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Disambig icon.png This article is about the type of weapon. For the specific weapon item sold by NPC weaponsmiths, see Staff (item). For the ArenaNet staff members, see ArenaNet#List_of_ArenaNet_staff.

Staff

Type
Two-handed weapon
Used by
Crafted by
Artificer tango icon 20px.png Artificer
Gallery
Gnarled Walking Staff concept art.jpg

Staff concept art.

The staff is a type of two-handed weapon mostly associated with its wide array of area of effect skills that can support allies or damage and control enemies. Most staff skills of Scholar professions and Rangers have a range of 1200, but Revenants, Thieves, and Warriors instead use the staff as a melee weapon.

Skills by profession[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Guardian icon small.png Guardian

1 Bolt of Wrath.png Bolt of Wrath 0.5½ Fire a bolt that damages foes.
1 ChainSearing Light.png Searing Light 0.5½ Fire a projectile that explodes upon impact and damages enemies.
1 ChainSeeking Judgment.png Seeking Judgment 0.5½ Fire a seeking projectile that explodes upon contact and damages enemies.
2 Holy Strike.png Holy Strike 0.5½ 8 Mark an area for judgment, rapidly healing allies and then blasting foes in the area.
3 Symbol of Swiftness.png Symbol of Swiftness 0.75¾ 12 Symbol. Sear a mystic symbol into the target area, damaging foes and granting swiftness to allies.
4 Empower.png Empower 20.5½ 20 Channel healing and might to nearby allies. Completing this channel grants more health to your allies.
5 Line of Warding.png Line of Warding 1 30 Ward. Create a line in front of you that foes cannot cross.

Revenant icon small.png Revenant

1 Rapid Swipe.png Rapid Swipe 0.5½ Swipe your staff at your foe.
1 ChainForceful Bash.png Forceful Bash 0.5½ Bash your foe with your staff.
1 ChainRejuvenating Assault.png Rejuvenating Assault 1 Cleave foes around you with your staff, healing nearby allies.
2 Mender's Rebuke.png Mender's Rebuke 0.75¾ 5 Smash the ground in front of you to damage foes. After a delay, allies in the area are healed. Heals for more if an enemy was struck.
3 Warding Rift.png Warding Rift 10.5½ 12 Create a rift from the Mists that blocks incoming attacks. When the rift closes it blinds foes in front of you.
4 Renewing Wave.png Renewing Wave 1 15 Release a burst of Mists energy that heals and removes conditions from allies. Create a healing orb for each ally that loses conditions.
5 Surge of the Mists.png Surge of the Mists 1 20 Charge forward, knocking back enemies that cross your path.

Warrior icon small.png Warrior

1 Balanced Strike.png Balanced Strike 0.5½ Chain. A balanced staff strike.
1 ChainReverse Strike.png Reverse Strike 0.5½ Chain. A follow-up reverse-handed staff strike.
1 ChainInspiring Whirl.png Inspiring Whirl 0.75¾ Whirl your staff, damaging nearby enemies and inspiring allies.
2 Valiant Leap.png Valiant Leap 0.75¾ 8 Leap to the targeted location, empowering allies and damaging enemies. Gain adrenaline if you affect another ally.
3 Line Breaker.png Line Breaker 10.75¾ 12 Charge to the target location. When you arrive, heal nearby allies and grant them boons while debilitating nearby enemies.
4 Snap Pull.png Snap Pull 0.75¾ 12 Quickly snap your staff to pull enemies in and make them vulnerable.
5 Bullet Catcher.png Bullet Catcher 2 20 Focus your mind on the battle, blocking incoming attacks. After activating this skill, Defiant Roar becomes available for a short duration. Blocking attacks empowers Defiant Roar.
5 ChainDefiant Roar.png Defiant Roar 0.5½ Unleash a defiant roar, healing nearby allies and granting them resolution. Blocking attacks with Bullet Catcher grants bonus healing per block, up to 3 stacks.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngPath to Victory.png Path to Victory 0.5½ 8 Burst. Carve a path to victory, dealing damage to enemies in front of you while healing and granting regeneration to nearby allies.

Berserker icon small.png Berserker

F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngRampart Splitter.png Rampart Splitter 0.5½ 5 Primal Burst. Slam your staff on the ground, sending a shock wave forward that damages and immobilizes enemies while inspiring nearby allies, healing and granting regeneration to them.

