Darkwood Sceptre

Darkwood SceptreSceptre
Physical Damage: 8-12
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 512% increased Elemental DamageAcquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs

Normal	1x Scroll of Wisdom
Magic	1x Blacksmith's Whetstone
Rare	1x Chaos Orb
Unique	5x Chaos Orb

Sell Price
1x Scroll Fragment
Physical: 15.0

Phys+Chaos: 15.0

Total: 15.0Miscellaneous
Item class: Sceptres
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Weapons/OneHandWeapons/OneHandMaces/Sceptre2

Darkwood Sceptre is a sceptre base type.

Darkwood Sceptre shared the same 2D art with the higher level variant: Grinning FetishGrinning FetishSceptre
Physical Damage: 24-36
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 35, 62 Str, 62 Int18% increased Elemental Damage and Karui SceptreKarui SceptreSceptre
Physical Damage: 37-55
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 56, 96 Str, 96 Int26% increased Elemental Damage.

The name of the highest level sister variant suggests that Darkwood Sceptre is linked to Karui culture.

Unique versions

There are currently no unique items for this base item type.

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
4	The Lord of CelebrationThe Lord of Celebration4Sceptre of Celebration Shaper ItemThough they were a pack of elite combatants, the Emperor's royal guards were not ready to face one of his notorious parties.	random Shaper-influenced sceptre of Celebrationof Celebration Suffix (26-27)% increased Attack Speed	Automatic
6	Prometheus' ArmouryPrometheus' Armoury6One-Hand Weapon Item Level: 100 Double-Influenced ItemIt is a mortal man's folly to seek power beyond his comprehension.	random double-influenced item level 100 one-handed weapon	Automatic
9	The JesterThe Jester9Merciless One-Hand Weapon Item Level: 100Summoned for the King's desire, soon applause came from the court. However insanity was his only sire, so the King's reign was cut short.	random item level 100 MercilessMerciless Prefix (170-179)% increased Physical Damage one-handed weapon	Automatic
7	The Road to PowerThe Road to Power7Runic One-Hand Weapon Item Level: 100A beacon on the horizon; a guiding light, a call for help, or a warning to turn back.	random item level 100 RunicRunic Prefix (100-109)% increased Spell Damage one-handed weapon	Automatic
9	The TyrantThe Tyrant9Merciless Weapon Item Level: 100"Fear controls the masses." - Laszlo, the Scourge	random item level 100 MercilessMerciless Prefix (170-179)% increased Physical Damage weapon	Automatic
8	The WebThe Web8Weapon of CraftingA weapon, a shelter, a prison. The web's purpose changes with the spider's needs. A lesson we should take to heart.	random weapon of Craftingof Crafting Suffix Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers	Automatic

Legacy variants

Darkwood Sceptre has a legacy variant.

Version Discontinued	Modifiers
2.3.0	10% increased Elemental Damage

The implicit of the legacy variant can be reroll into 20% increased Elemental Damage. (up from 10%)

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	Damage increased to 8-12 (up from 7-10).
2.3.0	The implicits on Sceptres and Wands have been increased in value.
2.0.0	Requirements, damage, critical strike chance and attack speed adjusted.
0.9.8	All weapons have been revamped into new sequences that have better level progression and balance. These weapons are spread over three tiers that correspond to the three difficulty levels that will be available when the third act is released. Weapons in the third tier are balanced to not be strictly better than each other.
0.9.3	Added a new item series - the Strength/Intelligence one-handed Sceptres.