Purging staff

Purging staff
Released							10 July 2024 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							Fire and lightning sizzle in the brazier.
Values
Value							800,000 coins
High alch							480,000 coins
Low alch							320,000 coins
Weight							2.721 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							29594

The purging staff is a unique staff requiring level 77 Magic and 50 Attack to wield. It is made by using a tormented synapse on an anvil with a battlestaff, iron bar and a hammer in your inventory, requiring 74 Crafting (which is boostable) and 55 Smithing (which is not boostable) to create after reading Duradel's notes.

Able to autocast offensive Arceuus spells, casting demonbane spells with the staff will double their bonuses; this also doubles the bonuses gained whilst the Mark of Darkness spell is active. Additionally, the duration of Mark of Darkness lasts 5 times longer if the staff is equipped when cast. Unequipping the staff will not reduce the duration of Mark of Darkness or remove the mark. The purging staff can also autocast elemental combat spells from the standard spellbook.

Its +37 magic attack and +25 magic defence bonuses are the highest of any weapon in the game, surpassing even the Kodai wand and Tumeken's shadow. The staff also increases magic damage dealt by 10%, which combined with the staff's other effects make it a formidable weapon in select encounters.

Though the process to create the purging staff cannot be reversed, a player killer will receive the tormented synapse from their opponent if it is not one of their protected items. If using this method to trade the synapse between players in an Ironman Group, ensure Loot keys are disabled, otherwise the item will not be reclaimable.

Combat stats

Attack bonuses
+10	-5	+83	+37	+0
Defence bonuses
+1	+1	+0	+25	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+62	+0	+10%	+0	List

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

Special attack

A player performing the purging staff's special attack, Scatter ashes, with Dark Demonbane.

The purging staff has a special attack, Scatter ashes, which drains 25% of the player's special attack energy and requires being on the Arceuus spellbook.

Scatter ashes uses the best demonbane spell the player can cast; if the demonic creature targeted dies from Scatter ashes, the special attack energy used is refunded, and the player's next attack can be used three ticks earlier.

Creation

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		74 (b)	730
Smithing		55 (nb)	13
Have read Duradel's notes
Members		Ticks	7 (4.2s)
Tools		Facilities	Anvil

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Tormented synapse	1	54,842,639
	Iron bar	1	219
	Battlestaff	1	8,309
Total cost			54,851,167
	Purging staff	1	N/A

Gallery

• 
  Concept arts for the weapons created from items dropped by tormented demons, by Mod Grub.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:24 July 2024| |0}} {{#explode:24 July 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:24 July 2024| |2}}]] (update)	This item now increases the duration of Mark of Darkness by 5 times.
[[{{#explode:17 July 2024| |0}} {{#explode:17 July 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 July 2024| |2}}]] (update)	The item's value has been increased from 21,000 to 800,000.

Trivia

• The purging staff was initially proposed as the "ignited staff", but was renamed sometime during development.