Skyrim:Staves

This article is about the item type. For the Creation, see Staves (Creation).

Staves are one-handed weapons that are essentially rechargeable scrolls. Anyone can use a staff, regardless of magic skill, and using a staff does not use any of the caster's own Magicka; instead, it depletes the staff's charge. However, the higher the user's skill level in the relevant magic school, the lower the charge cost to use the staff. Using staves does not increase your skills, nor do staves benefit from higher skill levels, with the exception of lowering the cost per use. However, staves benefit (particularly Destruction staves) from perks, so a Staff of Flames would do 10 damage per second instead of 8, if you have the Augmented Flames perk from the Destruction skill line.

Once the staff is completely discharged, it becomes unusable, and must be recharged using the same methods as any enchanted weapon, usually via a filled soul gem. However, the Soul Siphon perk will not work on it.

Although staves are listed in your inventory under "Weapons", they are treated differently from other weapons. In particular, staves will not be bought or sold by blacksmiths. Staves can only be bought from spell merchants, who will stock a random, level-dependent selection of staves. Both spell and general-goods merchants will buy staves. They can also be found in random loot. Staves cannot be disenchanted.

Staves can also be enchanted using the Staff Enchanter^DB in Tel Mithryn. Using the table will allow the user to enchant any unenchanted staff that was added with the Dragonborn add-on. The type of unenchanted staff determines what kind of enchantments can be applied to it. For example, an Illusion staff cannot have flames (a Destruction effect) enchanted onto it. The list of staves below does not contain any staves specific to Dragonborn; see the Craftable Staves^DB section for those.

Standard StavesEdit

Staves do not simply cast the same spell you would, per the staff's name; they employ enchantments bearing effects which are always similar but not always identical to the spell they are named after. Differences between the staff and its namesake spell are noted in each staff's entry.

AlterationEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Locations
	Staff of Magelight (000be121)	8	239	0	10	1000/14=71	Ball of light that lasts 60 seconds and sticks where it strikes: Magelight, 1 pt for 60 secs	Blue Palace Hall of Countenance (College of Winterhold) Shalidor's Maze Awarded upon completing Under Saarthal
	Staff of Paralysis (00029b73)	8	3965	0	34	3000/450=6	Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds: Paralyze, for 10 secs Stagger Push, 100 pts	Snapleg Cave

ConjurationEdit

BanishEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Locations	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Banishing (00029b79)	8	926	0	22	2000/85=23	Weaker summoned daedra are sent back to Oblivion: Banish, 7 pts Banish/Command Daedra Push, 100 pts	Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon	The spell's banishing magnitude is 15, not 7; the difference is that the spell, when single-cast, can banish Potent Flame Atronachs, but the staff cannot. The spell, unlike the staff, also includes an effect that deals 20 damage per second for one second.
	Staff of Daedric Command (00029b7b)	8	2307	0	34	3000/242=12	Powerful summoned and raised creatures are put under your control: Command, 20 pts Banish/Command Daedra Push, 0 pts		The spell, unlike the staff, has a Push magnitude of 100, meaning the staff will not stagger targets who resist the command effect.
	Staff of Expulsion (00029b7e)	8	2092	0	34	3000/215=13	Powerful summoned daedra creatures are sent back to Oblivion: Banish, 20 pts Banish/Command Daedra Push, 0 pts This means the staff is worse than a Staff of Banishing against Potent Frost Atronachs, Storm Atronachs (potent or not), or any kind of elemental Thrall, as neither staff will Banish them, but the former will still manage a stagger effect.		The spell, unlike the staff, has a Push magnitude of 100, meaning the staff will not stagger summoned daedra who resist the banish effect. The spell, unlike the staff, also includes an effect that deals 40 damage per second for one second.

ConjureEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Notes
	Staff of the Familiar (00029b75)	8	926	0	1	500/107=4	Summons a Familiar for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Familiar, for 60 secs
	Staff of the Flame Atronach (00029b78) (xx011d58)DG	8	727	0	10	1000/75=13	Summons a Flame Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Flame Atronach, for 60 secs	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer. The first version can be made at the Atronach Forge.
	Staff of the Frost Atronach (000be120) (xx011d59)DG	8	1106	0	22	2000/107=18	Summons a Frost Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Frost Atronach, for 60 secs	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer. The first version can be found in the Arch-Mage's Quarters of the College of Winterhold, and can be made at the Atronach Forge.
	Staff of the Storm Atronach (00029b7d)	8	1656	0	34	3000/161=18	Summons a Storm Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Storm Atronach, for 60 secs	This staff can be made at the Atronach Forge.

