Can Arcanist's Staff drop in survival? [beta]

[Blackmoore]

Three runs with 7/7 shaman staff and varying levels of magic wand with no evolution option, including two runs with four cards and a free reroll every level up. Seems weird.

[Loathing]

It can drop. You don't really want it though, it's quite bad, especially for an 'evolution' weapon.

Probably the same as you, I was trying a run with it to see how it compares to Sylphs and/or shuriken. Got arcanist at level 70 around 20 min into survival, and it was significantly worse than magic wand and shaman staff together. I was surviving and clearing the screen with magic wand before the evolution. After evolving, immediately started dying and couldn't clear mobs. Not just because it inherits a delay from shaman staff - but it just isn't that powerful besides. Pulled thunder staff so I would have another weapon to try to live. I survived to just after 30 min. I got a couple levels into both weapons and they dealt similar damage over those 10 min ( 15M thunder and 20M arcanist).

[Darkest Mind]

Just finished survival run with wisp and shaman evolution at same time so can confirm it does.

[Blackmoore]

Thanks gentlemen. Just finished run six and have had weapons for two or three evolutions in each run, but haven't seen any drop. Kind of lame.