Staff of the SerpentLevel 7+ Uncommon

Shaped like a rigid cobra, this bronze staff enables you to wield poison as a deadly weapon.

Implement: Staff

Enhancement Bonus: attack rolls and damage rolls

Critical: +1d8 poison damage per plus

Property

Any melee attack made with this staff deals +1d6 poison damage.

Power (Poison) ✦ Daily (Free Action)

Use this power when you deal poison damage with a power cast through this implement. The target takes ongoing poison damage equal to the enhancement bonus of the staff (save ends). If the power already deals ongoing poison damage, add the enhancement bonus of the staff as an item bonus to that damage each round.

Published in Adventurer's Vault, page(s) 106.