Classic Era item

Witching Stave

Name: Witching Stave Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 1484 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.69722

Item Level 22
Binds when equipped
Two-HandStaff
55 - 83 DamageSpeed 3.60
(19.2 damage per second)
+8 Intellect
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 17
Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 11.
Sell Price: 29 silver22 copper

About Witching Stave

Witching Stave is a rare two-hand staff on Classic Era at item level 22, usable from level 17. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +8 Intellect. It hits for 55 to 83 damage every 3.60 seconds, 19.2 damage per second. A vendor pays 29 silver22 copper for it.

Classic Era Auction House prices

No Classic Era price data yet. Blizzard does not publish Classic Era Auction House data through its API (every Era auction house answers 404, US and EU). The scanner checks every hour; this page fills the moment Blizzard turns it on. Until then, use the in-game AH or the TheWoWDB Companion addon on your realm.

Two-hand staff items near item level 22

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 15 and 29; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 19.2 damage per second ranks 6th of 27 two-hand staff items in this group; Staff of the Shade (item level 27, requires level 22) has the most, 22.3.
Attack speeds among the 27 two-hand staff items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Medicine Staff) to 3.70 seconds (Oaken War Staff); it swings every 3.60 seconds.
+8 Intellect ranks 2nd of 9 two-hand staff items with Intellect; Twisted Chanter's Staff (item level 24, requires level 19) has the most, +10.
Staff of the Friar has the most fixed stat points in this group, 18 against 8 here.
Same stat line (Intellect): Channeler's Staff, Lesser Staff of the Spire, Defias Mage Staff.
Next two-hand staff items up with Intellect: Staff of the Friar (item level 24, requires level 19), Twisted Chanter's Staff (item level 24, requires level 19).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 22: two-handed axe (11): Scythe Axe, Shadowhide Battle Axe, Blackrock Champion's Axe; two-handed mace (9): Heavy Gnoll War Club, Rakzur Club, Shadowhide Maul; two-handed sword (8): Blessed Claymore, Executioner's Sword, Shadowhide Two-handed Sword; polearm (2): Gargoyle's Bite, Pearl-encrusted Spear; fishing pole (1): Darkwood Fishing Pole.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Gnarled Hermit's Staff	19	14	12.5 (2.80s)	+6 Spirit	-
Riverside Staff	19	14	12.6 (3.10s)	+6 Spirit	-
Channeler's Staff	20	15	13.1 (3.40s)	+6 Intellect	-
Gnarled Staff	20	15	11.9 (2.90s)	none	-
Lesser Staff of the Spire	20	15	13.1 (3.40s)	+6 Intellect	-
Witching Stave	22	17	19.2 (3.60s)	+8 Intellect	-
Cedar Walking Stick	23	18	9.1 (2.80s)	none	-
Nightbane Staff	23	18	15.0 (2.70s)	+7 Shadow Resistance	-
Staff of Horrors	23	18	15.1 (3.40s)	none	-
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	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Across game versions

MoP Classic adds Stamina. Retail (Midnight) adds Stamina.

Item 1484	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	22	21	13
Required level	17	16	8
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	55 - 83	19 - 29	4 - 5
Speed	3.60	3.60	3.60
Damage per second	19.2	6.7	1.2
Intellect	8	8	3
Stamina	-	6	5
Effects	Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 11.	-	-
Sell price	29 silver22 copper	31 silver76 copper	33 silver2 copper

3D Model

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	1484
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.69722)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Staff
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	22
Requires level	17
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	29 silver22 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)