Staff (weapon type)

Staves (杖, Tsue?), also known as canes, are a recurring set of weapons from the Final Fantasy series. In the early series they were usually wielded by White Mages, while Black Mages tended to wield rods. This relationship has been reversed in more recent games like Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy XI and remakes of Final Fantasy XII. Recurring staves include Rune Staff, Power Staff (which is more suited for improving Attack power), Healing Staff, and the Sage's Staff, which is usually the ultimate of this weapon type. The staff usually increases the user's Magic Power.

ProfileEdit

In many traditional RPGs, staves are the trademark weapon of magic-using classes, said to help draw and amplify the user's own magical power. In Final Fantasy, staves commonly feature a cane head or other sort of adornment naturally born of the material itself, with some featuring humbler details like crystals, tip ornaments, and sheathings of various materials.

AppearancesEdit

Final FantasyEdit

Staves can be equipped by the White Mage and Black Mage classes. The Warrior and Monk classes can also equip some staves.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Crosier
• Power Staff
• Healing Staff
• Mage's Staff
• Wizard's Staff
• Rune Staff
• Judgment Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Golden Staff

Final Fantasy IIEdit

Staves, also known as canes, can be equipped by everyone in the party, though Minwu is the only character that comes with one equipped by default. In earlier versions, staves had the lowest penalty to intelligence and spirit at only five percent. This makes staves the best option for magic users in these versions. This factor was removed in the Dawn of Souls release and all later versions.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Mace
• Mythril Mace
• Werebuster
• Mage's Staff
• Power Staff
• Wizard's Staff
• Healing Staff
• Diamond Mace
• Stardust Rod
• Staff of Light

Final Fantasy IIIEdit

Staves can be equipped by magic-based jobs. Holy Wand can only be equipped by Devouts while Sage Staff can only be equipped by Sages.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Fire Staff
• Ice Staff
• Light Staff
• Golem Staff
• Rune Staff
• Elder Staff
• Holy Wand (3D)
• Sage Staff (3D)

Final Fantasy IVEdit

Staves can be equipped by Tellah, Porom, Rydia (child), Rosa, Paladin Cecil, and Fusoya, though the 3D remake removed Cecil's ability to wield them. In the 3D versions, Golbez can equip staves, if hacked into the party.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Healing Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Power Staff
• Aura Staff
• Rune Staff
• Seraphim's Mace (Porom only)
• Sage's Staff
• Nirvana (Porom only)

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-Edit

Staves can be equipped by Cecil, Rosa, and Porom.

List of staves:

• Healing Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Power Staff
• Aura Staff
• Rune Staff

Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsEdit

List of staves:

• Staff
• Healing Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Psycho Spiral
• Protect Staff
• Aura Staff
• Master's Staff
• Power Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Seraphim Mace
• Rune Staff
• Nirvana (Dummied)

Final Fantasy VEdit

Staves can be equipped by the Freelancer, White Mage, Time Mage, Red Mage, Chemist, Oracle, and Mime.

Different staves use different damage formulae. The Light Staff, Staff of Judgment and Sage Staff deal damage based on the attacker's Magic stat and the target's Resistance / Magic Defense. The Staff, Axe, Flail and Mace of Zeus use the same damage formula as axes and hammers, and benefit from Double Grip.

List of staves:

• Power Staff
• Staff
• Flail
• Healing Staff
• Staff of Light
• Morning Star
• Sage Staff
• Judgment Staff
• Mace of Zeus (GBA/mobile)
• Mythril Staff (Dummied)

Final Fantasy VIIEdit

Staves can be equipped by Aeris.

List of staves:

• Guard Stick
• Mythril Rod
• Full Metal Staff
• Striking Staff
• Prism Staff
• Aurora Rod
• Wizard Staff
• Wizer Staff
• Fairy Tale
• Umbrella
• Princess Guard

Final Fantasy IXEdit

Vivi can equip staves. He is the first Black Mage that wields staves in the series.

List of staves:

• Mage Staff
• Flame Staff
• Ice Staff
• Lightning Staff
• Oak Staff
• Cypress Pile
• Octagon Rod
• High Mage Staff
• Mace of Zeus

Final Fantasy XEdit

Yuna uses a mixture of staves and rods and is the only playable character who wields them. Seymour and Braska also wield them.

