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The Female Necro · Aug 12, 2009, 07:21 AM // 07:21

hi,

after looking in my storage i noticed i had a lot of unmodded staffs.
I know for wands and focis that 40/40 is good but i dont know it for staffs
So my question is what mods are good for a staff?

Kendil · Aug 12, 2009, 07:38 AM // 07:38

It depends on what you want to use it as, go to http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Staff and check which ones there is and see if any combination is superior to wand+focus or spear+shield, personally, I doubt it.

Gift3d · Aug 12, 2009, 08:05 AM // 08:05

staves are mostly good for double half cast and +enchants for attunes or prots, or 20/20 with 60 health, etc... things you can't get with a one-handed and offhand.

SpyderArachnid · Aug 12, 2009, 08:52 AM // 08:52

I'll usually use an Adept Head with a Enchanting Wrapping. Inscription wise, either "Sieze The Day" or "Aptitude Not Attitude".

If you need more health though, switch out Enchanting for Fortitude.

I usually use the BMP staffs as well since they come with a permanent "Halves Skill Recharge of Spells (20%)"

The Female Necro · Aug 12, 2009, 11:04 AM // 11:04

Thanks a lot. I just compaired the mods you told,
with my green staff. And noticed i got what i was looking for.

BrettM · Aug 12, 2009, 11:25 AM // 11:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpyderArachnid

I usually use the BMP staffs as well since they come with a permanent "Halves Skill Recharge of Spells (20%)"

That isn't unique to BMP staves, it is one of the basic properties of the weapon type. (Imperfect staves may, of course, have less than 20% HSR.)

Quaker · Aug 12, 2009, 02:18 PM // 14:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Female Necro

So my question is what mods are good for a staff?

As with most such things, it depends upon what class you play, what you want to do and what your build is.

Some generalities:

Most of the time you would be using a staff wrapping of either fortitude (+30), for the health boost, or Enchanting, if your build uses enchantments that can benefit from the 20% longer time.

Some caster classes/builds can really benefit from shorter casting times (a curses necro comes to mind). In that case you may want a "40/20" staff using both an Adept staff head and an Aptitude Not Attitude inscription.

For casters, staffs never really benefit from 15^50 inscriptions because you aren't concerned with direct damage from the staff. Something that improves casting time or energy is more useful.

For a Mesmer, casting time is not much of an issue (with enough points in Fast Casting), so you may want to go for extra energy using an Insightful head and/or +5e^50 inscription.

The most ordinary, general purpose, staff would be an Insightful <staff> of Fortitude with an Aptitude Not Attitude inscription or HCT attribute built in. (crafter staffs from Factions often have the HCT built in)

MagmaRed · Aug 12, 2009, 02:56 PM // 14:56

Mods for a staff are the same as mods for any other weapon type. It depends on the build and purpose you are using it for. If you have no enchantments on your build, you wouldn' be using a staff of Enchanting, so that leaves things open for Fortitude, Defense, Valor, etc. I usually use a staff with Enchanting on my Necro for running Orders, as well as an inscription to halve casting time and a staff head to half casting time. However, when I run one of my Healing Prayers builds that uses no enchantments other than Unyielding Aura and Holy Haste, I use a staff with health mods.

It really isn't an answer anyone can give without knowing the build and purpose you will use it for.

Aug 12, 2009, 07:21 AM // 07:21	#1
The Female Necro Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belgium Profession: N/Mo	mods for a staff hi, after looking in my storage i noticed i had a lot of unmodded staffs. I know for wands and focis that 40/40 is good but i dont know it for staffs So my question is what mods are good for a staff?

Aug 12, 2009, 07:38 AM // 07:38	#2
Kendil Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sweden	It depends on what you want to use it as, go to http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Staff and check which ones there is and see if any combination is superior to wand+focus or spear+shield, personally, I doubt it.

Aug 12, 2009, 08:05 AM // 08:05	#3
Gift3d Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Guild: Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR] Profession: W/E	staves are mostly good for double half cast and +enchants for attunes or prots, or 20/20 with 60 health, etc... things you can't get with a one-handed and offhand.

Aug 12, 2009, 08:52 AM // 08:52	#4
SpyderArachnid Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: United States Guild: Lords Of Noh [LoN] Profession: Me/	I'll usually use an Adept Head with a Enchanting Wrapping. Inscription wise, either "Sieze The Day" or "Aptitude Not Attitude". If you need more health though, switch out Enchanting for Fortitude. I usually use the BMP staffs as well since they come with a permanent "Halves Skill Recharge of Spells (20%)"

Aug 12, 2009, 11:04 AM // 11:04	#5
The Female Necro Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belgium Profession: N/Mo	Thanks a lot. I just compaired the mods you told, with my green staff. And noticed i got what i was looking for.

Aug 12, 2009, 02:56 PM // 14:56	#8
MagmaRed Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: Our Crabs Know True [LOVE] Profession: R/	Mods for a staff are the same as mods for any other weapon type. It depends on the build and purpose you are using it for. If you have no enchantments on your build, you wouldn' be using a staff of Enchanting, so that leaves things open for Fortitude, Defense, Valor, etc. I usually use a staff with Enchanting on my Necro for running Orders, as well as an inscription to halve casting time and a staff head to half casting time. However, when I run one of my Healing Prayers builds that uses no enchantments other than Unyielding Aura and Holy Haste, I use a staff with health mods. It really isn't an answer anyone can give without knowing the build and purpose you will use it for.