Druid icon small.png Druid

1 Solar Beam.png Solar Beam 10.25¼ Fire a concentrated beam of light at the target enemy or ally, damaging foes and healing allies struck by the beam.
2 Astral Wisp.png Astral Wisp 0.75¾ 8 Send a wisp to attach to your target. While attached, it will circle the target, healing nearby allies.
3 Ancestral Grace.png Ancestral Grace 10.25¼ 20 Become a wisp of natural energy, traversing to the targeted location. When you reach the target, heal nearby allies and grant protection to your pet. Recharge is reduced if you heal another ally.
4 Vine Surge.png Vine Surge 0.75¾ 20 Send forth vines that immobilize enemies and cleanse conditions from allies.
5 Sublime Conversion.png Sublime Conversion 25 Summon an energy barrier that causes enemy projectiles to heal upon impact. Allies that pass through the wall gain boons.

Untamed icon small.png Untamed

1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngSolar Brilliance.png Solar Brilliance 1 Unleashed Ambush. Enchant yourself with solar energy, healing nearby allies and damaging nearby enemies over time.

Daredevil icon small.png Daredevil

1 Staff Strike.png Staff Strike 0.5½ Strike your enemies with your staff.
1 ChainStaff Bash.png Staff Bash 0.5½ Swing your staff a second time, striking multiple enemies.
1 ChainPunishing Strikes.png Punishing Strikes 1 Whirl your staff around, striking nearby enemies.
1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngHook Strike.png Hook Strike 0.75¾ 1 Stealth Attack. Attack your foes with stealth, knocking enemies down.
2 Weakening Whirl.png Weakening Whirl 0.5½ Deliver multiple strikes, weakening foes.
3 Debilitating Arc.png Debilitating Arc Strike enemies in front of you and roll backward, breaking immobilizing effects. Gain access to Helmet Breaker.
4 Dust Strike.png Dust Strike 0.75¾ Spin your staff in the air, creating a vortex of dust around you that blinds enemies and reflects projectiles.
5 Vault.png Vault 0.75¾ Leap toward your destination, damaging foes upon impact.

Deadeye icon small.png Deadeye

1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngMalicious Hook Strike.png Malicious Hook Strike 1 Stealth Attack. Attack your foes from stealth, knocking enemies down. If this attack hits your mark, it consumes all malice and grants you quickness.

Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist

Fire Attunement Fire Attunement
1 Fireball.png Fireball 1 Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.
2 Lava Font.png Lava Font 6 Make lava erupt from the target area.
3 Flame Burst.png Flame Burst 0.5½ 10 Burn foes at the target location.
4 Burning Retreat.png Burning Retreat 18 Quickly roll backward, leaving behind a line of fire that burns.
5 Meteor Shower.png Meteor Shower 30.75¾ 30 Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.
Damage is reduced per target each time they are struck by this ability.
Water Attunement Water Attunement
1 Water Blast.png Water Blast 0.75¾ Spray a jet of water at your foe that splashes to heal nearby allies.
2 Ice Spike.png Ice Spike 0.75¾ 6 Drop a giant ice spike on foes to make them vulnerable.
3 Geyser.png Geyser 0.75¾ 20 Create a geyser to heal nearby allies.
4 Frozen Ground.png Frozen Ground 30 Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it. Grant frost aura to allies in the area.
5 Healing Rain.png Healing Rain 1 35 Call down a healing rain on the target area, granting regeneration to allies and curing conditions once every three seconds. Allies are healed for each condition removed.
Air Attunement Air Attunement
1 Chain Lightning.png Chain Lightning 0.75¾ Hit multiple foes with arcs of chain lightning.
2 Lightning Surge.png Lightning Surge 1 10 Charge a lightning surge that damages and blinds foes near your target when it discharges.
3 Gust.png Gust 0.25¼ 25 Push foes backward with a burst of air.
4 Windborne Speed.png Windborne Speed 0.25¼ 20 You and nearby allies gain swiftness, while curing crippled, immobilized, and chilled.
5 Static Field.png Static Field 0.75¾ 30 Create an electrical field that stuns foes crossing it.
Earth Attunement Earth Attunement
1 Stoning.png Stoning 0.75¾ Hurl a rock and weaken your foe.
2 Eruption.png Eruption 10.25¼ 6 Shake the ground until it erupts and damages foes.
3 Magnetic Aura.png Magnetic Aura 30 Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.
3 ChainTransmute Earth.png Transmute Earth 0.5½ 10 Cause the surrounding magnetic aura to violently explode.
4 Unsteady Ground.png Unsteady Ground 0.25¼ 30 Create unsteady ground that foes cannot cross.
5 Shock Wave.png Shock Wave 0.75¾ 25 Create a shock wave that bleeds and immobilizes your target.

