Eternal Legend - Final Fantasy IX - Equipment

Staves

Vivi is best suited to taking a more distant approach to combat, leaving the brawling to the likes of Zidane while standing back and showering the enemy with magic. So while he can attack with his staff, and he even carries some Add ST skills, the primary use of these weapons is to teach their wonderful abilities.

Name	Status
Mage Staff	Staff used by black mages.
	Attack: 12
	No special status
	Fire: 25
	Vivi's initial equipment. Find in Ipsen's Castle. Purchase in Dali.
Vivi's initial equipment which, along with certain armours, teach the basic elemental magics. It will be quite some time before another staff will become available, so get used to it.

Flame Staff	Staff with a divine fire power dwelling inside.
	Attack: 16
	Elem-Atk: Fire
	Fira: 50 Sleep: 20
	Steal from Black Waltz #3. Find in Cleyra's trunk. Purchase in many shops.
Second-level magic of the fire persuasion, with the extra ability to cast Sleep in order to protect the mage while casting. The Flame Staff may be stolen from the third Black Waltz, and should be done so in order to replace the ailing Mage Staff.

Ice Staff	Staff with a divine ice power dwelling inside.
	Attack: 16
	Elem-Atk: Ice
	Blizzara: 50 Slow: 20
	Steal from Gizamaluke. Find in Cleyra's trunk. Purchase in many shops.
This second-level ice staff comes with very useful extra status magic to disable the enemy party. If you can survive Master Gizamaluke's attacks long enough to steal from him, you can obtain this staff on the first disc and finally teach Vivi some real magic in time for Burmecia.

Lightning Staff	Staff with a divine thunder power dwelling inside.
	Attack: 16
	Elem-Atk: Thunder
	Thundara: 50 Poison: 35
	Steal from Black Waltz #3. Purchase in many shops.
The third of the elemental trio is also available from Black Waltz 3. Of particular note is Poison, which can help eat away at tough opponents' HP.

Oak Staff	Staff made from a legendary tree.
	Attack: 23
	Add ST: Slow
	Stop: 25 Bio: 40 Drain: 60
	Chocograph #11. Steal from Ralvuimago. Purchase in numerous shops.
A notable chunk of wood with some deliciously powerful spells, including the Poison upgrade Bio. With a little effort and some help from a Reef chocobo, it's possible to obtain this staff before reaching Burmecia. Now that's not bad.

Cypress Pile	Weapon that radiates a mysterious light.
	Attack: 27
	Add ST: Confuse
	Demi: 30 Break: 30 Comet: 55
	Purchase from Lindblum, Oeilvert, Esto Gaza.
Comet alone makes this staff worthy of note, backed up by a duo of spells which may come in handy against the right opponents.

Octagon Rod	Staff with a water god dwelling inside.
	Attack: 29
	Absorb: Water, Wind Add ST: Trouble Raises Water Elem-Atk
	Firaga: 75 Blizzaga: 85 Thundaga: 80
	Purchase in Esto Gaza, Daguerreo.
Water and Wind are rare elements, but defence against them can make all the difference in the right situation. It's worth trading down to this weapon after learning more powerful spells just for this protection. In addition, of course, this fine staff completes Vivi's selection of elemental magic with the three third-tier spells.

High Mage Staff	Staff that holds powerful magic.
	Attack: 32
	Add ST: Silence
	Meteor: 95 Osmose: 70
	Chocograph #13. Purchase in the Black Mage Village.
Meteor is the second most powerful black magic there is, and thus is an essential acquisition. With all that black magic going on, Osmose also comes in handy to stock up on the MP to fuel another spell assault.

Mace of Zeus	Legendary staff that once belonged to a grand magician.
	Attack: 35
	Add ST: Mini
	Doomsday: 150
	Find in Memoria.
The ultimate staff with the ultimate black magic, the Mace of Zeus is obviously something to cherish. Obtaining it is another matter as it doesn't appear until the final leg of the adventure. Whether you'll ever actually use Doomsday is debatable, but you really owe it to Vivi to teach it to him.

Staves

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