Wizard Staff (Final Fantasy VII)

The Wizard Staff is a weapon for Aeris in Final Fantasy VII. It can be found in Mt. Corel. The weapon has three unlinked Materia slots, and grants double AP growth to each Materia equipped to it, making it useful for level grinding. Wizard Staff can be thrown.
==Obtained==
The Wizard Staff can be found in Mt. Corel mountain path during "Barret's Past", in the sections the railway bridge collapses, after dropping into the hole on the left-hand side.
The Wizard Staff cam later be purchased from Junon for 1,800 gil after the player has the Highwind. However, at this point Aeris is not in the party.
==Mechanics==
As the Wizard Staff has a base Attack stat bonus of 28, the base damage for physical attacks when the Wizard Staff is equipped is in the following formula:
:\text{Base Damage} = \text{(28 + Strength)} + \frac{\text{(28 + Strength)} + \text{Level}}{32} \times \frac{\text{(28 + Strength)} \times \text{Level}}{32}
where "Level" is Aeris's current level and "Strength" is her Strength stat. The Wizard Staff also has an Attack% (Accuracy) of 100%, and grants a +6 bonus to Aeris's Magic stat.
==Use==
The Wizard Staff has relative low stats compared to other weapons available for Aeris at this time (such as the Prism Staff or Aurora Rod), but more importantly provides double AP growth to all its three Materia slots. This means that Wizard Staff can be useful if the player takes Aeris along for grinding to level up Materia.
The Wizard Staff has three Materia slots, each of which should be given to Materia that is in need of leveling up. Aeris's high Magic stat means that she benefits most from Magic and Summon Materia; however, the former cannot be paired with All and is as such slower for grinding enemies, while the latter's animations take a long time to complete, making it less than ideal for farming. Instead, Aeris can equip the Enemy Skill Materia on her armor (so it does not take up a double AP slot), as abilities such as Matra Magic and Aqualung greatly benefit from her Magic stat.
The Wizard Staff is outclassed by the Wizer Staff, which provides four double AP Materia slots instead of three. Therefore, if the player obtains the Wizer Staff, they can forgo the Wizard Staff entirely. Both Wizard Staff and Wizer Staff are useful for level grinding, but are outclassed in all other areas.
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII