Staves

(N.B. This page is a work in progress.)

Staves (singular: staff) are one of the defined weapon types in Fire Emblem Engage. Unlike other weapon types, staves are subject to additional conditions that affects how skills impacting their effects are designed.

Important

Key Points:

Skills that affect staves must have the EnableRod flag (2048) in order for them to function as intended.

Unlike other weapon types, staves are unequipped after combat. Be mindful of this if you create a skill that triggers after combat, but checks whether a staff had been used during combat.

Staves are referenced in many XML files as Rod, while the kanji associated with the weapon type is 杖.

In Item.xml, staves have the following properties:

• they have a Kind value of 7.
• they have a RodType value of 2 (for healing staves), 3 (for offensive staves), or 0 (for miscellaneous non-offensive staves such as Warp). While a value of 1 exists, it is not used in the XML.
• they have a UseType value that is dependent on their primary effect; Araragi's page on Engage Enums collates these nicely, though a table will be added to this page in the future.
• they have a RodExp value defined for the experience given to the user of the staff.
• they have a non-zero Endurance (i.e. durability) value. If it is less than 255, the number of charges will go down until it reaches 0 and the staff breaks. If it is 255, the staff will be unbreakable.
• It seems like EquipSids only work if they are Timing 2-16, & GiveSids are given during those Timings, but can only GiveSids with Durations/Cycles that are at least 1?

In the 相性 (weapon triangle interactions) section of Item.xml and the WeaponProhibit field of Skill.xml, staves have a weapon flag of 128.

Also in Skill.xml, the following Flag values relate to staves:

• EnableRod (2048) - a flag that must be enabled to allow the skill in question to activate when a Staff is used.
• SelfHealRod (549755813888) - a flag used in the 自己回復 (Self-Healing) skill learned by High Priests, that allows self targeting with healing Staves.
• OnlyRecvoerRod (yes, the typo is in the game) (1099511627776) - a flag used in Hortensia's 煌めく理力 (Big Personality) personal skill that selectively affects certain staves (but not exclusive to only RodType=2; documentation to follow, but certain non-healing staves are affected, and some ranged healing staves are not).