

Of this latter category, there is only the Skyblinder Staff, yet that does establish a precedent.īy extension of the Improvised Weapons rule, a DM may decide that any Staff can be wielded (allowing the use of your proficiency bonus) as an improvised Quarterstaff, but that's as far as RAW goes. An improvised weapon does not actually become a weapon of that item type, and that's an important distinction for determining whether it can fulfill prerequisites for abilities & spells. The only things that can (by RAW, not necessarily RAI) be treated as if they are a Quarterstaff are: the Quarterstaff itself, magic weapons with the Quarterstaff base item type, and magical staves that say they are a quarterstaff (not simply wielded as one). The Quarterstaff is a specific type of melee weapon that is distinct from every other specific type of melee weapon, as is the case with the Shortsword, Longsword, Glaive, etc. That's exactly how every single weapon is defined in DDB, so no that does not mean any staff is a quarterstaff.

The only stats are its value, weight, and damage.even the item description on D&D Beyond does not describe it except to say you can use proficiency bonuses if you are proficient with it (the PH provides no actual description specific to the weapon at all beyond the aforementioned stats). Oddly enough, exactly what a quarterstaff is is not defined in the RAW. So a +9 to hit? Or would it just be a +7? If I attack with The staff of the Woodlands, with Shillelagh active, which is a +7 to hit from spell attack, does it also adds the +2 from the Staff of the Woodlands itself since it grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with the Staff of Woodlands. ( 5 + 2 from wielding the Staff of the Woodland) Shillelagh would allow me to roll my Spell Attack which is +7. The spell ends if you cast it again or if you let go of the weapon. The weapon also becomes magical, if it isn't already. For the duration, you can use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of melee attacks using that weapon, and the weapon's damage die becomes a d8. With Shillelagh The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature's power. So if I would attack with it normally it would be my Strength (+1) and the +2 from the staff. While holding it, you have a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls.

This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. One of the effects of Staff of the Woodlands reads I had a question about the Staff of the Woodlands in combination with Shillelagh. Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Creatures
