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Updated 2026-09-27

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Staff of Cherished Necromancy is an item of Very Rare rarity. Type: Quarterstaff · Simple Weapon. Damage: 1d6 Bludgeoning. Recorded sources: Act 3 · 필그레이브 저택 · Loot. See acquisition details below for conditions. Weight 1.8, Value 480 gold. Passives: Heightened Necromancy, Life Essence Harvest. Granted abilities: Topple.

Staff of Cherished Necromancy

Very Rare

Quarterstaff · Simple Weapon

1d6 Bludgeoning

Weapon Enchantment +2

Heightened Necromancy: Creatures have Disadvantage on Saving Throws against your Necromancy spells.

Life Essence Harvest: When the wielder kills a hostile creature with a spell, they greedily absorb its energy and gain Life Essence until their next Long Rest.

Topple Action

Unlike their father, Thibault, Cherish Hollow was not afraid of zombies. Cherish was afraid of sharks, liquorice, wallpaper, Netherese artefacts, hats (large), the outdoors, the indoors, hats (small), and milk pails. Zombies were a bloody picnic.

How to obtain

Act 3 Loot 필그레이브 저택

3막 필그레이브 저택에서 미스틱 캐리온을 처치하면 얻는다.

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Effect

Life Essence

Life Essence can be spent instead of a spell slot for qualifying Necromancy spells.

Stage 3 · Combining effectsEquipment and stacking

It does not make every spell free. Check whether the Necromancy spell you intend to cast can use the essence.

Read the equipment’s requirements for gaining essence. After satisfying them, check whether you can spend it on the spell whose slot you want to conserve.

Sources and review date

Reviewed: 2026-09-14

Derived from game data
  • Attack
Effect permalink

Answer

Life Essence Application

Life Essence is applied when the item's stated kill condition is met.

Based on in-game text

Trigger source

Life Essence Harvest

When the wielder kills a hostile creature with a spell, they greedily absorb its energy and gain Life Essence until their next Long Rest.
Trigger context
OnDamage
Applies to
Self
Application condition
not Item() and Enemy() and IsKillingBlow() and IsSpell()
Application chance
100%
Application duration
Until combat ends

    Answer

    Using Life Essence

    Life Essence replaces a spell slot when casting a Necromancy spell.

    Derived from game data
    Game status key
    MAG_GREATER_NECROMANCY_LIFE_ESSENCE

    In-game text

    Affected entity has absorbed a creature's essence. It can use that essence to cast any Necromancy spell without consuming a spell slot.

      Core rule

      Stacking

      Core rule permalink

      Repeated effects may grow stronger, last longer, replace one another, or fail to combine.

      Stage 3 · Combining effectsEquipment and stacking

      For conditions such as Radiating Orb, remaining turns also affect strength. In contrast, repeated resistance does not keep halving damage.

      Check whether the effect stacks and whether it has a cap. A shared display name does not mean the values from every variant can be added together.

      Sources and review date

      Reviewed: 2026-09-14

      Derived from game data
      • Multi-hit

      Answer

      Life Essence Duration

      Check the game data below to see when the condition ends.

      Derived from game data
      Status duration
      Until combat ends
      Game status key
      MAG_GREATER_NECROMANCY_LIFE_ESSENCE

      In-game text

      Affected entity has absorbed a creature's essence. It can use that essence to cast any Necromancy spell without consuming a spell slot.

        Answer

        Using Life Essence

        Use it to conserve spell slots for Necromancy spells, but do not generalize it to replace slots for every spell.

        Codex commentary

          Equip in build2 available slots — opens the first slot

          Other items: Quarterstaff