ReanimateEdit

All of these do not apply the secondary effect that disintegrates the corpse after the spell wears off, which the simulated spells all have; see the bugs section for more. Aside from this substantial upgrade, all of them are weaker than their namesake spell.

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Locations	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Zombies (00029b74)	8	449	0	1	500/48=10	Reanimate a weak dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds: Reanimate, 3 pts for 60 secs		Raise Zombie's magnitude is 6, not 3.
	Staff of Reanimation (00029b76)	8	949	0	10	1000/103=9	Reanimate a weak dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds: Reanimate, 6 pts for 60 secs		Reanimate Corpse's magnitude is 13, not 6.
	Staff of Revenants (00029b7a)	8	824	0	22	2000/72=27	Reanimate a powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds: Reanimate, 9 pts for 60 secs	Unmarked ruin southeast of Morthal (map)	Revenant's magnitude is 21, not 9.
	Staff of Dread Zombies (00029b7c)	8	1248	0	34	3000/110=27	Reanimate a very powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds: Reanimate, 12 pts for 60 secs Fortified Healing, 1 pt for 60 secs		Dread Zombie's reanimate magnitude is 30, not 12, and its fortified healing magnitude is 3, not 1.

Soul TrapEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment
	Staff of Soul Trapping (000be122)	8	986	0	10	1000/107=9	If target dies within 60 seconds, fills a soul gem: Soul Trap, for 60 secs

DestructionEdit

Fire DamageEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Notes	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Flames (0004dee0)	8	183	0	1	500/14=35 seconds	A gout of fire that does 8 points per second. Targets on fire take extra damage: Flames, 8 pts for 1 sec	This staff can be found in Vahlok's Tomb.DB
	Staff of Firebolts (0004c6ca) (xx011d5d)DG	8	456	0	10	1000/41=24	A blast of fire that does 25 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage: Firebolt, 25 pts	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer. The first version can be found in Shalidor's Maze, and is carried by Maluril.
	Staff of Fireballs (00029b82) (xx011d57)DG	8	1309	0	22	2000/133=15	A fiery explosion for 40 points of damage in a 15 foot radius. Targets on fire take extra damage: Fireball, 40 pts in 15 ft	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer. The first version can be found in an unmarked location southeast of Shadowgreen Cavern (map), and is wielded by Krosis and Vokun.
	Staff of Incineration (0010fcf2)	8	2750	0	34	3000/298=10	A blast of fire that does 60 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage: Incinerate, 60 pts
	Staff of the Flame Wall (00029b85)	8	1310	0	34	3000/118=25 seconds	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second: Fire Barrier, 8 pts for 3 secs		Wall of Flames only inflicts Fire Barrier for 1 second; this is the duration the target burns for when directly hit by the spell, before tapering begins, meaning the Staff deals more damage overall on a single hit basis, although the summoned wall is identical for both staff and spell.

Frost DamageEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Notes	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Frostbite (0004dee1)	8	198	0	1	500/16=31 seconds	A blast of cold that does 8 points of damage per second to Health and Stamina: Frostbite, 8 pts for 1 sec	This staff is carried by Aranea Ienith and Brother Verulus.	Frostbite also applies Slow, 50 pts for 4 secs.
	Staff of Ice Spikes (0004ded8) (xx011d5e)DG	8	511	0	10	1000/48=20	A spike of ice that does 25 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina: Ice Spike, 25 pts Slow, 50 pts for 3 secs	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer. The first version can be found in the Inner SanctumDG of the Forgotten Vale.
	Staff of Ice Storms (00029b83) (xx011d5f)DG	8	1401	0	22	2000/144=13	A freezing whirlwind that does 40 points of frost damage per second to Health and Stamina: Ice Storm, 40 pts in 15 ft Slow, 50 pts for 5 secs	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer.
	Staff of Icy Spear (0010fcf7)	8	2931	0	34	3000/320=9	A spear of ice that does 60 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina: Icy Spear, 60 pts Slow, 50 pts for 3 secs	This staff can be found in the Inner SanctumDG of the Forgotten Vale.
	Staff of the Frost Wall (00029b86)	8	1468	0	34	3000/137=21 seconds	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of frost that does 50 points of frost damage per second: Frost Barrier, 8 pts for 1 sec Slow, 50 pts for 5 secs

