Staff of the Guilty

Staff of the Guilty
Attack	38 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str D, Fai C
Requires	Str 8, Fai 12
Effect	Causes blood loss buildup (45) when striking. Enhances thorn sorceries by +20%.
Guard	28% physical, 17 guard boost
Type	Glintstone Staff
Attack Type	Strike
Skill	No Skill
FP Cost	-
Weight	4.5
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	100

The Staff of the Guilty is a Glintstone Staff in Elden Ring. It is a late-game find.

The Staff of the Guilty is a heretical staff made from a smoldering, withered sapling that turns the blood of sacrifices pierced by it into glintstone, a magic similar to hex. It drops from the Guilty sorcerers who carry blazing staves, at Fort Laiedd, the Seethewater Terminus and the slope up to Guardians' Garrison. Sorceries cast from it scale with Faith instead of Intelligence, though each spell's Intelligence requirement still applies, and it boosts thorn sorceries. Its melee strikes build blood loss. It suits a Faith character with low Intelligence, or an Arcane caster who holds it off-hand for its thorn bonus.

How to Get Staff of the Guilty Guide

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• 2% chance to be dropped by Guilty Sorcerers that wield this weapon, such as the ones near the Seethewater Terminus grace, located in Mt. Gelmir.
• ? % chance to drop from Guilty in .

Where to find Staff of the Guilty Location?

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Staff of the Guilty map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

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It upgrades with regular Smithing Stones up to +25.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	x2	39 Physical	Str D, Fai C
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	x4	40 Physical	Str D, Fai C
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	x6	41 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	x2	42 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	x4	43 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	x6	44 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	x2	45 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	x4	47 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	x6	48 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	x2	49 Physical	Str D, Fai B
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	x4	50 Physical	Str D, Fai A
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	x6	51 Physical	Str D, Fai A
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	x2	52 Physical	Str D, Fai A
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	x4	53 Physical	Str D, Fai A
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	x6	55 Physical	Str D, Fai A
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	x2	56 Physical	Str D, Fai A
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	x4	57 Physical	Str D, Fai S
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	x6	58 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	x2	59 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	x4	60 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	x6	61 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	x2	63 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	x4	64 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	x6	65 Physical	Str C, Fai S
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	66 Physical	Str C, Fai S

Builds

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Sanguine Spellblade Build

Class	Any
Level	150-200
Focus	Arcane
Main Stats	Arcane & Vigor
Other Stats	Intelligence & Faith
Requires	38 Faith, 20 Intelligence, 12 Arcane, 8 Strength
Weapon	Albinauric Staff, Dragon Communion Seal, Staff of the Guilty & Rogier's Rapier
Armor	Alberich's Set (for extra Thorn Sorcery damage)
Talismans	Graven-Mass Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm, Lord of Blood's Exultation & Taker's Cameo
Skills	Seppuku
Spells	Golden Vow, Blessing of the Erdtree, Terra Magica, Unseen Form, Briars of Punishment & Briars of Sin
Flasks	Split HP and FP

Notes

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"A heretical staff fashioned from a smoldering, withered sapling that turns the blood of sacrifices pierced by it into glintstone. Similar to hex magic. Sorceries are scaled with faith rather than intelligence when wielding this staff which enhances thorn sorceries in particular."

All Glintstone Staffs

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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