Elden Ring Astrologer's Staff Builds

Weapons List

Astrologer's Staff

Weapon Type:

Glintstone Staff

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 3


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	7		16
Scaling	E		C

Elden Ring Astrologer's Staff is a Glintstone Staff Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Regular Skill (No Skill). Astrologer's Staff will require Strength 7, Intelligence 16, and scales based on Strength E, Intelligence C, Stats.

Description: Staff of the astrologers. A glintsone is embedded in the tip, enabling it to be used as a catalyst for sorceries. Sorceries must be memorized first at a site of lost grace, and a staff must be equipped to cast them.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
D	N/A	3	25	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
No Skill	Regular	0	This armament has no skill. If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

Picking the right staff matters more than most players think. Astrologer's Staff ranks as low-tier for sorcery builds, and the scaling grades below show why. Don't sleep on the weight cost either, since every point of equip load counts.

Navigate this Astrologer's Staff Guide using the links below.

Astrologer's Staff Stats

Catalysts live and die by their scaling. Astrologer's Staff with Intelligence scaling at C sits at below average compared to alternatives for sorcery. That scaling grade is your actual DPS multiplier for every spell you cast.

Astrologer's Staff Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Attack	25	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD
S	Sorcery Scaling	166	TBD

Astrologer's Staff Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Guard	25	TBD
F	Magical Guard	15	TBD
F	Fire Guard	15	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	15	TBD
F	Holy Guard	15	TBD
F	Guard Boost	15	TBD

Where To Find Astrologer's Staff Location in Elden Ring

Purchased from the Nomadic Merchant located in the Liurnia of the Lakes. No boss or quest needed, just runes. The map below shows the vendor's location.

Purchased from the Nomadic Merchant located in the Liurnia of the Lakes

Best Builds for Astrologer's Staff in Elden Ring

For sorcery builds with Intelligence (16 minimum) as the primary investment, Astrologer's Staff shapes your damage ceiling. The builds below balance spell damage with enough Vigor to survive boss encounters.

Astrologer's Staff Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
S	One Cast Kill Mage Class Astrologer Wretch Prisoner Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Lusat's Glintstone Staff Armor Lusat's Glintstone Crown Snow Witch Set Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Talisman Primal Glintstone Blade Graven-School Talisman Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Comet Azur Unseen Form	Items Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear Cerulean Crystal Tear
S	Sword of Night and Flame Build Class Prisoner Samurai Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Faith Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Sword of Night and Flame Meteorite Staff Prince of Death's Staff Armor Use Light Armor or Medium Armor	Spells Rancorcall Ancient Death Rancor Skills
A	Caster Mage Build Class Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Astrologer's Staff Azur's Glintstone Staff Armor Twinsage Glintstone Crown Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Snow Witch Set Talisman Radagon Icon Erdtree's Favor Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Swift Glintstone Shard Comet Loretta's Greatbow Carian Slicer Comet Azur Founding Rain of Stars Skills Ash of War Gravitas Ash of War Loretta's Slash
A	Melee Mage Build Class Prisoner Wretch Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Mind	Weapon Estoc Crystal Knife Demi-Human Queen's Staff Rogier's Rapier Meteorite Staff Moonveil Crystal Knife Armor Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Sage Set Errant Sorcerer Set Talisman Radagon Icon Graven-School Talisman Winged Sword Insignia Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Rock Sling Carian Slicer Scholar's Armament Skills Ash of War Impaling Thrust Ash of War Loretta's Slash	Items
E	Starter Astrologer Build Class Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Glintstone Staff Small Shield Armor Use Light Armor Talisman Radagon Icon	Spells Glintstone Pebble Glintstone Arc Loretta's Greatbow Great Glintstone Shard Carian Slicer Carian Piercer Skills

Astrologer's Staff Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with Smithing Stones. Astrologer's Staff lets you pick any Ash of War and affinity infusion. Buff spells and greases don't work here, so choose your infusion carefully.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	200 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	240 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	280 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	320 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	360 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	400 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	440 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	480 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	520 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	560 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	600 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	640 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	680 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	720 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	760 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	800 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	840 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	880 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	920 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	960 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,000 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,040 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,080 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,120 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,160 Runes
Total	All Levels	17,000 Runes