Editing Quarterstaff

{{Infobox Variant Category
|name = Quarterstaff
|image = [[File:Quarterstaff (basic).png]]
|release = 2024-11-06
|episode = None
|premium = No
|variant_type = Item
|profession_a = Guardian
|profession_a_level = 0-500
}}
A '''Quarterstaff''' is a two-handed melee [[Weapon]] for the [[Guardian]] faction. They have an attack speed of 1.50 seconds and deal {{plink|Arborae|pic=Arborae damage icon|size=18px}} damage. All enemies capable of dropping combat equipment have a chance to drop Quarterstaves, provided that the player has progressed through the main story to the point where they have chosen a [[Faction]], as before this point only non-faction equipment can be received.

Players who have chosen the Guardian faction are able to receive Quarterstaves in {{Common}}, {{Uncommon}}, {{Rare}}, or {{Epic}} [[Rarity]]. Players who chose the [[Hammermage]] or [[Cryoknight]] factions will receive Quarterstaves much less frequently, and only in {{Rare}} rarity, as these items are intended for other factions to use with the [[Infusion]] system to make {{Epic}} rarity weapons for their own faction.

Quarterstaves are also able to be crafted by the [[Bonewright]] profession, at an item level up to the Bonewright level of the crafter. Different level ranges of Quarterstaff require different variants of the materials, but they all require 3 [[Bone Spike (Brewed)]] and 1 [[Suave Pole]]s.

==Variants==
The visual appearance of a Quarterstaff is dependent only on its level. Quarterstaves crafted by the Bonewright profession use different variants of the materials for each different visual appearance of the Quarterstaff. 
{{ItemVariantsTable|variant=Quarterstaff}}

==Combat Stats==
{{Incomplete|The exact damage ranges of weapons are still being investigated}}
All Quarterstaves attack at a speed of 1.50 seconds. They all deal {{plink|Impact|pic=Impact damage icon|size=18px}} damage, with a chance to convert the damage to {{plink|Arborae|pic=Arborae damage icon|size=18px}}. The weapon strength and elemental chance of a Quarterstaff obey formulae with slight variation:

:<math>\text{Strength} = L + 15\times R + 3 + [0-6] </math>
:<math>\text{Chance} = [70-89]% </math>

Where
*<math>L</math> is the Item Level
*<math>R</math> is the Rarity, expressed as number of stars

There is random variation in the stats for a Quarterstaff, determined by the terms <math>[0-6]</math> for the strength and <math>[70-89]</math> for the elemental chance. Generally, a weapon with a lower roll on the chance will have a higher roll for the strength. It is believed that rarity affects the distribution of strength rolls, as {{Common}} items almost always roll 0-2, and higher values have only rarely been recorded.

From this formula it can be seen that each increase in Rarity of a Quarterstaff is equivalent to 15 additional levels. Thus a Quarterstaff at level 0 {{Epic}}, at level 15 {{Rare}}, at level 30 {{Uncommon}}, or at level 45 {{Common}} will all have the same minimum combat strength of '''60'''.

The strongest possible Quarterstaff is a level 500 {{Epic}} Quarterstaff with a maximum strength roll, which has the following stats:
{{Infobox weapon
|rarity = epic
|damage = 569
|element = Arborae
|element% = 70
|range = Melee
|slot = two-hand
}}

A list of all different level and rarity combinations of Quarterstaves, including their sell values, can be found here:
{{main|Quarterstaff/Levels}}

==Item Sources==
The Quarterstaff is able to be dropped by any monster that can access the [[Equipment drop table]].
{{ItemSources|Quarterstaff}}

==Update history==
{{UH|
* {{UL|update=2024-11-06|date=6 November 2024}}
** Added to game.
}}

{{Weapons}}
{{Guardian Equipment}}
{{Bonewright}}
[[Category:Variant Main (Weapons)]]