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dpregan · May 13, 2009, 10:33 AM // 10:33

Hi guys

Im back playing after 18 months and wondering what the best staff for DM is.

I was going after Ghial's before. Killed him a bunch but never dropped it.

Has there been any changes or anything better come along since?

Cheers

legacyofkain85 · May 13, 2009, 10:52 AM // 10:52

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_...r_unique_items
I hope that link helps

Haldibarn · May 13, 2009, 11:46 AM // 11:46

I think Bone Dragon Staff and the Charr Staff (Bonus Mission Pack) are both nice for a necro.

Bone Staff is also cool if u are looking for something cheaper.

Archress Shayleigh · May 13, 2009, 11:59 AM // 11:59

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Originally Posted by Haldibarn

I think Bone Dragon Staff and the Charr Staff (Bonus Mission Pack) are both nice for a necro.

Bone Staff is also cool if u are looking for something cheaper.

He didn't mean what skin is nice, he meant what would be a good green staff to use with death magic.

lewis91 · May 13, 2009, 01:19 PM // 13:19

Woe spreader. All my necro heroes on every char got one. Simple to farm/cheap to buy. Nice stats.

Chthon · May 14, 2009, 02:52 AM // 02:52

As far as stats are concerned, yes, the Ghial's staff mods (+5e, 20/20, 20% +1 death) is still the best as far as staves go. There can be some debate as to whether a gold/collector/crafter staff with the same mods, which does cold damage (gogo spinal shivers), or Ghial's staff, which does dark damage (take that, rangers!), is better. Though that hardly matters since staff damage is pretty trivial any way you cut it.

If you want to move to a wand/focus combo, 20/20 wand plus a 20 HCT/20% +1 death focus is the way to go. Many consider this slightly better than Ghial's staff.

Sometimes you hear people suggest a 20 HCT, 20/20, 20% +1 death staff. This is strictly inferior to the wand/focus set above. If you want HCT, use that.

Sometime you hear people suggesting woe spreader or other staves with +hp mods. This is idiocy. If you don't understand why, search these forums. It's been explained at great length several times before.

Abizaga · Jun 02, 2009, 02:09 PM // 14:09

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Originally Posted by lewis91

Woe spreader. All my necro heroes on every char got one. Simple to farm/cheap to buy. Nice stats.

Where do you farm for it?

Cebe · Jun 02, 2009, 03:31 PM // 15:31

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Originally Posted by Abizaga

Where do you farm for it?

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Sessk,_Woe_Spreader

It's not really a tricky one to figure out.

Abizaga · Jun 02, 2009, 05:22 PM // 17:22

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Originally Posted by Cebe

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Sessk,_Woe_Spreader

It's not really a tricky one to figure out.

I actually meant the place, but that'll work. I hope it drops more than Ghial's staff.

zwei2stein · Jun 02, 2009, 06:01 PM // 18:01

If you do not care about skin, you probably do not care about it being staff too.

I would suggest going after collectors focus + wand. 20/20 set ideally.

BrettM · Jun 02, 2009, 07:13 PM // 19:13

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Originally Posted by Chthon

Sometimes you hear people suggest a 20 HCT, 20/20, 20% +1 death staff. This is strictly inferior to the wand/focus set above.

How do you figure? The wand/focus set has +12e instead of +10e, which isn't a very significant advantage. The HSR on the staff has no attribute, so it will apply to all spells, which can be advantageous. I would consider either a workable choice.

Chthon · Jun 03, 2009, 02:30 AM // 02:30

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Originally Posted by BrettM

The HSR on the staff has no attribute, so it will apply to all spells

Like what? Aside from EBSoH, I can't think of a single non-death spell that benefits from HSR that you should even be thinking of running on a MM. And, in any event, you can weapon swap if you really, really care about maybe getting HSR on your non-death spells.

Xenomortis · Jun 03, 2009, 10:52 AM // 10:52

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Originally Posted by Chthon

Like what? Aside from EBSoH, I can't think of a single non-death spell that benefits from HSR that you should even be thinking of running on a MM.

Well... the 5 second recharge on Foul Feast hurts. Still, a HSR mod wouldn't really help that.