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aliases: ["Staff of Withering"]
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# Staff of Withering
*Staff, major, rare (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock)*  

- **Damage**:
  - One-handed: 1d6 B
  - Two-handed: 1d8 B
- **Properties**: Requires Attunement, Versatile
- **Cost**: ⏤
- **Weight**: 4.0 lbs.

This staff has 3 charges and regains `1d3` expended charges daily at dawn.

The staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff. On a hit, it deals damage as a normal quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra `2d10` necrotic damage to the target. In addition, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.

*Source: SRD / Basic Rules*