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Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle

Item Level 197
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
121 - 164 DamageSpeed 3.60
(39.6 damage per second)
+53 Agility
+79 Stamina
+56 Critical Strike
+33 Mastery
Requires Level 78
Sell price: 104 gold80 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic Staff Two-Hand, item level 197, requires level 78, binds when picked up.

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Build history

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

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Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 117412.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle 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 7 items nearest to Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle (item level 197) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 197 to 226.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle (this item)1977839.6 DPS, +53 Agility, +79 Stamina, +56 Critical Strike, +33 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Floratender's Crutch1979019.9 DPS, +53 Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight InscriptionNot listed
Faunatender's Baton1979039.6 DPS, +53 Agility, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight InscriptionNot listed
Tarnished Dawnlit Scepter1979039.6 DPS, +53 Agility, +79 Stamina, +48 Versatility, +41 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Tarnished Dawnlit Staff1979019.9 DPS, +53 Intellect, +79 Stamina, +50 Haste, +39 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Thalassian Competitor's Staff1978019.9 DPS, +53 Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight InscriptionNot listed
Truthseeker's Staff2266051.9 DPS, +69 Agility, +103 Stamina, +62 Versatility, +52 Haste. World DropNot listed
Ineffable Spire2266025.8 DPS, +69 Intellect, +103 Stamina, +64 Versatility, +49 Haste. World DropNot listed

Truthseeker's Staff has the highest item level here (226).

Next item levels up from Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle among Weapon > Staff: Algari Competitor's Staff (item level 577), Gold-Plated Staff (item level 600), Nightfall Darkcaster's Greatstaff (item level 610) and Nightfall Shadowalker's Rod (item level 610).

Nearest lower item levels below Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle among Weapon > Staff: Uncanny Combatant's Intuitive Staff (item level 72), Plundered Waterbearer's Staff (item level 60), Plundered Hozen Chieftain's Stave (item level 60), Plundered Oracle Fin Staff (item level 60) and Plundered Embercrystal Staff (item level 60).

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

Where Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle Fits

Items That Share Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle's Icon

Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle uses icon file 6936235, which 11 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 260189 (259992 to 260231) were usually added in the same batch as Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Duplicate Documents ID 259992 · Quest "Records of fel magic misuse and receipts showing they were paid off with Magisterial funds. Several reports..."
  • Oathstone Fragment ID 260170 · Miscellaneous
  • Crystallized Dawnlight Manaflux ID 260173 · Miscellaneous · item level 80 "Grants one Dawnlight Manaflux capable of imbuing armor with incredible power at the Catalyst in Silvermoon."
  • Underbrush Render ID 260187 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 197
  • Savage Briaredge ID 260188 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 197
  • Fabled Veteran's Cache ID 260193 · Consumable "Weekly cache containing materials for upgrading gear, gold, and more. The first two pinnacle caches you earn..."
  • Visage of Akil'zon, Loa of Victory ID 260202
  • Frostbitten Tabard ID 260227 · Quest "Well-worn and battered, this tabard is mostly recognizable under all the dust and frost."
  • Galactic Gladiator's Goredrake ID 260228 · Miscellaneous · item level 30 "Teaches you how to summon this mount. This mount changes depending on your Riding skill and location."
  • Lucent Hawkstrider ID 260231 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."

Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 260189 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
524 gold4 silver
Vendor sell price
104 gold80 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Expansion ID
11
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 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.