Staff of cold
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A staff of cold is a magical staff. It gives a spell enhancer to Ice Magic, and gives the wielder a rank in cold resistance.
The staff can also be used in combat, functioning as a +0 staff that deals additional cold damage:
In addition, the Staves and Fighting skills will increase the damage done by the staff itself.
History
- Prior to 0.32, the maximum cold damage in melee was
1.25×(Evocations/2 + Ice Magic), and it was not reduced by AC. - Prior to 0.19, enhancer staves would penalize casting spells of the opposite school.
- Prior to 0.8, the chance of a staff of cold auto-identifying when wielded depended on the Ice Magic skill of the wielder.