Watchdog's Staff

StrikeSomber Smithing Stone—Unique skill

Large stone staff embedded with glintstone. Wielded by Erdtree Burial Watchdogs who protect catacombs.

Attack rating—At your attributes

Weight19Equip load units

Requires34Str10Dex

Passive buildup—At your attributes

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

Large stone staff embedded with glintstone. Wielded by Erdtree Burial Watchdogs who protect catacombs.

The Watchdogs, battered and broken over their lengthy tenure, rule the catacombs and are even said to command the imps.

Channel magic into the glintstone to activate an ancient sorcery, producing floating magic projectiles that chase enemies automatically.

Map pending

LocationRoad's End Catacombs hidden chamber

Liurnia of the Lakes

Starting Site of Grace: Road's End Catacombs

From Revenger's Shack in western Liurnia, travel south along the cliff path toward the Minor Erdtree. Follow the path around its western side past the jellyfish and look for the catacomb doors in the cliff. The Erdtree Avatar is not required.
From the grace, descend into the large room and pass the boss-door lever. Continue down the next two flights of stairs to the lower landing.
Turn back at the foot of the stairs and strike the wall beside the staircase to reveal the hidden room. Deal with the imps inside and loot the staff from the corpse. The Spiritcaller Snail boss is not required.

Map location pending

Requires 34 Strength and 10 Dexterity and weighs 19.0. Ordinary hits deal strike physical damage and scale mainly with Strength, with a smaller Dexterity contribution. There is no Intelligence requirement or ordinary magic damage.
Sorcery of the Crozier costs 15 FP and releases a ring of homing magic projectiles. Their damage improves with weapon upgrade level, not Intelligence, making this a ranged magic option for a melee build without investing in a casting attribute.
The skill needs no memory slot or staff casting button. Shard of Alexander and relevant magic-damage bonuses can strengthen it, while sorcery talismans and an upgraded casting staff in the other hand do not improve it as a memorized spell.
The projectiles gather before moving toward the target. Allow room for that preparation, then use their delayed arrival to follow up or reposition. Nearby obstacles and fast enemies can prevent the whole group from connecting.
Upgrade with Somber Smithing Stones to +10. The skill and normal affinity are fixed, and grease or a weapon enchantment cannot be applied.
This is a Colossal Weapon, not a sorcery catalyst. You cannot cast your memorized spells through it. The hidden catacomb corpse gives the staff; the Spiritcaller Snail boss is a separate reward.

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