Quarterstaffs

General Information

Quarterstaffs are weapons with a strong focus on crowd control abilities, mobility, and survivability.

Quarterstaffs weapons are unlocked by the Quarterstaffs Fighter node on the Destiny Board

Abilities are unlocked as you level up the Quarterstaffs Fighter skill (see the ability 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

Quarterstaff Families

There are seven "quarterstaff families" represented by the seven specialization nodes on the Destiny Board. To unlock all of these families, the player must attain at least Tier 4 quarterstaff fighter. This will unlock the ability to then also level up specializations. The seven quarterstaff families are:

Quarterstaff Weapon Families

Quarterstaff Types

Icon	Name	Tier	Item Power
	Journeyman's Quarterstaff	3	500
	Adept's Double Bladed Staff	4	700
	Adept's Quarterstaff	4	700
	Adept's Iron-clad Staff	4	700
	Adept's Black Monk Stave	4	725
	Adept's Soulscythe	4	750
	Adept's Staff of Balance	4	775
	Adept's Grailseeker	4	800
	Expert's Quarterstaff	5	800
	Expert's Double Bladed Staff	5	800
	Expert's Iron-clad Staff	5	800
	Expert's Black Monk Stave	5	825
	Expert's Soulscythe	5	850
	Expert's Staff of Balance	5	875
	Expert's Grailseeker	5	900
	Master's Double Bladed Staff	6	900
	Master's Iron-clad Staff	6	900
	Master's Quarterstaff	6	900
	Master's Black Monk Stave	6	925
	Master's Soulscythe	6	950
	Master's Staff of Balance	6	975
	Master's Grailseeker	6	1,000
	Grandmaster's Quarterstaff	7	1,000
	Grandmaster's Iron-clad Staff	7	1,000
	Grandmaster's Double Bladed Staff	7	1,000
	Grandmaster's Black Monk Stave	7	1,025
	Grandmaster's Soulscythe	7	1,050
	Grandmaster's Staff of Balance	7	1,075
	Grandmaster's Grailseeker	7	1,100
	Elder's Quarterstaff	8	1,100
	Elder's Iron-clad Staff	8	1,100
	Elder's Double Bladed Staff	8	1,100
	Elder's Black Monk Stave	8	1,125
	Elder's Soulscythe	8	1,150
	Elder's Staff of Balance	8	1,175
	Elder's Grailseeker	8	1,200

Spells and Abilities

Icon	Spell/Ability Name	Spell Slot	Energy Cost	Cast Time	Range	Cooldown	Mastery Unlock
	Concussive Blow	First	10	instant	melee	3s	1
	Gale Dance	First	38	Instant	10m	11.28s	1
	Concussive Combo	First	11	Instant	4m	2.82s	1
	Cartwheel	First	19	Instant	8m	7.52s	40
	Stunning Strike (Quarterstaffs)	Passive	-	-	-	-	1
	Life Leech (Quarterstaffs)	Passive	-	-	-	-	20
	Dreadladen Fighting (Quarterstaffs)	Passive	-	-	-	-	50
	Empowered Slam	Second	29	instant	melee	7s	1
	Stun Run	Second	53	instant	self	14.11s	3
	Heavy Cleave	Second	32	1s	melee	15s	15
	Forceful Swing	Second	61	instant	4m	16.93s	15
	Rising Blow	Second	38	instant	6m	14.11s	70
	Separator	Second	49	instant	5m	18.81s	85
	Hurricane	Third	45	moving channel	self	30.4s	1
	Fatal Blade	Third	45	channeled (uninterruptible)	15m	18.56s	1
	Tornado	Third	74	Instant	25m	30s	1
	Mystic Rocks	Third	20% of maximum energy	toggle	self	32.2s	1
	Soul Shaker	Third	38	0s	20m	20s	1
	Vault Leap	Third	47	0.7s	13m	15s	1
	Soaring Swipe	Third	49	Instant	15m	15s	1

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 22.050.1	7 March 2023	Beyond the Veil Patch 5	Removed the Ability: Empowered Slam
Version 22.050.1	7 March 2023	Beyond the Veil Patch 5	Removed the Ability: Heavy Cleave
Version 22.050.1	7 March 2023	Beyond the Veil Patch 5	Adjusted Ability Unlock Order: Always Unlocked: Concussive Combo Whirling Strikes Gale Dance Level 3: Stun Run Level 15: Forceful Swing Level 40: Cartwheel Level 70: Rising Blow Level 85: Separator
Version 1.0.332.98217	27 September 2017	Joseph Update	Removed the Threat Generation Passive Added Energetic Passive Tornado: The knock up time is not affected by cc duration or CC resistance anymore. It is always the same duration (2s) now.