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Illumination

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
9 - 12 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.9 damage per second)
+8 Intellect
+12 Stamina
+12 Haste
+12 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 26 gold31 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic Staff Two-Hand, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Twin Val'kyr in Trial of the Crusader.

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Where it comes from
DropTwin Val'kyr in Trial of the Crusader10 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 29g 15s 20c. In MoP Classic it is item level 245, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 29g 15s 20c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up26g 31s 62c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up29g 15s 20c
MoP Classic24580EpicBinds when picked up29g 15s 20c
Illumination Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Illumination is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 11969. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Enlightenment

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Illumination Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Illumination Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:

  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Brewmaster Monk: Staff, Polearm
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Feral Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Guardian Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Illumination Fits

Other Items Named Illumination

1 other item in the current build is also called Illumination. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Illumination's Icon

Illumination uses icon file 306225, which 12 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

  • Perdition ID 48045 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35
  • Perdition ID 47900 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35
  • Illumination ID 47892 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35
  • Sufferance ID 47525 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35

Items Numbered Next to Illumination

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 48036 (48031 to 48041) were usually added in the same batch as Illumination: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Illumination Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 48036 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
131 gold58 silver
Vendor sell price
26 gold31 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
8 / 8705 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.