MapleStory Classic Wands and Staves Guide: Every Magic Weapon

Checked against v1.0.0 on October 29, 2026.

Magicians hit with spells, so the number that matters on a wand or staff is magic attack, not weapon attack. MapleStory Classic World has 11 wands and 8 staves, from the level 10 Wooden Wand and Wooden Staff to the level 70 Angel Wings. This MapleStory Classic wands guide lists all 19 with magic attack, INT and LUK needs, price and source. It covers Flora's prices, which ones you can craft in the live game, wand vs staff math, scrolls and an upgrade path for all three Magician jobs.

Quick summary

• 19 magic weapons: 11 wands and 8 staves, all with 7 upgrade slots. A wand has 3 to 4 more magic attack than the staff at the same level. Staves add 1–6% crit damage instead (MapleStory Quest, Public Release client).
• Flora the Fairy sells both lines up to level 25, from 3,000 to 13,500 mesos, in the Ellinia Weapon Store (NiaMeowDB launch prices).
• Arcforge makes every wand from 20 to 40, ending with the Fairy Wand at craft level 8. Grand Launch kept the craft level 8 cap, so the Arc Staff (craft 9) and Cromi (craft 10) still can't be crafted (NiaMeowDB).
• Every wand and staff from level 20 needs LUK. The INT need is twice the weapon level, and LUK climbs from 10 to 65 (MapleStory Quest; NiaMeowDB).
• Magic Attack scrolls give +2 per Lesser, double a weapon attack scroll. Seven Lessers add +14 magic attack for 420,000 mesos at El Moth (MapleStory Quest odds; NiaMeowDB price).

Compare every wand

Lv	Wand	Magic Atk	Weapon Atk	INT / LUK	NPC pays	How to get it
10	Beginner's Wooden Wand	26	17	20 / –	–	No source recorded
10	Wooden Wand	27	18	20 / –	1,500	Flora 3,000; Woodcrafting 2
15	Hardwood Wand	34	23	30 / –	2,500	Flora 5,000; Woodcrafting 3
20	Metal Wand	41	21	40 / 10	3,500	Flora 10,500; Arcforge 4; Red Snail (older data)
25	Ice Wand	48	24	50 / 15	4,500	Flora 13,500; Arcforge 5
30	Mithril Wand	55	27	60 / 20	5,500	Arcforge 6; Zombie Mushroom (older data)
35	Wizard Wand	62	43	70 / 25	7,500	Arcforge 7; Axe Stump (older data)
40	Fairy Wand	69	48	80 / 30	9,500	Arcforge 8; Mushmom 4% (older data)
50	Cromi	83	58	100 / 40	13,500	Arcforge 10 (not at launch)
60	Evil Tale	97	68	120 / 55	17,500	Red Drake (older data)
70	Angel Wings	111	78	140 / 65	21,500	No drop recorded

Compare every staff

Lv	Staff	Magic Atk	Weapon Atk	Crit damage	INT / LUK	NPC pays	How to get it
10	Wooden Staff	24	20	+1	20 / –	1,500	Flora 3,000; Woodcrafting 2; Dark Stump (older data)
15	Sapphire Staff	31	25	+1	30 / 10	2,500	Flora 5,000; Arcforge 3
15	Emerald Staff	31	25	+1	30 / 10	2,500	Flora 5,000; Arcforge 3
20	Old Wooden Staff	38	30	+2	40 / 15	3,500	Flora 10,500; Woodcrafting 4; Axe Stump (older data)
25	Wizard Staff	45	35	+2	50 / 20	4,500	Flora 13,500; Arcforge 5
45	Arc Staff	73	55	+4	90 / 40	11,500	Arcforge 9 (not at launch); Zombie Lupin, Copper Drake, Clang, Malady (older data)
55	Thorns	87	65	+5	110 / 50	15,500	Drake, Wild Kargo (older data)
65	Evil Wings	101	75	+6	130 / 60	19,500	Jr. Balrog 4%, Dark Stone Golem (older data)

Stats, needs, sell prices and recipe levels are MapleStory Quest's client read. Flora's prices are NiaMeowDB launch prices. MapleStory Quest's pages for Thorns and Evil Wings don't list stat needs, so theirs are from NiaMeowDB's item pages. Wands use Normal (6) speed and staves Slow (7), but that doesn't affect spells.

