Staff of War

The  is one of the more commonly encountered staves and a good overall weapon for those who expect to find themselves in close combat.

Abilities

 * Physical resistance aura reduces physical damage by 75%, and it's the most common type dealt by most melee attackers, some shooters and several spells like pure earth projectiles.
 * It doubles the wielder's hit points (from 1000 to 2000 for most robes).
 * Active ability: Shoots an arcane bolt.
 * Best Use: Survival

Pros

 * With this a wizard can withstand 8 times more physical damage and 2 times more of any other type.
 * Commonly Found/Dropped.
 * Prevents one-hit kills by dwarf priests' earth spells, War Troll's hammer bash, and other usually frustrating adversaries.

Cons

 * The active ability is nearly useless - arcane bolts are a spam spell so a single cast does little damage.