Charged StaffAttack, Buff, AoE, Duration Tier: 9 Level: 1 Cost: 15 Mana Attack Damage: 40% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: 40%Consume all power charges to infuse your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage.Buff grants 1 to (2–22) Added Quarterstaff Attack Lightning damage per power charge Consumed, up to your maximum power charges Buff duration is 6 seconds per power charge Consumed
Shockwave Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage Wave length is 5 metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0–20)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.
Charged Staff is a quarterstaffskill. Upon use, the skill consumes your power charges to apply a buff that grants added lightning damage and causes your quarterstaff attacks to launch a lightning shockwave forward.
The buff causes all attacks that use your quarterstaff to launch a shockwave forward, regardless of whether they are targeting an enemy or if they hit an enemy or not.
Skills which can hit multiple times per use, like Tempest FlurryTempest FlurryAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Lightning Tier: 5 Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-49) Mana Attack Speed: 140% of base Attack Damage: (60-187)% of basePerform a series of aggressive Strikes. When used in quick succession, the third use Strikes three times, and the fourth use performs a Final Strike that calls down a powerful Shocking bolt.Normal Strikes Converts60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage +4 to Melee Strike Range
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0-4) to Melee Strike RangePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel. and Flicker StrikeFlicker StrikeMelee, Strike, AoE, Movement Tier: 13 Level: 1 Cost: 50 Mana Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: 177% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: 177%Requires Level 13Teleport to a enemy and strike them. Consumes Power Charges to perform additional teleporting strikes on nearby enemies.Teleports and Strikes 3 additional times per Power Charge, with 285% more Attack Speed You cannot gain Power Charges while using this SkillSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., will launch a shockwave with each hit.
Whirling AssaultWhirling AssaultAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike Tier: 11 Level: 1Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel. launches shockwaves in multiple directions during the skill animation.
Reactivating the skill with the buff active will add to the amount of power charges consumed for the buff, but this number cannot exceed your maximum number of power charges.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
1
1
15
40%
40%
Recommended support gems
The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.
Gem tier
Support gems
I
InspirationInspirationTier: 1 Level: 1Supports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Supported Skills have 40% less CostPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Perpetual ChargePerpetual ChargeTier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports skills that consume Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of consuming them.Supported Skills have 35% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming themPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
PersistencePersistenceDuration Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Supported Skills have 40% more Skill Effect DurationPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II
ElectrocuteElectrocuteLightning Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports any Skill which can deal Damage. Lightning Damage from Supported Skills can inflict Electrocute, but Supported Skills cannot inflict Shock.Supported Skills Cannot inflict Shock Lightning Damage from Supported Skills Contributes to Electrocution BuildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
MaimMaimAttack Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Supported Attacks always Maim on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Primal ArmamentPrimal ArmamentAttack Tier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports Attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III
Elemental FocusElemental FocusTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Life BountyLife BountyTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing enemies it kills to grant more Life Flask charges.Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Life Flask ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Mana BountyMana BountyTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing enemies it kills to grant more Mana Flask charges.Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Mana Flask ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Item acquisition
Charged Staff has restrictions on where or how it can drop.