Unique Sceptres in PoE

Complete List of all Unique Sceptres in Path of Exile

Unique Sceptres in PoE
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Updated for Patch 3.23

Sceptres are melee weapons often implemented into various Spell and Elemental Damage builds. These can roll Attack or Physical mods, but you're more likely to get these on Maces, Axes, or Swords. Additionally, Sceptres are accompanied by the Implicit mod for increased Elemental Damage, which seals their role as an Elemental Spell Damage weapon. These are not popular in CoC Cyclone builds - in this case, you will need a bit more Attack Speed and Crit Chance, which is found on Rune Daggers or the Cospri's Malice Sword. Sceptres are very similar to Wands, but Melee - it doesn't matter which one you choose in most Spell builds.

We assume you will use this type of weapon in a Spell build, so the most important stats to seek are increased Damage, extra Levels to all specific Spell Skill Gems, and Cast Speed with Critical Strike mods if it's a hit-based build, or DoT Multiplier if it's a DoT build. A lot of the Unique Sceptres can be used as a cheap substitute until you can afford a good Rare one, and almost all of them should. They're often generic and lack any unique quality worth building around, and those that stand out are generally lacking in damage. The list we've put together should prompt you to explore the potential of all of these weapons or explain how they work and why some builds use them.

Staves
Axiom Perpetuum - A leveling weapon that's good for nearly any Elemental Damage Spell build. The added damage with a bit of Cast Speed is very valuable at that stage of the game.
Required Level: 10 Required Strength: 22 Required Intelligence: 22 Damage: 15-29 Attacks per Second: 1.10 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 24.2 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 24.2 12% increased Elemental Damage Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Fire Damage to Spells Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Cold Damage to Spells Adds 1 to (10-12) Lightning Damage to Spells (4-6)% increased Cast Speed (100-140)% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells
Brutus' Lead Sprinkler - This one is used in Strength-stacking builds for a lot of flat Fire Damage. We have used it in the Ancestral Warchief Totem build. The weapon has a high Crit Chance and Attack Speed.
Required Level: 28 Required Strength: 51 Required Intelligence: 51 Damage: (34.8-40.8) to (91.2-97.2) Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.44) Critical Strike Chance: (7.80-8.40)% Physical DPS: (86.9-99.4) Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: (86.9-99.4) 16% increased Elemental Damage 20% increased Physical Damage Adds (8-13) to (26-31) Physical Damage 30% increased Fire Damage (15-20)% increased Attack Speed (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance Adds 4 to 7 Fire Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 10 Strength
Bitterdream - It is a leveling weapon that provides you with a lot of Support Gems, most of which will fit a Cold Spell Damage build with Frenzy Charges, such as Ice Trap or Frostblink. We have also used it in an Archmage Arc Inquisitor build - the abundance of Support Gems magnifies the Mana Cost of Skills.
Required Level: 32 Required Strength: 52 Required Intelligence: 52 Damage: 29-44 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 45.6 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.6 22% increased Elemental Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Bonechill Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Hypothermia Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Ice Bite Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Cold Penetration Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Added Cold Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Inspiration
Replica Bitterdream - Immolate, Ice Bite, and Innervate add a lot of Damage to enemies, especially ones afflicted with various Elemental Ailments, making it good with high Crit Chance and no Elemental Focus Support Gem. It's a decent leveling weapon for a mixed Elemental Spell Damage build.
Required Level: 32 Required Strength: 52 Required Intelligence: 52 Damage: 29-44 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 45.6 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.6 22% increased Elemental Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Elemental Penetration Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Immolate Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Unbound Ailments Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Ice Bite Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Inspiration Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 15 Innervate
The Dark Seer - Dark Seer causes you to be unaffected by Blind, so it's used with Second Sight for a major Crit Chance bonus in Melee builds. The Damage of this weapon is very low, so it only makes sense to use it in a build where you Attack with a Shield, like this General's Cry Shield Charge Berserker. This version grants Maximum ES and Life.
Required Level: 32 Required Strength: 52 Required Intelligence: 62 Damage: 29-44 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 45.6 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.6 22% increased Elemental Damage (40-60)% increased Global Damage 10% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit Unaffected by Blind Enemies Blinded by you while you are Blinded have Malediction +1 Maximum Energy Shield per Level +1 Maximum Life per Level
The Dark Seer - Dark Seer causes you to be unaffected by Blind, so it's used with Second Sight for a major Crit Chance bonus in Melee builds. The Damage of this weapon is very low, so it only makes sense to use it in a build where you Attack with a Shield, like this General's Cry Shield Charge Berserker. This version grants Maximum Mana and Life.
