10 Best Staff Wielders in Anime, Ranked

Staff is one of the most common weapons in the anime world. Unlike swords or firearms, the staff may not be powerful weapons. However, it can be a very useful support weapon in combat.

In the following article, we will review a list of the best staff wielders in the anime world. 

10. Sakura Kinomoto – Cardcaptor Sakura

Sakura Kinomoto is an energetic and cheerful little girl. Behind her childish appearance, Sakura holds great magical power. In addition, she has a duty to catch dangerous cards.

Sakura is able to use various kinds of magical abilities to complete her mission. Not only that, Sakura also has a magical wand that helps her in casting special spells.

9. Renzo Shima - Blue Exorcist

Renzo Shima is a childhood friend of Ryuji Suguro and Konekomaru Miwa. He is a easygoing Exwire. Regardless, he works as double agent for the Illuminati and the True Cross Order. Renzo has interesting powers as a Tamer and Knight. He is able to manipulate rare black flames to eradicate demons. In addition, he uses a special staff called K'rik. 8. Triple Rod Halimede – Saint Seiya

In Saint Seiya, Triple Rod Halimede works under the orders of a goddess named Pallas. He has a mission to defeat the Saints who protect Athena. In addition, Halimede has a interesting fighting style. Halimede uses a special staff in combat. He is able to issue powerful techniques, such as Flail Shooter and Triple Disaster. He was involved in an intense fight against Shun. 7. Megumin – KonoSuba

Similar to Sakura, Megumin is known as an eccentric and talented witch in KonoSuba. She is an Arch Wizard from the Crimson Magic Clan. In addition, she was among the first to join Kazuma's team. Like a witch in a fairy tale, Megumin also has a magical wand. Her power focuses on explosion magic which is both very attractive and dangerous. Because of that, the power of Megumin has to be watch out for in battle.

6. Miroku – InuYasha

Miroku is a monk who accompanies Inuyasha and Kagome's adventures. In the past, his grandfather got a curse from Naraku. The curse was passed down from generation to generation until he had to bear the curse.

Miroki has a variety of interesting spiritual techniques in combat. In addition, he wields a special staff called Shakujo. With the staff, Miroku was able to match the strength of his enemies without difficulty.

5. Mystogan – Fairy Tail

Mystogan is one of the S-level wizards in the Fairy Tail guild. He is the Edolas version of Jellal so his appearance is very similar to Jellal. In addition, Mystogan has a very mysterious nature.

One of the hallmarks of Mystogan is that he uses several magical staffs at once in combat. With this staffs, Mystogan is able to cast magic spells that are both very powerful and terrifying.

4. Nami – One Piece

Nami is one of the important crew of the Straw Hat pirates who are very skilled in the field of navigation. Although she has a weak and timid physique, Nami has a special staff called Clima Tact.

The staff is capable of issuing various types of weather-based special attacks. Armed with her extensive knowledge of climatology, Nami is able to create terrifying attacks, such as thunderstorms.

3. Hiruzen Sarutobi – Naruto

Hiruzen Sarutobi was known as the Third Hokage who is very genius. Even though he was no longer young, Hiruzen was capable of fighting very skillfully. An example is when he fought the 2 Hokage that Orochimaru awakened through Edo Tensei.

In addition to relying on various interesting jutsu, Hiruzen had a special contract with Enma the Monkey King. One of the special abilities of Enma is that he is able to turn his body into a very hard and elastic stick.

2. Goku – Dragon Ball

Besides being famous for his martial arts skills, Goku has an interesting weapon in the form of a Nyoibou staff. The staff is not an ordinary wand because Nyoibou can lengthen and shorten according to Goku's wishes.

When Goku was a child, the staff had an important role in helping Goku fight. After Goku grew up, he began to use the staff less and relied more on his physical strength.

1. Ainz Ooal Gown – Overlord

Momonga aka Ainz Ooal Gown might be considered the coolest staff user in the anime world. Momonga was known as the ruler of Nazarick who had both terrifying appearance and strength.

Not only that, Ainz had a special staff called the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. The staff is a representation of the guild's strength as well as a very rare item. With the staff, Ainz was able to issue a variety of deadly attacks.