Talk:Archistaves/@comment-110.142.78.247-20120524072658/@comment-108.15.51.101-20120528073751

Yes. They differ from normal staves in that they actually feature no melee whatsoever. The heavy attack for an Archistaff is a small AoE pulse that scales in damage with magic instead of strength. This means unlike a normal staff an Archistaff can hit pretty hard with its heavy attack.