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Dungeon Master’s Guide
You have a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
While holding this weapon, you can cause it to emit green Dim Light out to 10 feet, either as a Bonus Action or
after you roll Initiative, or you can extinguish the light as a Bonus Action.
While holding this weapon, you can take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage
Equipment
Although it can be used as a weapon, the butterfly staff is more commonly used as a tool to catch small spirits and critters. Its tall haft is capped with a well-woven net, which is often made from
use your attack modifier for the weapon in place of your Strength (Athletics) check. While grappling a creature in this way, you can’t make another attack with the butterfly staff.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Eldritch Staff attacks. She can replace one of the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Eldritch Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Eldritch Staff"} to
Special Equipment. Skylla carries an eldritch staff (see appendix A) with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Charges regained"} expended
Drow Mage
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Monster Manual (2014)
Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to
hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6 − 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6-1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, or 3
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The archdruid makes three Staff or Wildfire attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Staff", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 21
Kuo-toa Whip
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Monster Manual (2014)
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1st level (3 slots): bane, shield of faithMultiattack. The kuo-toa makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its pincer staff.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4
.
Pincer Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Pincer Staff"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType
Spider Staff
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Lost Mine of Phandelver
quarterstaff. It deals 1d6 extra poison damage on a hit when used to make a weapon attack.
The staff has 10 charges, which are used to fuel the spells within it. With the staff in hand, you can use
The top of this black, adamantine staff is shaped like a spider. The staff weighs 6 pounds. You must be attuned to the staff to gain its benefits and cast its spells.
The staff can be wielded as a
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Keen Smell. Zephyros has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks with his staff of the magi.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +15
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d6 + 10);{"diceNotation":"3d6+10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff","rollDamageType
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
solid surface, doing so with a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) check. Breaking the staff in this manner destroys it.Melee Attack. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to
Spells. The staff has 10 charges. As an action, it can expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 12):
cone of cold (5 charges)
fog cloud (1 charge)
ice storm (4
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
":"2d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sorcerer's Bolt","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Staff of Striking. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain expended
Green Slaad
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Monster Manual (2014)
. The slaad makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws or staff. Alternatively, it uses its Hurl Flame twice.
Bite (Slaad Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft
Equipment
Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Sheathed Staff, you must take the Advanced Weapon
Proficiency feat. The Sheathed Staff is for Monks specifically.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Topple. If you hit a
Manshoon
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Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Metal Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Staff of Power. Melee Weapon
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his statistics). Roll 2d10;{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction
Magic Items
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
The top of this magic quarterstaff is shaped like a spider. It deals an extra 1d6 poison damage on a hit when used to make a weapon attack.
Spells. The staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you
can expend the requisite number of charges to cast one of the following spells from the staff: spider climb (1 charge) or web (2 charges; spell save DC 15).
The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges
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Bludgeoning damage on a hit. After the attack, the water shrinks back to the staff. You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon, regardless of whether you attack with
the weapon itself or use its special melee attack.
While holding the staff, you can stand on and move across any liquid surface as if it were solid ground. If you end your turn on a liquid in this
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Worldsoul.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType
: bless, conjure animals
Speak with Beasts. The horncaller can communicate with beasts as if they shared a language.Multiattack. The horncaller makes two melee attacks with its staff and uses One with the
Nezznar the Black Spider
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Lost Mine of Phandelver
, shocking grasp
1st Level (4 slots): mage armor, magic missile, shield
2nd Level (3 slots): invisibility, suggestionSpider Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +1;{"diceNotation":"1d20+1","rollType":"to hit
Special Equipment. Nezznar has a spider staff.
Fey Ancestry. Nezznar has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. Nezznar has
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
least 1 hit point.Multiattack. Virruza makes three attacks: one with his bite and two with his claws or staff. Alternatively, he uses his Hurl Flame twice.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation
":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Freezing Ray attacks. He can replace one of those attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Staff of Power. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff of Power
Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a staff of power. It has 20 charges when fully charged and regains 2d8 + 4;{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain charges"} expended
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
effect on itself on a success.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Special Equipment. Acererak carries the Staff of the Forgotten One. He wears a talisman of the sphere and has a sphere of annihilation under his control.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Acererak
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
normal quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to regain a number of hit points equal to the damage dealt by the weapon. Each time a charge is spent, red blood oozes from the staff’s pores, and you
Made from the branch of a Gulthias tree (see the blights entry in the Monster Manual), a Gulthias staff is a spongy, black length of wood. Its evil makes beasts visibly uncomfortable while within 30
Skull Lord
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
level (2 slots): cloudkill, cone of cold
6th level (1 slot): eyebite
7th level (1 slot): finger of deathMultiattack. The skull lord makes three bone staff attacks.
Bone Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bone Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bone Staff
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damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
Once a day, if the wielder is reduced to 0 Hit Points, the Swansong Staff immediately animates (using the stats of an Animated Broom) to protect them. The
This gnarled, oak staff ends in a crook reminiscent of a swan’s neck. It is clearly ancient, and was only recently uncovered from deep within an elven ruin.
You have a +1 bonus to attack and
Star Spawn Seer
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
","rollAction":"Out","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.Multiattack. The seer makes two comet staff attacks or uses Psychic Orb twice.
Comet Staff. Melee Weapon Attack
: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Comet Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Comet Staff
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +1;{"diceNotation":"1d20+1","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6 – 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6-1","rollType":"roll
","rollAction":"Staff"} bludgeoning damage, or 3 (1d8 - 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8-1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if used with two hands
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
toothsome staff, or one attack with her bite and one with her claws.
Toothsome Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Toothsome Staff"} to hit
, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Toothsome Staff","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Multiattack. The githyanki makes three Staff attacks, three Telekinetic Bolt attacks, or a combination thereof.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit
","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff (one-handed)","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, or 6
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
than Alustriel, the Staff of Silverymoon is a Staff of Power.Multiattack. Alustriel makes three Staff of Silverymoon attacks or two Reproving Ray attacks.
Staff of Silverymoon. Melee Weapon Attack
Resistance (3/Day). If Alustriel fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Alustriel carries a magic staff known as the Staff of Silverymoon. In the hands of anyone other
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and three Tentacle Rod attacks.
Demon Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Demon Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4
. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
): cloudkillStaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6 - 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6-1","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, or 3 (1d8 - 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8-1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
attacks: one with its claws and one with its staff.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, erupting earth*
4th level (3 slots): polymorph, stoneskin
5th level (2 slots): wall of stone
6th level (1 slot): move earthStaff. Melee Weapon
Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
vine staff, its longbow, or both.
Vine Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Vine Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5
);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Vine Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Deathly Ray attacks.
Bone Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bone Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation
":"Master of the Grave"} hit points whenever it starts its turn there.
Unusual Nature. The skull lord doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skull lord makes three Bone Staff or
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The Book of Many Things
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Blight Staff attacks, two Plague Bolt attacks, or one of each.
Blight Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +9
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Blight Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Blight Staff