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Staff of necromancy

(Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5, page 244)

Price (Item Level): 65,000 gp (19th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 13th
Aura: Strong; (DC 21) necromancy
Activation: As spell used (spell trigger)
Weight: 5 lb.

This staff is made from ebony or other dark wood and carved with the images of bones and skulls.

It allows use of the following spells:

  • Cause fear (1 charge)
  • Ghoul touch (1 charge)
  • Halt undead (1 charge)
  • Enervation (2 charges)
  • Waves of fatigue (2 charges)
  • Circle of death (3 charges)


Prerequisites: Craft Staff, cause fear, circle of death, enervation, ghoul touch, halt undead, waves of fatigue.
Cost to Create: 32,500 gp, 2600 XP, 65 days.