals 2 damage if thrown or an enemy is in front of you.
Perform a direct attack to destroy the wall and change it to a ground tile.
(example: create a wall on a water tile near an item island, destroy the wall, cross over)
Also useful for creating safe spaces when cycling day and night, stealing, etc.
If you enter a created wall using a Wall Clip Bracelet, the wall will collapse.

Synthesize this + Immunity Scroll + Explosion Bracelet with a shield for the Anti-Blast+ rune.

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Sharing Staff

Inflicts Shiren with Empathetic status, taking damage equal to damage dealt to the target.
However, you won't receive damage if the target is defeated in a single hit.
Since it's an ailment, Super status can wear off when it's used.
It's a negative item, but worth keeping for its powerful rune.

Synthesize with a weapon to create the Dispersing rune.

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