Shock DamageEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Notes	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Sparks (0004dee2)	8	218	0	1	500/19=26 seconds	Lightning that does 8 points of shock damage to Health and Magicka per second: Sparks, 8 pts for 1 sec
	Staff of Lightning Bolts (0004dee3) (xx011d60)DG	8	538	0	10	1000/51=19	A bolt of lightning that does 25 points of shock damage to Health and half that to Magicka: Lightning Bolt 25 pts	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer. The first version can be found in the Hall of Countenance at the College of Winterhold, is carried by Brelyna Maryon, and is wielded by Ildari SarothrilDB.
	Staff of Chain Lightning (00029b84) (xx011d56)DG	8	1494	0	22	2000/156=12	Lightning bolt that does 40 points of shock damage to Health and half to Magicka, then leaps to a new target: Chain Lightning, 40 pts in 20 ft Stagger Push, 1 pt	Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer.	Chain Lightning does not inflict any stagger at all unless the Impact perk has been taken and the spell is dual cast, in which case it inflicts 0.25 stagger, not 1.
	Staff of Thunderbolts (0010fcf4)	8	778	0	34	3000/51=58	A bolt of lightning that does 25 points of shock damage to Health and half that to Magicka: Lightning Bolt, 25 pts	Has the wrong enchantment attached, using apprentice Lightning Bolts instead of expert Thunderbolts, which explains the high amount of uses. (see bugs)
	Staff of the Storm Wall (00029b87)	8	1531	0	34	3000/145=20 seconds	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of lightning that does 50 points of shock damage per second: Wall of Storms, 8 pts for 1 sec	This staff is wielded by Otar the Mad.

IllusionEdit

FearEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Locations	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Fear (00029b8c)	8	2443	0	10	1000/289=3	Creatures and people up to level 8 flee from combat for 60 seconds: Fear, 8 pts for 60 secs	Shalidor's Maze	Fear's magnitude is 9, not 8, but its duration is 30 secs, not 60.
	Staff of Vanquishment (00029b92)	8	1807	0	34	3000/180=16	Creatures and people up to level 12 flee from combat for 30 seconds: Rout, 12 pts for 30 secs in 15 ft		Rout's magnitude is 20, not 12.

FrenzyEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Fury (00029b89)	8	803	0	1	500/92=5	Creatures and people up to level 4 will attack anything nearby for 60 seconds: Fury, 4 pts for 60 secs	Fury's magnitude is 6, not 4, but its duration is 30 secs, not 60. Fury simultaneously rallies the target for its duration, raising its confidence as well as its aggression.
	Staff of Frenzy (00029b8f)	8	1149	0	22	2000/113=17	Creatures and people up to level 8 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds: Frenzy, 8 pts for 60 secs in 15 ft	Frenzy's magnitude is 14, not 8. Frenzy simultaneously rallies the target for its duration, raising its confidence as well as its aggression.

PacifyEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Locations	Notes	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Calm (00029b8b)	8	1153	0	10	1000/128=7	Creatures and people up to level 8 won't fight for 30 seconds: Calm, 8 pts for 30 secs	Within Ildari's sarcophagus northeast of Tel MithrynDB during the quest Old Friends (map)		Calm's magnitude is 9, not 8.
	Grand Staff of Charming (00029b91)	8	1393	0	34	3000/128=23	Creatures and people up to level 8 won't fight for 30 seconds: Calm, 8 pts for 30 secs	Yngvild Throne Room	Required for the quest Onmund's Request	While the game's code implies this was originally intended to be a staff carrying the Pacify spell, it instead is simply a Staff of Calm with more charges. The Pacify staff enchantment is used by an unknown item instead. As a result, it has the same differences: Calm's magnitude is 9, not 8.

RallyEdit

All of these do not apply the secondary Fortify Health and Fortify Stamina effects that they claim they do and that their namesake spells do; see the bugs section for more.

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of Courage (00029b88)	8	79	0	1	500/1=500	Target won't flee for 60 seconds and gets some extra health and stamina: Courage, 6 pts for 60 secs	Courage has a magnitude of 100, not 6, but the magnitude of this effect may not matter between those values, as maximum Confidence is 4.
	Staff of Inspiration (00029b8e)	8	317	0	22	2000/9=222	Targets won't flee for 60 seconds and get extra health and stamina: Rally, 10 pts for 60 secs in 15 ft	Rally has a magnitude of 100, not 10, but the magnitude of this effect may not matter between those values, as maximum Confidence is 4.

