# Oblivion Question: How do you use a staff?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-question-how-do-you-use-a-staff/364520
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 14, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-question-how-do-you-use-a-staff/364520 "2006-07-14T19:23:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-question-how-do-you-use-a-staff/364520/1 "2006-07-14T19:23:33Z")
I’ve hacked my way through the game as a fighter. Now I want to start over as a mage. I’ve got the basics down, but I have a question - how do you use a staff? (I’ve picked up a few, but have treated them solely as sources of funds.)
Do you swing them at a critter, and they get hit with whatever effect they have, or do you use them to cast a spell?
Sua
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### Author:  [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-question-how-do-you-use-a-staff/364520/2 "2006-07-14T19:24:47Z")
Ack, double post. Mods, could you delete this one?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-question-how-do-you-use-a-staff/364520/3 "2006-07-14T19:49:30Z")
> [@SuaSponte](#):
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> Ack, double post. Mods, could you delete this one?
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> Thanks.
I emailed a request for you.
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### Author:  [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-question-how-do-you-use-a-staff/364520/4 "2006-07-14T19:58:36Z")
Closing duplicate thread.