Amethyst Staff
Amethysts find their path Its power may be enchanted by other gems
4Changed since 1.4.5.6
Measured by comparing the game's own item data between 1.4.5.6 and 1.4.5.8. See the 1.4.5.7 and 1.4.5.8 notes for what the change was for.
How to craft it
Anvilwhen to use it
Gem staffs are one weapon rebuilt at five power levels, and this is the bottom rung. Amethyst is the gem you trip over first while digging down, so the staff is usually the first real magic weapon a mage owns after the starting wand.
The bolt stops at whatever it touches first, and that hurts against packed slimes or a worm, but it flies flat and lands reliably on single targets across a room. Swap the moment a better gem turns up. The recipe is the same shape with a nicer stone in it, so the upgrade costs you nothing you were saving.