RestorationEdit

Restore HealthEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Staff of the Healing Hand (00029b93)	8	198	0	10	1000/9=111 seconds	Heals the target 4 points per second, but not undead, atronachs or machines: Restore Health, 4 pts	Healing Hands has a magnitude of 10, not 4, and a duration of 1, not 0. Because of how the spell tapers, this means a single "shot" of healing from the staff heals 5.2 health over 0.3 seconds (17.33 healing per second), while a single "shot" from the spell heals 13 health over 1.3 seconds (10 healing per second), although actual performance will vary depending on how much you "pulse" these effects, rather than holding the key down to channel.
	Staff of Mending (00029b99)	8	613	0	22	2000/46=43	Heals the target 45 points, but not undead, atronachs or machines: Restore Health, 45 pts	Heal Other has a magnitude of 75, not 45.

Turn UndeadEdit

	Name (ID)				Level	Charge/Cost = Uses	Enchantment	Locations	Differences From Namesake Spell
	Minor Staff of Turning (00029b94)	8	556	0	10	1000/53=18	Undead up to level 4 flee for 30 seconds: Turn Lesser Undead, 4 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 50 pts		Turn Lesser Undead has a magnitude of 6, not 4.
	Staff of Turning (00029b95)	8	1036	0	22	2000/98=20	Undead up to level 8 flee for 30 seconds: Turn Undead, 8 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 0 pts		Turn Undead has a magnitude of 13, not 8; see the spell page for a discussion of this effect's lack of a stagger magnitude above 0.
	Grand Staff of Turning (00029b97)	8	1520	0	34	3000/144=20	Undead up to level 12 flee for 30 seconds: Turn Greater Undead, 12 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 100 pts		Turn Greater Undead has a magnitude of 21, not 12.
	Staff of Repulsion (00029b9a)	8	675	0	22	2000/53=37	All affected undead up to level 4 flee for 30 seconds: Repel Lesser Undead, 4 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 0 pts	Shalidor's Maze	Repel Lesser Undead has a repel magnitude of 8, not 4. Repel Lesser Undead has a stagger magnitude of 100, not 0.
	Grand Staff of Repulsion (00029b9b)	8	1289	0	34	3000/115=26	All affected undead up to level 8 flee for 30 seconds: Repel Lesser Undead, 8 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 100 pts	Jarl's Longhouse (Winterhold) Carried by Gauldur	Repel Undead has a magnitude of 16, not 8. Repel Undead delivers an effect named "Repel Undead", not "Repel Lesser Undead", which has a base cost of 5, not 3.5; as a result, this staff is more efficient than if it used the same effect.

