The staff in Dicero is one of those weapons that feels weak at first, and then suddenly starts making sense once you understand what it actually wants you to do. Most players drop it early because it doesn’t hit as hard as the hammer, but that’s kind of the point. It plays very differently, and if you treat it like a hammer, it will always feel bad.
Instead of big hits, this weapon is all about building momentum through orbs and letting those do the work for you.
Dicero Sanctus Scepter (Staff) Guide – Best Skills, Builds
When you use the staff, you’re not really attacking in the normal way. You generate these floating orbs that keep hitting enemies over and over.
If there’s only one enemy, all your orbs keep hitting that same target, which is why the weapon feels much better in boss fights. If there are multiple enemies, the orbs start bouncing between them and the damage gets spread out, so it feels weaker compared to hammer.
That’s the main thing to understand early. This weapon is not made for clearing big waves fast. It’s much better when you’re dealing with fewer enemies.
Scepter vs Normal Staff
The S-grade version gives slightly better stats, like around 1% HP recovery, while the normal version gives about 0.7%.
Honestly, this barely matters.
If your normal staff is upgraded higher, like legendary, and your S-grade is still low level, just use the upgraded one. The difference in rarity matters way more than that tiny stat bonus.
The biggest mistake people make is trying to force big dice combos like they do with hammer.
With the staff, you care more about how many orbs you have and how often they hit, not just your dice result.
A lot of times, it’s actually better to stop rerolling and just attack with what you have, especially if you’ve already built up a good number of orbs.
You’re basically building a setup over time instead of trying to win every turn with one big hit.
Skills
This weapon completely depends on getting the right skills. If you don’t get them, it feels terrible. If you do, it feels strong.
Here are the ones you should always look for.
Orb Fantasm (Best One)
This is the one you always want if you see it.
It gives you:
- Around 3 to 6 orbs at the start depending on level
- +1 bounce to all orbs
More orbs means more hits, and more hits means more total damage. Simple as that.
Combo Orb
This one gives you extra orbs when you land dice combos.
Since you’re already trying to get combos anyway, this just keeps adding more orbs without extra effort. Very solid pick.
Prelude Orb
This gives you:
- 1 orb every turn
- +1 bounce
Not flashy, but it adds up over time and keeps your damage consistent.
The Reroll One (Lowest Priority)
This gives you an orb when you run out of rerolls.
It’s okay, but it’s not something you should rely on because it depends too much on your dice situation.
Extra Skills
Once you have your main orb skills, these are the ones that really boost your damage.
Frost Orb Skill (Very Strong)
This one increases orb damage by about 100% with ice damage.
If you get this, your damage jumps a lot. Easily one of the best upgrades.
Fire Orb Skill
This one gives around 50% extra damage and adds crit interaction.
Good, but not as strong as the ice version.
Scaling Damage Skill
There’s a skill where every orb hit increases damage by about 2%, stacking up to around 50% in a turn.
This works really well because:
- More orbs means faster stacking
- Your damage ramps up during the attack
Simple Damage Boosts
Things like:
- +30% orb damage
- +10% orb damage
These are solid when you don’t get better options.
How to Handle Dice Rolls
A simple way to play this without overthinking:
Start by rerolling your lowest numbers first.
If you already have a decent combo and a good orb setup, just go with it. Don’t keep rerolling and risk messing everything up.
The staff rewards consistency more than gambling for perfect rolls.
Last Skill Slot
Once you have your four main orb skills, your last slot is flexible.
Good options:
- Poison, which adds steady damage every turn
- Combo multipliers like 4.6x
- General damage boosts
Poison is especially strong because it keeps dealing damage even if your rolls are bad.
The Sanctus Scepter is not bad, it just takes a bit more thinking compared to hammer.
If you play it like hammer, it will feel weak. If you play around orbs and let them build up over time, it actually performs really well, especially in boss fights.
It’s one of those weapons that grows on you the more you understand it, and once it clicks, it’s a lot more fun than it looks at first.