Buy from Flora

Item	Flora's launch price	Craft fee	Craft
Wooden Wand / Wooden Staff	3,000	1,500	Woodcrafting 2: 4 Processed Wood
Hardwood Wand	5,000	1,500	Woodcrafting 3: 5 Wood, 30 Orange Mushroom Caps
Sapphire / Emerald Staff	5,000	2,500	Arcforge 3: 3 Silver Ingots, 2 gems, 9 Screws
Metal Wand	10,500	3,500	Arcforge 4: 4 Iron Ingots, 30 Blue Mushroom Caps, 12 Screws
Old Wooden Staff	10,500	3,500	Woodcrafting 4: 6 Wood, 1 Silver Ingot, 12 Screws
Ice Wand	13,500	4,500	Arcforge 5: 5 Mithril Ingots, 1 Piece of Ice, 15 Screws
Wizard Staff	13,500	4,500	Arcforge 5: 5 Silver Ingots, 1 Topaz, 2 Amethyst, 15 Screws

Prices: NiaMeowDB lists Flora's 13-item launch stock. Fees and recipes: MapleStory Quest (our Arcforge and Woodcrafting guides). The Hardwood Wand sells to an NPC for 2,500 on a 1,500 fee, the one launch Woodcrafting recipe that pays more than it costs. Our Ellinia guide shows where Flora stands.

Planet-helper's all-INT comparison uses the Yellow Umbrella, a level 40 sword with 52 magic attack and no stat needs (henesys.gg), in place of a wand; our swords guide lists it with the other all-job swords. It trails the Fairy Wand by 17 magic attack, so it only makes sense for an all-INT build that can't meet the wand's 30 LUK.

Craft your level 30–40 wand

Wand	Arcforge level	Character level	Ingredients	Fee
Mithril Wand	6	30	6 Mithril Ingots, 4 Aquamarine, 18 Screws	5,500
Wizard Wand	7	35	7 Mithril Ingots, 5 Topaz, 21 Screws	7,500
Fairy Wand	8	40	8 Topaz, 3 Sapphire, 3 Diamonds, 1 Fairy Wing, 24 Screws	9,500
Arc Staff	9 (not at launch)	45	9 Silver Ingots, 4 Amethyst, 3 Sapphire, 1 Fairy Wing, 27 Screws	11,500
Cromi	10 (not at launch)	50	10 Mithril Ingots, 4 Topaz, 4 Emerald, 1 Piece of Ice, 30 Screws	13,500

Recipes come from MapleStory Quest's read of the client and match NiaMeowDB's crafting list, which still shows the level 9 and 10 recipes as not available. None of the level 30–40 wands is in Flora's stock (NiaMeowDB lists all 13 items she sells), so Arcforge, a drop or a trade is the way to get them.

Our math on inputs: ingots take 5 ore each, gems take 1 ore each, and one Screw craft makes 10 Screws (our Arcforge guide, from MapleStory Quest). A Mithril Wand takes 30 Mithril Ore, 4 Aquamarine Ore and 2 Screw crafts. A Fairy Wand takes 14 gem ores, a Fairy Wing and 3 Screw crafts. Leveling Arcforge to 8 takes 4,582 craft EXP on NiaMeowDB's table, about 330 gem ores on the cheapest route (our Arcforge guide). See also our crafting guide.

Settle wand vs staff

The magic formula from henesys.gg and NiaMeowDB (our damage formula guide) is:

• Magic total = INT ÷ 2 + magic attack
• Max = skill % × magic total × (1 + INT ÷ 125)

Weapon attack and attack speed don't change spell damage. NiaMeowDB times every Magician spell at 810 ms with a wand or a staff, and Magicians have no Booster skill in first or second job (our attack speed guide). So the only differences are magic attack, the staff's crit damage, and the wand's free off-hand.

Our math at 120 INT (magic total = 60 + magic attack):

Level	Wand	Staff	Magic total	Difference
20	Metal Wand (41)	Old Wooden Staff (38)	101 vs 98	Wand +3.1%
25	Ice Wand (48)	Wizard Staff (45)	108 vs 105	Wand +2.9%
40	Fairy Wand (69)	Wizard Staff (45)	129 vs 105	Wand +22.9%

The staff's +2 crit damage only matters on crits, so the wand wins at every launch level. The wand also leaves a hand free for a shield. Our shields guide found no recorded release source for Magician shields yet.

Our pick: wands all the way to 40. The staff ladder has a gap from 25 to 45, and the level 45 Arc Staff isn't craftable at launch.

Meet the LUK requirements

Planet-helper's advice for an INT + LUK Magician: add LUK only up to the next weapon's need and put the rest in INT. "That's LUK 20 for the Lv 30 wand, 40 for Lv 45–50 and 65 for the Lv 70 wand." Its comparison puts INT + LUK "about 12% ahead at Lv 30–35" over all-INT with an umbrella, under 1% apart at 40–60, and 6–7% ahead at 65–70 once you have Evil Wings.

Weapon level	LUK needed	Wand	Staff
20	10–15	Metal Wand (10)	Old Wooden Staff (15)
25	15–20	Ice Wand (15)	Wizard Staff (20)
30	20	Mithril Wand	–
40	30	Fairy Wand	–
45–50	40	Cromi	Arc Staff
55	50	–	Thorns
60	55	Evil Tale	–
65	60	–	Evil Wings
70	65	Angel Wings	–

Our Magician guide covers first-job AP.