Special StavesEdit

	Name (ID)				Charge/Cost = Uses (controlling skill)	Enchantment	Notes
	Aetherial Staff DG (xx00575e)	8	1970	0	1000/75=13 (None)	Summon a Dwarven Spider or Sphere for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.	See Aetherial Staff for details.
	Dragon Priest Staff (0007e5bb)	8	1570	0	5000/118=42 seconds (Destruction)	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second: Wall of Fire, 8 pts for 3 secs	Wielded by Rahgot
	Dragon Priest Staff (0004de5b)	8	1989	2	2000/145=13 seconds (Destruction)	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of lightning that does 50 points of shock damage per second: Wall of Lightning, 8 pts for 1 sec	Wielded by Nahkriin
	Eye of Melka (000b3dfa)	8	1234	0	1000/133=7 (Destruction)	A fiery explosion for 40 points of damage in a 15 foot radius. Targets on fire take extra damage: Fireball, 40 pts in 15 ft	Quest reward from The Affairs of Hagravens
	Gadnor's Staff of Charming (00046e0b)	8	803	0	500/92=5 (Illusion)	Creatures and people up to level 4 will attack anything nearby for 60 seconds: Fury, 4 pts for 60 secs	Found in Crystaldrift Cave
	Goblin Totem StaffCC (FExxx805)	10	1614	0	3000/156=19 (Destruction)	Lightning bolt that does 40 points of shock damage to Health and half to Magicka, then leaps to a new target: Chain Lightning, 40 pts in 20 ft Stagger Push, 1 pt	Wielded by Blue God
	Halldir's Staff (000ab704)	8	1874	17	1000/218=4 (Illusion/Conjuration)	Calms less powerful opponents for 60 seconds, and traps their souls should they die: Halldir's Soul Trap, for 60 secs in 15 ft Halldir's Pacify, 12 pts for 60 secs in 15 ft	Found in Halldir's Cairn
	Hevnoraak's Staff (0010076d)	8	1791	0	5000/145=34 seconds (Destruction)	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of lightning that does 50 points of shock damage per second: Wall of Storms, 8 pts for 1 sec	Wielded by Hevnoraak
	Miraak's Staff DB (xx039FA6)	8	1649 - 1849	0	3000/67=44 (None)	Sprays writhing tentacles on the ground that stagger and poison foes that enter them. Mora's Agony DB, 20 pts	See Miraak's Staff for details.
	Sanguine Rose (0001cb36)	10	2087	0	3000/215=13 (Conjuration)	Summons a Dremora for 60 seconds.	See Sanguine Rose for details.
	Skull of Corruption (00035066)	10	1680	2	3000/40=75 (None)	20 points damage, increases to 50 if powered with dreams collected from sleeping people.	See Skull of Corruption for details.
	Spider Control Rod (000e57f0) (000c19ff)	8	153	1	1000/1=1000 (Alteration)	Directs Aicantar's Spider to the target: Spider Control, for 3600 secs	See Aicantar's Spider for details. Myrwatch GalleryCC and Shadowfoot SanctumCC contain a special holder for this item.
	Staff of Arcane Authority (000940d8)	8	2443	0	1000/289=3 (Illusion)	Creatures and people up to level 8 flee from combat for 60 seconds: Fear, 8 pts for 60 secs	See Some Light Theft for details.
	Staff of Hag's Wrath (0007a4fb)	8	1310	0	3000/118=25 (Destruction)	Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second: Fire Barrier, 8 pts for 3 secs	See Repentance for details.
	Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson (000e5f43)	8	594	0	1000/58=17 (None)	Target takes 25 points of damage, and twice as much Magicka damage: Lightning Bolt Call Storm, 25 pts	Found in Saarthal Myrwatch GalleryCC contains a special holder for this item.
	Staff of Magnus (00035369)	8	1468	0	5000/106=47 seconds (Restoration/Alteration)	Absorb 20 magicka per second. If the target is out of magicka, absorb health instead:	See Staff of Magnus for details.
	Staff of Ruunvald DG (xx01958c)	8	1393	0	3000/128=23 (Illusion)	Creatures and people up to level 8 won't fight for 30 seconds: Calm, 8 pts for 30 secs	Wielded by Minorne
	Staff of Tandil (0006a093)	8	2530	0	10000/165=60 (Illusion)	Creatures and people up to level 12 won't fight for 60 seconds: Pacify, 12 pts for 60 secs in 15 ft	Part of the quest Arniel's Endeavor
	Wabbajack (0002ac6f)	10	1565	27	3000/150=20 (Destruction)	A blast from Wabbajack with an unpredictable effect:	See Wabbajack for details.

Craftable Staves^DBEdit

Staves can be crafted at Neloth's staff enchanter after completing the quest Reluctant Steward. All staves use an appropriate unenchanted staff as base objects and one or more heart stones. Additionally you must know the spell for the staff you want to craft. Unlike weapons and armor, however, staves cannot be renamed during the crafting process.

All of the staves you can create can also be found as random loot or sold by vendors without Dragonborn.

Unenchanted StavesEdit

Unenchanted staves can be purchased from Neloth and are needed to craft staves. These staves existed in the original Skyrim as internally used templates, but some of the statistics were changed by Dragonborn.

	Name (ID)
	Unenchanted Alteration Staff (0007e646)	8	500	0
	Unenchanted Conjuration Staff (0007e647)	8	500	0
	Unenchanted Destruction Staff (000be11f)	8	500	0
	Unenchanted Illusion Staff (0007a91b)	8	500	0
	Unenchanted Restoration Staff (00051b0c)	8	500	0

AlterationEdit

These use an unenchanted Alteration staff as base object.

Created Staff	Spell	Heart Stones
Staff of Magelight	Magelight	2
Staff of Paralysis	Paralysis	4

ConjurationEdit

These use an unenchanted Conjuration staff as base object.

Created Staff	Spell	Heart Stones
Staff of Banishing	Banish Daedra	3
Staff of Daedric Command	Command Daedra	4
Staff of Dread Zombies	Dread Zombie	4
Staff of Expulsion	Expel Daedra	4
Staff of Reanimation	Reanimate Corpse	2
Staff of Revenants	Revenant	3
Staff of Soul Trapping	Soul Trap	2
Staff of Zombies	Raise Zombie	1
Staff of the Familiar	Conjure Familiar	1
Staff of the Flame Atronach	Conjure Flame Atronach	2
Staff of the Frost Atronach	Conjure Frost Atronach	3
Staff of the Storm Atronach	Conjure Storm Atronach	4

DestructionEdit

These use an unenchanted Destruction staff as base object.

