Staff of the Shade

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 22 other two-hand staff items between item level 19 and 34; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 22.3 damage per second ranks 3rd of 23 two-hand staff items in this group; Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 31, requires level 26) has the most, 25.6.
• Attack speeds among the 23 two-hand staff items in this group run from 2.20 seconds (Acrobatic Staff) to 3.70 seconds (Oaken War Staff); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
• Gnarled Ash Staff has the most fixed stat points in this group, 21.
• Next two-hand staff items up with fixed stats: Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 31, requires level 26).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 27: two-handed sword (12): Onyx Claymore, Pysan's Old Greatsword, Black Metal Greatsword; two-handed axe (10): Heavy Ogre War Axe, Black Metal War Axe, Slayer's Battle Axe; two-handed mace (8): Kazon's Maul, Dense Triangle Mace, Ironwood Treebranch; polearm (3): Bloodpike, Pitchfork, Short Spear.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Nightbane Staff	23	18	15.0 (2.70s)	+7 Shadow Resistance	-
Staff of the Blessed Seer	23	18	19.7 (3.00s)	+2 Stamina, +3 Spirit	-
Staff of the Friar	24	19	20.4 (2.60s)	+4 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +11 Spirit	-
Twisted Chanter's Staff	24	19	20.4 (3.40s)	+6 Stamina, +10 Intellect	-
Long Staff	25	20	15.2 (3.00s)	none	-
Cryptbone Staff	26	21	17.4 (2.90s)	+4 Strength, +6 Intellect, +4 Spirit	-
Staff of the Shade	27	22	22.3 (2.60s)	none	-
Dwarven Magestaff	27	22	18.4 (2.80s)	none	-
Ogremage Staff	27	22	18.2 (3.40s)	+11 Strength, -5 Intellect	-
Oaken War Staff	28	23	11.4 (3.70s)	none	-
Magician Staff	29	24	19.7 (3.00s)	none	-
Gnarled Ash Staff	31	26	25.6 (3.20s)	+6 Stamina, +15 Spirit	-