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Novice's Staff

Item Level 16
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
5 - 7 DamageSpeed 3.60
(1.7 damage per second)
+5 Intellect
+7 Stamina
+5 Versatility
+5 Critical Strike
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 27 silver30 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Novice's Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Novice'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 Novice'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 Novice's Staff (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 16 to 25.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Novice's Staff (this item)16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +5 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Staff of the Blessed Seer16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Gnarled Ash Staff19124.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Staff of the Shade20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Black Duskwood Staff21144.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Battle Staff21134.3 DPS. VendorNot 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
Warden Staff25195.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +4 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +6 Versatility. World DropNot listed

Warden Staff has the highest item level here (25).

Next item levels up from Novice's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Soulkeeper (item level 27), Thaumaturgist Staff (item level 27), Magus Long Staff (item level 28), Judgment of the Gurubashi (item level 29) and Staff of Hale Magefire (item level 29).

Nearest lower item levels below Novice'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 Novice's Staff

Novice'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.