Bludgeon of the Grinning Dog

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other two-hand staff items between item level 33 and 61; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 41.2 damage per second ranks 9th of 27 two-hand staff items in this group; Elemental Mage Staff (item level 61, requires level 56) has the most, 57.5.
• Attack speeds among the 27 two-hand staff items in this group run from 2.20 seconds (Acrobatic Staff) to 3.80 seconds (Soulkeeper); it swings every 3.40 seconds.
• Glowing Brightwood Staff has the most fixed stat points in this group, 68.
• Next two-hand staff items up with fixed stats: Warden Staff (item level 48, requires level 43), Glowing Brightwood Staff (item level 54, requires level 49), Soulkeeper (item level 54, requires level 49), Spire of the Stoneshaper (item level 56, requires level 51), Elemental Mage Staff (item level 61, requires level 56).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 47: two-handed axe (10): Executioner's Cleaver, The Minotaur, Headchopper; two-handed sword (8): Blade of the Titans, Chromatic Sword, Battlefield Destroyer; two-handed mace (7): Blanchard's Stout, Conk Hammer, Greater Maul; polearm (4): Bonechewer, Eyegouger, Khoo's Point.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Spellforce Rod	41	36	30.2 (3.20s)	none	-
Monk's Staff	42	37	31.2 (2.40s)	none	-
Spiritchaser Staff	44	39	33.6 (2.80s)	none	-
War Staff	45	40	32.4 (3.30s)	none	-
Tanglewood Staff	46	41	40.3 (3.40s)	+9 Strength, +18 Spirit	-
Bludgeon of the Grinning Dog	47	42	41.2 (3.40s)	none	-
Heavy War Staff	47	42	21.9 (3.40s)	none	-
Witch Doctor's Cane	47	42	41.1 (2.30s)	+9 Spirit	-
Warden Staff	48	43	46.5 (2.40s)	+11 Stamina	-
Stout War Staff	51	46	23.9 (3.10s)	none	-
Diviner Long Staff	52	47	40.4 (2.60s)	none	-
Glowing Brightwood Staff	54	49	51.3 (3.10s)	+15 Stamina, +29 Intellect, +9 Spirit, +15 Nature Resistance	-