Is Caduceus bad?

[Grandork]

It aims upwards and throws a lot of stones. There aren't many situations where that is good. Is the weapon just bad?

[superfid2006]

Kinda, yes. In situations where you DO hit, it deals a ton of damage.
But imo most staves aren't really worth the trouble, I usually just used them until mastery and then switched them out.

Though some of them come in handy for the arena.

[Grandork]

Originally posted by superfid2006:

Kinda, yes. In situations where you DO hit, it deals a ton of damage.
But imo most staves aren't really worth the trouble, I usually just used them until mastery and then switched them out.

Though some of them come in handy for the arena.

Is magic in general just ♥♥♥♥ then?

[superfid2006]

Originally posted by Grandork:

Originally posted by superfid2006:

Kinda, yes. In situations where you DO hit, it deals a ton of damage.
But imo most staves aren't really worth the trouble, I usually just used them until mastery and then switched them out.

Though some of them come in handy for the arena.

Is magic in general just ♥♥♥♥ then?

They have their uses, but I didn't use the staves much, no.
This seems to be a matter of preference, however. I have seen many others here express their like of them.

If by "magic" you also mean your possession skills, then hell no, they are a lifesaver. Just the i-frames they give you alone are worth it.

[Shin Omega]

The Mage's Staff you get pretty early in the game is one of the better staves. It's pretty strong, and you can attack enemies from a distance. If you aim up, the attack even goes further. I dumped all my points into magic and was able to take out the first God boss in like chapter 3 or 4 on Hell mode. That secret area in the bottom right of Belkade where the enemies 1 shot you? Yea, the Mage's Staff kills them pretty quickly.

[Tim]

Originally posted by Grandork:

Originally posted by superfid2006:

Kinda, yes. In situations where you DO hit, it deals a ton of damage.
But imo most staves aren't really worth the trouble, I usually just used them until mastery and then switched them out.

Though some of them come in handy for the arena.

Is magic in general just ♥♥♥♥ then?

There are certain situations where you can cheese enemies with staves, usually in the arena. If you're willing to go full glass-canon on magic, they can be monstrous. Otherwise, they're just a fun curve ball.

As another poster mentioned, however, possession magic (the skills performed with directional inputs) is incredible. You'll generate heaps of SP doing normal attacks, become invulnerable (to various degrees, usually) as they're cast, and deal hella damage/get a buff/etc.