# Azal's Staff

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### In-Game Description

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*Staff of Azal, sage of Forossa.*

*Rather roughly crafted, but  
imbued with the magic of Azal.  
Greatly intensifies spells, but also  
drastically reduces spell usages.*

*This staff, unfit for the inexperienced,  
is evidence of the sage Azal's prowess.*

### Availability

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Frozen Eleum Loyce treasure. On a corpse located on the giant broken bridge.

### General Information

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<table><tr><th>Image</th><th>Damage</th><th>Aux Effects</th><th>Counter  
Strength</th><th>Poise  
Damage</th><th>Casting  
Speed</th><th>Stats Needed  
Stat Bonuses</th><th>Damage  
Reduction</th><th>Aux Effects  
Reduction</th><th>Stability</th><th>Durability</th><th>Weight</th></tr><tr><td>![]()</td><td>0/133/0/0/133  
  
(Spell/Strike)</td><td>0/0</td><td>100</td><td>15</td><td>30</td><td>-/-/35/18  
  
-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>25/30/20/20/20</td><td>5/5/5/5</td><td>15</td><td>4</td><td>4.0</td></tr></table>

### Notes

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- Greatly lowers number of spell uses. Around 50-70% less uses.

- Very low durability.

- Cannot be infused.

- The second lowest casting speed of any spell tool. Like the Chime of Screams, this one's slow speed makes it near useless in combat scenarios.

### Upgrades

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Special upgrade path.  
Requires:

- Twinkling Titanite.

<table><tr><th>Name</th><th>Damage</th><th>Stat Bonuses</th><th>Materials Cost</th><th>Souls</th></tr><tr><td>Azal's Staff +0</td><td>0/133/0/0/133</td><td>-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Azal's Staff +1</td><td>0/138/0/0/138</td><td>-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>1x Twinkling Titanite</td><td>1,090</td></tr><tr><td>Azal's Staff +2</td><td>0/143/0/0/143</td><td>-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>2x Twinkling Titanite</td><td>1,370</td></tr><tr><td>Azal's Staff +3</td><td>0/149/0/0/149</td><td>-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>3x Twinkling Titanite</td><td>1,640</td></tr><tr><td>Azal's Staff +4</td><td>0/154/0/0/154</td><td>-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>4x Twinkling Titanite</td><td>2,180</td></tr><tr><td>Azal's Staff +5</td><td>0/160/0/0/160</td><td>-/-/S/-/-/S</td><td>5x Twinkling Titanite</td><td>2,450</td></tr></table>

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### Key

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<table><tr><td>**Damage:**</td><td>The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D / E:

- A is Physical Damage
- B is Magical Damage
- C is Fire Damage
- D is Lightning Damage
- E is Dark Damage

Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

- Striking
- Slashing
- Thrusting

Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.

</td></tr><tr><td>**Casting Speed:**</td><td>The speed at which this catalyst will cast a spell.</td></tr><tr><td>**Counter Strength:**</td><td>Damage multiplier when hitting an enemy that is performing an action such as attacking. Value of 100 means no extra damage.</td></tr><tr><td>**Poise Damage:**</td><td>The ability of the weapon to break the poise of an enemy.</td></tr><tr><td>**Durability:**</td><td>The durability of the weapon. If durability hits zero, the weapon has to be repaired at a blacksmith.</td></tr><tr><td>**Weight:**</td><td>The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 70% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going  
over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.</td></tr><tr><td>**Stats Needed:**</td><td>The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively.  
The stats required are A / B / C / D:

- A is the Strength required
- B is the Dexterity required
- C is the Intelligence required
- D is the Faith required

Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon,  
while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.

Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing  
the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 19 Strength can wield a Great Club (Requires 28 Strength)  
properly if the weapon is held with both hands. (19 x 1.5 = 28.5)

</td></tr><tr><td>**Stat Bonuses:**</td><td>The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat.  
This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).</td></tr><tr><td>**Aux Effect:**</td><td>The Aux Effect stat dictates how effective the weapon will be at causing the effect. The Aux Effect stats for a weapon are A / B:

- A is Poison Effect
- B is Bleed Effect

</td></tr><tr><td>**Aux Effect Reduction:**</td><td>The Aux Effect Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much effect the weapon mitigates while blocking.  
The Aux Effect Reduction % stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D:

- A is Poison Effect
- B is Bleed Effect
- C is Petrify Effect
- D is Curse Effect

</td></tr><tr><td>**Damage Reduction:**</td><td>The Damage Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.  
The Damage Reduction % stats for weapons are A / B / C / D / E :

- A is Physical Damage
- B is Magical Damage
- C is Fire Damage
- D is Lightning Damage
- E is Dark Damage

</td></tr><tr><td>**Stability:**</td><td>Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows you to block stronger  
attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.</td></tr></table>

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