Classic Era item

Staff of the Shade

Name: Staff of the Shade Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 2549 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 27
Binds when equipped
Two-HandStaff
46 - 70 DamageSpeed 2.60
(22.3 damage per second)
Durability 95 / 95
Requires Level 22
Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 21.
Sell Price: 50 silver16 copper

About Staff of the Shade

Staff of the Shade is a rare two-hand staff on Classic Era at item level 27, usable from level 22. It binds when equipped. It hits for 46 to 70 damage every 2.60 seconds, 22.3 damage per second. A vendor pays 50 silver16 copper for it.

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Two-hand staff items near item level 27

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	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Prophetic Cane, Advisor's Gnarled Staff.

More Staff items

Staff of the Friar item level 24
Staff of Horrors item level 23
Staff of the Blessed Seer item level 23
Staff of Nobles item level 18
Staff of Conjuring item level 15
Staff of Protection item level 39
Staff of Jordan item level 40
Staff of Hale Magefire item level 62

Where Staff of the Shade Fits

Items That Share Staff of the Shade's Icon

Staff of the Shade uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Tanglewood Staff ID 1720 · Weapon - Staff · item level 46
Staff of Horrors ID 880 · Weapon - Staff · item level 23

Items Numbered Next to Staff of the Shade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2549 (2532 to 2566) were usually added in the same batch as Staff of the Shade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Morning Star ID 2532 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 46
War Maul ID 2533 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 45
Rondel ID 2534 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 44
War Staff ID 2535 · Weapon - Staff · item level 45
Royal Frostmane Girdle ID 2546 · Armor - Mail · item level 11
Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility ID 2553 · Recipe · item level 12
Recipe: Swiftness Potion ID 2555 · Recipe · item level 15
Elven Spirit Claws ID 2564 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Rod of Molten Fire ID 2565 · Armor · item level 35
Sacrificial Robes ID 2566 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

MoP Classic adds Stamina and Intellect.

Item 2549	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	27	35	20
Required level	22	30	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	46 - 70	22 - 34	47 - 70
Speed	2.60	2.60	2.60
Damage per second	22.3	10.8	22.5
Stamina	-	10	-
Intellect	-	15	-
Effects	Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 21.	-	-
Sell price	50 silver16 copper	1 gold34 silver	50 silver16 copper

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Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	2549
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Staff
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	27
Requires level	22
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	50 silver16 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)