List of staves: Abraxas Arc Arcana A-Staff Astral Rod Belladonna Wand Bizarre Staff Break Rod Calcite Staff Chaos Rod Conductor Darkness Staff Death Wand Defender Dual Rod Ductile Rod El Dorado Enchanted Rod Entangling Rod Faerie Staff Force Rod Full Metal Rod Healing Rod Heavenly Axis Herding Staff Impasse Judgement Laevatein Lullaby Rod Mage's Staff Magistral Rod Malleable Staff Mirage Rod Monk Staff M-Staff

Nemesis Rod Nimbus Rod Nirvana Ominous Rod Power Staff Prism Rod P-Staff Punisher Reticent Staff Rod of Beating Rod of Darkness Rod of Fire Rod of Ice Rod of Lightning Rod of Roses Rod of Silence Rod of Striking Rod of Water Rod of Wisdom Rune Rod Seraphim Rod Shining Staff Sorcery Rod Spiked Rod S-Staff Staff Staff of Thorns Tri-Rod Wicked Wand Wind Rod Wing Wand Wonder Wand Wonder Wing Seymour Staff

Final Fantasy X-2Edit

Yuna, Rikku and Paine wield staves from Final Fantasy X in their White Mage and Black Mage dresspheres. While in the White Mage dressphere, Yuna uses her default Staff, Rikku uses the Spiked Rod, and Paine uses the Malleable Staff. While in the Black Mage dressphere, Yuna uses Nirvana, Rikku uses the El Dorado and Paine uses the Enchanted Rod.

Final Fantasy XIEdit

Staves are a two-handed weapon which are used more often for their stat boosts than for damage. Early on, staves tend to give minor bonuses to HP and MP, but their usage increases at level 51 when players get access to Elemental Staves, which boost the potency and accuracy of spells of their respective elements.

The White Mage, Black Mage, Summoner, Scholar, Monk, Dragoon, and Paladin jobs are proficient on the use of staves.

The Staff skill encompasses not only standard mages' staves, but also poles and quarterstaff melee weapons. However, quarterstaves are restricted to White Mages, Paladins, Dragoons, and Monks, as they are designed for heavy melee damage.

Apollo's Staff Aquilo's Staff Archalaus's Pole Ash Pole Ash Pole +1 Ash Staff Ash Staff +1 Astral Signa Astral Staff Auster's Staff Bahamut's Staff Bastokan Staff Battle Staff Battle Staff +1 Capricorn Staff Carbuncle's Pole Catalyst Caver's Shovel Chanter's Staff Claustrum Cocytus Pole Dark Staff Diabolos's Pole Dolphin Staff Dorje Dragon Staff Dryad Staff Dusky Staff Dynamis Staff Earth Staff Ebony Pole Ebony Pole +1 Eight-Sided Pole Eight-Sided Pole +1 Elder Staff Elm Pole Elm Pole +1

Elm Staff Elm Staff +1 Fay Crozier Fay Staff Federation Pole Federation Signet Staff Federation Staff Fire Staff Flexible Pole Footman's Staff Freesword's Staff Gelong Staff Grim Staff Healing Staff Heavy Staff Himmel Stock Holly Pole Holly Pole +1 Holly Staff Holly Staff +1 Hope Staff Hypno Staff Ice Staff Imperial Pole Iron-splitter Iron-splitter +1 Jupiter's Staff Kebbje Kingdom Signet Staff Kinkobo Kinnara Pole Kirin's Pole Kukulcan's Staff Laevateinn (Black Mage) Legionnaire's Staff Light Staff Mage's Staff

Mahogany Pole Mahogany Pole +1 Mahogany Staff Martial Staff Master Caster's Pole Mekki Shakki Mercenary's Pole Mercurial Pole Mighty Pole Military Pole Misery Staff Monster Signa Musketeer's Pole Musketeer's Pole +1 Musketeer's Pole +2 Mythic Pole Mythic Pole +1 Neptune's Staff Nirvana (Summoner) Oak Pole Oak Pole +1 Oak Staff Oak Staff +1 Onion Staff Pastoral Staff Perdu Staff Pestle Platoon Pole Pluto's Staff Pole of Trials Power Staff Perlatic Pole Prester Pride Staff Primate Staff Primate Staff +1 Quarterstaff

Ramuh's Staff Relic Staff Republic Signet Staff Republic Staff Revenging Staff Revenging Staff +1 Rune Staff Sage's Staff Scepter Staff Somnus Signa Spiked Club Spiked Club +1 Steel-splitter Sunlight Pole Terra's Staff Thunder Staff Thyrsusstab Thyrus Treat Staff Treat Staff II Trick Staff Trick Staff II Tupsimati (Scholar) Vulcan's Staff Walrus Staff Water Staff Whale Staff Whale Staff +1 Wind Staff Windurstian Pole Windurstian Staff Wise Wizard's Staff Wyvern Perch Yigit Staff Zen Pole

Final Fantasy XIIEdit

In the original version, every party member can equip staves, as long as they have acquired the right license. Staves boost Magick Power and elemental damage (although this property is not documented in-game), but have less Attack Power than rods. Staves depend on both Strength and Magick Power. The higher the character's level, the more weight is put on Strength, and less on Magick, though.

