ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated August 4, 2026

S priority slot29 weaponsScales with INT (Intelligence)

Best Enshrouded Staves

Main Mage weapon. Higher base damage than wands but slower cast. Choose by element (fire/ice/lightning) matching your skill tree.

Why pick staves in Enshrouded?

Staves in Enshrouded are the spell-DPS workhorse for Mage builds — higher base damage than wands, slower cast, and the primary slot for Fireball / Frost / Lightning rotations. They scale with INT (Intelligence) and live in the Wizard + Ice Mage sub-archetypes. The staff's wedge is spellbook drops — your damage ceiling is gated by Sun Temple + Hollow Halls clears (Kindlewastes onwards) rather than raw skill spend, so the build's power curve depends on temple farming. As a slot priority staves are S-tier — top spell DPS in slot, defines the Wizard + Ice Mage + Necro Glass Cannon presets, and the only weapon where element choice (fire/ice/lightning/shroud) matters as much as the base weapon. Pair with wand secondary for melee survivability or with the Battlemage spec for cross-tree damage layering. Legendary staves like Blackened Staff + Elder's Staff carry perks that compound elemental damage.

Curated staves builds →mage archetype builds →

Top 5 best staves ranked

Ranked by required level (high-level = end-game best-in-slot heuristic). Each entry links to the full weapon page with perks + drop region + build matches.

All 29 Staves — comparison table

Sorted by required level (known levels first), then alphabetically. Hover an icon to see the weapon name; click any row for the full detail page with perks + drop region.

Name	Lv	Rarity	Source	Perks
Blackened Staff	40	—	Nomad Highlands	Spiritual · Magic Shroud Damage · Magic Shock Damage
Clearwater Staff	40	—	Albaneve Summits	Spiritual · Mana Leech · Magic Fire Damage
Crystalwater Staff	40	—	Albaneve Summits	Spiritual · Mana Leech · Magic Fire Damage
Dark Staff	40	—	Nomad Highlands	Spiritual · Magic Shroud Damage · Magic Shock Damage
Deceiving Staff	40	—	Kindlewastes	Spiritual · Vicious · Magic Ice Damage
Elder's Staff	40	—	Revelwood	Spiritual · Magic Fire Damage · Health Leech
Gleaming Staff	40	—	Kindlewastes	Health Leech · Spiritual · Magic Fire Damage
Hopeful Glimmer	40	—	Kindlewastes	Health Leech · Spiritual · Magic Fire Damage
Mirage	40	—	Kindlewastes	Spiritual · Vicious · Magic Ice Damage
Oracle's Everblue	40	—	Shroud Lair Loot	Spiritual · Magic Shroud Damage · Mana Leech
Root Staff	40	—	Springlands	Spiritual · Brutal · Mana Leech
Shepherd's Lightning	40	—	Springlands	Magic Shock Damage · Spiritual · Precise
Shepherd's Staff	40	—	Springlands	Magic Shock Damage · Spiritual · Precise
Shroud Weaver	40	—	Lore Weapon, Craftable	Magic Shroud Damage · Brutal · Spiritual
Sinister Crescent Staff	40	—	Hollow Halls Loot	Blunt Damage · Sacred · Magic Ice Damage
Staff of Guidance	40	—	Albaneve Summits	Magic Fire Damage · Brutal
Staff Of Reeds	40	—	Veilwater Basin	Health Leech · Magic Shroud Damage · Mana Leech
Staff of the Ram	40	—	Albaneve Summits	Magic Ice Damage · Spiritual · Precise
Staff Of The Serpent	40	—	Lore Weapon, Craftable	Poison Damage · Spiritual · Venomous Blades
Staff of the Taurus	40	—	Albaneve Summits	Magic Ice Damage · Spiritual · Precise
Stormbound Staff	40	—	Veilwater Basin	Magic Shock Damage · Precise · Spiritual
Torchlight Staff	40	—	Albaneve Summits	Magic Fire Damage · Brutal
Undergrowth Staff	40	—	Revelwood	Spiritual · Magic Fire Damage · Health Leech
Vaporous Staff	40	—	Vukah Enemy Drop	Spiritual · Health Leech · Mana Leech
Staff Of The Moor	45	—	Veilwater Basin	Health Leech · Magic Shroud Damage · Mana Leech
Violet Storm	45	—	Veilwater Basin	Magic Shock Damage · Precise · Spiritual
Darya's Staff	—	—	—	—
Spiritual Cane	—	—	—	—
Staff	—	—	—	—

Builds that use staves

5 preset builds tagged staff — ranked by tier (S → A → B). Each links to the full build detail with skills + weapons + armor + food picks.

Staves FAQ

What's the best staves in Enshrouded?

Level-40 legendary staves are the strongest picks in slot — there are 26 staves flagged legendary in our catalog. The top 5 by required level are listed above; each carries named perks (e.g. damage modifiers, crit bonuses) that compound with the matching skill-tree archetype.

Which attribute does staves scale with?

Staves damage scales with INT (Intelligence). Putting attribute points into the wrong stat caps your weapon damage hard — a STR-stacked character with staves will hit far below their level ceiling. Match attribute investment to the scaling stat above before pushing into skill-tree damage modifiers.

How do I get staves in Enshrouded?

Staves drop from open-world loot + Hollow Halls bosses + biome-specific chests. The 29 staves in our catalog cover every drop documented on the wiki. Mundane staves (no perks) come from early-game biomes; legendary staves drop from Kindlewastes / Albaneve Summits / Veilwater Basin end-game encounters.

Are staves the best slot in current patch?

Staves are rated S-tier in our slot priority. S-tier means they pair with the most-played builds and have legendary picks across every level band — pick these first.