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First Post
This issue came up in a recent RPGA game I played.
If a wizard (or multiclass wizard) holds a Staff of Ruin in his off-hand, does he get its bonus item damage when making an attack with a weapon/implement in his main hand?
The Staff of Ruin is a magical implement with the following property: "In addition to the normal enhancement bonus, add the staff's enhancement bonus to damage rolls as an item bonus."
Argument for: According to the PH FAQ, question 19, if you wield two implements, the properties for both apply. Presumably, this applies to holding a weapon and an implement as well. Unlike most other implements, the property does not specify that the attack has to originate from the staff itself.
Argument against: This is yet another case of a poorly written Adventurer's Vault item. Since the property says "in addition to the normal enhancement bonus...", the item bonus only applies when the enhancement bonus applies -- when the attack is made using the staff itself.
Argument against: This is yet another case of a poorly written Adventurer's Vault item. Since the property says "in addition to the normal enhancement bonus...", the item bonus only applies when the enhancement bonus applies -- when the attack is made using the staff itself.