Magic Rod

The Magic Rod as seen in The Legend of Zelda.
Magic Rod
Debut	The Legend of Zelda

The Magic Rod (also known as the Magical Rod) is a type of weapon that has appeared in several Zelda games. It was accompanied by a supplementary item, the Book of Magic, in The Legend of Zelda.

Information

As the name suggests, the Magic Rod is a type of wand which can expel blasts of magic. It initially fires beams similar to that of a Wizzrobe, which makes it possible that this is one of their wands. The Book of Magic upgrades the Magic Rod so that it could blast flames which light dark rooms. The Magic Rod in Link's Awakening is only capable of shooting fireballs.

Appearances

In The Legend of Zelda, the Magic Wand was located at the Dragon Labyrinth, while the Book of Magic was in the Lion Labyrinth. In the second quest, the items respectively were respectively found at the Lion and Snake Labyrinths. In Link's Awakening, it was found at Turtle Rock and was among the game's most powerful weapons.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In Hyrule Warriors, the Magic Rod was featured as a class of weapon that can be wielded by Link. This version could shift into other forms in combat. The different levels of the Magic Rod weapon class, from the weakest to the strongest, were the Fire Rod, Prism Rod, Magical Rod, 8-Bit Candle, Magical Rod+ and Crackling Rod. Additionally, an 8-bit version of the Magic Rod known as the "8-Bit Magical Rod?" appeared as the Level Star version of Lana's Spear.

Trivia

• The Fire Rod is notably very similar and replaced it in A Link to the Past. That game's follow-up, Link's Awakening, oddly used the Magic Rod instead of the Fire Rod, although its properties were closer to the Fire Rod.
• The Book of Magic was specifically a Bible in the Japanese version, which is already implied by the cross shown on the cover. This is because Shigeru Miyamoto originally envisioned the series taking place in a monotheistic world inspired by Christianity, and these elements vanished after the NES games. The name change in America was likely due to censorship to most religious themes in video games.