To Stave, or not to Stave?

[CubsWoo]

As it stands right now, I've picked up 4 of the 8 staves (Light, Dark, Wind, and Ice.) I'm about to head out and get a Thunder Staff, and at that point I'll need to fish up some more gil.

So I must ask all you out there: Will the other 3 staves be worth it? They all reduce the corresponding avatar's perpetuation cost by 2, and (unconfirmed) boost their stats. Is this worth the gil?

 

[java]

o wait for smn.... change my vote from 5 to 8

 

[Direwolf]

Yea summonors need all 8. I have heard that if you are using a fire staff then Ifrit is free, I am not sure if I believe that but I can believe a reduced "upkeep" cost. So yea get em all man you know you want to. ^^

 

[Rones]

Considering most smn don't even use all their avatars just stick to what you use the most.

 

[Mistaya]

If you never use one of the avatars you probably dont have to buy it's coresponding staff. 100% agree w/Rones on this'n. Depends on your playstyle, which I personally know nothing about ^^;

 

[teng]

well, i never got any of the staves as i am mostly main healer, yeah i know alot fo you all disagree that smn shouldn't heal but if there are no whm around than that's that lol. Even when i summon an avatar it's for a blood pack or skillchain hence i never waste mp putting my avatar out and i'm using a himmel stock and it's great. Smn is by far the cheapest mage job in the game (to me lol). Others may think differently.

 

[Shia]

Observing my friend the avatars he most used were Garuda (for hastega, blinkga), Titan (Earthen ward), Leviathan (Spring water), Fenrir ( various buffs), and Carbuncle (Ruby's LightII or Pro/shell). Now he uses Garuda, Leviathan, Titan, Ifrit alot for offence purpose. But at early stages if you don't have fenrir with water, dark, earth, air staffs should be more than enough but not actually necesary.

 

[Runekane]

I picked the comedy selection because I like to waste your time, Cubs. ^^

But, I'd stick with what you're likely to summon the most. Right now, I only have Fire, Aquilo's, Thunder and Dark staves because I don't cast spells of the other elements nearly close to enough to warrant buying a staff of that element. The same should go for SMN... that Earth staff won't really do much just sitting in your inventory while you're smackin' stuff around with Shiva, Fenrir (someday), Carby and Garuda and/or Leviathan. Save your gil. ^^