# Bat Staff

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### In-Game Description

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*Staff used by hollowed Drangleic sorcerers.  
A catalyst for sorceries and hexes.*

*The bat affixed to its tip is a simple charm.  
It has no bearing on the staffs powers,  
but the germs on the cadaver poison  
foes upon contact in strike attacks.*

### Availability

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Dropped by Hollow Mages in Brightstone Cove Tseldora (rare).

### 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>0/102/0/0/102  
  
(Spell/Strike)</td><td>107/0</td><td>100</td><td>10</td><td>125</td><td>-/-/25/-  
  
-/-/C/-/-/B</td><td>25/30/20/20/20</td><td>10/5/5/5</td><td>15</td><td>30</td><td>2.0</td></tr></table>

### Notes

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- Melee attacks with this staff deal Poison damage, but will no longer affect the poison buildup of the Dark Fog hex as of calibration patch 1.06.

### Upgrades

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#### Basic

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Requires Titanite.

<table><tr><td><table><tr><th>Name</th><th>Damage</th><th>Aux Effect</th><th>Stat Bonuses</th><th>Materials Cost</th><th>Souls</th></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +0</td><td>0/102/0/0/102</td><td>107/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +1</td><td>0/112/0/0/112</td><td>112/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>1x Titanite Shard</td><td>500</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +2</td><td>0/122/0/0/122</td><td>117/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>2x Titanite Shard</td><td>630</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +3</td><td>0/132/0/0/132</td><td>122/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>3x Titanite Shard</td><td>750</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +4</td><td>0/143/0/0/143</td><td>128/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>1x Large Titanite Shard</td><td>1000</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +5</td><td>0/153/0/0/153</td><td>133/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>2x Large Titanite Shard</td><td>1130</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +6</td><td>0/163/0/0/163</td><td>138/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>3x Large Titanite Shard</td><td>1250</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +7</td><td>0/174/0/0/174</td><td>144/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>1x Titanite Chunk</td><td>1500</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +8</td><td>0/184/0/0/184</td><td>149/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>2x Titanite Chunk</td><td>1630</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +9</td><td>0/194/0/0/194</td><td>154/0</td><td>-/C/-/-/-/B</td><td>3x Titanite Chunk</td><td>1750</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Staff +10</td><td>0/205/0/0/205</td><td>160/0</td><td>-/B/-/-/-/A</td><td>1x Titanite Slab</td><td>2000</td></tr></table>

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#### Infusions

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### Magic

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Requires:

- Faintstone
- 2000 souls

<table><tr><td><table><tr><th>Name</th><th>Damage</th><th>Aux. Effects</th><th>Stat Bonuses</th></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +0</td><td>0/117/0/0/94</td><td>98/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +1</td><td>0/129/0/0/103</td><td>103/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +2</td><td>0/140/0/0/113</td><td>108/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +3</td><td>0/152/0/0/122</td><td>113/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +4</td><td>0/164/0/0/132</td><td>118/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +5</td><td>0/176/0/0/141</td><td>123/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +6</td><td>0/188/0/0/151</td><td>128/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +7</td><td>0/200/0/0/161</td><td>133/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +8</td><td>0/212/0/0/170</td><td>138/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +9</td><td>0/223/0/0/180</td><td>143/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Magic Bat Staff +10</td><td>0/235/0/0/189</td><td>148/0</td><td>-/-/B/-/-/A</td></tr></table>

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### Dark

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Requires:

- Darknight Stone
- 2000 souls

<table><tr><td><table><tr><th>Name</th><th>Damage</th><th>Aux. Effects</th><th>Stat Bonuses</th></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +0</td><td>0/94/0/0/117</td><td>98/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +1</td><td>0/103/0/0/129</td><td>103/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +2</td><td>0/113/0/0/140</td><td>108/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +3</td><td>0/122/0/0/152</td><td>113/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +4</td><td>0/132/0/0/164</td><td>118/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +5</td><td>0/141/0/0/176</td><td>123/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +6</td><td>0/151/0/0/188</td><td>128/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +7</td><td>0/161/0/0/200</td><td>133/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +8</td><td>0/170/0/0/212</td><td>138/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +9</td><td>0/180/0/0/223</td><td>143/0</td><td>-/-/C/-/-/B</td></tr><tr><td>Dark Bat Staff +10</td><td>0/189/0/0/235</td><td>148/0</td><td>-/-/B/-/-/A</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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