The Staff of Artakha was an extremely powerful artifact the Toa Nuva needed to recover in preparation for Mata Nui's awakening. It was created by Artakha years ago, and had once been kept in the Onu-Metru Archives, but was eventually stolen in a raid by the Dark Hunters centuries ago. The Toa Nuva went to Odina to recover the Staff, only to find it was not there. They next traveled to Xia to find it, believing "The Shadowed One" had it. Once there, Onua encountered Makuta Icarax, who had stolen the staff.