Arcane Staff

Summary

The Arcane Staff is a new class of weapon that is designed around supporting "pure mage" builds
Players will need both Arcane Skill and Wrestling skill to effectively use Arcane Staves
There are 20 different Arcane Staff types available for players: Abyssal, Ancestral, Angelspire, Boneshard, Burial, Celestial, Chaos, Darklight, Dragonbone, Druid, Fiendish, Helix, Nautilus, Necromancer, Paradox, Prismatic, Razorcrest, Shaman, Summoner, Vine.
While the Stats on all Arcane Staff types are identical, each Arcane Staff type has its own unique projectile hue (i.e. players should pick an Arcane Staff type that fits the theme and personality of their character)

Arcane Staves
Abyssal Staff	Ancestral Staff	Angelspire Staff	Boneshard Staff	Burial Staff
Celestial Staff	Chaos Staff	Darklight Staff	Dragonbone Staff	Druid Staff
Fiendish Staff	Helix Staff	Nautilus Staff	Necromancer Staff	Paradox Staff
Prismatic Staff	Razorcrest Staff	Shaman Staff	Summoner Staff	Vine Staff

Crafting

Players can craft Arcane Staves using the Carpentry skill under the Arcane Staves category
Arcane Staves are treated as normal weapons for crafting and can be Exceptional Quality, Mastercrafted, and made with Colored Materials (such as Avarwood)

Skills for Arcane Staves

Arcane Staves are two-handed equippable weapons
A player's chance to Hit/Defend with an Arcane Staff equipped is based on their Arcane skill, but is also capped by their Wrestling skill
Players will need both Arcane Skill and Wrestling skill to effectively use Arcane Staves

Combat Mechanics

Arcane Staves function as normal weapons when making melee attacks and receive all the normal bonuses granted to weapons from Magical/Crafted properties, Aspect Bonuses, Mastery Chains, Skill Bonuses, Slayer Damage, etc
Arcane Staves act as Ranged Weapons with Range 12
Arcane Staves do not require any Ammunition to fire
Arcane Staves are unique weapons that ignore their target's Armor, and instead has its Damage reduced by the target's Effective Magic Resist

Arcane Weapon Special: Hex

The Arcane Weapon Special "Hex" has the following handling:

Damage is increased by 50%
Applies a Hex effect reducing the creature's Magic Resist by 50 for 8-15 seconds (scaled by weapon speed)
If the creature already has an Effective Magic Resist of 0 prior to the attack, the Damage of the Weapon Special will be increased by a further 50%

Arcane Buildup

Players using Arcane Staves will generate an "Arcane Buildup" effect when fighting creatures
Successful hits with an Arcane Staff on a creature will increase a player's Arcane Buildup by (20% * (Arcane Skill / 100))
Players can reach a maximum Arcane Buildup of 100%
Players will also see an overhead meter showing their current Arcane Buildup whenever it changes (this meter will not be visible to other players)

Arcane Buildup Bonuses

Players receive a Spell Damage bonus against creatures equal to their current (Arcane Buildup * 50%)
Players receive a Damage Resistance bonus against creatures equal to their current (Arcane Buildup * 25%)

Example: A player has inflicted 4 hits recently with an Arcane Staff and has generated an Arcane Buildup of 80% The player's Spell Damage against all creatures will be increased by (80% * 50%) = +40% The player will also have a Damage Resistance bonus against all creatures of (80% * 25%) = +20%

Buildup Restrictions

Players will only receive their bonuses from Arcane Buildup while equipped with an Arcane Staff
Arcane Staves require the player to "concentrate" and they cannot be distracted by maintaining Followers or performing Barding actions
Players will have their Arcane Buildup set to 0% if they ever have any Followers under their control (Mounts will be ignored)
Players will have their Arcane Buildup set to 0% if they have used a Barding skill in the last 60 seconds

Buildup Decay

For every 10 seconds that pass where the player has not landed a successful Arcane Staff hit against a creature, the player's Arcane Buildup will decay by 20% (down to a minimum of 0%)

Casting While Equipped

Players can cast spells (including during PvP) while equipped with an Arcane Staff if they have both at least 80 Arcane skill and 80 Wrestling skill

Attacking While Casting

Players can to continue to make Arcane Staff attacks even while in the process of casting or holding a spell

Arcane Staves in PvP

Hits from an Arcane Staff against other players will not cause Spell Interrupts

Spell Interruption While Casting

Players will have an (Effective Arcane Skill / 100%)) chance to avoid Spell Interruption from Creature/Environment Damage while casting with an Arcane Staff equipped
PvP-based interrupts while casting with an Arcane Staff equipped will be resolved as normal using the player's Wrestling skill

Casting Bonuses

When casting using an Arcane Staff, players will receive the following bonuses to their spells based on the Material/Properties of the Arcane Staff:

Damage Bonus

Arcane Staff Damage Bonus
Name	Bonus
Ruin	+5% Spell Damage
Might	+10% Spell Damage
Force	+15% Spell Damage
Power	+20% Spell Damage
Vanquishing	+25% Spell Damage

Material Bonus

Arcane Staff Material Bonus
Material	Bonus
Exceptional	+10% Spell Damage
Dullwood	+1% Spell Damage
Shadowwood	+2% Spell Damage
Copperwood	+3% Spell Damage
Bronzewood	+4% Spell Damage
Goldenwood	+5% Spell Damage
Rosewood	+6% Spell Damage
Verewood	+7% Spell Damage
Valewood	+8% Spell Damage
Avarwood	+9% Spell Damage

Slayer Bonus

Arcane Staff Slayer Bonus
Name	Bonus
Lesser Slaying	+15% Spell Damage
Slaying	+30% Spell Damage
Greater Slaying	+45% Spell Damage

Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance

Arcane Staff Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Name	Bonus
Accurate	+5% Accuracy / Chance to Refund Mana
Surpassingly Accurate	+10% Accuracy / Chance to Refund Mana
Eminently Accurate	+15% Accuracy / Chance to Refund Mana
Exceedingly Accurate	+20% Accuracy / Chance to Refund Mana
Supremely Accurate	+25% Accuracy / Chance to Refund Mana

Material Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance

Arcane Staff Material Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Material	Bonus
Exceptional	+10% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Dullwood	+1% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Shadowwood	+2% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Copperwood	+3% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Bronzewood	+4% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Goldenwood	+5% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Rosewood	+6% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Verewood	+7% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Valewood	+8% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance
Avarwood	+9% Accuracy / Mana Refund Chance

Variety of Arcane Staves

Store Purchased Arcane Staves

Players can purchase store-quality versions of Arcane Staves from either Mage NPCs or Carpenter NPCs

Magical Arcane Staves

Magical versions of Arcane Staves will occur as Loot Drops from all Outlands Systems, similar to normal weapons

Training Arcane Staves

Players can purchase Training Arcane Staves from Mage NPCs and Carpenter NPCs
Training Arcane Staves inflict 1-2 Damage on hit and are intended solely for Skill Gain usage