Heavy Wand (weapon type)
Heavy Wands (両手杖スキル, Ryōte tsue) are a recurring weapon type in the Dragon Quest series. Wands have appeared since Dragon Quest II as the preferred weapon type of spellcasters, but Dragon Quest X is the first game in the series to differentiate between one-handed and two-handed wands. Many of the wands and staves of previous games have been reclassified as heavy wands.
Since they require the usage of both the wielder's hands, they prevent the usage of shields in the offhand. Heavy wands are preferred by the casters of offensive magic such as Mages and Sages, as they maximize the wielder's Magical Might and even allow them to recover MP by striking an enemy, despite their weak attack power.
Appearances
Dragon Quest X
Heavy wands can be equipped by Mages, Armamentalists, Sages, and Druids.
Dragon Quest XI
Veronica and Rab can equip heavy wands.
List of heavy wands:
- Veronica's cane
- Faerie staff
- Rab's cane
- Wizard's staff
- Watermaul wand
- Rod of rapidity
- Staff of sentencing
- Rune staff
- Lightning staff
- Shiverstaff
- Staff of antimagic
- Spirit staff
- Staff of divine wrath
- Lightning conductor
- Tsunami staff
- Celestrial sceptre
- Sage's staff
- Hieroglyph staff
- Magma staff
- Sacrosanct staff
- Wyrmwand
- Bright staff
- Shining staff
- Staff of resurrection
- Brilliant staff
- Rod of paradise
- Staff of eternity
- Aurora staff
Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End
There is no single character in the game dedicated to using heavy wands, but both Lazarel and Teresa can equip them if they are a Mage or Sage.
