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* Sailor Pluto from ''SailorMoon'' wields the stylish Garnet Rod which looks much like a key fitting her role as the Guardian of the Door of Space-Time. The staff is in turn topped by the Garnet Orb, a magical object in itself and one of 3 Magical Talismans that create the holy grail or Awaken Sailor Saturn depending on the Media.
* Nami's Clima Tact from ''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".

* Negi Springfield in ''MahouSenseiNegima'' caries a staff most of the time when doing magic. It serves as a focus for his spells and he also uses it to fly in a manner resembling a FlyingBroomstick. Also, as the story progresses and his skills in magic increase, he tends to use the staff less and less: The magic ring Eva gave him is less cumbersome, and he grows to rely less on ''that'' as well.

* ''MagicTheGathering'' has a variety of equippable magic staves like [[http://magiccards.info/mt/en/145.html Thornbite Staff]] in addition to its many, many staff-wielding sorcerers, which include [[http://magiccards.info/m11/en/8.html Blinding Mage]], [[http://magiccards.info/cmd/en/224.html Selesnya Guildmage]], [[http://magiccards.info/le/en/40.html Glintwing Invoker]], and too many others to list.

While almost no carrier of this weapon will hesitate to wield their Magic Staff as best they can in physical combat should the need arise, for some the point isn't a Magic Staff's melee attributes but that a Magic Staff is a MagicWand [[TheSameButMore but better]]. They are generally considered more powerful than their FunSize version, the traditional MagicWand, and can be elaborate to the point of AwesomeButImpractical. It's not uncommon to see staves with [[PowerCrystal huge gems]], floating rings and just plain unlikely hugeness, and since BiggerIsBetter, and [[RuleOfCool Cooler Is Also Better]] a large, decorative staff is usually the sign of a powerful mage.

-->-- '''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}''', "Get It Done".

-->-- '''{{Buffy}}''', "Get It Done".

* Merlin, from ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' kept the staff used by the Sidhe man in season one, and has used it again on a couple of occasions. He keeps it hidden under a floorboard.
** There's also Alator, a sorcerer who uses a staff, and the Disir, three female soothsayers armed with staffs.

* ''{{Diablo}}'' loves these. The first game had elaborate staves with some of them even having [[BladeOnAStick blades on either end]]. Almost all of them had some powerful spells, and high melee damage. The second game, had simpler staves that provided bonuses to sorceress' skills. They also had high melee damage, but are not likely to be used in an actual fight.

* Despite having a huge cast of magic-users, pretty much the only ''{{Touhou}}'' character that uses a staff is Mima, and she disappeared after the ContinuityReboot. Although that... ''thing'' [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Flandre]] has may also count.

* Negi Springfield in ''MahouSenseiNegima'' caries a staff most of the time when doing magic. It serves as a focus for his spells and he also uses it to fly in a manner resembling a FlyingBroomstick, but never uses it as a SimpleStaff. Also, as the story progresses and his skills in magic increase, he tends to use the staff less and less: The magic ring Eva gave him is less cumbersome, and he grows to rely less on ''that'' as well.
** He did use it like a SimpleStaff (or like a spear/halberd sometimes) few times (like his tournament fight with Setsuna).

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* Rezo, the AffablyEvil priest from ''{{Slayers}}'', often used to note his arrival courtesy of jingling noises.

* In ''{{Discworld}}'', the staff is the preferred tool of wizards, and a major plot point in ''Discworld/EqualRites'' and ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}''. In ''Discworld/SoulMusic'', Archancellor Ridcully recommends a staff because even if you run out of magic, [[SimpleStaff you've still got six foot of solid bog-oak at your disposal]]. Works nine times out of ten.

* Laenan Kite of the ''MirrorDuet'' books (CatherineWebb) uses a staff, partly to store power but mainly because it's big and heavy and [[CombatPragmatist good for hitting people with.]]

* Merlin, from ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' kept the staff used by the Sidhe man in season one, and has used it again on a couple of occasions. He keeps it hidden under a floorboard.

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* [[KungFuWizard Nabu]] from ''Westernanimation/WinxClub'' has a Magic Staff as his weapon of choice.

* Spellcasters in ''ShiningForce'', both {{Black Mage}}s and {{White Mage}}s, wield staves as their WeaponOfChoice.

** The staff is modelled after ones carried by Buddhist priests to underline his title, the Red Priest.

* Rezo, the AffablyEvil priest from ''{{Slayers}}'', often used to note his arrival courtesy of jingling noises.

* [[KungFuWizard Nabu]] from ''WinxClub'' has a MagicStaff as his weapon of choice.

* Laenan Kite of the ''Mirror Dreams / Mirror Wakes'' books (CatherineWebb) uses a staff, partly to store power but mainly because it's big and heavy and [[CombatPragmatist good for hitting people with.]]

* Various Mage characters in ''DotHackSign'' use magic staves including Helba and BT.

* ''{{Diablo}}'' loves these. The first game had elaborate staves with some of them even having [[BladeOnStick blades on either end]]. Almost all of them had some powerful spells, and high melee damage. The second game, had simpler staves that provided bonuses to sorceress' skills. They also had high melee damage, but are not likely to be used in an actual fight.

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* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has had a plethora of magical staffs. Here are just a few of them:

* In ''DungeonsAndDragonsOnline'', one-handed scepters generally fulfill this role, commonly being enchanted with spell enhancements. It's quite normal to see wizards and sorcerers (and perhaps the occasional cleric or favored soul) ''dual-wield'' scepters, dooming their physical damage potential to minuscule levels, but providing substantial bonuses for magic.

A subtrope of both MagicWand and SimpleStaff. Related to the BoomStick. Often paired with RobeAndWizardHat.

Wizards of all kinds are known for carrying Magic Staves, which often go hand in hand with RobeAndWizardHat. In fact, sometimes the Magic Staff functions almost purely as StockCostumeTraits for magic-users. The Magic Staff is also the signature weapon of the StaffChick.

* Both ''[[VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} Sayuri Kurata]]'' and ''[[VisualNovel/{{AIR}} Kano Kirishima]]'' use a magic wand or staff in the 2D fighting game ''EternalFighterZero''. Sayuri's wand is more of a MagicalGirl type wand, with [[MorphWeapon transforming powers]]. Kano's is modeled after the staffs used in fantasy role-playing games, fitting alongside her various tiers of elemental magic and her unique [[{{Mana}}MP gauge]].

* Both ''[[{{Kanon}} Sayuri Kurata]]'' and ''[[{{AIR}} Kano Kirishima]]'' use a magic wand or staff in the 2D fighting game ''EternalFighterZero''. Sayuri's wand is more of a MagicalGirl type wand, with [[MorphWeapon transforming powers]]. Kano's is modeled after the staffs used in fantasy role-playing games, fitting alongside her various tiers of elemental magic and her unique [[{{Mana}}MP gauge]].