Aetherial Staff

Aetherial Staff
Base Damage	0
Weight	8
Base Value	1445
Additional Effects	Summon a Dwarven Spider or Sphere for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Class	Staff
FormID	xx00575E

Aetherial Staff is an item found in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard.

Enchantment

It is a Dwemer staff that allows the wielder to summon the Dwarven Spider Guardian or Dwarven Sphere Guardian for 60 seconds. It can also, on occasion, summon random Dwemer scrap metals, such as solid Dwemer metal, large decorative Dwemer struts and Dwemer gyros.

Acquisition

It can only be crafted in the Aetherium Forge during the quest Lost to the Ages. It requires the following components:

• 1 x Aetherium Crest
• 2 x Dwarven Metal Ingot
• 2 x Ebony Ingot
• 1 x Gold Ingot

Apart from Aetherium Crest which is assembled during the quest, all other materials to craft the staff can be found in the Aetherium Forge room on tables to the left and right of the forge.

Trivia

• The Dragonborn may encounter Taron Dreth, who will ask about the staff. Regardless of the option chosen in the dialogue, he and his three mercenaries will turn hostile and attack.
• A strange humming sound will resonate from it when equipped.
• Its appearance is nearly identical to the spider control rod except that its gem is blue and the rod itself is more golden.
• Unlike a normal Conjuration spell, the Staff takes a second before summoning the Sphere/Spider, giving an effect similar to the Time Wound at the Throat of the World before the summoning occurs. This could mean you are summoning an ancient Animunculus, to your aid.

Bugs

•  PC   360   PS3   The staff's summon effect may not work at all, making the staff useless.
•  PC  Followers do not use the staff, regardless of their class. It's not known if the bug is caused by follower-item incompatibility or rather the item being bugged itself.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard

See Also

• Aetherial Crown
• Aetherial Shield