A Common Staff Two-Hand, item level 21, requires level 13, binds when equipped.
On Battle Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 224 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 224 gold to 244 gold, a tight band around its average.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 58s 71c. In Classic Era it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 58s 71c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 58s 71c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 58s 71c. In MoP Classic it is item level 36, requires level 31 and sells to vendors for 58s 71c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 21 | 13 | Common | Binds when equipped | 4g 34s 70c |
| WoW Forever | 36 | 31 | Common | - | 58s 71c |
| Classic Era | 36 | 31 | Common | - | 58s 71c |
| The Burning Crusade | 36 | 31 | Common | - | 58s 71c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 36 | 31 | Common | - | 58s 71c |
| MoP Classic | 36 | 31 | Common | - | 58s 71c |
In the Appearances collection, Battle Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 878. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Battle Staff.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Battle Staff uses icon file 135469, which 50 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Lesser Staff of the Spire ID 1300 · Weapon - Staff · item level 12Opaque Wand ID 5207 · Weapon - Wand · item level 12Dusk Wand ID 5211 · Weapon - Wand · item level 16Rod of Channeling ID 6930 · QuestWindweaver Staff ID 7757 · Weapon - Staff · item level 21White Sparkler ID 8625 · Armor · item level 5Cairnstone Sliver ID 9654 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26Nether Force Wand ID 11263 · Weapon - Wand · item level 22Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2527 (2522 to 2532) were usually added in the same batch as Battle Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Crescent Axe ID 2522 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 20
Bullova ID 2523 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20
Truncheon ID 2524 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 20
War Hammer ID 2525 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 20
Main Gauche ID 2526 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 20
Falchion ID 2528 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Zweihander ID 2529 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 24
Francisca ID 2530 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 24
Great Axe ID 2531 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 24
Morning Star ID 2532 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 24The raw ItemSparse values for item 2527 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Battle Staff is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Battle Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Battle Staff
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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