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Key to the Planes

Item Level 36
Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
9 - 12 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.9 damage per second)
+8 Intellect
+12 Stamina
+8 Critical Strike
+8 Haste
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price See chart
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30D typical 4,236 gold43 silver
Flat over 7 days
Realm Auction House Weapon

A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 36, requires level 30, binds when equipped. Crafted with Key to the Planes.

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Key to the Planes Price History

Realm Auction House

On Key to the Planes's most active realm, the Auction House minimum price has held steady at 4,236 gold43 silver over the last 30 days.

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Where it comes from
CraftedKey to the PlanesRecipe
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 316, requires level 81 and sells to vendors for 29g 18s 31c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3630RareBinds when equipped15s
MoP Classic31681RareBinds when equipped29g 18s 31c
Key to the Planes Game Data

Crafted By

Key to the Planes Cataclysm Inscription

The Cataclysm Inscription recipe Key to the Planes takes 10 Light Parchment, 2 Inferno Ink, 2 Volatile Water, 2 Volatile Air and 2 Volatile Earth.

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Key to the Planes is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 8161.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Key to the Planes Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Key to the Planes

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 109g 38s, and Volatile Water is the largest share at 51%. The recipe Key to the Planes turns yellow at Cataclysm Inscription skill 50 and grey at 55.

ReagentNeededLowest listedCost
Light Parchment106 silver60 silver
Inferno Ink211 gold20 silver22 gold40 silver
Volatile Water228 gold56 gold
Volatile Air211 gold75 silver23 gold50 silver
Volatile Earth23 gold44 silver6 gold88 silver
Reagents for one craft109 gold38 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Key to the Planes 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 Key to the Planes (item level 36) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Key to the Planes (this item)36302.9 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm InscriptionNot listed
Berto's Staff36296.0 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. World DropNot listed
Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending37323.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +8 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Spire of Scarlet Pain37323.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Haste, +9 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Robble's Wobbly Staff35283.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Ghost Iron Staff38326.1 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria InscriptionNot listed
Vinewrapped Staff39363.2 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. World DropNot listed
The Bringer of Death32272.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Exodar Life-Staff32272.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Braxxis' Staff of Slumber31262.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Taiji Quarterstaff31255.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Vinewrapped Staff has the highest item level here (39).

Next item levels up from Key to the Planes among Weapon > Staff: Rubellite Staff of Intuition (item level 52), Viridium Staff of Alacrity (item level 52), Handmaiden's Longstaff (item level 58), Laribole Staff of Alacrity (item level 59) and Scarlet Diamond Staff of Intuition (item level 59).

Nearest lower item levels below Key to the Planes among Weapon > Staff: Warden Staff (item level 25), Tanglewood Staff (item level 24), Shifting Sliver (item level 24), Spiritchaser Staff (item level 24) and Monk's Staff (item level 23).

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

Where Key to the Planes Fits

Items That Share Key to the Planes's Icon

Key to the Planes uses icon file 134241, which 44 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Key to the Planes

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 87565 (87558 to 87572) were usually added in the same batch as Key to the Planes: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Key to the Planes Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 87565 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
75 silver
Vendor sell price
15 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 25088 / 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.