A Skyrim fan makes an incredible replica of Magnus' staff with a glowing floating sphere

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Key conclusions

  • A Skyrim fan has created an exact replica of the Staff of Magnus with a glowing and floating orb.
  • Fan detailed the process of creating them, using wood burning, painting and purchased ball.
  • The floating copy effect was achieved using glue and smaller dots to hang the sphere.



Talented Skyrim fan online has created a great replica of the game Staff of Magnus with a floating orb in the center. Staff of Magnus is usually obtained everywhere SkyrimCollege of Winterhold questline, but this player has taken it to his real life.

Over the years, Skyrim has cultivated an extremely devoted fan base. The game was hugely popular from day one, but Bethesda's continued growth over the years and the lack of a sequel has kept fans hooked Skyrim 13 years after release. This has turned into a lot of amazing creations from the community online. Sometimes this comes in the form of in-game mods. Other times, fans create items from the game in real life, like this Staff of Magnus replica. Another Skyrim a fan was even propositioned with an item from the game, which shows how much it means to some players.


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Redditor Log_Dog2171 shared his cue SkyrimStaff of Magnus, and looks just like the item in the game. They detailed their approach to creating the replica, claiming they “fired the woodcuts, painted them to what I wanted and applied a polyurethane coating.” As for the ball, they purchased it from someone who was selling it with the right parts they were looking for, using it to complement their wooden staff. According to Log_Dog2171, they started this project about two years ago, so it's pretty impressive that it finally came to fruition.


A replica of Magnus' staff in Skyrim


Which is perhaps the strangest thing about it Skyrim the copy is that the ball glows and even appears to float. When asked how they created the illusion of a floating ball, Log_Dog2171 replied, “Three smaller dots holding it together with a bunch of glue.” It's a convincing effect, and even the image in the comments showing how it's being held isn't enough to completely destroy the illusion.

Magnus' staff appeared in every highway Older scrolls game except Oblivion. It's something of a mainstay of the franchise, so it'll be interesting to see if it returns to The Elder Scrolls 6. Bethesda is still developing the title, which was first announced back in 2018. Some gamers are already considering the return of certain recurring NPCs in the The Elder Scrolls 6so it stands to reason that some items, such as the Staff of Magnus, may return in the next game.


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