Ok, I got my staff about an hour ago and have been messing around with it :) 1/3 on NM >_<; Ok here are the facts:

*The staff itself has +7STR.. this STR remains active until you change weapon

*About every 1/10 hits will result in a special

*You will receive a +5-7 STR bonus

*This bonus diminishes by 1 STR every 5 seconds til it no longer remains, then the +STR status symbol will disapear

*The bonus STR stays on even if you change weapon (although TP is obviously lost) and is usable

*After you change weapon, the bonus continues to diminish


Possible strategy:
1) Use staff til STR Bonus kicks in (Shouldn't take more than 30seconds)
2) Switch to weapon of choice
3) Use an Icarus Wing
4) Use Weapon Skill

I can see this being very useful in Maat provided you capped your staff so you could hit. +7STR is a LOT considering people are willing to pay millions and millions of gil even for +1STR.... Not to mention, +1STR costs 50k of merit EXP once you've obtained the first few stat increases with merits.

this gob was a cake... i soloed with my 75 bst charater darkshell. charmed a dc lizard... and just pulled it to a spot where the mob are far away. and just killed it there... it was a easy fight... bomb toss are weak. and it only does whm 2hr. note* it does 2hr when it has 40% hp. got the staff not really useful to me but it was a fun fight. i'll post a pic of it now...

Edited, Sun Dec 18 23:18:21 2005

If this buff stacks with itself, then this staff must be godlike with Hundred Fists

Adds 3 strength per successful hit, but the effect diminishes over time (about 1 strength per 3 sec)
Excellent farming item, but you won't really get much of a bonus in an exp party since you'll miss so much.

Like most additional effects on weapons, they don't always kick in on every swing. I'm fairly sure this would raise your character's strength every few swings and provide a stronger-than-normal attack for a short duration, most likely just 1 swing.

How does the add effect work?