Elden Ring Prince of Death's Staff Builds

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Prince of Death's Staff

Weapon Type:

Glintstone Staff

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 3


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	6		18	18
Scaling	E		D	D

Elden Ring Prince Of Death'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). Prince Of Death's Staff will require Strength 6, Intelligence 18, Faith 18, and scales based on Strength E, Intelligence D, Faith D, Stats.

Description: Staff embedded with sullied amber, said to be a very part of the Prince of Death. Enhances death sorceries. One of the staves deemed heretical by the academy for its ability to allow sorceries to be augmented through faith in addition to intelligence.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
E	Boosts Death sorcery	3	25	0	0	0	0

Magic Damage Weapons

Fire Damage Weapons

Lightning Damage Weapons

Sorcery Boosting Weapons

Incantation Boosting Weapons


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. Prince of Death's Staff ranks as weak 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 Prince Of Death's Staff Guide using the links below.

Prince of Death's Staff Stats

Catalysts live and die by their scaling. Prince of Death's Staff with Intelligence scaling at D sits at outclassed by most competitors for sorcery. That scaling grade is your actual DPS multiplier for every spell you cast.

Prince of Death'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	144	TBD

Prince of Death'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 Prince Of Death's Staff Location in Elden Ring

Head to Deeproot Depths for Prince of Death's Staff. The exact pickup spot is marked on the map below.

Found in

Deeproot Depths


Location	How To Get
Deeproot Depths

Best Builds for Prince Of Death's Staff in Elden Ring

For sorcery builds with Intelligence (18 minimum) as the primary investment, Prince of Death's Staff shapes your damage ceiling. The builds below balance spell damage with enough Vigor to survive boss encounters.

Prince of Death's Staff Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
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	Death Mage Necromancer Class Prisoner Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Secondary: Faith Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Sword of Night and Flame Prince of Death's Staff Golden Order Seal Armor Fia's Hood Night Maiden Armor Night Maiden Set Talisman Magic Scorpion Charm Graven-Mass Talisman Ritual Sword Talisman Godfrey Icon	Spirits Lhutel the Headless Spells Ancient Death Rancor Rancorcall Explosive Ghostflame Fia's Mist Terra Magicus Golden Vow Flame Grant me Strength Skills Night-and-Flame Stance	Items Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear Intelligence-knot Crystal Tear
A	Hybrid Mage Build Class Prisoner Astrologer Confessor Prophet Stats Primary: Faith Primary: Intelligence Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Sword of Night and Flame Prince of Death's Staff Golden Order Seal Armor Olivinus Glintstone Crown Spellblade Set Talisman Fire Scorpion Charm Magic Scorpion Charm Dragoncrest Shield Talisman Godfrey Icon Stargazer Heriloom	Spells Golden Vow Black Flame Loretta's Greatbow Magic Glintblade Ancient Death Rancor
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

Prince Of Death's Staff Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with Smithing Stones. Prince of Death'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