
Academy Glintstone Staff
Overview
- Category
- Glintstone Staff
- Max level
- +25
- Weight
- 3
- Damage type
- Strike
- Infusable
- Yes
- Overall tier
- C
Strengths
Basic staff with decent Intelligence scaling
Weaknesses
Often outshined by other, more specialized staves

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Description
Staff of the Academy of Raya Lucaria,
embedded with a turquoise glintstone.
Only a recognized sorcerer is permitted to wield this staff.
Notes
The Academy Glintstone Staff weapon can be found at the following location:
Looted from Thops' body.
You must give him the Academy Glintstone Key first.
Once he has it, fast travel to the Schoolhouse ClassroomGrace site of grace of Raya Lucaria AcademyDungeon, you'll find him dead outside the room. Turn right, and you'll find him sitting in a chair. [Elden Ring Map here]
He also drops this if you kill him, instead of giving the key.
Alternatively, it has a chance to be dropped by any of the Glintstone Sorcerers inside Raya Lucaria AcademyDungeon.
Weapon Skill: No Skill
This weapon can be infused with the Ash of War: Spinning Weapon.
Can't be buffed by Magic or Consumables
Academy Glintstone Staff can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
For players between 41 and 68 Intelligence, this is the most powerful staff in the game without an FP-cost downside.
Lusat's is superior for players at 52 Int or above but increases FP costs by 50%.
Carian Regal Scepter is superior for players at 69 Int or above.
Sell Value: 100
Base drop rate is 2% (at 100 Discovery)
NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below.
Other notes and player tips go here