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You have something that belongs to me. My staff. Where is it?

—Jafar to Will Scarlet src

Magic Staves are magical items featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. They first appear in the second episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time.

History

Before First Curse

Jafar betrays Amara, his mentor and lover, by turning her into a serpent staff. The staff allows Jafar access to her magical abilities, which will also enable him to cast the Spell of the Three Genies, a spell which will turn him into the most powerful sorcerer ever, but requires a second sorcerer. ("The Serpent")

Jafar becomes the "vizier" of the capital province of Agrabah by using his magic to enthrall the Sultan of said province. Later, he has the guards bring out three caught thieves in the middle of a highly populated area and with a wave of his staff, he turns them into rats as punishment. Aladdin later uses magic to sever the staff in half, which prevents Jafar from using Amara's magic.("Street Rats")

Emir comes to Aladdin, the Savior, seeking help, but is killed when Jafar blasts him with a repaired serpent staff, reducing him to a pile of dust. ("The Savior")

Accosting Ursula for trespassing in her home, Maleficent defends herself against the woman's lunging tentacles by blocking with her staff. Ursula states she was invited to the castle, but Maleficent denies sending for her. As the pair bicker, they stop upon hearing the approaching sound of loud barking dogs. Maleficent readies her staff, creating an orb of magic, as the hounds halt at the two women's feet. The dogs' master, Cruella De Vil, then walks in and removes her power of persuasion from her pets. Moments later, Rumplestiltskin arrives and reveals he sent invitations to Ursula to Cruella so he could propose something to them as well as Maleficent. In the castle lounge room, he suggests they help him retrieve a curse from Bald Mountain so each of them can have the happy endings that they would otherwise not get as villains. The women agree, and as the group traverse into the mountain, they face three great obstacles. Cruella uses her persuasion to remove the first hindrance, and once they reach a room with the curse surrounded by flames, Maleficent channels the fire into her staff. Lastly, Ursula grabs the curse orb with her tentacles, which triggers the awakening of the Chernabog. Admitting he used them to obtain the curse, Rumplestiltskin offers advice on the Chernabog, who eats the heart of the person with the greatest potential for evil. After he flees out of the exit, the women formulate a plan to allow the demon to pick one of them to attack while the other two will climb to safety and save the remaining person. The Chernabog chooses Maleficent, who counters with rapid magic blasts from her staff. Believing the women have abandoned her to die, Maleficent stops firing as the Chernabog closes in on her just as Ursula's tentacles pull her out of danger. ("Darkness on the Edge of Town")

At some point after this, Maleficent forms an alliance with Cruella and Ursula as they seek to obtain a magic gauntlet in Rumplestiltskin's possession. Kidnapping his maid Belle as ransom, they force him to show up at Demon's Bluff with the gauntlet. Once Rumplestiltskin arrives, Maleficent coldly asks for the requested item, to which he levitates her into the air while magically choking her. When he asks for her last words, the witch gleefully chokes out that she is not alone. Soon, Ursula and then Cruella make themselves known as each pressures him to give up the gauntlet. To up the tension, Ursula proceeds to crush Belle with her tentacles until he angrily forfeits the gauntlet to them. With the terms satisfied, Maleficent teleports herself and her allies away. ("Heroes and Villains")

Sometime after visiting Aladdin, Jafar returns to the capital of Agrabah's palace to boast about the former Savior's now broken state and demand Jasmine's hand in marriage. He gives her until sundown to accept, or he'll destroy Agrabah forever. Jasmine grudgingly agrees to marry him to save Agrabah and gives him her dowry, the ring known as the Crown Jewel of Agrabah. However, Jafar admits he never intended to marry her or destroy Agrabah and instead he wanted the ring to break the protection it holds over Agrabah. He proceeds to use his serpent staff to entrap Agrabah inside the ring. ("a Wondrous Place")

