Witchtree Branch | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Is the 185 spell buff @ 60 int including upgrades or it that at base?

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Just to clarify, this staff directly gives you the maximum casting speed for any kind of magic, pyromancy, miracle spell or buff by just having it on hand or off hand?

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The number of people in this comment section who can't read either the entire entry or any of the comments is incredible

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This is beautiful if you just want to cast Frozen Weapon or Snap Freeze.

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I feel like this would be good for low level sorcery pvp build. You wouldn't have to waste any points to hit that cap, and the difference in spell buff at low levels is minimal.

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oolacile ivory catalyst: who are you?

witchtree branch: i'm you, but longer

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I found a witch staff ws it wrong for me to keep it?

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I love this thing. Imo, the most logical use for this is for when you're in the middle of a fight, and need to cast something that doesn't depend on spellbuff: eg. Pestilent Mist, Snap Freeze, and so on.

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Do both witchtree catalysts stack with each other ? and does it stack with the ring?

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if you're just interested in the casting speed buff (i.e. for the demon scar) you should go with the saint tree bellvine, as it has a more useful weapon art and lower weight. However, experimenting with a pure caster build using the crystal chime and this staff in the off hand, I discovered that the steady chant weapon art can be used to buff the sorceries casted with the crystal chime, resultig in a 12% damage buff. Does apply to sorceries exclusively, does notwork with miracles

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This is definitely great as a substitute of a sage ring. Now I can have a extra ring slot.

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how fast can one make soul stream if one has sage ring +2 and dual wields this and saint-tree bellvine?

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This staff is perfect for buffing.

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Added Spellbuff vs Int and reworded for clarity.

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Clarified effects on Casting speed. behaves similarly to Saint-Tree Bellvine in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdVx2gHP6TM

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what if you use both a Sage Ring and a Witchtree Branch? Is there a significant reduction in casting speed with both, or is one enough?

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Wich Tree Branch?

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Solid alternative staff for someone who doesn't want to wear the sage ring or raise dex. It's look also really goes well with someone who is dabbling in some golden sorceries for support as hybrid build. Spook, Chameleon and hidden weapon all go great with with weapon. Remember, not all staves are meant for casting those big end game crystal soul spears!

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Hi

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The speed buff boosts the catalyst in the opposite hand. So enjoy Court Sorcerer Staves with the speed of the witchtree without the need for dex investment or a sage ring.

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This staff does not increase Virtual Dexterity. It's another game lie

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It's easy enough to say that having both the ring and staff would waste stats, but by my math you'd be saving about 8 stat points in NG. Hard to say if it's worth it, but speed is pretty valuable, although its a shame most of the fast bosses are before Irithyll. I have no idea what the returns are on intelligence, but 8 points might be worthwhile damage. Of course, if you need those 8 points you'd probably just use a different staff...... I DIGRESS. Probably situational, or more suited to a duelist PvP build.

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I have 23 intelligence and 25 dexterity and for casting great heavy soul arrow this staff does it in about two seconds and the heretic staff does it in 3. Given how many fast enemies there are in this game I chose speed over damage. Things might change actually if other staves have far more damage.

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Like someone else mentioned, it may only be feasible for utility casting. (Even though the speed increase is almost next to nothing). The spell buff on this weapon is just terrible.

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Why does this staff seem completely pointless? Am I missing something? Thr scaling is worse than the starter.

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It would be cool to see a comparison of casting times between this and court sorcerer staff.I can't help but wonder if there are hidden casting speed modifiers for dex on the different staves

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I imagine this staff would be funny with the spells Farron Dart and Farron Flashsword along with a Sage's Ring, though probably not all that effective.

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