Rotten Crystal Staff
| Rotten Crystal Staff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Attack | 42 Physical |
| Critical | 100 |
| Scaling | Str D, Int B |
| Requires | Str 8, Int 48 |
| Effect | Enhances Crystalian sorceries by +10% and causes Scarlet Rot buildup (50) with its melee attacks. |
| Guard | 28% physical, 17 guard boost |
| Type | Glintstone Staff |
| Attack Type | Strike |
| Skill | No Skill |
| FP Cost | - |
| Weight | 4.5 |
| Upgrades With | Somber Smithing Stones, to +10 |
| Sell Price | 200 |
The Rotten Crystal Staff is a Glintstone Staff in Elden Ring. It has the highest physical attack of any glintstone staff in the game. It only turns up late in a run, in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.
The Rotten Crystal Staff is fashioned from pure crystal, a deed impossible for a human, and it festers with scarlet rot. It drops from the Putrid Crystalian mages in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree, such as the one guarded by two spear-wielding Crystalians near the Elphael Inner Wall. It boosts Crystalian sorceries, and its melee strikes, not its spells, build scarlet rot. It is a variant of the Crystal Staff with slightly lower sorcery scaling. It suits an Intelligence caster built around crystal sorceries who reaches the Haligtree.
Stats
The Rotten Crystal Staff is the only staff that does real work in melee, with 42 physical attack at base, the highest of any staff, plus 50 scarlet rot buildup on hits. It still casts well, with 147 base sorcery scaling and a 10% boost to Crystalian sorceries, so one slot covers both spellcasting and a rot-inflicting fallback for when FP runs low.
How to Get Rotten Crystal Staff Guide
- 8% chance to be dropped by Putrid Crystalian Mages such as the one near the Elphael Inner Wall grace, located in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.
- Another Putrid Crystalian Mage can be found by going down to the lower eastern rampart where a Rotten Avatar patrols and running north up the stairs and into the building.
- Since there are no spear-wielding Crystalians nearby and the Avatar does not respawn, it can be safer to grind for the staff from this one instead of the one in the inner wall.
- If simultaneously grinding for the Rotten Crystal Spear, however, the Inner Wall grace is better.
Where to find Rotten Crystal Staff Location?
Rotten Crystal Staff map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
It upgrades with Somber Smithing Stones up to +10.
| Level | Material | Amount | Attack | Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 |  Somber Smithing Stone [1] |
x1 | 48 Physical | Str D, Int B |
| +2 |  Somber Smithing Stone [2] |
x1 | 54 Physical | Str D, Int B |
| +3 |  Somber Smithing Stone [3] |
x1 | 60 Physical | Str D, Int A |
| +4 |  Somber Smithing Stone [4] |
x1 | 66 Physical | Str D, Int A |
| +5 |  Somber Smithing Stone [5] |
x1 | 72 Physical | Str D, Int S |
| +6 |  Somber Smithing Stone [6] |
x1 | 78 Physical | Str D, Int S |
| +7 |  Somber Smithing Stone [7] |
x1 | 84 Physical | Str C, Int S |
| +8 |  Somber Smithing Stone [8] |
x1 | 90 Physical | Str C, Int S |
| +9 |  Somber Smithing Stone [9] |
x1 | 96 Physical | Str C, Int S |
| +10 |  Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone |
x1 | 102 Physical | Str C, Int S |
Suggested Build
Cast Crystalian sorceries from range, using the staff's own strikes only to add rot up close.
| Stats | Intelligence 80 (48 to wield it), Vigor 50, Mind 38, Endurance 23 |
|---|---|
| Affinity | Cannot be infused; it keeps its own scaling. |
| Talismans | Magic Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Godfrey Icon |
Notes
All Glintstone Staffs
The table below lists all Glintstone Staffs in Elden Ring.
| Name | Image | Physical | Magic | Fire | Light | Holy | Crit. Boost | Range | Weight | Str. | Dex. | Int. | Fai. | Arc. | Sell Price | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Glintstone Staff | 
|
25 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
168 | 3 | E 6 |
0 | B 28 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Albinauric Staff | 
|
17 23 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
100 14 |
- | 2.5 | E 6 |
0 | D 10 |
0 | C 12 |
100 | No Skill |
| Astrologer's Staff | 
|
25 25.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
100 15 |
66 | 3 | E 7 |
0 | C 16 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Azur's Glintstone Staff | 
|
24 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
159 | 4 | D 10 |
0 | B 52 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Carian Glintblade Staff | 
|
22 23 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
100 14 |
- | 2.5 | E 6 |
E 12 |
C 22 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Carian Glintstone Staff | 
|
25 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
- | 3 | E 6 |
-8 | C 24 |
0 | 0 | 200 | No Skill |
| Carian Regal Scepter | 
|
24 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
- | 3 | E 8 |
E 10 |
B 60 |
0 | 0 | 100 | Spinning Weapon |
| Crystal Staff | 
|
31 28 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
100 17 |
- | 4.5 | D 8 |
0 | B 48 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Demi-Human Queen's Staff | 
|
31 25.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
100 15 |
60 | 3 | D 6 |
0 | C 10 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Digger's Staff | 
|
38 28 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
100 17 |
- | 4.5 | D 8 |
0 | C 12 |
0 | 0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Gelmir Glintstone Staff | 
|
29 23 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
100 14 |
- | 2.5 | E 6 |
0 | D 14 |
D 14 |
0 | 100 | No Skill |
| Glintstone Staff | 
|
25 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
- | 3 | E 6 |
0 | C 10 |
0 | 0 | 200 | No Skill |
| Lusat's Glintstone Staff | 
|
24 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
- | 4 | D 10 |
0 | B 52 |
0 | 0 | 500 | No Skill |
| Meteorite Staff | 
|
39 28 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
100 17 |
- | 4.5 | D 6 |
0 | S 18 |
0 | 0 | 200 | No Skill |
| Prince of Death's Staff | 
|
25 25 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
100 15 |
- | 3 | E 6 |
0 | D 18 |
D 18 |
0 | 200 | No Skill |
| Rotten Crystal Staff | 
|
42 28 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
100 17 |
- | 4.5 | D 8 |
0 | B 48 |
0 | 0 | 200 | No Skill |
| Staff of Loss | 
|
22 23 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
0 14 |
100 14 |
- | 2.5 | E 6 |
E 12 |
C 14 |
0 | 0 | 200 | No Skill |
| Staff of the Guilty | 
|
38 28 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
0 17 |
100 17 |
- | 4.5 | D 8 |
0 | 0 | C 12 |
0 | 100 | No Skill |