I think the staff must have something to do with Gandalf's power. Look at the way he argued to keep it when he got to Edoras, instead of turning it over before going in to see Theoden. He urged Aragorn to give over Anduril, yet he wouldn't give over his staff. I think it was more than that he was just too fond of it.
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