Lightning staff

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{{item
|title=Lightning Staff
|image=[[Image:LightningStaff.png|215px]]
|japanese={{tt|いかずちのつえ|Ikazuchi no tsue}}
|games=''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest XI]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]'' ''[[Torneko no Daibouken]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes II]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]''
|names=Staff of thunder Bolt staff
|buy=Varies, see article
|sell=Varies, see article
|effect=Casts [[Woosh]], [[Sizzle]], or [[Zap]] when used as a tool in battle.
}}

The '''Lightning staff''' is a recurring [[wand]] in the {{DQSeries}}. When used as a tool in battle, it can unleash either lightning or fire to damage a group of enemies. It is typically a powerful weapon for spellcasters.

In ''Dragon Quest XI'', the Lightning staff is now classified as a [[Heavy wand]].

==Characteristics==
The staff has had two distinct designs over the years. From its debut in the second game until ''VII'', the lightning staff appeared as a long green wand with a crystal at its tip and topped with a gold orb. The gold orb has two spikes on its side, a blue gem in its center, and a design of a dragon perched on top. It also has cloth or leather wrapped around the top of the staff underneath the crystal.

Starting with ''VIII'', the lightning staff is now a long purple staff with gold accents. The top of the staff has a curved crescent-shaped design with a small green crystal in its middle. It became reclassified as a [[heavy wand]] in ''Dragon Quest X''.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ2}}===
The Lightning staff has an attack bonus of +15 (upgraded to an impressive +45 attack in all remake versions of the game) and can be equipped by all three characters. The staff is dropped by the [[Whackolyte]] in the dungeon of [[Midenhall]]. When used in combat, the staff casts a lightning-themed variant of [[Woosh]].

It is the most powerful weapon that the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]] can equip. In the [[NES]] version, players can continually sell it for money, then saving & resetting the game and fighting the whackolyte again. The remake versions of the game only provide one lightning staff per game.

{{Descriptions
|DQ2=A staff which crackles with the wrath of the heavens.<ref>Mobile, Android and iOS version</ref>
}}

==={{DQ3}}===
The Lightning staff has an attack bonus of +45 (+30 in the NES version) and can be only be equipped by [[Mage]]s and [[Sage]]s. It can be found near a well in [[Persistence]], can be sold for 1,875 gold coins, and casts [[Sizzle]] when used as an item.

==={{DQ4}}===
The Lightning staff is hidden in the [[Castle Nadiria]]. [[Borya]] and [[Maya]] are able to use it. It has an attack bonus of +29, and casts [[Sizzle]] when used as a tool in battle. In the remakes, it can also be found in the [[Vault of Vrenor]] in a hidden stairway that's revealed when you search the chest that originally contained the [[Armlet of Transmutation]]. Also in the remakes are the memoirs of [[Rowand]] the Wandering Wandsman, which hint to The Staff and it's location. These snippets are found in various bookshelves in the game.

The Staff is also used by the [[Hell raiser]] monsters.

==={{DQ5}}===
The Lightning staff has an attack bonus of +29 and casts sizzle when used in battle. It can be picked up in the [[Faerie Palace]], and the [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]], [[Bianca]], and [[Nera]] can equip it. Monsters belonging to the wizard equipment group can also equip it, such as the [[Old man of the sea (Recruit)|old man of the sea]].

==={{DQ6}}===
The lightning staff increases attack by +28 and style by +24, and deals 20~30 fire damage to a group of foes. [[Nevan]] can be equipped with it in all versions, as well as the [[Battering ram (Recruit)|battering ram]] and [[High djinks (Recruit)|high djinks]] recruits in the SNES version.

The staff is given to the party by the King of [[Somnia]] in the [[Lower World]] after defeating [[Murdaw]], and can be sold for 2,475G.

==={{DQ7}}===
The lightning staff has an attack bonus of +28 and a style bonus of +24. It can only be equipped by [[Maribel]] and [[Sir Mervyn]]. It is found in [[Hubble]] after [[Hybris]] is defeated, and can be sold for a paltry 1,650G.

==={{DQ8}}===
The Lightning staff has an attack bonus of +24 and deals 29~58 fire damage to a group of enemies. The staff can only be equipped by [[Jessica]] and [[Angelo]]. It can be found in treasure chest in western [[Argonia]] and can also be sold for 2,300 gold, but there is only one in the game.

{{Descriptions
|DQ8=Hurls vicious thunderbolts at the enemy when used as an item in battle.<ref>Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS version</ref>
}}

==={{DQ9}}===
{{Equipment|header|name=Lightning staff|console=}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Rarity|modifier=★☆☆☆☆}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Attack|modifier=+28}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=MP Absorb|modifier=+3.5%}}
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=8,100 Gold|sellPrice=4,050 Gold|equipableBy=[[Armamentalist]]s, [[Mage|Magi]], [[Paladin]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Sage]]s, & Omnivocational Wandmaster
{{Equipment|stat|name=Recipe|modifier=[[Stolos' staff]] x 1, [[Thunderball]] x 3, [[Magic water]] x 1}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Sold in|modifier=Sold in [[Gleeba]] & [[Batsureg]]}}
|flavor= A staff that summons savage lightning if used as an item in battle.
|notes=Deals 17~27 lightning/blast damage to one enemy group.
}}
Upgrades into the [[Lightning conductor]] by mixing with five thunderballs and one sage's elixir.

==={{DQ10}}===
{{Stub}}

==={{DQ11}}===
{{Equipment|header|name=Lightning staff}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Difficulty|modifier=★★☆☆☆}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Attack (forge buffs)|modifier=+24 (+26, +28 ,+30)}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Magical Might (forge buffs)|modifier=+22 (+24, +26, +28)}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Magical Mending (forge buffs)|modifier=+10 (+11, +12, +13)}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=MP absorb|modifier=+9%}}
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=4,600|sellPrice=2,300|equipableBy=Veronica, [[Rab]]
{{Equipment|stat|name=Recipe|modifier=Pink Pine x2 + Thunderball x1 + Royal soil x1}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Found|modifier=Sold in [[Lonalulu]] and [[Phnom Nonh]]}}
|flavor=A wand which can be used in battle to call down lethal barrages of lightning.
|notes=31~41 lightning damage to one group Dropped by [[Wight prince]] at 1/128 and by [[Professaurus]] at 1/64
}}
The recipe book for the Lightning staff, ''[[List of fun-size forge recipe book locations in Dragon Quest XI|Electrifying Equipment]]'' is found inside a treasure within the Eerie Eyrie.

==={{DQM}}===
The bolt staff appears as a single-use tool that can cause around 50 points of lightning damage to enemies. The staffs can be found throughout various Travelers' Gates or can be purchased from the Bazaar for 3,000 gold.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQII Lightning Staff.png|The lightning staff from ''Dragon Quest II''. (Famicom)
Image:Staff of thunder.png|NES manual art
Image:DQVII Lightning Staff.png|The lightning staff from ''Dragon Quest VII''.
File:Lightning staff IX artwork.png|The lightning staff from ''Dragon Quest IX''.
Image:DQR lightning staff.png|The lightning staff card from ''Dragon Quest Rivals''.
LightningStaff RedOrb.jpg|The lightning staff as it appears in the ''[[Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery]]''.
</gallery></center>

==Reference==
<references/>
{{DQWeapons}}
[[Category:Wands]]
[[Category:Heavy wands]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI weapons]]

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