Scroll your wand

Scroll	Success	Effect	Risk
Wand or Staff Magic Attack Scroll: Lesser	100%	+2 magic attack	None
Intermediate	60%	+4	None
Greater	10%	+8	None
Chaos	10%	+10	50% to destroy

Odds come from MapleStory Quest. El Moth sells the Wand and Staff Lessers for 60,000 mesos each (NiaMeowDB). Our math: seven Lessers add +14 magic attack for 420,000 mesos. On a Fairy Wand at 120 INT, that's a magic total of 143 instead of 129, about 11% more damage. That ties a clean level 50 Cromi (60 + 83 = 143), which you can't craft at launch. Scroll the Fairy Wand you'll hold from 40 to 50. Our scrolling guide covers the tiers.

Follow an upgrade path

Level	Pick	Source	Running cost (our math)
10	Wooden Wand	Flora or Woodcrafting 2	3,000
15	Hardwood Wand	Flora or Woodcrafting 3	8,000
20	Metal Wand	Flora or Arcforge 4	18,500
25	Ice Wand	Flora or Arcforge 5	32,000
30	Mithril Wand	Arcforge 6 or trade	+5,500 fee
35	Wizard Wand	Arcforge 7 or trade	+7,500 fee
40	Fairy Wand	Arcforge 8, Mushmom, or trade	+9,500 fee
50+	Cromi, Evil Tale, Angel Wings; or Thorns, Evil Wings	Drops or later crafting	–

Our math on Flora: buying all four of Flora's wand tiers costs 32,000 mesos. Crafting the same four costs 11,000 in fees plus materials, and you get every fee back if you vendor them. Older data lists the Fairy Wand from Mushmom at 4% (our Mushmom guide). Job guides: Cleric, Fire/Poison Wizard, Ice/Lightning Wizard.

Handle alts and returning players

• Returning players: Flora's stock matches what you remember up to level 25, but she doesn't sell the Mithril Wand at launch (NiaMeowDB).
• Magician alts: keep the Fairy Wand. Every Magician job uses the same wands, and any Magician can wear it from 40.
• Arcforge crafters: the Mithril, Wizard and Fairy Wands are your best trade goods, since no launch shop sells them.
• Rushing a Magician: fast levels won't level Arcforge, and the level 30–40 wands come from Arcforge or drops. Past 70, our training guide 70-100 matches each Magician job to the monsters weak to its element.
• Woodcrafters: the Wooden Wand, Wooden Staff, Hardwood Wand and Old Wooden Staff come from Woodcrafting, which a Magician can level on the same Processed Wood (our Woodcrafting guide).

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What changed for Magician weapons at Grand Launch

Grand Launch (v1.0.0, October 21, 2026) left every wand's and staff's stats, Flora's stock and every recipe above as they were, and crafting still stops at craft level 8. The changes that matter to Magicians, per Nexon's Grand Launch maintenance notes:

• Improved MP Recovery was buffed: MP potions now restore 10% to 25% more, up from 5% to 20%. Combined with higher potion drops from level 10–30 monsters, an early Magician's MP bill shrinks.
• Poison Breath was fixed: it no longer charges MP twice per hit, and it no longer deals more than 1 damage to poison-immune monsters.
• The Green Jester Hat gained the +18 magic defense it was missing.

The Halloween Mystery Fashion Crate (October 28 to November 4) includes the Glowing Pumpkin Basket, a cosmetic weapon cover that fits wands and staves among other weapons; it changes looks only (Nexon's Halloween Cash Shop notice; our Cash Shop guide). Orbis, El Nath and 3rd job remain closed, so the level 50–70 wands and staves above are still drops only. The MapleStory Classic hub gathers every guide and service for the game.

FAQ

What is the best wand in MapleStory Classic right now? The Fairy Wand: level 40, +69 magic attack, made at Arcforge 8. Older data also lists it from Mushmom at 4% (MapleStory Quest). Higher wands exist but are drop-only.

Is a wand or staff better? A wand. At every launch level, the wand has 3–4 more magic attack, and spells cast at the same speed with either. Staves add a small crit damage bonus (MapleStory Quest; NiaMeowDB).

Where do I buy wands? From Flora the Fairy in the Ellinia Weapon Store, up to the level 25 Ice Wand for 13,500 mesos (NiaMeowDB launch prices).

Do Magicians need LUK? For wands and staves from level 20, yes: 10 LUK at 20, rising to 30 at the Fairy Wand and 65 at Angel Wings (MapleStory Quest; NiaMeowDB).

Does Flora sell the Mithril Wand? No. Flora's 13-item stock ends at the level 25 Ice Wand and Wizard Staff; the Mithril Wand comes from Arcforge 6, drops or trade (NiaMeowDB).

How much does it cost to scroll a wand? Seven Wand Magic Attack Scroll: Lessers cost 420,000 mesos from El Moth and add a guaranteed +14 magic attack (NiaMeowDB; MapleStory Quest).

Related guides

• Magician guide 1–30
• Arcforge guide
• Damage formula guide
• Woodcrafting guide
• Ice/Lightning Wizard guide
• Potions guide
• MapleStory Classic hub