Blackstaff

This ghastly blackwood staff is shod with silver bands and topped by a carned head that is banded and decorated with runes of Iuz's cult. When you hold this magic staff, you gain the following benefits.

• You gain a +2 bonus to your attack and damage rolls made with this magic staff.

• When you make a melee weapon attack with this magic staff, you score a critical hit on a roll of 18 or higher.

• As a Magic Action, you can cast the command, fear, inflict wounds, finger of death spell (Spell Save DC 17, Spell Attack Bonus +9). Once you cast one of these spells, you can't cast it again until you finish a Long Rest.

• As a Magic Action, you can create an acid vortex. Each creature in a 10-foot-radius and a 40-foot high Cylinder centered on a point within 120 feet of you must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 6d8 Acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once you use this property, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest.