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Radiant Nexal Staff: Doom 25 Scaling

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Nexal Staff
Max DmgRanged

Infinite skill damage scaling that crushes Doom 25 content. Supreme Ambition stacks 1% skill damage per kill. With the Horde modifier flooding enemies, you hit 1,500%+ skill damage by endgame. Freeze-lock everything with Frostbite and Onyx Raven while charging perfect-cast Chakrams that one-cycle bosses for 2,000+ damage.

Damage

1,500%+ skill damage scaling; Rupture hits 700+ damage late-game

Survivability

Near-permanent freeze-lock prevents enemies from attacking; Bone Plate provides +10 armor as safety net

Boss

One-cycles bosses like Pris with ~2,000 damage in seconds via triple Chakram circulation

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Radiant Nexal Staff
Radiant Nexal Staff
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The cornerstone weapon, with high base skill energy and skill-focused utility. The Radiant variant is unlocked by completing a run with all 25 difficulty modifiers active.

Mods & Attachments

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    Magic Orbs— Skill energy generation for faster casting
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    Focus— Increases skill damage output
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    Quasar Orbs— Enhanced projectile damage
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    Arcane Mastery— Peak skill damage scaling

Alternatives

  • Standard Nexal Staff

How to Obtain

Radiant variant (highest tier) — unlocked by completing a full run with all 25 Doom difficulty modifiers active

Combat Strategy

1Phase 1/4
Preparation
4 steps
  1. ▸Select Supreme Ambition, Onyx Raven, Brittle Scepter, and Frostbite as your starting relics.
  2. ▸Enable the Horde difficulty modifier for maximum enemy density, which accelerates Supreme Ambition scaling.
  3. ▸Zap apples before entering tough rooms for bonus skill charges.
  4. ▸Swap skills before picking up an apple to give both skills a bonus charge at once.
2Phase 2/4
Core Rotation
5 steps
  1. ▸Open with a perfect-cast Chakram to freeze entire enemy groups in place.
  2. ▸While enemies are frozen, charge your next skill. Brittle Scepter maintains the freeze during the charge window.
  3. ▸Kill exclusively with skills to stack Supreme Ambition (+1% skill damage per kill).
  4. ▸Use Rupture for efficient room clearing and save Chakram for concentrated boss damage.
  5. ▸Stack three perfect Chakram hits in circulation to one-cycle bosses.
3Phase 3/4
Boss Strategy
4 steps
  1. ▸Stack triple perfect-cast Chakrams for devastating burst damage windows.
  2. ▸Use invulnerable boss phases to recharge skill energy for the next burst.
  3. ▸Bitter Chisel amplifies boss damage significantly when slotted for boss rooms.
  4. ▸Bane of Mortality adds massive damage if your freeze-lock is consistent throughout the fight.
4Phase 4/4
Advanced Play
4 steps
  1. ▸Replace Frostbite with Black Ice when found for a 3x freeze damage multiplier.
  2. ▸Prioritize the Horde modifier on route selection. More enemies means faster Supreme Ambition scaling.
  3. ▸Target 1,500%+ skill damage by late-game through disciplined skill-only kills.
  4. ▸Never waste kills on basic attacks. Every non-skill kill is lost scaling on Supreme Ambition.

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Verified: 2026-03-29 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.