It’s not clear how long he had this staff, but it doesn’t last forever.
DuringThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,Gandalf faces the Necromancer (Benedict Cumberbatch) in Dol Guldur.
Gandalf blocks the Necromancer’s attack with his staff, which disintegrates from the blow.
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Though Gandalf is rescued, his staff is gone for good.
When Saruman imprisons Gandalf, he keeps the staff.
Fantasy has flat-earthers too.
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With this staff,Gandalf faces the Balrog.
He gets pulled into the darkness and loses hold of his staff.
It falls into the depths of Moria while Gandalf fights the Balrog.
Though Gandalf returns to life, his third staff does not, marking another lost weapon.
It also has an intricate pattern on the top.
This is the only time Gandalf’s staff changed in Tolkien’s books.
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Still, the continuity of Gandalf’s staff is not easy to keep up with.
