Spire of Lazarus is a unique Gnarled Staff designed for Sorceress use.
The Spire of Lazarus primarily provides nice bonuses to Lightning Spells. Over all, it gives the highest boost to Static Field, one of the Sorceress' most useful spells. However, levels into Static Field only increase the radius of its effect, so levels into it are sometimes interpreted as unnecessary.
Even though the Spire of Lazarus gives specific bonuses to Lightning Spells, in later game, its skill bonuses are easily overshadowed by other items including Chromatic Ire or Mang Song's Lesson. Most Sorceresses that specialize in Lightning Spells (most commonly Chain Lightning) often opt for other staves, or even Unique Orbs such as The Oculus.
However, the Spire of Lazarus offers other bonuses that are worth mentioning and utilizing as well. It gives a very large boost to Mana regeneration, which, when combined with the effects of Warmth or other items such as Manald Heal, can give a Sorceress amazing mana regeneration, giving her effectively unlimited potential for casting spell after spell without a need for Mana Potions.
Appropriately, Spire of Lazarus may ignore other resistances, but gives a large boost to Lightning Resist. A character that takes advantage of this resistance, and compounds it with the effects of armors such as Thundergod's Vigor or other lightning resistant equipment, can become almost completely immune to Lightning Damage even as late as Hell mode.
Stats[]
Spire of Lazarus
Gnarled Staff
Two-Hand Damage: 4 To 12
Required Level: 18
Durability: 35
Staff class - Slow Attack Speed
+1 To Sorceress Skill Levels
Adds 1-28 Lightning Damage
+1 To Chain Lightning (Sorceress Only)
+2 To Lightning (Sorceress Only)
+3 To Static Field (Sorceress Only)
+15 To Energy
Regenerate Mana 43%
Lightning Resist +75%
Damage Reduced By 5
+50% Damage To Undead
Trivia[]
- The staff may be named in reference to Archbishop Lazarus.
Normal Staves — Bane Ash (Short Staff) • Serpent Lord (Long Staff) • Spire of Lazarus (Gnarled Staff) • The Salamander (Battle Staff) • The Iron Jang Bong (War Staff)
Exceptional Staves — Razorswitch (Jo Staff) • Ribcracker (Quarterstaff) • Chromatic Ire (Cedar Staff) • Warpspear (Gothic Staff) • Skull Collector (Rune Staff)
Elite Staves — Ondal's Wisdom (Elder Staff) • Mang Song's Lesson (Archon Staff)
Quest Items — Staff of Kings • Horadric Staff