Witchtree Branch | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Witchtree Branch+10 Stats
					0										100
					250(*287)(*212)										10
					0										15
					0										30
					200(*212)(*287)										1.0
Requirements & Bonus
-				-				16				-
B				-				-				A
Weapon Type								Stave
Attack Type								Spell/Strike
Enchantable								No
Special								No

*When infused: 212 magic dmg/287 elemental dmg.

Witchtree Branch is Staff and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Witchtree Branch is a versatile staff with the highest casting speed among all catalysts in Dark Souls 2. While it serves as a jack-of-all-trades staff without any infusion, it exhibits better dark scaling when infused with Dark.

Branch of a forest-wandering witchtree. A catalyst for sorceries and hexes.

Now it is used as a weapon, but this was originally a part of a witchtree. 

How to get Witchtree Branch in Dark Souls 2

• The pit in the middle of Majula.
• Once Laddersmith Gilligan arrives in Majula, ask for him to create the 12,000 soul ladder. After climbing down the ladder, be sure to climb up the metal ladder to the left. The Witchtree is in one of the metal chests inside the room. Note: Requires 'Forgotten Key'.
• You can acquire the Staff earlier by dropping from the pit using the planks. After reaching the last platform right before the first cave opening, drop from the right side of the plank to fall on the platform where the metal ladder is located. Use the Silvercat Ring and lower your equip load to reduce fall damage. Note: You will still need the Forgotten Key to access the room.

DS2 Witchtree Branch Hints and Tips

• Has the highest casting speed of all catalysts, seemly a jack of all trade staff if without infusion, it actually has better dark scaling if infused with Dark.
• upon +10 Dark infusion, it's actually quite decent for casting Dark Orb and Dark Hail combined with all casting speed boosting armors and rings.
• One can execute a deadly combo such as Affinity + Dark Greatsword within a few second with the help of this staff.
• 386 magic bns when infused with 52 int.
• 436 dark with 30/30
• Completely outclasses sorcerer staff.

Upgrade Cost:

• soul and Titanite

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Required in Build:

• High Int+Faith, Clear Bluestone Ring, Dark Infusion, Chaos Hood, Lion Mage Set
• First Build DkS2

DS2 Witchtree Branch Upgrades Table

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)					Cast Speed
Name
Witchtree Branch	-	125	-	-	125	100 10	-	-	C	-	-	B	-	-	25	30	20	20	20	140
Witchtree Branch +10	-	250	-	-	250	^	-	-	B	-	-	A	-	-	25	30	20	20	20	140
Magic	-	143	-	-	106	^	-	-	C	-	-	B	-	-	24.3	35	19.3	19.3	19.3	140
Magic +10	-	287	-	-	212	^	-	-	B	-	-	A	-	-	24.3	35	19.3	19.3	19.3	140
Dark	-	106	-	-	143	^	-	-	C	-	-	B	-	-	24.3	29.3	19.3	19.3	25	140
Dark +10	-	212	-	-	287	^	-	-	B	-	-	A	-	-	24.3	29.3	19.3	19.3	25	140

DS2 Witchtree Branch Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)