Required Level: 32 Required Strength: 52 Required Intelligence: 62 Damage: 29-44 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 45.6 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.6 22% increased Elemental Damage (40-60)% increased Global Damage 10% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit Unaffected by Blind Enemies Blinded by you while you are Blinded have Malediction +1 Maximum Life per Level +1 Maximum Mana per Level
The Dark Seer - Dark Seer causes you to be unaffected by Blind, so it's used with Second Sight for a major Crit Chance bonus in Melee builds. The Damage of this weapon is very low, so it only makes sense to use it in a build where you Attack with a Shield, like this General's Cry Shield Charge Berserker. This version grants Maximum ES and Mana.
Required Level: 32 Required Strength: 52 Required Intelligence: 62 Damage: 29-44 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 45.6 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.6 22% increased Elemental Damage (40-60)% increased Global Damage 10% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit Unaffected by Blind Enemies Blinded by you while you are Blinded have Malediction +1 Maximum Energy Shield per Level +1 Maximum Mana per Level
Earendel's Embrace - It's supposed to be used alongside Skeletons with a lot of Maximum life, linked to Infernal Legion Support, with Minion Instability Allocated, and Replica Siegebreaker on. It is, however, a very bad candidate for a Life-stacking Minion build, so no one uses it. Maw of Mischief is much better if you want to explode your Minions.
Required Level: 35 Required Strength: 62 Required Intelligence: 62 Damage: 24-36 Attacks per Second: 1.50 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 45.0 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.0 18% increased Elemental Damage +(20-30) to all Attributes Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage Summoned Skeletons Cover Enemies in Ash on Hit Summoned Skeletons take (15-30)% of their Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage Summoned Skeletons have Avatar of Fire
Replica Earendel's Embrace - It's very similar to the original, but it works on Zombies rather than Skeletons. Zombies have more Maximum Life so this might seem more potent. Combine it with Aukuna's Will Gloves - it may be good enough, but we deem their DPS to be on the low end still.
Required Level: 35 Required Strength: 62 Required Intelligence: 62 Damage: 24-36 Attacks per Second: 1.50 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 45.0 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 45.0 18% increased Elemental Damage +(20-30) to all Attributes Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage Raised Zombies Cover Enemies in Ash on Hit Raised Zombies take (15-30)% of their Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage Raised Zombies have Avatar of Fire
Nycta's Lantern - It has high DPS, and with its Battlemage, it will result in a high Physical and Fire Spell Damage, equal to that of a level 20 Anger Aura with roughly the same amount of Physical Damage. Naturally, you can use it in a Physical-to-Fire Spell build such as Ethereal Knives Ignite or Explosive Trap builds. A good Rare Weapon will be better.
Required Level: 41 Required Strength: 59 Required Intelligence: 85 Damage: (87.5-105) to (130-156) Physical, (76-98) to (161-176) Fire Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Physical DPS: (135.9-163.1) Elemental DPS: (148.1-171.2) DPS: (284.1-334.4) 30% increased Elemental Damage (150-200)% increased Physical Damage Adds (76-98) to (161-176) Fire Damage 50% increased Light Radius Battlemage
The Supreme Truth - It has one use case - to dual-wield while being carried (usually in the Domain of Timeless Conflict or Chayula's Domain) to get slightly more Experience. It's just not built for combat.
Required Level: 41 Required Strength: 59 Required Intelligence: 136 Damage: (63-70) to (93.6-104) Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.50) Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Physical DPS: (107.7-130.5) Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: (107.7-130.5) 30% increased Elemental Damage +1 to Level of Socketed Gems 60% increased Intelligence Requirement (80-100)% increased Physical Damage (10-20)% increased Attack Speed 3% increased Experience gain 20% increased Elemental Damage
Cerberus Limb - It does have decent Elemental Spell Damage and Cast Speed so it's not completely useless, but you can probably get something better much easier. It can be combined with Aegis Aurora Shield. Life Leech from Spell Damage is commonly obtained from Doryani's Lesson or other items and it's not a unique trait.
Required Level: 47 Required Strength: 81 Required Intelligence: 81 Damage: 30-55 Attacks per Second: 1.40 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 59.5 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 59.5 24% increased Elemental Damage (70-100)% increased Spell Damage (15-20)% increased Cast Speed 0.5% of Spell Damage Leeched as Life if Equipped Shield has at least 30% Chance to Block +1 to Maximum Energy Shield per 5 Armour on Equipped Shield +5 to Armour per 5 Evasion Rating on Equipped Shield +20 to Evasion Rating per 5 Maximum Energy Shield on Equipped Shield
The Black Cane - It aims to grant you a lot of Damage from stackable Phantasmal Might buff. It will result in 440 to 660 added flat Physical Spell Damage at 10 Phantams with level 21 Phantasmal Support, and while it's a lot, it's still not good enough for a weapon. You may try it out with Absolution of Inspiring and benefit from the additional Minion Damage present here.
