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 by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakatra, Devourer Eternal | 2160 | 22–28 | 65/1,000 |
| Vermyx, Brood Mother | 720 | 22–28 | 65/1,000 |
| Kezalam, the Wanderer | 1440 | 22–28 | 65/1,000 |
| Arch-Glacor | 7000 | 10–17 (noted) | 20/200 |
| Aquanite (elite) | 104 | 1 | 6/60 |
| Vinecrawler | 140 | 2 (noted) | 10/132 |
| Cave bugEasiest | 11 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Spiritual mage | 49 | 1 | 12/128 |
| Zamorak wizard | 70 | 1 | 3/128 |
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
- Battlestaff: sold by Baba Yaga's Magic Shop for 7,000 coins
- Water orb: made with 56 Magic
Other sources
- Giant Oyster
- Casket (CS Week)
- Security casket (CS Week)
- Murderous bakami
- Murderous orokami
- Murderous bakami jar
- Murderous orokami jar
- Reward casket (medium)
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Water battlestaff
Where it fits for an Ironman
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