Accursed sceptre (a)

For the powered staff mode of the sceptre, see accursed sceptre. For the basic sceptre, see Thammaron's sceptre (a).

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Accursed sceptre (au)
Released							25 January 2023 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
League region							Wilderness✓
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Dismantle, Swap, Drop
Worn options							None (?)
Examine							A mighty sceptre used in long forgotten battles.
Values
Value							120,000 coins
High alch							72,000 coins
Low alch							48,000 coins
Weight							0.198 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							2,843,155 coins (info)
Buy limit							-
Daily volume							329
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Item ID							27676

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SMW Subobject for ChargedHigh Alchemy value: 72000Examine: A mighty sceptre used in long forgotten battles.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Accursed sceptre (a)Weight: 0.198Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Accursed sceptre (a).pngItem name: Accursed sceptre (a)Value: 120000Version anchor: ChargedRelease date: 25 January 2023Item ID: 27679

SMW Subobject for UnchargedHigh Alchemy value: 72000Examine: A mighty sceptre used in long forgotten battles.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Accursed sceptre (a)Weight: 0.198Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Accursed sceptre (au).pngItem name: Accursed sceptre (au)Value: 120000Version anchor: UnchargedRelease date: 25 January 2023Item ID: 27676

The accursed sceptre (a) is the autocasting variant of the accursed sceptre, requiring level 70 in Magic to wield. The item counts as a Zamorakian item in the God Wars Dungeon.

By selecting the "Swap" option on the sceptre, players can switch between the regular sceptre (a powered staff) and the autocasting sceptre, which can autocast offensive combat spells from the standard spellbook (including Flames of Zamorak) and the Ancient Magicks.

Combat stats

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Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+22	+0
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+20	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List

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SMW Subobject for ChargedMagic defence bonus: +20Weapon attack range: 1Is variant of: Accursed sceptre (a)Slash attack bonus: +0Magic Damage bonus: 0Stab attack bonus: +0Prayer bonus: +0Ranged Strength bonus: +0Weapon attack speed: 5Stab defence bonus: +0Slash defence bonus: +0Range defence bonus: +0Magic attack bonus: +22Crush attack bonus: +0Crush defence bonus: +0Strength bonus: +0Range attack bonus: +0Equipment slot: weaponCombat style: Staff

SMW Subobject for UnchargedMagic defence bonus: +20Weapon attack range: 1Is variant of: Accursed sceptre (a)Slash attack bonus: +0Magic Damage bonus: 0Stab attack bonus: +0Prayer bonus: +0Ranged Strength bonus: +0Weapon attack speed: 5Stab defence bonus: +0Slash defence bonus: +0Range defence bonus: +0Magic attack bonus: +22Crush attack bonus: +0Crush defence bonus: +0Strength bonus: +0Range attack bonus: +0Equipment slot: weaponCombat style: Staff

Combat style		Attack type	Weapon style	Attack speed	Range	Experience	Level boost
	Bash	Crush	Accurate	5 ticks (3.0s)	1 tile		+3 Attack
	Pound	Crush	Aggressive				+3 Strength
	Focus	Crush	Defensive				+3 Defence
	Spell	Magic	Defensive Autocast	5 ticks (3.0s)	10 tiles		None
	Spell	Magic	Autocast				None

Autocasting options

Passive effect

When the accursed sceptre is charged with revenant ether, an additional 50% magic accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness, consuming 1 ether per attack whether the player hits or not. It is also applied to any combat spells cast when it is equipped, though it cannot autocast them in powered staff mode.

This effect will stack with a Slayer helmet (i) or a Salve amulet(i) and their variants, but not both simultaneously. This makes the sceptre the best magic weapon in the Wilderness, surpassing the damage output of a trident of the seas or swamp with the additional capability of attacking any hostile players, something which both tridents are incapable of doing.

Special attack

A player performing the Accursed sceptre's special attack, Condemn.

The accursed sceptre (a) has a special attack, Condemn, which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and 1 revenant ether (whether it hits or not). The special attack hits an enemy by using the accursed sceptre's built-in spell with a 50% increase to max hit and accuracy, and upon a successful hit, also drains the target's Defence and Magic by 15%, regardless of the damage inflicted.

However, if the target's levels are already deboosted by some amount, Condemn will only drain them up to 15%, but no further. As a result, multiple special attacks do not stack. For example, a target with level 80 Defence and Magic cannot have their stats drained lower than 68 if using Condemn.

Note: When using the autocast version of the staff, the player should have a spell selected in their combat menu or else after casting the special attack, the player will run to their target like when attacking with melee.

Charging and death

In order to use the sceptre's passive effect, it must first be activated with 1,000 revenant ether (costing 178,000 coins). The 1,000 ether used to activate the sceptre does not count towards the usage of the passive effect, thus additional ether must be added (up to 16,000) in order to increase the sceptre's damage output. The hourly cost of constantly using this weapon to cast spells is 1,200 ether or 213,600 coins, as spells can only be cast every 5 game ticks.

The ether can be safely removed by selecting the right-click Uncharge option on the sceptre, after which the sceptre becomes tradeable again.

