Zodiac Wand

From Golden Sun Universe

Zodiac Wand
Visual effect of Shining Star
Trade values
Item class	Staff
Buy value	11400
Sell value	8550
Statistics boosts
Attack Boost	102
Unleash effect
Effect name	Shining Star
Unleash rate	35%
Extra damage	57
Side effect	May inflict the target with delusion

A Zodiac Wand is a Staff-class weapon found in Golden Sun. It is only acquired as a rare drop by a Grand Golem enemy in Venus Lighthouse; defeat it using a Jupiter Djinni to increase the likelihood of it dropping this item by four times. Being a Staff, it can be equipped by Ivan, Mia, Jenna, and Sheba. Its buy value is 11400 coins and its sell value is 8550.

The Zodiac Wand increases the wielder's attack by 102. Its Unleash effect is Shining Star, which is effectively a standard physical attack that adds 57 damage points and then modifies the resulting damage based on the user's Jupiter power and the target's Jupiter resistance. It may also inflict Delusion on the target. Shining Star is a unique visual effect, resembling the user summoning a linear array of large, colorfully glowing, holographic star-shaped symbols from the upper right of the screen, and each star falls onto and bounces off the enemy party diagonally. (See here for full animation)

The Zodiac Wand is the second most powerful Staff in the original Golden Sun, second to the Crystal Rod. Since the Crystal Rod will most likely be equipped on Mia, and since the Zodiac Wand's Unleash is of the Jupiter element, the Zodiac Wand would probably be best equipped on Ivan.

Staffs in Golden Sun
Shaman's Rod • Wooden Stick • Magic Rod • Witch's Wand • Blessed Ankh • Psynergy Rod • Frost Wand • Angelic Ankh • Demonic Staff • Zodiac Wand • Crystal Rod
Staffs in Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Staff of Anubis • Cloud Wand • Fireman's Pole • Goblin's Rod • Glower Staff • Dracomace • Meditation Rod • Salamander Rod • Nebula Wand • Clotho's Distaff • Atropos' Rod • Lachesis' Rule