魔杖（又名：法杖）是魔法师、女巫、术士等职业施展法力所用的辅助道具。施法者自身可配合魔杖的属性最大限度的发挥其作用，每一支魔杖都是独一无二的。

魔杖均由自身的力量来选择适合自己的主人，如果法师选择的魔杖并不适合自己驾御，其施展出的魔法将启到副作用，甚至根本无法施法，若法力高强的魔法师可使用各种不同的魔杖。

魔杖是代表权利和生殖的标志，是生殖崇拜的象征。有些魔杖的末端会被雕刻成阳具的形状，另外一些则被雕刻成松果的形状，因为松果通常被认为代表阳具。在巫术中，魔杖可以储存巫术仪式中聚集起来的能量，并且在需要的时间和场合时将这些能量释放出来。

A wand (sometimes magic wand) is a thin, hand-held stick or rod made of wood, stone, ivory, or metals like gold or silver. Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and/or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge, both of which had a similar development. A stick giving length and leverage is perhaps the earliest and simplest of tools. Long versions of the magic wand are usually styled in forms of staves or scepters, often with designs or an orb of a gemstone forged on the top.