Witchtree Branch or Sunset Staff for even mix of magic and hexes?

[Rökkr]

I'm looking to be able to cast magic, miracles, and hexes evenly and I have a Witchtree Branch +5 and just got the Sunset Staff. I’ve read that the Sunset is best for hexes but I want to do all three. I was looking at the Black Witch’s Staff and that seems like what I need, but I’m not close to the Undead Crypt or Shrine of Amana yet. So I have to choose the Branch or Sunset until then.

Also, I like the casting speed of the branch but the Sunset has better stat bonuses. Are the stat bonuses so important that they’ll make up for slower casting?

[Ian]

Sunset Staff can only cast hexes so if you want to mix use the witch tree branch until undead crypt

[Rökkr]

Originally posted by Ian:

Sunset Staff can only cast hexes so if you want to mix use the witch tree branch until undead crypt

Ok, thanks!

[Stryke(r)]

Originally posted by Ian:

Sunset Staff can only cast hexes so if you want to mix use the witch tree branch until undead crypt

Thast wrong - it can cast both sorceries and hexes

[Ian]

Originally posted by Stryke(r):

Originally posted by Ian:

Sunset Staff can only cast hexes so if you want to mix use the witch tree branch until undead crypt

Thast wrong - it can cast both sorceries and hexes

Oh? could swear it couldnt but anyway its slower and too focused on hexes to be worth it for a generical caster

[Stiven]

Branch OFC, it has better cast speed, and upgradeble with just titanite, for sunset staff you need twinkling titanite which in early game is rare. You can fully upgrade the branch on almost, start of the game, then infuse it in dark, and have the most strong staff in game for ealy-to-mid game. And cast speed is very usefull at begining.

[quantum_jak]

Originally posted by Stiven:

Branch OFC, it has better cast speed, and upgradeble with just titanite, for sunset staff you need twinkling titanite which in early game is rare. You can fully upgrade the branch on almost, start of the game, then infuse it in dark, and have the most strong staff in game for ealy-to-mid game. And cast speed is very usefull at begining.

I use two staffs. Sunset staff infused with dark for hexes (S Scaling), Staff of wisdom infused with magic for spells (again S Scaling). Black Witch staff is very good and versatile, but the dark infused sunset staff is devastating with hexes.

[Rökkr]

Originally posted by quantum_jak:

Originally posted by Stiven:

Branch OFC, it has better cast speed, and upgradeble with just titanite, for sunset staff you need twinkling titanite which in early game is rare. You can fully upgrade the branch on almost, start of the game, then infuse it in dark, and have the most strong staff in game for ealy-to-mid game. And cast speed is very usefull at begining.

I use two staffs. Sunset staff infused with dark for hexes (S Scaling), Staff of wisdom infused with magic for spells (again S Scaling). Black Witch staff is very good and versatile, but the dark infused sunset staff is devastating with hexes.

I might try that idea, although the idea of one staff for everything sounds nice.

[quantum_jak]

Originally posted by Rokkr:

Originally posted by quantum_jak:

I use two staffs. Sunset staff infused with dark for hexes (S Scaling), Staff of wisdom infused with magic for spells (again S Scaling). Black Witch staff is very good and versatile, but the dark infused sunset staff is devastating with hexes.

I might try that idea, although the idea of one staff for everything sounds nice.

Why not just use both? You won't necessarily need to use all spell types at every phase of the game and there are lots of materials to farm. To give you an idea of how powerful the sunset staff is, at 24 dex and int with the staff fully upgraded and infused with dark my dark orb damage per shot is 519, 319 from staff, 200 from dark modifier! It is one of the most useful tools for clearing mobs and also great with boss battles.