Required Level: 50 Required Strength: 86 Required Intelligence: 86 Damage: 34-80 Attacks per Second: 1.20 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 68.4 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 68.4 24% increased Elemental Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (8-15)% increased Cast Speed (40-60)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Minions deal (40-60)% increased Damage Each Summoned Phantasm grants you Phantasmal Might
Death's Hand - It's bad. Its added Physical Damage (to Attacks) is very high, but it alone doesn't make it a good weapon. Unholy Might is good in Poison builds or with Conflux (it can be gained by other means), but the low DPS disqualifies it from any build we can think of.
Required Level: 56 Required Strength: 96 Required Intelligence: 96 Damage: (72-83) to (140-183) Attacks per Second: 1.50 Critical Strike Chance: (7.50-9.00)% Physical DPS: (159.0-199.5) Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: (159.0-199.5) 26% increased Elemental Damage Adds (35-46) to (85-128) Physical Damage (25-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance 30% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Stun Gain Unholy Might for 4 seconds on Critical Strike
Maata's Teaching - It's one of the best weapons for a Minion build, at least until you can afford a high-end Rare Convoking Wand. The two extra levels for all Minion Gems and high base Crit Chance (that can be improved by replacing the Implicit mod) are very desirable.
Required Level: 56 Required Strength: 96 Required Intelligence: 96 Damage: 37-55 Attacks per Second: 1.50 Critical Strike Chance: (7.50-9.00)% Physical DPS: 69.0 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 69.0 26% increased Elemental Damage +(30-40) to Intelligence (25-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance +(1-2) to Level of all Minion Skill Gems Minions' Base Attack Critical Strike Chance is equal to the Critical Strike Chance of your Main Hand Weapon
Sign of the Sin Eater - You can give it to your Animated Guardian. It will render you immune to all Elemental Ailments if you stay close to the AG. Not a popular option - Kingmaaker is still the best weapon you can give to this Minion.
Required Level: 58 Required Strength: 99 Required Intelligence: 99 Damage: 43-80 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 76.9 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 76.9 26% increased Elemental Damage +(10-30) to Strength and Intelligence Grants Level 30 Smite Skill Enemies inflict Elemental Ailments on you instead of nearby Allies
Balefire - It grants you a strong Scorching Ray Skill that you can Support with 3 Gems (6 with The Squire). It's not a popular Skill, used mainly to apply Fire Exposure. We wouldn't recommend sacrificing a weapon slot for it. Getting a Rare weapon is the optimal choice even in a Scorching Ray build.
Required Level: 60 Required Strength: 95 Required Intelligence: 131 Damage: 49-73 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Physical DPS: 76.2 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 76.2 40% increased Elemental Damage Grants Level 25 Scorching Ray Skill (12-20)% increased Cast Speed Recover (1-3)% of Life on Kill Recover (1-3)% of Mana on Kill 10% increased Scorching Ray beam length
Singularity - Relatively good low-budget weapon for any Lightning Spell Damage build, like Spark. It's simple yet effective.
Required Level: 62 Required Strength: 113 Required Intelligence: 113 Damage: 51-76 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 79.4 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 79.4 30% increased Elemental Damage Adds (1-10) to (150-200) Lightning Damage to Spells (14-18)% increased Cast Speed (6-8)% reduced Mana Cost of Skills Nearby Enemies are Hindered, with 25% reduced Movement Speed 100% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Hindered Enemies
Doon Cuebiyari - It's designed to be a weapon for Strength-stacking characters, but it has to compete with Brutus' Lead Sprinkler, Pillar of the Caged God, and Replica Iron Commander, so it's not very popular. You can use it in a build that has a lot of Strength anyway, one that values increased damage over added damage, such as Blood Magic RF.
Required Level: 64 Required Strength: 113 Required Intelligence: 113 Damage: 37-70 Attacks per Second: 1.40 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 74.9 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 74.9 32% increased Elemental Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 30 Iron Will +(50-70) to Strength (15-18)% increased Cast Speed +(20-30) to maximum Mana 1% increased Damage per 8 Strength when in Main Hand 1% increased Armour per 16 Strength when in Off Hand
Yaomac's Accord - A weapon that drastically changes the Soul Cost of Vaal Skills - they're a lot cheaper, but grow more expensive the more you use them in the 8 seconds, making it ultimately more expensive after 5 uses during this time. There's still Soul Gain Prevention Duration which varies from Skill to Skill and has to be accounted for. You can try it out with an especially powerful Vaal Skill, but the lack of almost any meaningful damage modifiers makes it a bad weapon overall.
