Charged Staff
Consume all Power Charges to charge your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage.
Good option that performs well in the right setup or as a levelling skill.
Gem Effects
Buff grants 1 to (2-22) Added Quarterstaff Attack Lightning damage per Power Charge Consumed, up to your maximum Power Charges
Buff duration is 6 seconds per Power Charge Consumed
Shockwave
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage Wave length is 5 metres
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Charged Staff
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Charged Staff Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Shock Amplification
Lightning Shock increases damage taken by enemies. High hit damage = stronger Shock effect. Synergizes with crit builds.
Duration Matters
Duration scaling extends effect uptime. Less recasting = more time dealing damage. Invest in skill duration passives.
Attribute Planning
Requires 86 Int at max level. Plan your passive tree and gear to meet this — don't get stuck unable to level your main skill.
Alternatives to Charged Staff
Similar skills — which one fits your build better?
Build Glory by Hitting enemies with Elemental damage. When you have maximum Glor
Perform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embo
Gain a Buff that boosts your Shock chance. Shocking an enemy consumes the Buff t
Ready your active Bow or Spear, Empowering your next Barrageable Bow or Projecti
How to Get Charged Staff
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Charged Staff. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.