In the Zodiac versions, staves are Black Mage's primary weapon.

The damage formula for staves is:

$ DMG = [ATK * RANDOM(1..1.125) - DEF] * [1 + STR * (Lv+MAG)/256] $

Due to the weight put on user's Strength and Magick Power, but also user's level, recommended staff user is Vaan.

List of staves:

• Oak Staff
• Cherry Staff
• Wizard's Staff
• Flame Staff
• Storm Staff
• Glacial Staff
• Golden Staff
• Judicer's Staff
• Cloud Staff
• Staff of the Magi

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant WingsEdit

Staves can be equipped by Penelo. Their Attack power is usually half that of their Magick attack.

List of staves:

• Crescent Pole
• Cherry Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Vesper Pole
• Staff of Protection
• Pole of Blessings
• Silver Staff
• Golden Staff
• Pyroscepter
• Raqs Sharqi
• Nirvana

Final Fantasy XIIIEdit

Staves and rods are used by Vanille. Her unique rod is called a Binding Rod. The Binding Rod has a pair of antlers that release hooks connected to lines. This allows her to physically attack from a distance. It can be assumed that the Dia clan used staves to "fish" wyverns as seen in Chapter Nine, presumably as means of transport through Gran Pulse.

List of staves:

• Binding Rod
• Hunter's Rod
• Tigerclaw
• Wyrmfang
• Healer's Staff
• Physician's Staff
• Pearlwing Staff
• Brightwing Staff
• Rod of Thorns
• Orochi Rod
• Mistilteinn
• Erinye's Cane
• Belladonna Wand
• Malboro Wand
• Heavenly Axis
• Abraxas
• Nirvana
• Faerie Tail (dummied)

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIEdit

Staves are a weapon type available to Lightning. They specialize in boosting Magic, which makes them suited for Schema focused on spellcasting. While equipped with a staff, Lightning's casting animation will change to a more swift one reducing the delay produced by other weapon types.

List of staves:

• Magician's Wand
• Astromancer's Scepter
• Necromancer's Cane
• Asteria's Staff
• Philosopher's Rod
• Summoner's Staff (DLC)
• Rising Sun (DLC)
• Heavenly Fan (DLC)
• Mog's Staff (DLC)

Final Fantasy XIVEdit

Staves and scepters are used by the Thaumaturge class. Wands and canes are used by the Conjurer class. Arcanists were originally planned to wield a "mechanical" variant of a staff in version 1.0.

Final Fantasy TacticsEdit

Staves can be equipped by the White Mage, Mystic, Time Mage, and Summoner classes.

List of staves:

• Oak Staff
• White Staff
• Serpent Staff
• Mage's Staff
• Healing Staff
• Golden Staff
• Zeus Mace
• Staff of the Magi
• Nirvana
• Dreamwaker

Final Fantasy Tactics AdvanceEdit

The White Mage, Bishop, and Summoner jobs can equip staves. Staves are more expensive at the moogle town of Baguba Port.

List of staves:

• White Staff
• Guard Staff
• Judge Staff
• Pure Staff
• Cure Staff
• Bless Staff
• Spring Staff
• Snake Staff
• Garnet Staff
• Cheer Staff
• Nirvana Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Dream Watcher
• Power Staff

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the RiftEdit

Staves can be equipped by the White Mage, Bishop, and Summoner jobs.

List of staves:

• White Staff
• Staff of Protection
• Judicer's Staff
• Healing Staff
• Cleansing Staff
• Staff of Blessings
• Serpent Staff
• Spring Staff
• Pomegranate Staff
• Cheer Staff
• Staff of the Magi
• Nirvana

Vagrant StoryEdit

There are six different types of staves.

List of staves:

• Wizard Staff
• Clergy Rod
• Summoner Baton
• Shamanic Staff
• Bishop's Crosier
• Sage Cane

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of FatesEdit

Yukes use staves as weapons.

List of staves: Wooden Staff Oak Staff Candy Cane Striped Rod Power Staff Fire Staff Ice Staff Earth Staff Magic Wand Angel's Staff Staff of Skills Mythril Rod Ancient Staff Dark Staff Light Staff

Stardust Staff Sun Staff Sage's Staff Holy Staff Moon Staff Yew Staff Svarog's Staff Blizzard Staff Golden Staff Crystal Rod Rune Rod Chaos Staff Death Staff Judgment Staff Kitty Staff

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of TimeEdit

List of staves:

• Wooden Staff
• Candy Cane
• Magic Broomstick
• Power Staff
• Diamond Chime
• Earth Staff
• Treasured Staff
• Ice Staff
• Fire Staff
• Old Man's Staff
• Thunder Staff
• Magic Wand
• Rune Bell
• Reaper's Bell
• Angel's Staff
• Light Staff
• Continuity Bell
• Striped Rod
• Yew Staff
• Marianne's Bell
• Susanne's Bell
• Hayate Staff
• Mythril Rod
• Shugen Stave
• Strawberry Broom
• Dark Staff
• Cloudsweeper Broom
• Stardust Staff
• Judgement Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Kitty Staff
• Burnout Broom
• Fine Broom
• Jingle Bell
• Ariane Rod
• Bastet Staff

Final Fantasy Legend IIEdit

Staves appear as a type of weapon.

