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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[General] I'm an up and coming wizard. Am I better off with a staff or a wand? Why?
gpt
In urban settings a wand is better. You can carry it with you anywhere, and it's concealable, if you want to keep your skills secret. 

In wilderness staff might be more useful, as it can be a mundane walking tool or a weapon, as well as be your spellcasting focus. And superstitious peasants would know to leave you alone, if your staff is impressive enough. Or burn you at stake. That's 50/50. 

All this of course goes out of the window when you get wands or staves with specific magical powers of their own. Then everyone is out for themselves.