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Initiate's Staff

Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
7 - 9 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.2 damage per second)
+6 Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Versatility
+6 Critical Strike
Requires Level 13
Sell price: 48 silver94 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Initiate's Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Initiate's Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 17171. 7 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Initiate's Staff 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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Initiate's Staff (item level 20) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 19 to 28.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Initiate's Staff (this item)20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Staff of the Shade20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Battle Staff21134.3 DPS. VendorNot listed
Gnarled Ash Staff19124.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Monk's Staff23164.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Spiritchaser Staff24174.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Tanglewood Staff24184.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Witch Doctor's Cane25192.5 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Thaumaturgist Staff27215.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Soulkeeper27212.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Magus Long Staff28225.3 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Magus Long Staff has the highest item level here (28).

Next item levels up from Initiate's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Braxxis' Staff of Slumber (item level 31), Taiji Quarterstaff (item level 31), Starshine Staff (item level 31), Exodar Life-Staff (item level 32) and The Bringer of Death (item level 32).

Nearest lower item levels below Initiate's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1), Halo-Stave of the Oracles (item level 1), Staff of the Dormant Oracle (item level 1) and Stave of the Eternal Cycle (item level 1).

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

3D Model

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

About Initiate's Staff

Initiate's Staff is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.