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Apprentice and Adept weapons consist of staves which often fire multiple magic bolts at once. All staves also have a radial knockback attack, Arcane Surge ("Protean Surge" for Series EV), which scales in size with the weapon's Knockback Bonus. Both attacks can be charged up for greater effect.
The size of a staff is absolutely inconsequential for Series EV and only affects the distance projectiles are released from all other users.
Any given staff for DPS should have its Additional Projectiles prioritized, upgraded whenever possible until it caps which is usually "+5." The player should focus either the weapon's base damage or elemental damage. A high charge rate may also be desired for higher DPS through partially or fully charged shots, compared to auto-firing.
Later into game progression, a charge rate of "+70" or higher is recommended. Higher DPS is possible with faster charging, but the timing window to not fully charge up shots is more strict. If any staff's primary attack is unleashed at 100% charge, the large kickback prevents the hero from shooting again until they recover. Upgrading projectile speed to the ~30k limit is advised as well.
Distinct Stats[]
- Knockback Bonus: Determines the maximum radius and knockback strength of the Arcane Surge.
- Charge Speed Bonus: Determines the rate weapon attacks are charged up. Effectively caps at +127. Negative values are treated as +0.
- Additional Projectiles: The number of extra projectiles fired per volley. Usually caps at +5 for a total of six shots. Only upgradable on every fifth item level minus one (4, 9, 14, 19, etc.)
- Projectile Speed: Determines the velocity of projectiles. Can be upgraded up until ~+30,000.
Projectile Spread[]
Most staves can fire up to six magic bolts per attack in a horizontal fan spread; the player has to get up close if they want all shots to hit the same target. Other projectile spreads usually make it easier to land every shot from a distance and thus make for better DPS staves in general. Examples of weapons with different shot patterns are listed below.
- Triangular: Elder Staff, Void Staff
- Hexagonal: Bloodshot Staff, Oculus of the Genie King, Arch Mage's Blade Staff
- Filled V: Bone Staff, Undying Rod
- Cross: Emerald Staff, Staff of Hearts
List of Mage Weapons[]
- All random weapon drops from enemies and chests will be Apprentice weapons if everyone in the game lobby is currently an Apprentice/Adept.
- By default, any specific mission victory rewards below are guaranteed if the player is an Apprentice or Adept. Series EV has a 50% chance, 25% for Jester and Summoner, to receive the corresponding weapon.
Random Drops[]
There are many names for each graphical type of an Apprentice staff. All staves have the same type of attack, projectiles and AoE blast, but stats vary. Those stats are the determining factor of the strength of the staff; the staff's individual look is irrelevant to its strength.
These weapons are randomly dropped on some or all maps of the game.
Staves[]
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| Ancient's Anger | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Bloodshot Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fire projectiles in a circular shape. Elemental damage scales with Hero Damage. | |||||
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| Bone Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fires projectiles in a V-shape. Elemental damage scales with Hero Damage. | |||||
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| Crimson Skull Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Crystal Fragment | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Crystal Shard Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Death's Hand | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | ||||||
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| Demonic Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Doom's Grasp | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Dragon Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Half-moon | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Hydrostaff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Elemental damage scales with Hero Damage. | |||||
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| Illuminator | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Jeremy's Devotion | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Mystic Javelin | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Northern Staff | ||||||
| Description: | "A mighty stave forged deep within the Northern lands, adds Heroic Lightning Damage." | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Flat Firing Pattern | |||||
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| Onyx Rage | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Orb Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Particle Collector | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Quantum Accelerator | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Ragnarok | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Staffinet | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Tidal Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Elemental damage scales with Hero Damage. | |||||
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| Wing Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Wooden Staff | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Not available on Mobile version | |||||
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| Zeal | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
Mage Swords[]
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| Mage's Sword | ||||||
| Description: | Usable by Apprentice. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
Reward Drops[]
These weapons can be obtained by completing boss maps or certain challenges at a specific difficulty.
