Glintstone StaffChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Staff of the Guilty

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Fai 12), Staff of the Guilty reaches 86 attack rating at +25.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Guilty (2%) · Mountaintops of the Giants, Mt. Gelmir, Liurnia of the Lakes

Attack rating (+25): 86
Scaling (+25): Str C · Fai S
Class: Glintstone Staff
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 8 · Fai 12
Skill: No Skill
Passive: Boosts thorn sorcery; Causes slight blood loss buildup (45)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25)

Staff of the Guilty, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 12 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	41	86 +25	Physical 86	Str CDex –Int –Fai SArc –

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Sorcery scaling by stat (Standard, +25)

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Faith's soft caps. Spell scaling multiplies the damage of every spell cast with it (100 = the spell’s base).

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Stat level	Sorcery scaling
12	129
15	137
18	145
21	154
24	163
27	172
30	181
33	190
36	199
39	208
42	217
45	226
48	235
51	244
54	253
57	262
60	271
63	276
66	281
69	286
72	291
75	296
78	301
81	306
84	310
87	313
90	317
93	320
96	324
99	328

Stat	Soft caps	Scaling per point, by stretch	At 99
Faith	18, 60, 80	12–18: +2.67 · 18–60: +3 · 60–80: +1.7 · 80–99: +1.21	328 from 129

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Sorcery scaling by upgrade

At the weapon's requirements (Standard).

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Upgrade level	Sorcery scaling
0	109
1	110
2	111
3	112
4	112
5	113
6	114
7	115
8	116
9	116
10	117
11	118
12	119
13	120
14	120
15	121
16	122
17	123
18	123
19	124
20	125
21	126
22	127
23	127
24	128
25	129

Blood loss 45 per hit at every upgrade level (Standard).

#17 of 20 glintstone staff weapons by sorcery scaling

Sorcery scaling at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Carian Regal Scepter, 287).

Moveset from the game files

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed4players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	86	3	13.1	0.57 s
R1 2Strike	101	86	3	13.1	0.57 s
R1 3Strike	102	87	6	13.1	0.73 s
Jumping R2Strike	117	100	12	21.8	0.50 s

Two-handed4players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	105	90	3.9	16.4	0.57 s
R1 2Strike	106	91	3.9	16.4	0.57 s
R1 3Strike	107	92	7.8	16.4	0.73 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	109	13.2	26.2	0.50 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	41	41	—
+1	43	43	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	44	44	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	46	46	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	48	48	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	49	49	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	51	51	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	53	53	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	54	54	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	56	56	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	58	58	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	59	59	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	61	61	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	63	63	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	65	65	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	67	67	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	68	68	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	70	70	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	72	72	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	74	74	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	76	76	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	78	78	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	80	80	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	82	82	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	84	84	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	86	86	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Staff of the Guilty

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Liurnia of the Lakes, Mt. Gelmir, Mountaintops of the Giants

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 20 30 +10+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	20	→	30	+10+50%

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Overview

Class: Glintstone Staff
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 8 · Fai 12
Affinities: Standard
Game ID: 33260000