Oblivion:Staves

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Staves are always enchanted, and work as magic "rocket launchers" instead of beating sticks. Once the staff gets discharged, it becomes unusable (save for blocking) and must be recharged. This page describes the unique staves found in the game; a separate page (Generic Staves) describes the rest. Almost all staves have 100 health (exceptions are noted below), but generally the only time the health of a staff is relevant is if a Disintegrate Weapon spell is used.

Contents 1 Mage's Staff 1.1 Destruction 1.2 Illusion 1.3 Mysticism 1.4 Additional Notes 2 Unique Leveled Staves 2.1 Mankar Camoran's Staff 2.2 Staff of Indarys 2.3 Staff of Nenalata 3 Other Staves

[edit] Mage's Staff

This is a custom (and potentially powerful) staff obtained through a quest once you gain entrance to the Arcane University. After finding the wood you need for the staff (named Unfinished Staff) and taking it to the Arcane University, you get to choose what effects you want. You can choose one of three effects from three schools of magic (which gives a total of nine possible effects).

[edit] Destruction

Destruction gives you a "Mage's Staff of Fire", a "Mage's Staff of Frost", or a "Mage's Staff of Shock". Each causes elemental damage to the target for 1 second. The magnitude varies with your level when you enchant the staff.

Level	ID	Magnitude	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	000E9448 0001FE0F 0001FE10	20 pts	800/20=40	338
5-9	000E9449 000E944C 000E9452	40 pts	1600/40=40	666
10-14	000E944A 000E944D 000E9453	60 pts	2400/60=40	994
15+	000E944B 000E944E 000E9454	80 pts	3200/80=40	1322

[edit] Illusion

Illusion gives you a choice between a "Mage's Staff of Charm", a "Mage's Staff of Paralysis", and a "Mage's Staff of Silence".

Mage's Staff of Charm

Level	ID	Magnitude	Duration	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	0001FE11	10 pts	10 secs	200/5=40	92
5-9	000E9442	15 pts	10 secs	360/9=40	157
10-14	000E9443	20 pts	20 secs	1080/27=40	452
15+	000E9444	25 pts	25 secs	1840/46=40	764

Mage's Staff of Paralysis

Level	ID	Duration	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	000E944F	2 secs	2000/50=40	830
5-9	0001FE12	4 secs	4000/100=40	1650
10-14	000E9450	6 secs	6000/150=40	2470
15+	000E9451	8 secs	8000/200=40	3290

Mage's Staff of Silence

Level	ID	Duration	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	0001FE13	2 secs	720/18=40	305
5-9	000E9455	5 secs	1800/45=40	748
10-14	000E9456	10 secs	3600/90=40	1486
15+	000E9457	15 secs	5400/135=40	2224

[edit] Mysticism

Mysticism gives you a choice between a "Mage's Staff of Dispel", a "Mage's Staff of Soul Trap", or a "Mage's Staff of Telekinesis"

Mage's Staff of Dispel

Level	ID	Magnitude	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	0001FE16	10 pts	400/10=40	174
5-9	000E9445	20 pts	560/24=23*	243
10-14	000E9446	30 pts	1640/41=40	682
15+	000E9447	40 pts	2400/60=40	994

*This is one of just two mage's staves that does not have 40 uses, perhaps because of a developer typo (40x24=960, not 560). Those wanting a Dispel staff may want to get it either before level 5 or after level 9 so as not to get ripped off.

• This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

Mage's Staff of Soul Trap

Level	ID	Duration	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	0001FE14	10 secs	1800/45=40	748
5-9	000E9458	20 secs	3600/90=40	1486
10-14	000E9459	30 secs	5400/135=40	2224
15+	000E945A	40 secs	7200/180=40	2962

Mage's Staff of Telekinesis

Level	ID	Range	Duration	Charge / Cost = Uses
1-4	0001FE15	30 ft	15 secs	1360/85=16*	588
5-9	000E945B	30 ft	15 secs	3400/85=40	1404
10-14	000E945C	40 ft	20 secs	6600/165=40	2716
15+	000E945D	40 ft	30 secs	9880/247=40	4060

* This is one of just two mage's staves that does not have 40 uses. The spell it casts is the same power as the level 5-9 staff, instead of being a weaker version; a 20 foot spell lasting 10 seconds would have the correct cost, and is presumably what was intended.

• This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

[edit] Additional Notes

• The level of the finished staff is determined by your level at the moment when you return to pick up the completed staff. It is possible to hand in at a lower level and pick it up once you've reached one of the boundary levels. WARNING: Do not speak with anyone about the staff and do not open the cupboard in the Chironasium until you are ready to pick up the staff. Doing so seems to lock the staff's level into place.

• The 1.2.0416 patch may 'correct' this, and fix the level of the finished staff at the moment you choose the enchantment.

• All mage's staves have a weight of 10.

• If you do not intend to keep the staff, be aware that the monetary value of the staves varies widely depending on the type you create. The bold numbers indicate the highest values for a Mage's Staff at that level.

[edit] Unique Leveled Staves

[edit] Mankar Camoran's Staff

The enchantments on all four of these staves is identical (which may be a mistake, since the construction set includes four different enchantments that were presumably all supposed to be used; instead, all four use the weakest enchantment). All that improves with level is the number of charges.

• This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

This staff has 200 health (it is one of only two staves with more than 100 health; the other is the Unfinished Staff).

