Staff of Fire icon: a gnarled wizard’s staff, in flame orange
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Staff of Fire 5e magic item

Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) · 2024 version below

Type
Staff
Rarity
Very Rare
Attunement
Required
Price (2014)
5,001–50,000 gp (DMG value range)
Price (2024)
40,000 gp

You have resistance to fire damage while you hold this staff.

The staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it, using your spell save DC: burning hands (1 charge), fireball (3 charges), or wall of fire (4 charges).

The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff blackens, crumbles into cinders, and is destroyed.

Staff of Fire in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide revised the magic items, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed:

Type
Staff
Rarity
Very Rare
Attunement
Required by a Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard

You have Resistance to Fire damage while you hold this staff.

Spells. The staff has 10 charges. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell.

SpellCharge Cost
Burning Hands1
Fireball3
Wall of Fire4

Regaining Charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the staff crumbles into cinders and is destroyed.

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