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*The various bonuses on bows and staffs (like + crit % or x % chance to set blinded etc) , are they applied too when you use special arrows (like stun arrow) and when you cast spells? (like when you cast a spell does it have an increased chance of crit?)

*Also : does the base damage of staff actually matter when you are casting? cause if not it is pretty irrelevant since you are always casting with your mage.

Sorry if this has been asked earlier but i really didn't find a similar topic and i must know this!

thanks

Good question, I don't know (but I would like to know as well).

all good questions. if someone knows the information would be much appreciated

i've wondered this for sure on the staffs...only thing i can see is it effects when you use the skill staff of magus or whatever.

Could this really be that nobody knows this??

Therefore. BUMP!

Regarding magic staves, magic doesn't crit (including Staff of Magus) so crit % only affects your basic physical attack. In other words don't worry about it at all. Furthermore, only staff of magus is based on your weapon's damage so you may as well ignore it, just get the best +stats on the weapon whether it's above or below your level. % chance for debuffs does not apply on spells, only on normal attacks.

I haven't really played with bows, but I don't believe weapon debuffs will affect abilities and I believe as long as an attack is capable of critting any % increase to that will help.

Staves are basically the worst melee weapons in the game, and God help your mages if the later level staves don't have the stats you need.