I can't remember the last time I've ever really relied on any seed, except for Reviver ones! The staves have usually saved me in tight spots when I really needed them, and in the cases of monster houses, I usually have a few Slumber Orbs lying around or some other orbs around~
I should probably pick up SPMD again, but I've been playing Disgaea a LOT lately so I'm focusing on completing that first. :<