Weaver icon small.png Weaver

Fire AttunementWater Attunement Fire + Water Attunement
3 Pressure Blast.png Pressure Blast 1 15 Dual Attack. Send out a vaporous projectile that heals allies it passes through. This projectile violently explodes if it hits the ground or strikes an enemy, healing allies and damaging foes in the area.
Fire AttunementAir Attunement Fire + Air Attunement
3 Plasma Blast.png Plasma Blast 0.25¼ 12 Dual Attack. Launch a ball of plasma that explodes on impact at your foes.
Fire AttunementEarth Attunement Fire + Earth Attunement
3 Pyroclastic Blast.png Pyroclastic Blast 0.75¾ 15 Dual Attack. Launch a molten rock that devastates an area.
Air AttunementWater Attunement Air + Water Attunement
3 Monsoon (weaver skill).png Monsoon 0.5½ 20 Dual Attack. Launch a hurricane in a direction, healing allies and damaging enemies.
Water AttunementEarth Attunement Water + Earth Attunement
3 Lahar.png Lahar 0.5½ 20 Dual Attack. Create an area that cripples and damages enemies.
Air AttunementEarth Attunement Air + Earth Attunement
3 Pile Driver.png Pile Driver 10.5½ 18 Dual Attack. After a short channel, launch a hyper-fast boulder that decimates foes in its path.

Mesmer icon small.png Mesmer

1 Winds of Chaos.png Winds of Chaos 0.75¾ Bounce an orb of energy between foes and allies. The first hit applies torment, while subsequent hits to enemies apply confusion. Allies that the orb bounces to gain fury and might.
2 Phase Retreat.png Phase Retreat 10 Clone. Teleport away from your target, summoning a clone that casts Winds of Chaos.
3 Phantasmal Warlock.png Phantasmal Warlock 0.75¾ 15 Phantasm. Summon illusions that deal damage and inflict conditions.
4 Chaos Armor.png Chaos Armor 20 Blind and confuse nearby foes while you gain chaos aura. Chaos aura grants you a random boon and inflicts your foe with a random condition whenever you are struck.
5 Chaos Storm.png Chaos Storm 0.25¼ 25 Create a magical storm at the target location that applies random conditions to foes and boons to allies. The first strike of the storm dazes foes.

Mirage icon small.png Mirage

1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngChaos Vortex.png Chaos Vortex 1 1 Ambush. Release a vortex of chaos energy that inflicts damaging conditions on foes. Allies near you gain boons. Clones using this attack grant their boons around you instead of themselves.

Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer

1 Necrotic Grasp.png Necrotic Grasp 0.75¾ Send out a grasping hand that damages foes in a line and grants you life force.
2 Mark of Blood.png Mark of Blood 0.75¾ 40.75¾ Mark. Inscribe a mark that bleeds foes when they trigger it, and grants regeneration to allies.
3 Chillblains.png Chillblains 0.75¾ 12 Mark. Inscribe a mark that inflicts chill and poison on foes when triggered.
4 Putrid Mark.png Putrid Mark 0.75¾ 15 Mark. Inscribe a mark that damages enemies and transfers your conditions to them when triggered.
5 Reaper's Mark.png Reaper's Mark 0.75¾ 18 Mark. Inscribe a mark that inflicts fear on foes when triggered.

Related traits[edit]

Proficiencies

Enhancements

Weapon strength[edit]

See also: Weapon strength

Related achievements[edit]

See also[edit]

Gwwlogo.png The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Staff.
Weapons
One-handed
Axe • Dagger • Mace • Pistol • Sword
Main-hand only
Scepter
Off-hand only
Focus • Shield • Torch • Warhorn
Two-handed
Greatsword • Hammer • Longbow • Rifle • Short bow • Staff
Amphibious
Spear
Aquatic only
Harpoon gun • Trident
Other
Bundles
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