Favored Branches

Favored Branches

Slash Damage	0
Strike Damage	100
Magick Damage	169
Strength	35
Knockdown	70
Elemental Damage	None
Debilitation	None
Weight	2.4
Buy Price	14800
Sell Price	4940
Type	Archistaff
Vocation

Favored Branches is an archistaff for the Sorcerer. It is shaped like a tree stretching its branches towards the sky. The tips gather magick power and focus it into every attack.

The staff lies in a chest at the bottom of the stairs inside Depleted Ore Deposit.

An archistaff resembling a tree stretching out its branches to reach for the sky. In fact, the tips gather and focus magick power into every attack.

How to get Favored Branches and Map Location

To get to the Favored Branches Staff you must go to the Depleted Ore Deposit (Location walkthrough shown at 22:53 in the video guide below). Once you enter the cave head down into the depths until you reach the catacomb, the Staff is hidden in a unique chest. Once looted spirits and skeletons will ambush your party.

Favored Branches map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Smithing Upgrade Guide

Every weapon can be enhanced three times at an armoury or smithy, each time for gold and the materials listed below, and a fourth time with Wyrmfire. Any armoury or smithy works on weapons and armour alike. Each smith works in one style, and you can mix styles from one level to the next.

Vermundian raises every attribute moderately. Armouries and smithies in Vermund offer it, such as Roderick's Smithy and Bjorn's Armory in Vernworth.
Elven raises Magick and Magick Defense greatly, Strength and Defense only a little. Grisha's Armory in Sacred Arbor offers it.
Battahli raises Strength and Defense greatly, Magick and Magick Defense only a little. Armouries in Battahl offer it, such as Awaran's Arms and Bodas's Armory in Bakbattahl.
Dwarven raises Knockdown Power and Knockdown Resistance. Sara at Brokkr's Smithy offers it after Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge, and Gautstafr after Put a Spring in Thy Step.
Wyrmfire halves the weight and gives a further boost once the first three enhancements are done. The Dragonforged at Bay Wayside Shrine takes payment in Wyrmslife Crystals instead of gold.

The tables below give the cost, materials and result of every level for each style.

Taking Favored Branches to level 3 costs 6,956 G in all, whichever style you choose. Elven smithing gives it the most Magick at level 3 (253), while Dwarven gives the most Knockdown Power (122). Wyrmfire then costs 15 Wyrmslife Crystals.

Max Smithing Levels

Level	Magick	Strength	Knockdown	Weight	Materials	Cost
Battahli Level 3	219	52	70	2.61	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Poison Pinion	4440
Battahli Wyrmfire	289	82	70	1.31	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Dwarven Level 3	236	49	122	2.61	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Rattler Rockscale	4440
Dwarven Wyrmfire	306	79	122	1.31	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Elven Level 3	253	45	70	2.22	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Rattler Rockscale	4440
Elven Wyrmfire	323	75	70	1.11	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Vermundian Level 3	236	49	70	2.22	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Poison Pinion	4440
Vermundian Wyrmfire	306	79	70	1.11	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Battahli

Level	Magick	Strength	Knockdown	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	177	38	70	2.47	None	740
Level 2	194	43	70	2.54	2x Copperstone	1776
Level 3	219	52	70	2.61	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Poison Pinion	4440
Wyrmfire Battahli	289	82	70	1.31	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Dwarven

Level	Magick	Strength	Knockdown	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	184	38	84	2.47	None	740
Level 2	206	43	101	2.54	• 1x Copperstone • 2x Poison Pinion	1776
Level 3	236	49	122	2.61	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Rattler Rockscale	4440
Wyrmfire Dwarven	306	79	122	1.31	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Elven

Level	Magick	Strength	Knockdown	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	186	37	70	2.34	None	740
Level 2	211	40	70	2.28	• 1x Copperstone • 2x Poison Pinion	1776
Level 3	253	45	70	2.22	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Rattler Rockscale	4440
Wyrmfire Elven	323	75	70	1.11	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Vermundian

Level	Magick	Strength	Knockdown	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	184	38	70	2.34	None	740
Level 2	206	43	70	2.28	2x Copperstone	1776
Level 3	236	49	70	2.22	• 3x Southron Iron • 2x Poison Pinion	4440
Wyrmfire Vermundian	306	79	70	1.11	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Wyrmfire

Level	Magick	Strength	Knockdown	Weight	Materials	Cost
Wyrmfire	70	30	0	1.20	15x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

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