Being part of Ahrim's set, if the staff is wielded along with all of the other pieces of equipment in the set the player receives a special effect: successful attacks have a 20% chance of lowering the opponent's Strength by five levels. An alternative staff is the staff of light, which has better accuracy and is non-degradable. It does, however, require 75 Magic to wield. Another alternative is the Blisterwood staff, which can only be obtained by those who have completed The Branches of Darkmeyer, however it is free, and possesses equal stats to the Ahrim's staff.