Core Keeper Codex
1.2.1.5 · verified 2026-09-07

Basic Staff

Common · item level 2

Rarity
Common
Item level
2
Base damage
68
DPS
68.0 base ÷ cooldown
Attack cooldown
1s
Durability
255
Sell value
—
Stackable
No
Slot
Held
Object ID
9,153

What the damage number is, and what it is not

Base damage 68 is read straight from the game's files for this item at item level 2. It is the right figure for comparing weapons: across the sword line it rises 33 → 50 → 132 → 163 → 214 → 248 → 280.

What we do not publish is the number the game prints on the tooltip in a live world. This site briefly did, using a formula fitted to an outside source, and it was wrong — it produced almost the same value for every weapon in a tier ladder, rating a Copper Sword above a Solarite Sword. It has been withdrawn rather than quietly corrected. The full account is on the method page.

What it grants while held

StatValueMultiplier
Crit Chance4—

These are the condition values the game applies. The files do not label their units, so the raw value is shown rather than a percentage sign that might be wrong.

Where to get it

Best source is Large Ancient Destructible Dirt Biome at 5.33% per kill — about 43 kills for a 9-in-10 chance.

SourceChance per killKills for 90%AmountNote
Large Ancient Destructible Dirt Biome5.33%
431
World Chest3.65%
621
Wooden Destructible3.48%
661
Copper Chest1.05%
2181guaranteed group

Crafting

IngredientAmount
Wood10
Ancient Gemstone1

Crafting time 1s.

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