Dead staff question - Guild Wars Forums

Stimm · Mar 01, 2012, 04:08 PM // 16:08

Today I had a dead staff drop for me in Tyria. Its been so long since I've actually been in Tyria that I can't recall what can and can't be done with it.

Here are the mods :

Hale Dead Staff
halves skill recharge ( 20% )
energy + 10
earth dmg 11 - 22 ( communing 9 )
halves casting time death magic spells ( 20% )
HP + 28

I like the skin which is the only reason I even care to ask. What are my options with this staff or is it just merchant fodder?

Meow Ren · Mar 01, 2012, 04:21 PM // 16:21

If you are asking strictly if this staff has any resale value other than a merchant or for the not-quite-perfect Hale mod...this would likely be better posted in the Price Check forum

Stimm · Mar 01, 2012, 04:33 PM // 16:33

No I was not asking for a price check. Maybe my first post was unclear - I was asking what are my upgrade options and if it would be a suitable staff for my communing Rit

Venganza · Mar 01, 2012, 05:15 PM // 17:15

It is a common skin, and being non-inscribed, means it is junk since it has non-matched inherent.

Olle · Mar 01, 2012, 05:29 PM // 17:29

You have little to no options for this staff, since the inherent is HCT 20% DEATH MAGIC, and not com,resto, chan,spawn.

BUT you can run an rt/N channeling MM (exlosive growth etc)

Stimm · Mar 01, 2012, 05:32 PM // 17:32

thanks Olle , your answer was the sort that I was looking for. I dont care that its a common skin that has no resale value. I might cob a Rt/N build to play around with as opposed to the generics

Meow Ren · Mar 01, 2012, 05:34 PM // 17:34

on the other hand....the OP likes the skin and if they don't mind the "wasted" Death Magic mod that can't be taken off, it's a perfectly serviceable r9 communing staff. It can still take a prefix and a suffix mod to improve upon the communing requirement. A necro hero or character running a communing build would be fine imo, esp if you can find a Death Magic skill or two that would benefit from the inherent mod...

EDIT: doh, took too long thinking over my reply, double ninja'd

Feyd Nichols · Mar 02, 2012, 03:02 PM // 15:02

It works just fine for any MM, as they aren't really there for autoattack damage.

Mar 01, 2012, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#1
Stimm Academy Page Join Date: May 2006	Dead staff question Today I had a dead staff drop for me in Tyria. Its been so long since I've actually been in Tyria that I can't recall what can and can't be done with it. Here are the mods : Hale Dead Staff halves skill recharge ( 20% ) energy + 10 earth dmg 11 - 22 ( communing 9 ) halves casting time death magic spells ( 20% ) HP + 28 I like the skin which is the only reason I even care to ask. What are my options with this staff or is it just merchant fodder?

Mar 01, 2012, 04:21 PM // 16:21	#2
Meow Ren Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2011 Guild: Black Hand Gang Profession: R/	If you are asking strictly if this staff has any resale value other than a merchant or for the not-quite-perfect Hale mod...this would likely be better posted in the Price Check forum

Mar 01, 2012, 04:33 PM // 16:33	#3
Stimm Academy Page Join Date: May 2006	No I was not asking for a price check. Maybe my first post was unclear - I was asking what are my upgrade options and if it would be a suitable staff for my communing Rit

Mar 01, 2012, 05:15 PM // 17:15	#4
Venganza Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2011 Guild: Fire	It is a common skin, and being non-inscribed, means it is junk since it has non-matched inherent.

Mar 01, 2012, 05:29 PM // 17:29	#5
Olle Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ign: Miniature Julia Guild: Teh Academy[PhD] Profession: W/	You have little to no options for this staff, since the inherent is HCT 20% DEATH MAGIC, and not com,resto, chan,spawn. BUT you can run an rt/N channeling MM (exlosive growth etc)

Mar 01, 2012, 05:32 PM // 17:32	#6
Stimm Academy Page Join Date: May 2006	thanks Olle , your answer was the sort that I was looking for. I dont care that its a common skin that has no resale value. I might cob a Rt/N build to play around with as opposed to the generics

Mar 01, 2012, 05:34 PM // 17:34	#7
Meow Ren Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2011 Guild: Black Hand Gang Profession: R/	on the other hand....the OP likes the skin and if they don't mind the "wasted" Death Magic mod that can't be taken off, it's a perfectly serviceable r9 communing staff. It can still take a prefix and a suffix mod to improve upon the communing requirement. A necro hero or character running a communing build would be fine imo, esp if you can find a Death Magic skill or two that would benefit from the inherent mod... EDIT: doh, took too long thinking over my reply, double ninja'd

Mar 02, 2012, 03:02 PM // 15:02	#8
Feyd Nichols Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2008 Profession: A/	It works just fine for any MM, as they aren't really there for autoattack damage.