Level	Effects	Charge / Cost = Uses
Weight=12, Health=200
1-5 000477FC	Disintegrate Armor 10pts on Target Shock Damage 7pts on Target	1000/31=32	512
6-11* 000BE320	Disintegrate Armor 10pts on Target Shock Damage 7pts on Target	2000/31=64	912
12-17 000BE321	Disintegrate Armor 10pts on Target Shock Damage 7pts on Target	3000/31=96	1312
18+ 000BE322	Disintegrate Armor 10pts on Target Shock Damage 7pts on Target	5000/31=161	2112

[edit] Staff of Indarys

Level	Effects	Charge / Cost = Uses
Weight=5, Health=100
1-4 000335AF	Damage Strength 5pts on Target Shock Damage 20pts on Target	2400/80=30	1192
5-9 0006B66D	Damage Strength 6pts on Target Shock Damage 30pts on Target	3000/100=30	1440
10-14 0006B66E	Damage Strength 7pts on Target Shock Damage 40pts on Target	4500/150=30	2060
15-19 0006B66F	Damage Strength 8pts on Target Shock Damage 50pts on Target	6000/200=30	2680
20-24 0006B670	Damage Strength 9pts on Target Shock Damage 60pts on Target	7500/250=30	3300
25+ 0006B671	Damage Strength 10pts on Target Shock Damage 70pts on Target	9000/300=30	3920

[edit] Staff of Nenalata

This staff may be obtained at the end of the Secrets of the Ayleids quest, depending upon how you choose to do the quest.

Level	Effects	Charge / Cost = Uses
Weight=10, Health=20
1-4 00058EEC	Drain Willpower 5 pts on Target Dispel 25pts on Target	1400/34=41	673
5-9 000BE5DD	Drain Willpower 6 pts on Target Dispel 30pts on Target	1400/42=33	676
10-14 000BE5DE	Drain Willpower 7 pts on Target Dispel 35pts on Target	1400/52=26	680
15-19 000BE5DF	Drain Willpower 8 pts on Target Dispel 40pts on Target	1400/61=22	684
20-24 000BE5E0	Drain Willpower 9 pts on Target Dispel 45pts on Target	1400/71=19	688
25+ 000BE5DC	Drain Willpower 10 pts on Target Dispel 50pts on Target	1400/82=17	692

[edit] Other Staves

These are all of the other unique staves in the game. Generic staves (i.e., those that are found in random loot) are all listed at Generic Staves. Many of these staves have individual articles that provide more details, as indicated by the links in the following table.

Name	Effects	Charge / Cost = Uses		Notes
Apotheosis 000CA153	Fire Damage 33pts Frost Damage 33pts Shock Damage 33pts	3000/250=12	3500	For sale at Rindir's Staffs in the Imperial City Market District. Combined with a brief 100% Weakness to all three elements spell this staff can be very powerful, doing nearly 200 points of damage.
Goblin Shaman Staff 00066C45	Shock Damage 5pts	150/9=16	188	Found on a Goblin Shaman during Escape From Prison.
Goblin Totem Staff 000AA01F	Shock Damage 20pts	3000/27=111	7760	Found in several Goblin hideouts. Goblin tribes will go crazy trying to get them back if you steal them.
Hrormir's Icestaff 00002DDF 00047372	Frost Damage 10pts Light 30ft for 30sec Chameleon 1% for 30sec	1000/97=10	1239	Stolen from the Arch-Mage's quarters during the Misdirection quest for the Thieves Guild. The first ID (00002DDF) refers to the staff that exists during the quest (which is a zero-weight quest item). After the quest the first version disappears, and the second one (ID 00047372) appears in the Arch-Mage's quarters.
Mages Staff (Bravil) 0002C6A8	Charm 10pts for 10sec	350/5=70	192	You need to retrieve this staff during the Bravil Recommendation quest. It has the same power as a low level Charm staff you can get for yourself, (see above) but more charges.
Ruma's Staff 0001FB1C	Drain Health 20pts for 10sec	2000/31=64	912	Not found in-game. Appears to have at one time been related to the Dagon Shrine quest.
Sanguine Rose 000228EF	Sanguine Rose	3000/300=10	1330	Reward for completing Sanguine's quest.
Skull of Corruption 00027116	Corruption for 30sec	3000/150=20	1270	Reward for completing Vaermina's Quest.
Staff of Banishment 000914D2	Invisibility 10sec Paralyze 10sec Banishment 10sec	4400/386=11	2014	The "Banishment" enchantment has no actual effect, but appears to have been intended to make the target un-attackable (see talk page). Using this staff against Vampires is not recommended. Vampires are immune to Paralysis, so you'll just make them invisible and angry, not a good combination... The staff is found in random loot starting at level 24.
Staff of Flame 0001CECC	Fire Damage 40pts	500/63=7	325	Carried by Lorgren Benirus, the lich responsible for the haunting of Benirus Manor in Anvil. See Where the Spirits Have Lease for details.
Staff of the Battlemage 000493BD	Shock Damage 80pts for 1sec	500/159=3	273	Carried by High Chancellor Ocato
Staff of the Everscamp 0004F790	Summons four non-hostile scamps who will follow the owner everywhere until the staff is dropped (except the staff can't be dropped).	N/A	0	Rosentia Gallenus in Leyawiin can't get rid of it fast enough. See Whom Gods Annoy for details.
Staff of Unholy Terror 00056E50	Demoralize up to level 8 (35pts) in 15ft for 15sec Turn Undead up to level 10 (40pts) in 15ft for 15sec	2800/140=20	1276	Not available in game
Staff of Worms 0004A24E	Reanimate for 30sec	5000/22=227	0	Held by Mannimarco, King of Worms, who is encountered during Confront The King.
Unfinished Staff 000355A6	none	N/A	50	In a chest on the Isle of Wellspring. Found during the A Mage's Staff quest. Used to create your own Mage's Staff. This staff has unusually high health (900); but after being transformed into your Mage's Staff it has 100 health.
Wabbajack 000228F0	Wabbajack	3000/300=10	1330	Reward for completing Sheogorath's quest.