Maleficent leaves the past behind and settles for peace in her castle with a pet unicorn. The Queen, having previously traded the curse for a sleeping curse, wants it back. With the curse orb secured atop her staff's head, Maleficent refuses to return it, so the Queen battles her for it. During the dispute, the Queen prepares to attack the unicorn as a means to make Maleficent drop her guard. Once she has bound up her opponent, the Queen grasps the staff handle, smashing the orb to pieces, before collecting the curse scroll hidden among the broken shards. ("The Thing You Love Most")

After giving birth to an egg, Maleficent transforms into dragon form and guards her child in a cave. When Snow White and Prince Charming steal the egg, she reverts to human form and begs them to be merciful. Instead, Snow White vows to return the egg after everything is settled. As the pair run out of the cave, Maleficent uses her staff to blast them, but after they flee through the exit, the magic hits the wall, causing a cave-in. ("Best Laid Plans")

When the Evil Queen eventually casts the Dark Curse, her mother, Cora, brings Hook to a deserted island, where she runs a wooden staff into the ground. A magical shield springs up from the staff and forms around a segment of the land, protecting it from the curse. ("Queen of Hearts")

After First Curse

Jafar and the Red Queen pay a visit to Grendel in the Whispering Woods to question him about who killed the Bandersnatch. When they promise to restore his deceased wife to him, Grendel confesses a young woman accompanied by a man named Knave killed the beast. Having obtained the necessary information from Grendel, Jafar then murders him with his staff. ("Forget Me Not")

Jafar has Tweedledee kidnap and bring the White Rabbit to him for interrogation. He exhibits a willingness to help clear the White Rabbit's debts to the Red Queen in exchange for any and all details about Alice. Nervously, the White Rabbit lists off countless facts about Alice, except they are all things Jafar already has knowledge of. He snaps at him to stop stalling and wants to know exactly who else in Wonderland matters the most to Alice that she might wish for their survival, but the White Rabbit begins backing out of the conversation. Impatiently, Jafar uses his staff to slice off the White Rabbit's right foot. ("Heart of Stone")

Jafar corners Alice and Cyrus and uses the serpent staff to send them flying backwards; allowing him to steal the box containing Will's heart. When he attempts to kill Cyrus with the staff's power, Amara, recognizing the man as her son, deflects the magic to hit the sorcerer instead. The fallen staff is then picked up by Cyrus, and though Jafar tries to magically repossess it, Amara resists him, leaving the villain no choice but to flee. Afterwards, Cyrus confusedly examines the serpent staff and tests his magic compass on it. Amazingly, the compass, which they have been using to locate Cyrus' mother, continually points at the staff. Cyrus realizes the weapon is indeed his mother, and they set out to free her. ("Heart of the Matter")

Will, desperate to break the laws of magic so his lover can be resurrected, steals the staff for Jafar. Eventually, he is convinced otherwise by Alice. Continuing on with the journey, the trio are ambushed by Jafar's ally, the Jabberwocky, who cares little for the sorcerer and only wishes for her own freedom. Alice desires help to revive Knave's true love, Anastasia, but the Jabberwocky doesn't have that kind of power. Rather, the Jabberwocky states she can help them, gesturing at the staff, whose serpent eyes begin giving a bright glow. In some way, Amara regains her human form and confronts Jafar in the castle. ("To Catch a Thief")

After Second Curse
Intent on stealing the door illustration from the heroes, Maleficent casts a spell with her staff, which puts everyone to sleep, so she, Cruella, Mr. Gold and Regina can search the apartment. After finding nothing there, they eventually procure the door page from Henry. With one glance, Mr. Gold assesses that the illustration is a forgery. Suspecting Regina is secretly working for the heroes, he commands Maleficent to put her to sleep. As Regina begins protesting, Maleficent puts her out with one wave from her staff. ("Best Laid Plans")

After Third Curse
After Emma, a Savior like Aladdin, experiences uncontrollable hand tremors and sees visions of the future, she seeks out the Oracle for help. The Oracle summons a bird staff to her hand and uses its magic to show Emma the entirety of the vision, in which Emma battles a cloaked figure and is stabbed in the chest. ("The Savior")

Known Staves

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