A regular quarterstaff, however, cannot just be used as an arcane focus, as the foci do cost more due to being specially made. So as long as you pay the price for the Focus – Staff (5 gp) you have a quarterstaff that can be used as a focus.
Can my pact weapon be my arcane focus?
As you’ve noted, the Improved Pact Weapon eldritch invocation (XGtE, p. 57) can allow you to use your weapon as an arcane focus, since it says: You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of the Blade feature as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.
Can an arcane focus staff be a weapon?
6 Answers. I asked Mike Mearls: Can the arcane/druidic focus staff double as a quarterstaff? Any Staff, magical or otherwise, can be used as a simple melee weapon in an identical manner as an ordinary Quarterstaff.
Can a quarterstaff be used as an arcane focus?
And about using the arcane focus (staff) as a weapon (quarterstaff), both consented as can be seen here and here. As you can see, using an arcane focus as weapon isn’t really the issue, the thing is that neither confirmed but seem to agree that it is something reasonable for a DM to agree. Arcane Focus.
Can you use an arcane focus as a weapon?
If a magic user commonly uses an arcane focus which is a staff, he’d have to be pretty foolish not to use it as a weapon – especially since all mages are proficient in the use of the quarterstaff in 5 – unless it was impossible to reinforce a magical staff sufficiently for it to be used as a weapon.
How much does an arcane focus staff cost?
Under the Arcane Focus section you get: a specially constructed staff (p. 48). this is distinctly different (and quite a bit more expensive) than a typical quarter staff (the arcane focus version runs 5gp vs 2sp for a quarterstaff).
Can a quarterstaff be used as a focus staff?
The quarterstaff is a cheap weapon, at 2 sp, while an arcane focus staff and a druidic focus wooden staff are both 5 gp. It’s just silly to prevent them from using it both ways.
