Staff

The Staff is a powerful medium-range weapon that has excellent reach and great crowd control.

Analysis
The Staff possesses a variety of tools to create combos, and possesses moves that require more than one input within a certain timeframe. These moves are called "Rekka" moves.

This moveset also possesses another gimmick: Chains. When performed correctly, a special particle effect will be shown on the weapon when using a Chain Attack. This gimmick is very difficult to master, but mastery of this gimmick is not required to use the weapon effectively, as it is only a bonus to reward players with higher damage output. Learning the Chain mechanic is beneficial because it covers up one of the biggest weaknesses of this weapon, and can make combos even more damaging than without the use of Chains.

When pressing the EX Attack button, the player will enter "Chain" Mode. When inputting either the EX attack button or the Strong Attack button, the number of Chains increase, increasing the weapon's damage for each and every attack in the chain. These Chains can also be cancelled into Normal Attacks, and the Chain will be stored until the maximum number of chains is reached. Amp Attacks can also be used while a Chain is stored.

The maximum number of Chains varies by the weapon. The weakest staff has a maximum number of 3, while the strongest staff has a maximum number of 6.