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Runestaff of illumination

(Magic Item Compendium, page 180)

Price (Item Level): 34,500 gp (16th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 15th
Aura: Strong; (DC 22) evocation
Activation: As spell used
Weight: 3 lb.

This slim silver staff features a rune of a sunburst. It seems to reflect light as if it were a polished mirror that never tarnishes.

A runestaff of illumination allows you to cast any of the following spells (each three times per day) by expending a prepared arcane spell or arcane spell slot of the same level or higher.

  • dancing lights
  • daylight
  • flare
  • sunburst


Prerequisites: Craft Staff, dancing lights, daylight, flare, sunburst.
Cost to Create: 17,000 gp (plus 500 gp for base item), 1360 XP, 34 days.