\n\nHowever, the catch is that all the shots fire **backwards**, meaning you have to aim behind you in order to fire at enemies. This creates a dilemma where you have to choose between aiming your ability or blasting enemies with the staff. Of course, you could just use it like an [Extreme Prejudice](\/wiki\/staff-of-extreme-prejudice), but it has much less overall damage.\n\nDespite its drawback, it is still undoubtedly powerful, boasting extraordinarily high DPS and crowd-control abilities. Hitting all its shots will give the user damage output that far surpasses that of just about every other staff in the game - the aformentioned EP is the only one better, and even then, the Staff of Unholy Sacrifice will surpass it at mid-to-high DEF.\n\nAbilities that create lasting, stationary effects are the most effective. The [Genesis Spell](\/wiki\/genesis-spell), [Orb of Conquest](\/wiki\/orb-of-conquest) and [Sporous Spray Spell](\/wiki\/sporous-spray-spell) do their work whenever firing backwards or not. Mystics are similarly great users, if Stasis is unecessary; once a boss gets cursed, you can continue firing backwards.\n\nNecromancers have a harder time. But while in true range, a cursor located slightly backwards might still have enough range to drain the target. A Wizard without the aformentioned spells has it the hardest, truly unable to use both the staff and spell. This most often leads to a lack of DPS compared to plain old options. However, all three classes can still find value with clearing \/ rushing.\n\n{{template-cultist-necromancer-set-navigation}}\n{{template-staff-navigation}}","{{template-item-header\n|name=Staff of Unholy Sacrifice\n|externalIcon=\/\/imgur.com\/jsi1jrb.png\n|projName=Cultist Fire Shot\n|externalProjIcon=\/\/imgur.com\/Tw07jN2.png\n|desc=A commanding staff used by vile cult leaders. It has a strange force inside it that prevents it from facing forward of the user.\n}}\n\n{{template-weapon-stats\n| tier=UT\n| setGen=cultist\n| shots=4\n| arcGap=345\n| minDmg=130\n| maxDmg=155\n| avgDmg=142.5\n| totalDmg=570\n| projSpd=11.5\n| lifetime=0.7\n| range=8.05\n| effects=Shoots backwards
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