Elden Ring has such a large variety of equipment that finding the best among them is always a hard task. This guide will help you select one of the best staff in Elden Ring so that you can boost your sorceries to their maximum damage potential!
Best staff in Elden Ring
Sorcery is no easy thing in Elden Ring; Sorceries also need to be cast fast so you don’t get caught in a hit and your spell is wasted. Plus, your sorceries need to hit hard when they do land on a foe.
A good staff allows you to cast stronger spells which make a lot of difference when you are fighting many of the late-game bosses. Some even improve your casting speeds.
This guide will help you find the best staff depending on your requirement by highlighting different staff and their locations.
Jump To:
- Best early-game staff
- Best late-game staff
- Azur’s Glintstone Staff
- Prince of Death Staff
- Carian Regal Staff
Meteorite Staff (best early-game staff)
Requirements: The Meteorite Staff requires 6 Strength and 18 Intelligence.
Among all the staff options that you will get early in the game, Meteorite Staff tops the chart among all with its S ranking in Intelligence. You will get the passive bonus if you inflict gravity spells on the enemies which will help you level up in the game.
The base stats on Meteorite Staff are exceptional but it comes with the disadvantage of not being able to upgrade. As you don’t have much in terms of arsenal early in the game, getting Meteorite Staff is no less than a suicide mission.
To get your hands on Meteorite Staff, you need to make your way toward Sage Ruin located in the Caelid region. Once there, you can loot the staff from the corpse located near the window.
The Demi-Human Queen’s Staff (another good early-game staff)
Requirements: The Demi-Human Queen’s Staff requires 6 Strength and 10 Intelligence.
The Demi-Human Queen’s Staff can be the best staff early in the game if you want to start inflicting sorceries on the enemies. Best of all, getting your hands on The Demi-Human Queen’s Staff is also easy.
The Demi-Human Queen’s Staff deals the most damage if your character has low intelligence attribute stats. Using this staff will work in your favor as you can add this to your current builds without dedicating any stats.
To find The Demi-Human Queen’s Staff, you need to head towards Demi-Human Forest Ruins located in Weeping Peninsula. Once there, you can get the staff by defeating Demi-Human Queen.
Carian Regal Sceptre (best late-game staff)
Requirements: Carian Regal Sceptre requires 8 Strength, 10 Dexterity, and 60 Intelligence.
Carian Regal Scepter is one the best staff to have in Elden Ring if you are going for an Intelligence build due to B Rank Scaling with Intelligence. Due to its high intelligence, it is best suited to late-game applications.
Although the staff has no special features that make it unique, it is worthwhile due to its weapon art, Spinning Weapon. You spin the staff in front of you, and although a singular hit doesn’t deal high poise damage, the rapid hits in successions do deal massive poise damage. This can be used to easily stagger common enemies in the game, and sometimes even larger enemies such as trolls.
You can get the Carian Regal Sceptre by traveling to Ania at Roundtable Hold and exchanging Remembrance of the Full Moon for the Staff. You can get Remembrance of the Full Moon after defeating the Rennala, the Queen of the Full Moon.
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff (another good late-game staff)
Requirements: Lusat’s Glintstone Staff requires 10 Strength and 52 Intelligence.
Where to find: Lusat’s Glintstone Staff is found in Ruins of Sellia, Town of Sorcery in Caelid. After you break all three seals in the town, a boss will appear on the northeastern side of the area. Defeat the boss and you will find Lusat’s Glintstone Staff at the back of the boss room.
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff is by far the strongest of all staff. It has the highest scaling power, of 300, and spells cast from this staff deal the most damage of all. Sorceries that are already strong, such as Comet Azur, before overpowered at destroying any enemy, even the bosses in the game.
Azur’s Glintstone Staff
Requirements: The Azur’s Glintstone Staff requires 10 Strength and 52 Intelligence.
Where to Find: The Azur’s Glintstone Staff is found in Raya Lucaria’s Academy. Get to the location of the Second Glintstone Key and then jump down to the platform.
Here, kill the enemies and look around for a bridge leading to a room that is guarded by a single enemy. Inside this crystal-filled room is Azur’s Glintstone Staff which is the perfect choice for Dex/Int builds.
If you find casting speeds to be a bit slow in Elden Ring, you can check out Azur’s Glintstone staff. The casting of Azur’s Glintstone staff increases much more with Dexterity as compared to other staffves.
Using Azur’s Glintstone staff makes it viable to use slow sorceries such as the Glintstone Comet in fast encounters as well. Keep in mind that this staff does have a downside in that it increases the FP cost of all spells cast with it.
Prince of Death Staff
Requirements: Prince of Death Staff requires 6 Strength, 18 Intelligence, and 18 Faith.
Where to find: To find the Prince of Death Staff, head northeast beneath the huge tree and through the water from the Deeproot Depths site of grace.
As you approach the ruins from the northwest, you’ll notice a root ramp and several rooftops making a ramp. Go up either one and then turn left at the first junction to continue climbing. The staff is in that tower, and you’ll notice a branch extending backward soon.
The Prince of Death’s Staff is a Glintstone Staff that can be infused with Ashes of War in Elden Ring. The Prince of Death’s Staff is a strong weapon for death sorceries like Ancient Death Rancor, Explosive Ghostflame, Fia’s Mist, Rancorcall, and Tibia’s Summons since it scales largely with Intelligence and Faith
Best staff to upgrade in Elden Ring
The best staff that you can upgrade in Elden Ring are the following:
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff (+10)
Lusat’s Staff is the by far the strongest of all staff as mentioned before. It’s Int scaling is S and has 430 Sorcery Scaling. The spells cast from this staff deal the most damage of all.
Carian Regal Scepter (+10)
Carian Regal Scepter is the second-best Staff in Elden Ring as far as the damage is concerned. Int scaling is S for Carian Regal Scepter and has Sorcery Scaling of 388.
Crystal Staff (+10)
Crystal Staff is the third-best staff in Elden Ring as far as doing max damage to your enemies is concerned. Int scaling is S for Crystal Staff and has a Sorcery Scaling of 382.
Rotten Crystal Staff (+10)
The Rotten Crystal Staff is the fourth best staff in Elden Ring as far as doing max damage to your enemies is concerned. Int Scaling is S for Rotten Crystal Staff and has a Sorcery Scaling of 379.
