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Mage Staff FFIX

Mage Staff in Final Fantasy IX.

A staff imbued with magic that allows its owner to cast fire. There are many beasts who instinctually fear flames, regardless of their elemental affinity. Thus, it is essential for a mage to be able to cast fire in battle. However, the results this weapon yields fluctuate greatly depending on its user, making the wizard's staff only as reliable as rudimentary magic.

The Wizard's Staff (魔道士の杖, Madōshi no Tsue?), also known as the Mage Staff, High Mage Staff, and Mage's Staff, is a recurring weapon in the Final Fantasy series.

This weapon's Japanese name is pronounced the same as the High Mage's Staff. 魔道士 (madōshi?) is the normal Japanese name given to mages in Final Fantasy, however that is derived from an actual Japanese word meaning magic user, 魔導師 (madōshi?), using different kanji that are still read the same.

Given that this uses the same word for Mages, a more appropriate localization for this weapon would be "Mage('s) Staff".

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

A staff that casts Confuse when used.

Description

The Wizard's Staff is found in the Waterfall Cavern and casts Confuse when used as an item. It provides 15 Attack, 15 Accuracy, and 33 Critical, and can be used by the Black Wizard.

Final Fantasy II[]

A staff seething with poison.

Description

The Wizard's Staff is a mid-level staff found in Mysidian Tower and Palamecia Castle. It casts Scourge XVI when used as an item in battle, and has an Attack of 64.

Final Fantasy IX[]

The Mage Staff is Vivi's starting weapon, providing 12 attack and teaching the spell Fire. It can be bought for 320 gil at Dali and Black Mage Village, and found at Ipsen's Castle.

Being Vivi's starting weapon, it appears as his weapon in some merchandise.

Final Fantasy X[]

If the dominant abilities on any of Yuna's rods are three Magic +% abilities, it will be named Mage's Staff.

Final Fantasy XI[]

The Mage's Staff is the Vigil Weapon corresponding to the Black Mage's Mythic Weapon (Laevateinn), found within Nyzul Isle. It can be used to obtain the Weapon skill Vidohunir.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]

Vivi wields the Mage's Staff in his character model.

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy ≒[]

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

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Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]

This staff was created under a single guiding principle--by wizards, for wizards.

Description

High Mage Staff (FFIX) grants +2 to Attack. It can be equipped by White Mage, Devout, Sage, Rydia, Krile, Eiko, and Yuna.

In this case, "High Mage Staff" is a mistranslation; if it were actually translated to match Final Fantasy IX, the staff's name would be "Mage Staff".

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

The Mage Staff (IX) is a rarity 3 staff with Final Fantasy IX realm synergy.

The Mage's Staff (X) is a rarity 5 staff with Final Fantasy X realm synergy.

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

Wizard's Staff is a Staff obtained by buying it for 800 gil at Felicitas Town, Industrial City Dilmagia, Town of Kolts, Aquapolis Olderion, and Raven's Hideaway, and by crafting it using 160 gil, x3 Fire Crysts, x1 Farplane Souls, x1 Silver Ores, and x5 Lumbers. It provides 13 ATK, 6 MAG, 32 SPR, and access to the spell Fire.

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Etymology[]

Wizard is another name for a Magician. Wizards in fantasy literature and RPGs often draw from the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, whose Wizards of Middle-earth are a group of beings outwardly resembling Men but possessing much greater physical and mental power. Each Wizard has robes of a characteristic color, Gandalf the Grey being a quintessential example.

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