Created Staff	Spell	Heart Stones
Staff of Chain Lightning	Chain Lightning	3
Staff of Fireballs	Fireball	3
Staff of Firebolts	Firebolt	2
Staff of Flames	Flames	1
Staff of Frostbite	Frostbite	1
Staff of Ice Spikes	Ice Spike	2
Staff of Ice Storms	Ice Storm	3
Staff of Icy Spear	Icy Spear	4
Staff of Incineration	Incinerate	4
Staff of Lightning Bolts	Lightning Bolt	2
Staff of Sparks	Sparks	1
Staff of Thunderbolts	Thunderbolt	4
Staff of the Flame Wall	Wall of Flames	4
Staff of the Frost Wall	Wall of Frost	4
Staff of the Storm Wall	Wall of Storms	4

IllusionEdit

These use an unenchanted Illusion staff as base object.

Created Staff	Spell	Heart Stones
Staff of Calm	Calm	2
Staff of Courage	Courage	1
Staff of Fear	Fear	2
Staff of Frenzy	Frenzy	3
Staff of Fury	Fury	2
Staff of Inspiration	Rally	3
Staff of Vanquishment	Rout	4

RestorationEdit

These use an unenchanted Restoration staff as base object.

Created Staff	Spell	Heart Stones
Grand Staff of Repulsion	Repel Undead	4
Grand Staff of Turning	Turn Greater Undead	4
Minor Staff of Turning	Turn Lesser Undead	2
Staff of Mending	Heal Other	3
Staff of Repulsion	Repel Lesser Undead	3
Staff of Turning	Turn Undead	3
Staff of the Healing Hand	Healing Hands	2

Creation ClubEdit

Crafting these staves does not require knowledge of any spell. Despite requiring the use of a Staff Enchanter, these items are not added by the Dragonborn DLC and instead come from various Creation Club Creations.

Created Staff	Related Quest	Heart Stones	Notes
Arm of the MoonCC	The Arms of Chaos	0	Requires the Arms of Chaos Creation. This staff uses the unenchanted version of the Arm of the Moon as a base object, and requires a Green Sigil Stone instead of a Heart Stone.
Arm of the SunCC	The Arms of Chaos	0	Requires the Arms of Chaos Creation. This staff uses the unenchanted version of the Arm of the Sun as a base object, and requires an Orange Sigil Stone instead of a Heart Stone.
Staff of SheogorathCC	Put A Fork In It	2	Requires the Staff of Sheogorath Creation. No unenchanted staff is needed for the base; instead, you must obtain the Branch of the Tree of Shades and Ciirta's Eye.

NotesEdit

• The charge costs given are the ones found in the Creation Kit. These are the actual cost values at skill level 0, rounded down. The cost decreases with higher levels of the controlling skill, resulting in more uses before recharging is needed. At skill level 100 this results in about 1.7 times the uses shown here.
• The Enchanting perk Soul Siphon, which traps 5% of a creature's soul when you kill it with a weapon, does not work with staves.
• The Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson is the only lightning staff that does twice as much Magicka damage.
• Followers will not recharge staves.^{[verification needed]}

BugsEdit

• Rally staves claim in their description that they provide extra health and stamina, but they do not actually do so. ^?
• Summoning staves (e.g. Staff of the Flame Atronach, Staff of the Storm Atronach, Sanguine Rose) may not work if you have the Elemental Potency perk. ^?
• Equipping the Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson is also meant to apply Jyrik's Blessing, which increases Magicka and Magicka regeneration. However the script to apply the effect is not actually attached to the item.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.5, fixes this bug.
• Staves that reanimate a corpse will allow for the body to remain intact after the spell wears off allowing the corpse to be reanimated an unlimited number of times. This is unlike reanimation spells, where the body will disintegrate after the spell wears off.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.9, addresses this issue. Reanimated corpses will disintegrate after the spell wears off.
• The Staff of Thunderbolts will cast Lightning Bolt when used, rather than Thunderbolt.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.1, fixes this bug.
• The description for the Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson doesn't say that it does 25 points of shock damage. ^?
• The Staff of Inspiration will not work when used as intended; when cast on a follower or NPC, you'll get a warning in the upper left corner of your screen, indicating that "[NPC/creature] is too powerful" for the spell, even though Rally is not a level-dependent spell in the first place and so the Rally effect will not be placed on them. ^?