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Water battlestaff

Water battlestaff

Water battlestaff is a tier 30 members two-handed weapon for Magic, with a high alchemy value of 9,300 coins. At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Cave bug (level 11, 1/128); the best rate is Nakatra, Devourer Eternal (level 2,160), at 65/1,000, about 6.5 per kill.

“It's a slightly magical stick.”

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 9,300 gp

Updated . Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

You can also make it yourself: it takes 54 Crafting and gives 100 Crafting XP, using Battlestaff and Water orb. Other sources include Giant Oyster, Casket (CS Week), Security casket (CS Week) and Murderous bakami, plus 4 more listed below. Where the materials come from: Battlestaff (sold by Baba Yaga's Magic Shop for 7,000 coins); Water orb (made with 56 Magic). Making ten takes 10 × Battlestaff and 10 × Water orb and gives 1,000 Crafting XP. Reaching level 54 Crafting takes 150,872 XP in total; the Crafting calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Crafting guide has the Ironman training route. 2 recipes use Water battlestaff, including Mystic water staff and Shade battlestaff of water. It is worn in the two-handed weapon slot at tier 30 as magic gear; compare it with every other piece on the Two-handed weapons list. Water battlestaff is members-only. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 9,300 coins.

At a glance

Members
Yes
Tradeable
Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch
9,300 coins
Monster drops
9
Shops
None
Recipes
1
Used in
2 recipes
Slot
Two-handed weapons, tier 30

Monster drops

Dropped byLevelQuantityRarity
Nakatra, Devourer Eternal216022–2865/1,000
Vermyx, Brood Mother72022–2865/1,000
Kezalam, the Wanderer144022–2865/1,000
Arch-Glacor700010–17 (noted)20/200
Aquanite (elite)10416/60
Vinecrawler1402 (noted)10/132
Cave bugEasiest1111/128
Spiritual mage49112/128
Zamorak wizard7013/128

Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.

Make it yourself

Needs 54 Crafting · 100 Crafting XP

Getting the materials as an Ironman

What you make with Water battlestaff

Where it fits for an Ironman

Equipment

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