Elden Ring Staff of the Guilty Builds

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Staff of the Guilty

Weapon Type:

Glintstone Staff

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 4.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	8			12
Scaling	D			C

Elden Ring Staff Of The Guilty 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). Staff Of The Guilty will require Strength 8, Faith 12, and scales based on Strength D, Faith C, Stats.

Description: A heretical staff fashioned from a smoldering, withered sapling that turns the blood of sacrifices pierced by it into glinstone. Similar to hex magic. Sorceries are scaled with faith rather than intelligence when weilding this staff which enhances Thorn sorceries in particular.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
B	Boosts Thorn sorcery, Causes blood loss buildup	4.5	38	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

Staff of the Guilty is a mid-tier staff for sorcery casters. Your casting speed and damage output both depend on this pick, so check the scaling grades below before committing. Pair it with a melee backup for close-range encounters.

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Staff of the Guilty Stats

Staff of the Guilty is a solid mid-tier choice for sorcery builds with Faith scaling at C. Your spell damage ceiling depends on these scaling grades, so compare them before investing upgrade materials.

Staff of the Guilty Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Attack	38	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
A	Sorcery Scaling	127	TBD

Staff of the Guilty Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Guard	28	TBD
F	Magical Guard	17	TBD
F	Fire Guard	17	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	17	TBD
F	Holy Guard	17	TBD
F	Guard Boost	17	TBD

Where To Find Staff Of The Guilty Location in Elden Ring

The map and details below show where to find Staff of the Guilty. Follow the marker for the fastest route.

Best Builds for Staff Of The Guilty in Elden Ring

Builds using Staff of the Guilty center on sorcery damage with Faith (12 minimum) as the primary investment. The setups below show which spells and talismans pair best with this catalyst's scaling.

Staff of the Guilty 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

Staff Of The Guilty Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Staff of the Guilty upgrades to +25 with Smithing Stones. You can swap Ashes of War and change the affinity, but greases and weapon buffs won't apply. Still plenty of build flexibility.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	290 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	348 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	406 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	464 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	522 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	580 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	638 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	696 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	754 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	812 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	870 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	928 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	986 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,044 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,102 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,160 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,218 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,276 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,334 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,392 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,450 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,508 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,566 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,624 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,682 Runes
Total	All Levels	24,650 Runes

Enemies That Drop Staff Of The Guilty

List of enemies that drop the Staff Of The Guilty weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Bloodthorn Exile	Liurnia of the Lakes - Artist's Shack, Eastern Liurnia Lake Shore	2.00%
Bloodthorn Exile	Mt. Gelmir - Seethewater Terminus	2.00%
Bloodthorn Exile	Mountaintops of the Giants - Guardians' Garrison	2.00%