Staves[]
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| Alternative Energy Core | ||||||
| Description: | "Maybe he should have gone with this one?". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Lightning Damage | |||||
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| Apocalypse | ||||||
| Description: | "The end is near!". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Arronax | ||||||
| Description: | "Named after an early explorer of Aquanos". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Chanticleer's Chandelier | ||||||
| Description: | "Has the power to make the sun rise". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Greatly improves Overcharge and Hero Health. | |||||
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| Crystal Staff | ||||||
| Description: | -- | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | {{{special}}} | |||||
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| Defense Reconstructor | ||||||
| Description: | "When defenses get knocked down, bring them back up!". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Greatly increases hero casting speed. | |||||
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| Demonic Heirloom | ||||||
| Description: | "Ransacked from the demon's private treasure". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Poison Damage | |||||
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| Destinarius | ||||||
| Description: | - | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | +7 Bonus Projectiles | |||||
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| Draconis Ignis | ||||||
| Description: | "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus." | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fire elemental damage. Redux: Increases movement speed by 10%. | |||||
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| Classic's Eagle Crested Standard | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None. | |||||
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| Emerald Staff | ||||||
| Description: | "Ding Dong the witch is dead." | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Primary damage is poison instead of physical. Secondary damage scales with Hero Damage. High stat bonuses. Increases the hero's movement speed by 10%. | |||||
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| Elder Staff | ||||||
| Description: | "What ancient powers lie within this one walking stick?" | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Shoots projectiles in a triangular formation. Deals more damage than what the base damage implies. | |||||
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| Eternian Staff | ||||||
| Description: | {{{description}}} | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | {{{special}}} | |||||
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| Gargoyle Staff | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | ? | |||||
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| Genie King's Shardstaff | ||||||
| Description: | "A glowing crystal suspended in a shriveled tongue". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Goblin Overlord's Charge | ||||||
| Description: | "Keep all your minions in check". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Greatly increases tower speed and tower range | |||||
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| Hand of the Queen | ||||||
| Description: | "A round of applause for the Queen". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Adds heroic poison damage to each projectile. | |||||
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| Honey Staff | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | High stat bonuses. Fires two gravity-affected honey globs that temporarily half the movement speed of enemies hit. Ogres and bosses are immune to this debuff. | |||||
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| iGameshot's Reptilium | ||||||
| Description: | "A powerful staff favored by many Apprentice." | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Incandescence | ||||||
| Description: | "Contains the lava of the caverns". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Jewelled Bident | ||||||
| Description: | The weapon used by the ancient god of Water | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | High Stat Spawns | |||||
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| Lava Slinger | ||||||
| Description: | "Burn evil creatures with some liquid hot magma!". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Mad Jack | ||||||
| Description: | "Used to ward off evil spirits... or to attract them?". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Oculus of the Genie King | ||||||
| Description: | - | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fires projectiles in a hexagon shape. Elemental damage is always poison and scales with the user's Hero Damage stat. | |||||
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| Perpetual Motion | ||||||
| Description: | "You can't explain it". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Greatly increases movement speed and projectile speed. | |||||
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| Pumpkinator 2000 | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Increases movement speed by 10%. | |||||
| Serpent Staff | ||||||
| Description: | "Cleopatra's Weapon." | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fire gravity-affected shots that create damaging poison clouds on impact. The initial hit deals physical damage. Increases movement speed by 10%. | |||||
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| Spare Actuator | ||||||
| Description: | "Found in the goblin workshop". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Lightning Damage | |||||
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| Spinal Column | ||||||
| Description: | "Ripped straight from the demon lord". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Poison Damage | |||||
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| Staffaphone | ||||||
| Description: | "?". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Staff of Hearts | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Arcane Surge heals the user and ally heroes. High stat bonuses. Increases movement speed by 10%. | |||||
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| Staff of The High Archwizard | ||||||
| Description: | "Dark energy once emanated from this staff". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Greatly modifies Mana Bomb. | |||||
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| The Forest's Experience | ||||||
| Description: | Killing enemies with it makes the crystal grow faster | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Nature's Dynamite | |||||
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| The Forest's Sorrow | ||||||
| Description: | "Retrieved from the deepest recesses of the forest." | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Moon Staff | ||||||
| Description: | {{{description}}} | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | BIG Splash Damage and High Damage per hit | |||||
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| Undying Rod | ||||||
| Description: | A rod in which is hard. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Weisgram | ||||||
| Description: | "It sees all, knows all". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | None | |||||
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| Xilent's Rhythm Staff | ||||||
| Description: | "Pulse to the rhythm of the Deep". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | N/A | |||||
Swords[]
| Arch Mage's Blade Staff | ||||||
| Description: | "Is it a blade or is it a staff?" | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fires shots in a hexagonal formation. | |||||
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| Spirit Champion's Mageblade | ||||||
| Description: | "The long lost, corporeal consort". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Greatly increases tower attack | |||||
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| Tsuda's Final Creation | ||||||
| Description: | "Blood, sweat, and tears finely tuned and crafted this creation". | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | High Physical Base Damage and Charge Speed | |||||
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| Rainmaker | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Fixed stats. Legacy event variant of the Bone Staff. | |||||
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| Unicorn Staff | ||||||
| Description: | N/A | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Projectiles pierce through enemies and terrain. | |||||
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| Void Staff | ||||||
| Description: | None. | Location(s): | - | |||
| Special: | Void damage. Projectiles pierce through enemies and explode when they dissipate. | |||||
Upgrade Notes[]
Physical Damage[]
For most staffs, physical damage increases by ~15% per update level. If the increase would be greater than 48, the damage added will cap out at 48.
Elemental Damage[]
Elemental damage increases by ~20% per level. If the amount increased would be greater than 273.5, the damage added will cap out at 273.5.
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