Combat staves

[Countrymusics]

Did anyone find one or more good combat staves in BG3?

I really wanna play a fighter or monk with staves in my next playthrough.. but.. while i have found a few staves that are clearly meant for melee combat, they are mostly underwhelming..

[Drake]

Most combat staves are used as enablers for the bonus unarmed attack from monk. They're not there to be used as main weapon.

[Scheneighnay]

At the start of the game, Auntie Ethel can sell you a quarterstaff that improves unarmed damage.

Not sure how that works but that's a thing for monks.

[Countrymusics]

Originally posted by Drake:

Most combat staves are used as enablers for the bonus unarmed attack from monk. They're not there to be used as main weapon.

Absolutely. I found one that just is a staff with some bonus thunder dmg and an extra combat move.

One that is meant for mages but ironically works in melee too.. but they would only be decent for act 1..

They rest I found is as you say.. or for casters ofc...

[Countrymusics]

Originally posted by Scheneighnay:

At the start of the game, Auntie Ethel can sell you a quarterstaff that improves unarmed damage.

Not sure how that works but that's a thing for monks.

yeah but i am looking for a staff that will work as a weapon. there are some that will easily suffice for act 1 but later on.. not so much

[❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃]

Wait, fighter with staves? Why.

WHY?

[Scheneighnay]

Originally posted by ❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃:

Wait, fighter with staves? Why.

WHY?

Rule of cool, it's DnD.

We have different difficulty levels so we can do weird ♥♥♥♥ like that.

[Hidden Gunman]

I'm currently running a monk, gave up on the staffs and unarmoured approach as there is just too much advantage from the multiple strikes using some of the better maces and weapons. Because of the way the AC sysyem works, and various other mechanics, you are better off armouring up and going the 'lite tank' route.

The traditional monk concept is fine for combat in the early game, but it becomes a liability later.

Personally, I'd suggest that devs apply the various maneuvres and attacks from each of the separate weapon types of quarterstaff, glaive, halberd to beuniversal across all of them...and change the graphics on those damned halberds to something smaller, they are currently ridiculously large, and look horribly unbalanced.

[Xrystus]

Pick up a single level in druid or Nature domain cleric for the shillelagh cantrip whilst maxing wisdom. Turns any staff you have into a really powerful weapon, full damage even while wearing a shield.

Another "combat staff" build would be 1 level in druid (shillelagh) 5 levels in ranger (extra attack, hunter subclass) and the rest in druid while picking up spores subclass for druid. Good temp HP, and a ton of on-hit damage. Just be sure to pick up 14 in dex for max efficiency in medium armor and use a shield.

[Scheneighnay]

Originally posted by Xrystus:

Pick up a single level in druid or Nature domain cleric for the shillelagh cantrip whilst maxing wisdom. Turns any staff you have into a really powerful weapon, full damage even while wearing a shield.

Another "combat staff" build would be 1 level in druid (shillelagh) 5 levels in ranger (extra attack, hunter subclass) and the rest in druid while picking up spores subclass for druid. Good temp HP, and a ton of on-hit damage. Just be sure to pick up 14 in dex for max efficiency in medium armor and use a shield.

Oh yeah I completely forgot that fighting with wood weapons is a druid thing