Upon death within the Wilderness, any revenant ether stored within the sceptre will always be dropped, even if it is one of the player's protected items. Because of this, despite the sceptre being able to store a maximum of 17,000 revenant ether, it is recommended to store the minimum amount required for a trip into the Wilderness (in addition to the 1,000 ether required to activate the weapon).

Comparison between other magic weapons

Magic weapons comparison table ()

Name		Level(s) required	Magic attack	Magic damage	Price	Notes
	Tumeken's shadow	85	+35	N/A	1,196,689,251	Requires 5 2 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 34 at 99 without any magic damage bonus. Has a passive effect which triples magic attack bonus and magic damage from the player's worn equipment. The magic damage increase is capped at a total of 100%. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Harmonised nightmare staff	82 50	+16	+15%	401,314,854	Can autocast standard spells only. Standard spells attack one tick faster, matching the speed of a powered staff. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
	Volatile nightmare staff	82 50	+16	+15%	171,700,042	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. Has a special attack which consumes 55% of the player's special attack energy and deals a high amount of damage with 50% increased accuracy. This attack does not consume runes. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
	Eldritch nightmare staff	82 50	+16	+15%	324,886,893	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells. Has a special attack which consumes 55% of the player's special attack energy and deals a high amount of damage, restoring the player's prayer points by 50% of the damage dealt. This attack does not consume runes. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
	Sanguinesti staff	82	+25	N/A	71,198,434	Slightly stronger than the trident of the swamp, with the same stats but able to hit one damage higher. Requires 3 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 32 at 99 . Has a 1 in 6 chance to heal the wielder by half the damage dealt. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Holy Sanguinesti staff
	Kodai wand	80	+28	+15%	118,433,874	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Provides unlimited water runes while equipped. When a combat spell is cast with the wand, there is a 15% chance that the wand will negate the rune cost for that spell. Offers the second-highest magic attack bonus of a 1-handed staff.
	Trident of the swamp	78	+25	N/A	6,019,114	Has the same benefits as the Trident of the seas, but with +10 more magic attack bonus. Requires 5 1 1 and 1 Zulrah scale (instead of coins) per charge of the built-in spell, and can hold up to 2,500 charges. The enhanced version can hold up to 20,000 charges, but requires 10 kraken tentacles to create. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 31 at 99 . Has 25% chance to inflict venom on the target. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Trident of the swamp (e)				11,464,437
	Purging staff	77 50	+37	+10%	54,842,639	Can autocast Arceuus spells. Untradeable; created from a tormented synapse with 74 Crafting. Has a passive effect that doubles the bonuses of demonbane spells. Currently offers the highest magic attack bonus and magic defence of any staff.
	Toxic staff of the dead	75	+25	+15%	14,663,228	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Has the same benefits as the Staff of the dead, but with +8 more magic attack bonus. Requires Zulrah's scales to recharge (up to 11,000). Has 25% chance to inflict venom on an opponent.
	Staff of light	75	+17	+15%	9,024,799	Can autocast Saradomin Strike, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, and standard spells. Counts as both a Saradomin AND Zamorak item in God Wars. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Staff of the dead excluding ability to autocast Flames of Zamorak or Arceuus spells.
	Staff of balance	75	+17	+15%	25,922,132	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, and standard spells. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Staff of the dead excluding ability to autocast Flames of Zamorak or Arceuus spells.
	Staff of the dead	75	+17	+15%	8,704,918	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Has a special attack that halves all melee damage the player takes for one minute, which stacks with the PvP damage reduction effect of the Protect from Melee prayer. This consumes 100% of the player's special attack. When a combat spell is cast with the staff, there is a 1/8 (12.5%) chance that the staff will negate the rune cost for that spell. Currently the strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, surpassing the Ancient staff and Iban's staff, and provides +17 magic defence. Counts as a Zamorakian item in God Wars.
	Trident of the seas	75	+15	N/A	39,942	Has its own built-in spell, requiring charges which cost 5 1 1 runes and 10 coins per cast. Can hold up to 2,500 charges. The enhanced version can hold up to 20,000 charges, but requires 10 kraken tentacles to create. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 28 at 99 . Has a weapon speed of 4 (same as scimitars/whip), while all other forms of combat magic only have 5 (same as longswords). Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Trident of the seas (e)				6,704,657
	Slayer's staff (e)	75 55	+12	N/A	24,429	Can autocast Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and the Wave and Surge spells. Has 2,500 charges and is recharged with a Slayer's enchantment. If used to cast Magic Dart on the player's Slayer task, max hit is 13 + (player's magic level / 6), rounded down, and uses 1 charge from the staff on a hit. Otherwise provides the same benefits as the Slayer's staff.
	Nightmare staff	72 50	+16	+15%	59,934,260	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
