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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 4947872" data-attributes="member: 71571">Naw, I can see how it works.  A double weapon is 'like wielding that weapon in both hands.'  -That weapon- refers to the object in question, and staff fighting therefore allows you to treat your quarterstaff as though you were wielding it in both hands, which then allows double enchantment bonus from Dual Implement.All it saves you is gold, however, and +1 ac from the Defensive trait.  You can't double up on properties -or- powers in this manner, if for no other reason than the double weapon property explicitly enforces properties and powers to apply only to the main hand.So, while you -can- dual wield a staff of ruin, you might be better off just dual wielding two different implements, making one of them a staff of ruin, and your off-hand something with a useful power or property.  Say, a Lightning Quarterstaff if you're a Storm Sorcerer.Also:  No property except for the Crusader's Weapon assigns a damage type to attacks.  The rest have a power that does it, which is what permits keyword inheritance.So if you have a Lightning Quarterstaff in one hand and a Frost Quarterstaff in the other, you -can- use both powers at the same time to make the attack a Cold, Lightning attack.  Tho, this is 'Your DM Decides' territory, so don't take this as pure gospel.</blockquote>