List of staves:

• Heal
• Mage
• Wizard

Final Fantasy Legend IIIEdit

Staves can be equipped by all four main characters.

List of staves:

• Bronze
• Gold
• Fire
• X-Plane
• Thunder
• X-Fire
• Fast
• Wall

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of LightEdit

Staves can be equipped by all jobs, but are best suited for the Black Mage and Sage crowns. Staves increase the magic attack of the wearer.

List of staves:

• Magic Staff
• Ocean Stave
• Cyclone Staff
• Terra Stave
• Sacred Tree Staff
• Inferno Stave
• Shining Staff
• Mythril Rod
• Darkness Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Claustrum
• Great Wizard Stave

Bravely DefaultEdit

All staves impart a 25% damage bonus when attacking multiple enemies at once. The job best suited for wielding staves are the White Mage, Performer, Merchant, Time Mage, Salve-Maker, Vampire, Spiritmaster, and Monk. Any job can be well suited to wield staves when equipped with the Staff Lore support ability. Stave's Special moves are charged by using healing magic.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Jade Crosier
• Staff of Life
• Yggrasil Staff
• Gale Staff
• Demon's Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Oaken Pole
• Simian Staff
• Iron Pole
• Diamond Staff

Bravely Second: End LayerEdit

All staves deal 50% more damage to undead. The job best suited for wielding staves are the White Mage, Performer, Merchant, Time Mage, Bishop, and Monk. Any job can be well suited to wield staves when equipped with the Staff Lore support ability.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Jade Crosier
• Staff of Life
• Gale Staff
• Yggdrasil Staff
• Demon's Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Asclepius
• Oaken Pole
• Iron Pole
• Diamond Staff
• Musashi's Oar
• Simian Staff
• Vajra
• Laevateinn
• Gambanteinn
• Kronos Scepter
• Swindler's Staff
• Nirvana
• Bishop's Staff
• Grand M.'s Staff

Final Fantasy DimensionsEdit

Staves are a class of weapons.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Oak Staff
• Flail
• Healing Staff
• Magician's Staff
• Mythril Staff
• Priest's Staff
• Cypress Pole
• Fairy Staff
• Earth Staff
• Rune Staff
• Power Staff
• Staff of Light
• Judgement Staff
• Crystal Staff
• Sage's Staff
• Zeus Mace

Dissidia Final FantasyEdit

Staves can equipped by Firion, The Emperor, Onion Knight, Cloud of Darkness, Bartz, Exdeath, Terra, Kefka, Ultimecia, Kuja, and Shantotto. Staves specialize in increasing the duration of the character's EX Mode.

Firion, Onion Knight, Shantotto, and The Emperor utilize staves in combat.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Mage's Staff
• Oak Staff
• Healing Staff
• Flamescepter
• Power Staff
• Snowscepter
• Golden Staff
• Golden Staff+
• Elder Staff
• Rune Staff
• Judicer's Staff
• Staff of the Magi
• Eight-Fluted Pole
• Staff of Light
• Zeus Mace
• Nirvana
• Lufenian Staff
• Fire Book

Dissidia 012 Final FantasyEdit

Staves can be equipped by Tifa, Yuna, and Vaan. Staves specialize in increasing the duration of the character's EX Mode.

List of staves:

• Staff
• Oak Staff
• Healing Staff
• Mage's Staff
• Flamescepter
• Elder Staff
• Snowscepter
• Magma Staff
• Golden Staff
• Power Staff
• Rune Staff
• Judicer's Staff
• Magical Mace
• Staff of the Magi
• Cloud Staff
• Staff of Light
• Seraphim's Mace
• Zeus Mace
• Empress Kharna
• Nirvana
• Lufenian Staff
• Fire Book

Final Fantasy Airborne BrigadeEdit

Final Fantasy All the BravestEdit

Staves can be equipped by the White Mage, Devout, Sage, Rydia, Krile, Eiko, and Yuna.

List of staves:

• Healing Staff
• High Mage's Staff
• Judicer's Staff
• Mage's Staff
• Mace of Zeus
• Nirvana
• Rune Staff
• Shining Staff
• Herding Staff

Final Fantasy Record KeeperEdit