History Main / MagicStaff

* Spellcasters in all of the ''Franchise/ShiningSeries'', both {{Black Mage}}s and {{White Mage}}s, wield staves as their WeaponOfChoice.

** One of the '80s supplemental books was ''Realms of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned''. In that book, one magic item is the Staff of Nurgle. Point it at an enemy and [[BodyHorror maggots will geyser out of their orifices]] and [[OneHitKill strip the flesh off their bones]]. The remaining pile of maggots becomes a battlefield hazard.

** Historically in the series, magic staves have been a favored weapon of the [[UnevenHybrid Bretons]] of High Rock, and may even be where the originated. It makes sense, as the Bretons are a natural WitchSpecies (thanks to their traces of elven blood) with defensive AntiMagic traits, making them excellent in MagicKnight and MageKiller roles.
** Likewise, magical staves are a common tool for [[OurLichesAreDifferent liches]], further enhancing their [[WitchSpecies already formidable]] magical prowess.

-->-- '''Gandalf''', ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'', "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] vs [[Literature/HarryPotter Dumbledore]]"

** The staves of [[spoiler: Emperor Belos]] an [[spoiler: the Golden Guard]] are unique in that they seem to be mechanical and lack a palisman.

* The title character of the kids' game show ''{{Series/Raven}}'' has a Staff of Power starting in Series 2 which is apparently the source of most of his magical abilities. A Staff of Power is also given to the winner of each series from series 2 until series 11 in-universe (in real life, the winner of each series got a different prize such as a holiday).

* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary]]'', Amitie's alternate costume, Red Amitie, uses a magic staff as a weapon. The staff has a big sun symbol on its top end.

* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'': Many of the wands used in the setting take the form of staffs. [[The flashback on Alma Toran reveals that the Orthodox Church of David crafted a large amount of staves to channel magic power: Solomon collected 72 of these staves to his followers, who eventually became the 72 Djinns.]]

* ''MashleMagicAndMuscles'' is set in a world where people generally use magic wands, but the more powerful are able to upgrade their wands into staves that can summon gods.

* Enchanted staffs are just one of the weapons Pit can use in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''.

* Mystogan from ''Manga/FairyTail'' uses five different staves in varying combinations for his magic. [[spoiler:It's actually because he has no magic himself due to being from the AlternateUniverse of Edolas, but his staves contain large amounts of magical power that let him cast his spells.]]

* Elie eventually picks one up in ''Manga/RaveMaster''.

* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'': Many of the wands used in the setting take the form of staffs.

** WordofGod is that staves are carved from the wood of a magic tree, which is also implied to be a finite resource that is slowly dwindling.

* As in the books, both Gandalf and Saruman in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies have magic staves.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'' centers around two of them: the Empress's unnamed staff of Gold Dragon control, and the Rod of Savrille, which can control Red Dragons. After the BigBad talks the Council of Mages into confiscating the Empress's scepter, the Empress sets her sights on the Rod of Savrille, so that she can still have at least some way to stand up to him. Unfortunately, the BigBad catches wind of her plans, and from there it's a race to get the Rod of Savrille.

* In ''Literature/TheDreamsideRoad'', Enoa’s staff, inherited from her aunt, somehow enables functional magic use. Part of Enoa’s journey is learning how it works and how to use it. The staff is primarily used for explosions and sudden transmutation. Enoa can wield less deadly magic without any [[MagicFocusObject Magic Focus Object]].

* In ''Literature/TheDreamsideRoad'', Enoa’s staff, inherited from her aunt, somehow enables functional magic use. Part of Enoa’s journey is learning how it works and how to use it. The staff is primarily used for explosions and sudden [[Transmutation]]. Enoa can wield less deadly magic without any [[MagicFocusObject]].

** The staff of [[spoiler: Emperor Belos]] is unique in that it seems to be mechanical and lacks a palisman.

** God tells Moses to raise his staff (or tells Moses to tell his brother Aaron to raise ''his'' staff) to cause the ten plagues on Egypt. Then, when the Israelites are fleeing Pharaoh's army, God tells Moses to raise his staff to divide the sea so they can cross safely on dry land.

** Father Time, a villain from ''Series/OddSquad'' who appears in Season 2's "Flawed Squad", has one of these. It allows him to freeze opponents while leaving him and other villains intact, but has a downside of only freezing opponents for a minute at a time. In addition, he can only use his staff once per hour.

%%* Profion in ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons''.

* Nami's Clima Tact from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is MagicFromTechnology, but functions within the story like a MagicStaff. Sort of interesting in that it started out life as a regular Bo staff, and Usopp built her what would become her weapon specifically to do parlor tricks and "attacks".