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Riptide Staff

Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
1 - 1 DamageSpeed 3.60
(0.3 damage per second)
+ Agility or Strength or Intellect
“Please keep a respectable distance from others.”
Sell price: 13 copper
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 1, binds when picked up.

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Sold By the Trading Post

The game's Trading Post catalog lists Riptide Staff for 200 Trader's Tender in the Transmog category.

Price and category come from the client's Perks vendor tables (PerksVendorItem). The monthly rotation is not in the client data.

Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Riptide Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Riptide Staff is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 19400.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Riptide 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 Riptide Staff (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Staff.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Riptide Staff (this item)10.3 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. Trading PostNot listed
Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff1600.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Wingcrest Battle Staff1600.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Tyrhold Pinnacle1600.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Hallowfall Harvester's Pitchfork10.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Sanctum Acolyte's Post1800.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Fathom-Coral Lightstaff10.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Living Stave of the Deepdweller10.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Onyx Bloodknight Stave10.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Tiki-Bearer's Ritual Staff10.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Skull-Bearer's Ritual Stave10.6 DPS. World DropNot listed

Next item levels up from Riptide Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Long Staff (item level 16), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Staff of the Shade (item level 20) and Black Duskwood Staff (item level 21).

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

Where Riptide Staff Fits

Items That Share Riptide Staff's Icon

Riptide Staff uses icon file 135191, which 5 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Riptide Staff

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 223184 (223165 to 223190) were usually added in the same batch as Riptide Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Vengeful Crusader's Helm ID 223165 · Armor - Plate "Not recommended for use in mosh pits."
  • Deepsea Treasure Pack ID 223166 · Armor - Cosmetic "Carry a part of the ocean wherever you go."
  • Classic Deep Tabard ID 223170 · Armor "A simple tabard for many occasions."
  • Riptide Gut Puncher ID 223176 · Weapon - Fist Weapon "Are you attached to it? Or is it attached to you?"
  • Riptide Dagger ID 223179 · Weapon - Dagger "The blood will flow freely from your enemies with this dagger."
  • Blade of the Riptide ID 223185 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "The wave-like blades allow your enemy's blood to flow like water."
  • Riptide Bulwark ID 223187 · Armor - Shield "Let the blood of the fallen wash over this bulwark."
  • Riptide Basher ID 223188 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace "The enemies will fall at your feet like a wave breaking on the shore."
  • Riptide Slicer ID 223189 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe "Sure you could use it as an anchor, but you could also use it to slice."
  • Wand of the Riptide ID 223190 · Weapon - Wand "Summon the power of the riptide as you wave this around."

Riptide Staff Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 223184 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
67 copper
Vendor sell price
13 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
134250496 / 139776 / 8388608 / 65536 / 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.