Required Level: 64 Required Strength: 113 Required Intelligence: 113 Damage: 37-70 Attacks per Second: 1.40 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: 74.9 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 74.9 32% increased Elemental Damage (80-120)% increased Damage with Vaal Skills (8-6)% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration Gain an Endurance Charge, Frenzy Charge, and Power Charge when you use a Vaal Skill Shepherd of Souls
Breath of the Council - It can be great in a Physical-to-Chaos or Poison Spell build on account of its vast bonuses to these types of damage. It's most commonly used in Ethereal Knives Poison builds with Spellblade Support, as its Physical Damage is very high.
Required Level: 66 Required Strength: 113 Required Intelligence: 113 Damage: (147.6-168.1) to (342-389.5) Attacks per Second: 1.20 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: (293.8-334.6) Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: (293.8-334.6) 32% increased Elemental Damage (260-310)% increased Physical Damage (80-100)% increased Chaos Damage 10% increased Area of Effect Chaos Skills have 40% increased Skill Effect Duration
Augyre - It's bad, the high DPS would suit a Physical-to-Elemental Attack build if not for the Elemental Overload and Resolute Technique that can vastly reduce your damage (both of these Keystones can be also allocated on a Skill Tree if you need them). If you haven't managed to deal Critical Strike during the Elemental Overload period you won't get the damage bonus, making it inconsistent. Even if you can activate Elemental Overload regularly, it's still a weapon that oscillates between 40% more Elemental Damage with Hits and Ailments and 100% increased Physical Damage.
Required Level: 68 Required Strength: 104 Required Intelligence: 122 Damage: (140-160) to (212.8-243.2) Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.44) Critical Strike Chance: (11.16-12.40)% Physical DPS: (242.5-289.8) Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: (242.5-289.8) 40% increased Elemental Damage (180-220)% increased Physical Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed (80-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Every 16 seconds you gain Elemental Overload for 8 seconds You have Resolute Technique while you do not have Elemental Overload 100% increased Physical Damage while you have Resolute Technique
Mon'tregul's Grasp - Improves your Zombies, most importantly their Maximum Life, but halves their maximum number. It makes this weapon viable for an exploding Zombies archetype to apply a powerful Ignite with Death Wish or Minion Instability, and with Zombie of Falling, where the explosions are caused by Zombies' Hits. In other cases, it's better to have more Zombies and a good Rare Convking Wand instead.
Required Level: 68 Required Strength: 104 Required Intelligence: 122 Damage: 50-76 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 78.8 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 78.8 40% increased Elemental Damage 50% reduced maximum number of Raised Zombies Raised Zombies have +5000 to maximum Life Raised Zombies have +(25-30)% to all Resistances 25% increased Raised Zombie Size Enemies Killed by Zombies' Hits Explode, dealing 50% of their Life as Fire Damage Raised Zombies deal (100-125)% more Physical Damage
Nebulis - A fairly popular weapon if you also have high Cold or Lightning Resistance to gain a lot of Cold and Lightning Damage. The most popular type of builds that use it are Lightning-to-Cold ones with two Call of the Brotherhood Rings to benefit from both of these boons. It's also very good in party play - with Aura bot to host Purity of Lightning and Purity of Ice. It does require high Maximum Cold and Lightning Resistance, up to 90%. This would result in up to 600% increased damage.
Required Level: 68 Required Strength: 104 Required Intelligence: 122 Damage: 50-76 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 78.8 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 78.8 <One to three random synthesis implicit modifiers> (15-20)% increased Cast Speed (15-20)% increased Cold Damage per 1% Cold Resistance above 75% (15-20)% increased Lightning Damage per 1% Lightning Resistance above 75%
Replica Nebulis - This weapon requires you to have low Cold or Fire Resistance to gain a lot of damage. It's hard to create a functioning build without caped Resistances, and it's nearly impossible to shift all incoming Cold or Fire Damage to be taken as some other type of damage, but one may try with items like Font of Thunder.
Required Level: 68 Required Strength: 104 Required Intelligence: 122 Damage: 50-76 Attacks per Second: 1.25 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Physical DPS: 78.8 Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: 78.8 40% increased Elemental Damage (15-20)% increased Cast Speed (15-20)% increased Cold Damage per 1% Missing Cold Resistance, up to a maximum of 300% (15-20)% increased Fire Damage per 1% Missing Fire Resistance, up to a maximum of 300%
Doryani's Catalyst - A mediocre weapon for a Fire Spell/Attack Damage build. Replace it later with a Rare Weapon.
Required Level: 75 Required Strength: 113 Required Intelligence: 113 Damage: (102-122) to (170-230) Attacks per Second: (1.55-1.61) Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Physical DPS: (211.3-283.4) Elemental DPS: N/A DPS: (211.3-283.4) 32% increased Elemental Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Elemental Proliferation Adds (65-85) to (100-160) Physical Damage (11-15)% increased Attack Speed (6-10)% increased Cast Speed (30-40)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance 0.2% of Elemental Damage Leeched as Life (80-100)% increased Elemental Damage