Staves & Weapons

Staff basics

• Craft staves at the shrine using Celestial materials dropped by major bosses.
• Every staff adds a passive — extra Focus, spin damage, or on-hit effects.
• Upgrade your current staff before chasing the next; raw damage matters most.
• Match staff perks to your stance and spell plan.

Choosing a staff

• Focus-generating staves accelerate your charged-Heavy loop — great for Smash builds.
• Spin-damage staves reward Pillar/aerial play and crowd fights.
• Higher base damage almost always beats a fancy perk on a lower-tier staff.
• Keep materials in reserve so you can craft the newest staff the moment a boss drops the parts.

Crafting & materials

• Staves are crafted at the shrine from Celestial materials that major bosses drop.
• Save rare materials for the newest staff rather than upgrading an outgoing one.
• Each craft needs specific boss drops, so a new staff often follows a King fight.
• Keep your current staff upgraded so you're never under-powered between crafts.

How to choose

1. Craft on schedule, not on impulse

   Check the shrine every chapter. Materials you have been carrying often turn out to complete a staff you did not know you could make.

2. Read the property, not the damage

   A staff with a lower number and a property that suits your stance will usually out-damage the raw upgrade.

3. Match it to your window

   If your build is charged Heavies, take what improves charged Heavies. Generic damage is the weakest thing a staff can offer you.

What to spend materials on

• Finish one staff properly rather than half-upgrading two.
• Rare materials are worth holding until you know which set you are committing to.
• Do not sell crafting materials for currency; the currency is easier to get back than they are.