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.

When to Use It

Late game. It is found around Mountaintops of the Giants, far enough in that it is an end-of-run weapon rather than something to build towards.

Upgrades

Ordinary Smithing Stones carry it all the way to +25, and because it is not a Somber weapon it will also hold a grease or a weapon buff, which is a damage source the unique blades simply do not have.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at D and Fai at C, so Fai is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 8 and Fai 12 before you can lift it. Any Ash of War and any affinity will sit on it, so its scaling can be re-cut towards whichever stat you are already levelling. It also causes blood loss buildup (45) when striking. Enhances thorn sorceries by +20% on its own, with no infusion needed.

Notes

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.

How to Get Staff of the Guilty Guide

2.00% 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?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Glinstone Staffs

Name	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