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Staff of Lightning Bolts



Staff of Lightning Bolts
Type Staff
School Destruction
Base Value 538
Weight 8
Charge 1000

The Staff of Lightning Bolts is a staff of the Destruction school in Skyrim. A full charge gives 19 casts, it is worth 538 gold, and spell merchants begin stocking it at level 10.

Weapon Enchantment

A bolt of lightning that does 25 points of shock damage to Health and half that to Magicka

  • Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer.
  • The first version can be found in the Hall of Countenance at the College of Winterhold, is carried by Brelyna Maryon, and is wielded by Ildari Sarothril.

Every weapon enchantment is listed under Enchantment Effects.

Staff of Lightning Bolts Location

  • Bought from spell merchants rather than blacksmiths, who will not stock a staff at all. The selection is random and level dependent, and this one enters the pool at level 10.
  • Found in random loot, and carried by mages and necromancers of the appropriate school.
  • The court wizard in each hold and the College of Winterhold are the most reliable places to check.
  • Two staves with this enchantment exist. The original game only includes the standard staff, while Dawnguard adds a second staff of the same name with a different appearance, wielded by Falmer.
  • The first version can be found in the Hall of Countenance at the College of Winterhold, is carried by Brelyna Maryon, and is wielded by Ildari Sarothril.

Item tier.png Staff Statistics

Statistic Value
Base Value 538
Weight 8
Charge 1000
Cost Per Cast 51
Casts Per Charge 19
Merchant Level 10
Item ID 0004dee3

Destruction Staves

Casts from one full charge, best first.

Staff Casts Value
Staff of Thunderbolts 58 778
Staff of Flames 35 183
Staff of Frostbite 31 198
Staff of Sparks 26 218
Staff of the Flame Wall 25 1310
Staff of Firebolts 24 456
Staff of the Frost Wall 21 1468
Staff of Ice Spikes 20 511



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