A Poor Staff Two-Hand, item level 18, requires level 11, binds when equipped.
On Oaken War Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 362 gold57 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 90 gold65 silver to 2,432 gold76 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 17s 90c. In Classic Era it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 17s 90c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 17s 90c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 17s 90c. In MoP Classic it is item level 28, requires level 23 and sells to vendors for 17s 90c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 18 | 11 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 42s 22c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | 23 | Poor | - | 17s 90c |
| Classic Era | 28 | 23 | Poor | - | 17s 90c |
| The Burning Crusade | 28 | 23 | Poor | - | 17s 90c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 28 | 23 | Poor | - | 17s 90c |
| MoP Classic | 28 | 23 | Poor | - | 17s 90c |
In the Appearances collection, Oaken War Staff is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 558. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Oaken War Staff.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Oaken War Staff uses icon file 135145, which 432 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
Cedar Walking Stick ID 1822 · Weapon - Staff · item level 14Chipped Quarterstaff ID 1813 · Weapon - Staff · item level 11Riverside Staff ID 1473 · Weapon - Staff · item level 11Walking Stick ID 2495 · Weapon - Staff · item level 4Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1831 (1826 to 1840) were usually added in the same batch as Oaken War Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Rock Maul ID 1826 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 17
Meat Cleaver ID 1827 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 17
Stone War Axe ID 1828 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 17
Short Cutlass ID 1829 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 18
Long Bastard Sword ID 1830 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 18
Lucky Trousers ID 1832 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10
Dirty Leather Belt ID 1835 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Dirty Leather Bracers ID 1836 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Rough Leather Belt ID 1839 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Rough Leather Bracers ID 1840 · Armor - Leather · item level 5The raw ItemSparse values for item 1831 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Oaken War 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 Oaken War Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Oaken War Staff
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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