Cursed Staffs

Cursed Staffs

Cursed Staffs are Mage weapons with a focus on powerful sustained damage and debuffs, incorporating a mix of both single-target and AoE attacks. Cursed Staffs are unlocked by the Warlock node on the Destiny Board.

Once unlocked, the following weapons can be used:

Standard Weapons: Crafted using common resources, these weapons tend to be much easier to obtain than Artifact Weapons.

Weapon	Type
Cursed Staff	1-hand
Great Cursed Staff	2-hand
Demonic Staff	2-hand

Artifact Weapons: Require specific artifact items to craft, start with higher Item Power than Standard Weapons, and benefit less from Enchantment Levels.

Weapon	Type	Crafted Using	Base IP Bonus
Lifecurse Staff	1-hand	Lost Cursed Crystal (Rune Artifact)	+1 tier
Cursed Skull	2-hand	Cursed Jawbone (Soul Artifact)	+2 tiers
Damnation Staff	2-hand	Bloodforged Catalyst (Relic Artifact)	+3 tiers

Abilities

• Abilities are unlocked as you level up the Warlock skill (see the Unlock Table below).
• First, Second, and Passive slot abilities are common to all weapons, while Third Slot abilities are unique to each weapon and do not have a level requirement.
• The default hotkeys for First, Second, and Third Slot abilities are Q, W, and E, respectively.

First Slot Abilities

Vile Curse	Energy Cost	11	Places Vile Curse on the target, dealing 47 damage every two seconds (stacks up to 4 times).
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	9m
	Cooldown	2s

Cursed Sickle	Energy Cost	19	Creates a demonic sickle, which flies to your position. It applies a Vile Curse on any enemy it hits on the way. The curse deals 47 damage every two seconds (stacks up to 4 times).
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	16m
	Cooldown	5s

Second Slot Abilities

Armor Piercer	Energy Cost	33	A demonic beam shoots out in a straight line. All enemies hit take 392 damage, and have their Armor and Magic Resist reduced by 58 for 5s.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	22m
	Cooldown	15s

Cursed Beam	Energy Cost	28	Deals 201 damage up to 5 times to an enemy.
	Cast Time	channeled
	Range	11m
	Cooldown	10s

Desecrate	Energy Cost	33	Creates a desecrating wave that roots all enemies in a 4m radius for 3.61s, and applies a Vile Curse to them.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	13m
	Cooldown	15s

Grudge	Energy Cost	19	The grudge can be cast on any ally, and lasts for 10s. While it's active, every normal attack they make inflicts a Grudge Curse stack on the enemy. Each Grudge Curse stack deals 26 magical damage per second for 8 times (stacks up to 6 times).
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	8m
	Cooldown	20s

Dark Matter	Energy Cost	28	Casts Dark Matter onto an enemy target. This matter keeps jumping to the closest enemy in a 7m radius for up to 10 times. Deals 183 magic damage to every player it passes through and 92 magic damage to every mob. The spell can't hit the same enemy twice in a row, but keeps jumping back and forth if at least two enemies are in range.
	Cast Time	0.94s
	Range	11m
	Cooldown	20s

Passive Abilities

Bane	Energy Cost	-	Every 4 normal attacks, you cause a demonic explosion on the enemy, dealing an additional 66 magic damage in a 5m radius.
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Energetic	Energy Cost	-	Every normal attack you restore 3 energy.
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Furious	Energy Cost	-	Every 5 activated spells, all your damage gets increased by 10% for 4s.
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Hit & Run	Energy Cost	-	Every 4 activated spells, your movement speed is increased by 20% for 3s.
	Cast Time	-
	Range	-
	Cooldown	-

Third Slot Abilities

Cursed Staff	Death Curse Energy Cost 42 Places a Death Curse on the target, and will deal damage to the target after a few seconds depending on the number of charges of the Vile Curse on the target. Zero charges: 439 damage One charge: 659 damage Two charges: 878 damage Three charges: 1142 damage Four charges: 1493 damage Cast Time 0.56s Range 11m Cooldown 15s
Great Cursed Staff	Area of Decay Energy Cost 52 The caster creates an area of decay. Enemies inside will have their Heal-over-Time effects removed, and will have Vile Curse reapplied repeatedly. The longer they stay in this area, the more the curse can stack up. Cast Time channeled Range 15m Cooldown 25s
Demonic Staff	Field of Death Energy Cost 61 Create an area of death on the ground that prevents 60% of healing, and deals 35 damage to players and 78 damage to mobs every second. It also reveals all invisible enemies inside the area. Cast Time 0s Range 15m Cooldown 30s
Lifecurse Staff	Enfeeble Blades Energy Cost 70 Summons a ring of deadly blades, around yourself or an ally, that follow the target around. The blades will repeatedly deal 92 damage, and reduce attack power by 5%, stacking up to 10 times. Cast Time 1s Range 11m Cooldown 30s
Cursed Skull	Haunting Screams Energy Cost 61 Summon tortured souls to roam in a 6m radius area. This area deals 134 Magic damage per second. Against players: Deals an additional 2% of the enemy's max HP per second. Cast Time 0.75s Range 15m Cooldown 30s
Damnation Staff	Cataclysm Energy Cost 94 Create an area on the ground of radius 13m, which reduces enemy resistances by 69 for 6s. Enemies hit also receive 82 magical damage every 0.5s for 3s. (This effect can't be stacked) Cast Time 2.5s Range 12m Cooldown 30s

Ability Unlocking and Availability

Abilities become available at the following mastery levels. The item icons on each line indicate the lowest tier of each type of weapon that has access to the indicated ability.

Level	Unlocks	Available On
1	Vile Curse Armor Piercer Cursed Beam Bane	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
3	Cursed Sickle	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
6	Energetic	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
15	Desecrate	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
20	Furious	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
40	Grudge	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
50	Hit & Run	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff
70	Dark Matter	Non-Artifact Staffs   Lifecurse Staff   Cursed Skull   Damnation Staff