- For the melee weapon type, see Staves (weapon type).
- For the two-handed magical weapon type, see Heavy wands (weapon type).
Wands (杖), or staves in Dragon Quest of the Stars, are a recurring type of weapon in the Dragon Quest franchise. This weapon is favored by magical characters such as mages, priests, and sages, and many can also cast second tier spells if used as an item during battle. Notable staves in the series include the Lightning staff and and the Magma staff, the latter of which is typically required to advance the story.
Following a major re-categorization of the weapon types in Dragon Quest X, there are now two different weapon types that are classified as wands: one-handed wands and two-handed heavy wands.
In Japanese versions of the games, the formers are known as sticks (スティック, Sutikku). Many of the magical staves and wands that had appeared in previous other games throughout the series have now been classified as two-handed Heavy wands suited for offensive magic, while many new one-handed Wands, more suited for healers and that can recover the wielder's MP by striking an enemy, have been introduced. Being one-handed weapons, Wands makes it possible to equip a Shield in the off hand, or when present, the skill Dual Wielding, makes it possible to equip two Wands at the same time, making them even more efficient in healing.
NOTE: Prior to the release of Dragon Quest IX, wands were alternatively referred to as staves, and some individual weapons still retain the nomenclature. In spite of this, none of the weapons listed here bare any relations to purely melee focused Staves.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest II[]
All three characters can use staves.
Dragon Quest III[]
Staves are restricted to Priests, Mages and Sages.
- Wizard's staff
- Staff of antimagic (remakes only)
- Snooze stick (remakes only)
- Staff of strife
- Staff of resurrection (remakes only)
- Staff of sentencing
- Rune staff (remakes only)
- Lightning staff
- Sage's staff
- Somatic staff
Dragon Quest IV[]
Staffs can be used by Kiryl, Borya, Meena, and Maya.
- Staff of salvation
- Lightning staff
- Thalian staff
- Staff of divine wrath
- Astraea's abacus
- Staff of antimagic
- Magma staff
- Somatic staff
Dragon Quest V[]
Most staves can be used by Bianca, Nera, and the hero's daughter. Some can also be used by the the hero though.
- Oak staff
- Iron staff
- Lightning staff
- Staff of divine wrath
- Staff of antimagic
- Somatic staff
- Stolos' staff
- Staff of resurrection
- Dragon staff
Dragon Quest VI[]
Every human character can equip at least one staff, and Slime Buddies may only equip the Staff of Ghent in the DS version.
- Iron staff
- Staff of Ghent
- Lightning staff
- Staff of divine wrath
- Staff of antimagic
- Magma staff
- Staff of resurrection
- Watermaul wand
Dragon Quest VII[]
Staves can be used by Maribel and Sir Mervyn.
- Wizard's staff
- Staff of salvation
- Shepherd's crook
- Slime stick
- Lightning staff
- Snooze stick
- Staff of divine wrath
- Staff of sentencing
- Rune staff
- Staff of antimagic
- Sage's staff
- Magma staff
- Staff of resurrection
- Watermaul wand
- Staff of Rain
- Saviour staff
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Both Jessica and Angelo can equip wands, referred to collectively as staves, though there are some slight differences in their skill sets. Both will regenerate between 3~10 MP each turn after investing enough points.
- Wizard's staff
- Lightning staff
- Magma staff
- Rune staff
- Staff of divine wrath
- Staff of antimagic
- Staff of resurrection
- Magical mace
Dragon Quest IX[]
These weapons can be equipped by mages, priests, paladins, armamentalists, and sages, as well as any character who fully masters the wand skill.
All wands will deal an extra 10% damage to monsters in the Demon family.
- Oak staff
- Faerie staff
- Wizard's staff
- Staff of sentencing
- Stolos' staff
- Staff of divine wrath
- Watermaul wand
- Lightning staff
- Tsunami staff
- Magma staff
- Lightning conductor
- Rune staff
- Brouhaha boomstick
- Hieroglyph staff
- Magical mace
- Mega-magical mace
- Sceptre of Gitt
- Sage's staff
- Savant's staff
- Wyrmwand
- Bright staff
- Shining staff
- Brilliant staff
- Aurora staff
Dragon Quest X[]
Wands can be equipped by Priests, Paladins, Superstars, Dancers, and Druids.
Dragon Quest XI[]
Wands can only be equipped by Serena.
- Serena's wand
- Posey pole
- Lamp post
- Pixie pole
- Lolly stick
- Jolly brolly
- Wyvern wand
- Spryggdrasil
- Seraphic sceptre
- Butterfly baton
- Glow stick
- Glumbrella
- Red dragon rod
- Bonbon baton
- Fantastick
- Seraph's stick
- Get-up-and-glow stick
- Cane of compassion
- Faerie King's cane
- Naughty stick
- Rusty sceptre
- Sceptre of Time
Dragon Quest Heroes[]
Wands are the main weapon type of Nera and are wielded exclusively by her. In this entry, wands are a long-range weapon that produces magical bubble projectiles that are launches towards the enemy.
List of wands:
- Briscoletti baton
- Slime-on-a-stick
- Winged wand
- Fond wand
- Scirocco sceptre
- Wyvern wand
- Seraphic sceptre
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
Wands can now be equipped by either Lazarel or Teresa if their class is a Mage, Priest, or Sage, as well as Heavy Wands.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | |
| German | Zauberstäbe |
| Spanish | |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Bacchette (plural of "Bacchetta") |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
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