Sword, Shield or Wand?

[Wolf Kanno]

I chose Sword the first time around, but opted for Shield ever since because I learned you get some of the best Support Skills like Second Chance and Leaf Bracer really early in the game if you go the Shield route. I almost always forsake the Wand.

In my current playthrough on KH1 Final Mix I went with Wand and forsake the sword to try something different. It's been interesting to say the least, largely because a bunch of my standby melee options like Guard, Vortex, and Blitz are not going to appear until near the end of the game for me.