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Wands

Tools theme

A short stick, commonly associated with magicians (real-world illusionists) and wizards (actual magic users).

125
games
35
platforms

Alternate names: Rods, Magic wands, Scepters
Name variations: Sceptres

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (Game Boy Color)
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone
GBC 2001-11-15
Escape from the Dungeon of the Gods (Apple II E)
Escape from the Dungeon of the Gods
IIE 1982-08
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Xbox)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
XBOX 2003-12-09
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PlayStation 2)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
PS2 2007-06
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Xbox)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
XBOX 2005-11-08
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Macintosh OS Classic)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
MAC 2002-02
Legends of the Lost Realm (Macintosh OS Classic)
Legends of the Lost Realm
MAC 1988
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (GameCube)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
GC 2005-11-08
Diablo II (Windows)
Diablo II
WIN 2000-06-29
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Wii)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
WII 2007-06-26
Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue (GameCube)
Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue
GC 2005-08-16
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PlayStation 3)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
PS3 2009-06-30
Implied: (not enforceable)
* Focal magic

Related:
* Scrolls - in games wands tend to have similarly limited use as scrolls have, though limited to number of charges rather than single use.
* Mystics

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Games by year

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The first Wands video game was released in 1981.

Electronic Arts, Blizzard and Blizzard Entertainment published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Magic Wand)

Platforms

Windows 20
Linux 18
Mac OS X 9
PS2 7
Mac OS Classic 6
GameCube 5
Xbox 5
GBA 5
X360 4
PS3 4
MS-DOS 4
Nintendo DS 3
Apple II E 3
PSP 3
Atari 2600 2
GBC 2
Xbox One 2
PS4 2
PS 2
Pandora 2
BSD 2
Wii 2
Internet Only 1
Android 1
NEC PC9801 1
Unix 1
NES 1
TI99 1
QL 1
TRS-80 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts43
Blizzard11
Blizzard Entertainment5
Priority Interrupt4
Aspyr4
Gaslamp Games4
SoftSide3
Namco3
Spiderweb Software2
Runic Games2
Almost Human Games2
phk.at software development2