Staff of alchemy

A staff of alchemy is a magical staff. It gives a spell enhancer to Alchemy, and gives the wielder a rank in poison resistance.

The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 staff that deals additional poison damage:

In addition, the Staves and Fighting skills will increase the damage done by the staff itself.

Tips & Tricks

• For casters, a staff of alchemy can be used as a source of rPois, even if you don't plan to use any Alchemy.

See Also

• Staff of Olgreb - a unrand staff, effectively an upgraded staff of alchemy.

History

• Prior to 0.32, the maximum poison damage in melee was 1.25×(Evocations/2 + Alchemy), and it was not reduced by AC.
• Prior to 0.31, this staff was called a staff of poison and enhanced Poison Magic.
• Prior to 0.25, the activation effect of the staff of poison was a Poison Magic dependent chance to poison, without any extra damage.
• Prior to 0.8, the chance of a staff of poison auto-identifying when wielded depended on the Poison Magic skill of the wielder.