	Ahrim's staff	70	+15	+5%	245,762	Can autocast Arceuus spells and standard spells. Can autocast Ancient Magicks if equipped with Ahrim the Blighted's equipment and the Amulet of the damned.
	Blue moon spear	75 70	+30	+5%	766,519	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Gain the Frostweaver set effect when used with the Blue moon armour set.
	Ancient sceptre	70 60 50	+20	+5%	70,563	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, and enhances the effects of said spellbook by 10%. Also can autocast standard spells. Requires Secrets of the North completion in order to create by speaking to Eblis to combine an ancient staff with an ancient icon.
	Warped sceptre	62	+12	N/A	95,422	Requires 5 2 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 24 at 99 without any magic damage bonus. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Accursed sceptre	70	+22	N/A	2,834,615	While charged, an additional 50% magic accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness. This effect will stack with a Slayer helmet or a Salve amulet and their variants, but not both simultaneously. Has a special attack which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and deals an attack with 50% increased damage and accuracy. Upon a successful hit, drains the target's Defence and Magic by 15%. Standard version: Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff. Autocast version: Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, standard spells and Ancient Magicks.
	Accursed sceptre (a)
	Master wand	60	+20	N/A	1,981,570	Can autocast Ancient Magicks, Arceuus spells, and standard spells. Requires 240 Telekinetic, 240 Alchemist, 2400 Enchantment and 240 Graveyard points, and a teacher wand equipped or in the player's inventory, to purchase from the Mage Training Arena. Thus it does not cost much besides the time and runes spent in the Mage Training Arena.
	Thammaron's sceptre	60	+15	N/A	2,701,949	While charged, an additional 50% magic accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness. This effect will stack with a Slayer helmet or a Salve amulet and their variants, but not both simultaneously. Standard version: Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level. Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff. Autocast version: Can autocast Flames of Zamorak, standard spells and Ancient Magicks.
	Thammaron's sceptre (a)
	God staves	60	+6	N/A	80,000	Required to cast god spells, but cannot be used to autocast them. Those who have 80 and the respective God cape can use the Charge spell, which increases the God spell's damage by 50%.
	Iban's staff	50	+10	N/A	200,000	Only staff able to cast Iban Blast. Can autocast Iban Blast and standard spells. Has 120 charges (2,500 if upgraded). One charge is used when casting Iban Blast on an NPC and two are used when casting it on another player. Iban Blast has a max hit of 25.
	Iban's staff (u)				400,000
	Ancient staff	50	+15	N/A	70,563	Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
	Slayer's staff	50 55	+12	N/A	22,743	Can autocast Magic Dart, Crumble Undead, Arceuus spells, and the Wave and Surge spells. Runes required to cast Magic Dart are very cheap compared to spells of a similar level. Maximum hit of Magic Dart is 10 + (player's magic level / 10), rounded down.
	Void knight mace	42 22	+8	N/A	Untradeable	Can autocast Claws of Guthix, Crumble Undead, and the Wave and Surge spells.
	Mystic smoke staff	40	+14	+10%	2,008,117	Can autocast standard spells. Provides unlimited fire and air runes. Grants a 10% accuracy and damage boost for combat spells on the standard spellbook.
	Smoke battlestaff	30	+12		1,891,413
	Salamanders	30 (Green)	N/A	N/A	137	Unique and versatile two-handed weapons that facilitate the use of all three combat styles. Cannot autocast spells, but instead have their own unique magic attack, similar to how powered staves have built-in spells. Damage done by salamanders is calculated by a unique formula using a hidden "magic damage bonus" unique to each lizard type.
		50 (Orange)			170
		60 (Red)			66
		70 (Black)			435
		80 (Tecu)			283,360
	Croziers	60	+10	N/A	8,966	Can autocast standard spells. Have a notable Prayer boost of +6.
File:Skull sceptre.png	Skull sceptre	1	+10	N/A	Untradeable	Can autocast Arceuus spells and standard spells. Additionally, the imbued version can autocast Crumble Undead.
File:Skull sceptre (i).png	Skull sceptre (i)
	Elemental staves	1 (Basic)	+10	N/A	1,346	Can autocast standard spells. Provide unlimited runes of their respective elements. Elemental staves (air, water, earth and fire) provide one type of rune. Combination staves (lava, mud, mist, dust, steam and smoke) provide two types of runes.
		30 (Battlestaff)	+12		8,983
		40 (Mystic staff)	+14		25,116

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:3 May 2023| |0}} {{#explode:3 May 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:3 May 2023| |2}}]] (update)	The item now prompts players to input the amount of ether they would like to add if there is another Wilderness weapon in their inventory. The ‘Check’ inventory option has been replaced with ‘Wield’ when the Bank is open.
[[{{#explode:5 April 2023| |0}} {{#explode:5 April 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:5 April 2023| |2}}]] (update)	Players can now check the number of charges in the Accursed sceptre (a) while in the Bank interface, via a new ‘Check’ option.
[[{{#explode:2 February 2023| |0}} {{#explode:2 February 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:2 February 2023| |2}}]] (update)	Accursed Sceptre (a) no longer reverts to Thammaron's sceptre while protected on PvP death when equipped.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the accursed sceptre by Mod Jerv.
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  Work-in-progress of the equipped model, by Mod Skylark.
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  Work-in-progress animation of Condemn.