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Lorekeeper's Staff

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
8 - 11 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.6 damage per second)
+7 Intellect
+11 Stamina
+11 Versatility
Requires Level 24
Sell price: 7 gold96 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 7g 12s 29c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 7g 12s 29c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63 and requires level 58. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63 and requires level 58. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 6g 41s 10c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2924RareBinds when picked up7g 96s 22c
WoW Forever6358RareBinds when picked up7g 12s 29c
Classic Era6358RareBinds when picked up7g 12s 29c
The Burning Crusade6358RareBinds when picked up-
Wrath of the Lich King6358RareBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic6358RareBinds when picked up6g 41s 10c
Lorekeeper's Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lorekeeper's Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 481. 8 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Advisor's Gnarled Staff

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lorekeeper'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

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

Where Lorekeeper's Staff Fits

Other Items Named Lorekeeper's Staff

4 other items in the current build are also called Lorekeeper's Staff. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Lorekeeper's Staff's Icon

Lorekeeper's Staff uses icon file 135165, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lorekeeper's Staff

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19570 (19565 to 19575) were usually added in the same batch as Lorekeeper's Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lorekeeper's Staff Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 19570 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
39 gold81 silver
Vendor sell price
7 gold96 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
4096 / 8706 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Lorekeeper's Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Lorekeeper's 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 Lorekeeper's Staff next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Lorekeeper's Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Lorekeeper's Staff is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Lorekeeper's Staff in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Lorekeeper's Staff is rare quality, item level 63 and requires level 58.
What does Lorekeeper's Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 7g 12s for one Lorekeeper's Staff in Classic Era.
What slot is Lorekeeper's Staff in WoW Classic?
Lorekeeper's Staff is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

3D Model

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