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Preemptive Staff

Item Level 14
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
8 - 11 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.6 damage per second)
+3 Agility
+5 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
Sell price: 35 silver44 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Preemptive Staff is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Preemptive Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Preemptive Staff is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 2827. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Preemptive 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 Preemptive Staff (item level 14) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 5 to 24.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Preemptive Staff (this item)142.6 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. QuestNot listed
Staff of the Blessed Seer16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Staff of the Friar16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +6 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Dwarven Magestaff17103.6 DPS, +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Gnarled Ash Staff19124.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Acrobatic Staff20134.4 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 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
Monk's Staff23164.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Frostbit Staff531.0 DPS. World DropNot listed
Spiritchaser Staff24174.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Spiritchaser Staff has the highest item level here (24).

Next item levels up from Preemptive Staff among Weapon > Staff: Witch Doctor's Cane (item level 25), Soulkeeper (item level 27), Diviner Long Staff (item level 27), Thaumaturgist Staff (item level 27) and Staff of Hale Magefire (item level 29).

Nearest lower item levels below Preemptive Staff among Weapon > Staff: Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Standard of the Wandering Brokers (item level 1), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1), Halo-Stave of the Oracles (item level 1) and Staff of the Dormant Oracle (item level 1).

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