int/adv magic power

today in the shadow mission "Defeat the shadow wizard" Advance i was told using a staff would decrease my Ice Spear, Thunder, and Fireball damage to 60% can anyone confirm or proof to be false this claim as i am unsure how to go about testing it to see whether or not it is or is not true.

I'm not sure what to say.. so... I'll just say this. It shouldn't.

Other than a slight elemental difference between wands with an element and staves without an element, damage should not be affected between the two, as far as I know. And elements are applied only when the enemy also has an element.

ok i understood the first part but not the second what do you mean by that part?

To my understanding, he said, if you use say a fire wand to do fireball on an ice element monster, then you'd do extra damage. But if the enemy is a different element or you use a staff that little extra damage won't be counted. But that isn't a damage debuff, more like a lack of a boost. And that's not to say the damage increase by using a staff is greater or less than the elemental increase. (Just my interpretation, not sure.)

^ yes, this was what I was trying to say.

A Staff doesn't actually increase damage until an actual elemental charge would be applied. Elemental wands give a passive boost in addition to any upgrades/enchants/Magic damage/masteries. Staves on the other hand increases damage of the same element, meaning charging the staff with firebolt increases fire magic damage...at least that's what I got from it. I mean if anything, a staff would be more efficient for damage, I could be wrong. If it sounds like I'm talking nonsense, it probably because I lack magic knowledge D:

Oh right, I forgot about elemental attributes that staves can gain.