Shout out to the Master’s Lightning staff and Master’s Ice Staff which have not been mentioned yet.
My top 10 in order of preference:
Lich / Dylora
Ebonshadow
Master’s Lightning
Master’s Ice (a better looking Draugr if you will)
Frostcaster
Xivkyn
Ebony
Ebonheart
Militant Ordinator
Ra Gada
Special mentions to Glass and Dro Mathra who’s shape is nice but the fact that they can’’t be dyed properly makes them problematic.
Also, Master’s Inferno could have been nice if the ball on the tip was red/orange instead of green. I’d like to know the genius designer who was doing a one-off design of a fire staff and gave it green instead of red elements. Just so I can give him a slow, sarcastic applause
Is there a style where the staff has a traditional crystal ball on top?
The Breton low level staff has a crystal, but not ball. The good thing about it is that if you dye it, it really looks like a crystal. The Dwemer ones do not absorb colors well, they look dull.
My favorite is the simple soul shriven. Also the simple Breton and low level Argonian if you want something simplistic. From the fancy ones, Ebonshadow or Glass
[PC/EU] Tamriel Hero, Stormproof, Grand Master Crafter
Personally i'm a fan of the dro'mathra style for my sorceror, and I like the skinchanger staff or a low level nord staff for my warden (skinchanger has antlers, low level nord looks like a twisted wood staff), both are very nature-esque. My templar healer will be using a low level argonian staff once dragonbones is released for ps4, she also wears the lizard four fabric costume (khajiit though, everything looks better on khajiit).
My dragonknight uses a high level nord style for her backbar staff, as it has a dragon-shaped head. My nightblade uses either the thieves guild, daedric, or dunmer styles for a more wicked look (though I'm looking into other new styles for him too).
I like Soul Shriven and Aldmeri Dominion is great for a Templar Healer theme but I especially like Nord 2 because it looks like Gandalf the Grey's Staff... Although I think It was originally Radagast's?
Thanks for the suggestions. Found the fitting one for my char.
Main characters: Feanor the Believer - AD Altmer mSorc - AR 46 - Flawless Conqueror (PC EU)Idril Arnanor - AD Altmer mSorc - CP 217 - Stormproof (PC NA)Other characters:
Necrophilius Killgood - DC Imperial NecromancerFearscales - AD Argonian Templar - Stormproof (healer)Draco Imperialis - AD Imperial DK (tank)Cabed Naearamarth - AD Dunmer mDKValirion Willowthorne - AD Bosmer stamBladeTuruna - AD Altmer magBladeKheled Zaram - AD Redguard stamDKKibil Nala - AD Redguard stamSorc - StormproofYavanna Kémentárí - AD Breton magWardenAzog gro-Ghâsh - EP Orc stamWardenVidar Drakenblød - DC Nord mDKMarquis de Peyrac - DC Breton mSorc - StormproofRawlith Khaj'ra - AD Khajiit stamWardenTu'waccah - AD Redguard Stamplar
All chars 50 @ CP 1700+. Playing and enjoying PvP with RdK mostly on PC EU.
Ebonshadow, Ebonheart Pact, Telvanni, Order of the Hour, Dro-m'Athra, Skinchanger, Draugr
PC NA
CP 690
EP Dunmer MagDK Level 50, Stormproof
EP Dunmer MagSorc Level 50, Stormproof
EP Argonian DK Tank Level 50, Boethiah's Scythe
EP Breton Templar Healer Level 50
EP Khajiit StamDK Level 50, Stormproof
EP Dunmer Magblade Level 50, Assistant Alienist
EP Argonian Stamden Level 50, Lady of Misrule (pvp)
EP Dunmer Stamblade Level 50
DC Redguard Stamplar
AD Altmer Magwarden Healer